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    No Brightness

    So I Decided To Come Back To My Ol Macbook Pro Model A1398 Whose Brightness doesnt work Bit Of Backstory To Describe My Problems I Decided To Install Ubuntu On It With An Ext Hard Drive Then To Sell The Int Hard Drive Someone Bought The Int Hard Drive And Then I Proceded To Install Ubuntu On It...
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    M1 Air Uneven Backlight

    So I had some issues with my hinge and got my screen replaced on my 4 month old M1 Air. It's been a month and I noticed there's some backlight unevenness in the bottom third of the display. Somewhat noticable if you look for it on a white screen. I didn't notice it for a month but now it's the...
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    2017 macbook air backlight randomly cuts, locks itself as if inactivity or lid close, flickers at low brightness, with addition SMC debacle

    i recently got a macbook air for free due to potential liquid damage. the logic board, connectors, ribbon cables etc show no sign of damage or corrosion, but i scrubbed everything with alcohol anyway, including the trackpad board. Right now the machine boots, but the backlight will randomly turn...
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    Backlit Keyboard- Multiple Display Switch: Logitech MX Keys vs Matias Wireless

    Hello all! I am looking for an external BT keyboard to use with my 2019 MBP 16 inch. I use a 30” ACD and 23” ACD vertically mounted, and link the MBP in clamshell from a vertical Henge Dock tethered to a Henge Stone Pro for more desk space/cable management. I am “in need” of a backlit...
  5. JippaLippa

    2021 MBpro 16" Backlight Malfunctioning?

    Hello everyone. Happy christmas, for timexones where it's still the 25th! While the colours look gorgeous, I noticed there's a problem with teh backlight of the macbook pro 16" I just purchased. Basically whenever there's a stark change in lighting from one scene to the next, there's a split...
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    No brightness control of MacBook Pro built-in screen from Windows

    I recently spent several hours getting Windows (10, build 17763 LTSC) going on a circa-2012 MacBook Pro (the 15" "retina" model, if it matters) and eventually got through the DSDT disaster to get sound working, the Bluetooth rigmarole, the horrible "Boot Camp" software, and the Precision...
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    iPad Pro Are all iPad Pro 12.9 2020 models a little darker on top right of screen?

    I've tried two different iPad Pro 12.9 4th gen models now and they both exhibit the same slight uneven screen uniformity. That being, when on a white/light background, the top right (when in landscape mode) is a little darker. In fact, about an inch of the whole right side is slightly darker but...
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    My 2019 MacBook Pro with Touch Bar 13in is having the back light issue

    Hi guys I need help. My 2019 MacBook Pro with Touch Bar (13inch) is having the screen backlight problem that they made a reprogram for in the past. I took it to the store they said I have to pay 600$ for. A replacement screen because it is not in the rep program. What should I do. I don’t want...
  9. raqball

    iPad Pro New Magic Keyboard backlighting

    Picked up the 12.9” Pro with 512 SSD and the new Magic Keyboard to go with it. I am trying to see if I can use this as a laptop replacement… I am a home user so I am thinking this is doable.. Now to my issue.. The backlighting on the KB only activates when the room is almost pitch black. In the...
  10. slimmy18222

    MacBook Pro 2020 A2289 PROBLEM. Can I fix it?

    Hello, my A2289 MacBook keyboard and trackpad does not work anymore. keyboard backlight is working, Touch Bar is working but I can’t use it (change or touch anything on it, just displaying information). If I connect external keyboard and external mouse all work perfectly, but internal keyboard...
  11. TKNDWN

    iPad iPad 8th Gen Backlight Bleed - Keep or Return?

    Hi all! A few days ago I noticed that my 4 month old iPad 8th Gen suffered small backlight bleed in the top right hand corner. The iPad had been babied from unboxing and was immediately thrown into a case (figuratively) and had a screen protector slapped on and has not been dropped. Knowing...
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    Macbook Pro Retina 15” 2015 Backlight Bleed

    Hello Everyone Few weeks ago im buy second hand Macbook Pro Retina 15inch 2015. 2 days ago when im warching the movie i saw yellow light in the corners. Is it normal or its a defect? Can i do something with that? I send you a photos on 50% and 100% brightness. Greetings
  13. AphoticD

    Blueberry iBook G3 Clamshell LCD Backlight replacement

    I decided to tackle the repair of my beautiful Blueberry Clamshell iBook which just keeps getting darker and darker as the years go by... The backlight has been getting notably worse each time I boot it up. Over a year ago, I bought a backup "spares" Blueberry clamshell with the intention to...
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    MacBook Air screen backlit not working

    Hi everyone, my first post here. I’ve bought a second hand MacBook Air 13 2011 (Model: A1369) recently and was told the battery is dead and the screen backlit isn’t working. I was planning to use it as desktop and media center so I reinstalled macOS using external monitor, which worked as...
  15. Laura Pechman

    Problem backlight MacBook Pro 2017

    I have a MacBook Pro 2017 with touchbar and the screen suddenly stopped working. By the tests that I made apparently it's a problem with the backlight since I can see the entering page with a lantern. I was searching and I saw that Apple did a recall because of the same problem but with the...
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    iPad New iPad warranty rejected due to bending.

    I purchased the Apple iPad pro 11" 2018 on Jan 27th 2020 . Unboxed and started using 5 days ago. For the last 2 days the device overheats on using for more than 1hour and showed High temperature warning multiple times. Yesterday my device Backlight went off(hard to see anything)and I took it...
  17. emraha06

    MacBook Pro 16 backlight bleed challenge

    I start this thread to compare and discuss the displays about backlight bleeding issue. The photos have to be taken in full dark room with black background and brightness has to be %100 for standartisation. www.lightbleedtest.com is useful and ideal. I start the uploading. Here is mine...
  18. emraha06

    Does Apple Display Pro XDR have backlight bleeding and ghosting issues?

    Has any one noticed backlight bleeding on this amazing display? If anyone shares a picture about this we would be very happy... The picture has to be taken in an absolute dark room and black backgroun with %100 brightness. www.lightbleedtest.com may help you. And...
  19. Yeongu Kim

    How to bypass A1286 820-2915b backlight FUSE?

    Hi. A1286 820-2915b users and others A year ago, I tried to replace MBP's backlight fuse. It was bad idea.. My hand was untrained, equipments aren't small enough to repair logic board LCD backlight part of PCB has been completely messed up (Picture) Yesterday, a repair shop which is reliable in...
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    Keyboard Issue Macbook Pro i9 2019

    Hello, In June, 20th 2019 I bought a new Macbook Pro 15" 2019 i9 and my keyboard backlight not working after update to Mac OS Catalina. Is anyone having a problem with keyboard backlight? Before upgrading it worked perfectly. I tried to reset SMC and NVRAM, reinstalled Mac OS Catalina and...