Backlit Keyboard!QUERY...Does it really work as described...???

When you're in a dark setting you want the keyboard light and the display to be dim, otherwise they would strain your eyes from the high contrast of the screen and room lighting.

When you're out in the sun the screen will be much brighter to compensate for glare. Although when I'm in a room with any light there's not much reason for the keyboard light.

I'm a pretty good touch typist, so I don't really like to have the backlight on even in the dark. Unless I am just poking at keys every once in a while, so that my hands aren't constantly in typing position, even then I don't ever have the keyboard light on higher than the dimmest setting.

Also: what the heck does this sentence mean?

 

I explained how it's supposed to work. You simply believe that it's not working right when it is. If you don't like the way it auto adjusts then do it manually. It's really not difficult.

 

I agree, but Apple thinks it looks fancy that you can see the keyboard glowing. It's a little self promotion.

 

Mine seems to get brighter to match the increasing ambient light but it also easily reaches a point where the keyboard lights shut off. I can't even manually activate them at that point.

Are you sure you aren't trying it in a room that's still too dark? Where I'm sitting now it's decently lit from ambient light filtering in through the windows and my keyboard backlight is on. I'd need to open the blinds or something for it to actually shut off the keyboard.

 

The keyboard works correctly. It remembers what setting you last used when you last had the same lighting conditions.

What you COULD do is have it at a light level where you feel you should have it turn OFF, and turn it off manually, it should then turn off at that level and turn on when it gets darker.

I don't see what your problem is, really.

 

you know hindi right?
Tera room me light kum hoga.
In my MBP the light is always on for one reason - the light is not enough to warrant the light being turned off.
If you want to test the light - point a White torch (i pointed a nokia mobile torch) a little left to the camera. If the light on the keyboard does not turn off then, reply, and i'll help you
i know my light is working, as in the apple store in hongkong, the keyboard light was off- they had very strong lighting