Keyboard brightness control missing in Tahoe?

[abromber]

Running Tahoe 26.5 on an M1 Mac mini. Apple Magic Keyboard MXK73LL/A connected by Bluetooth. I cannot turn on or adjust the backlight brightness on the keyboard. Tahoe keyboard settings do not include an option to change the backlight brightness, and neither does Control Center. To be clear, I am trying to change the backlighting on the keyboard, not the display. I have seen this discussed online bit I have not found a fix. Any help appreciated.

 

[chabig]

That keyboard doesn’t have LED backlighting. Apple does not currently manufacture or sell any external USB keyboards with backlighting.

 

[FreakinEurekan]

To be clear - "Currently" but also not over the past 20+ years that I've been a Mac user, do any external Apple keyboards have backlighting.

 

[Harddrive]

I have always wondered why Apple has never offered a back light keyboard on their stand-alone even if battery life took a hit I am sure the majority would love the option in the mean time there is Logitech.

 

[Daisy195]

This appears to be a macOS Tahoe bug affecting some Apple keyboards. Try these quick fixes
Remove and re-pair the keyboard via Bluetooth.
Restart the Mac and keyboard.
Check in a dark room ambient light can disable backlighting.
Update to the latest Tahoe patch version.
If the slider/options are completely missing it’s likely an OS issue rather than hardware.

 

[MacGizmo]

This appears to be a macOS Tahoe bug affecting some Apple keyboards...

It's not a bug. No Apple external keyboard has (or has ever had) backlighting.

If the OP was talking about a laptop your suggestions might work, though.

 

[FreakinEurekan]

I have always wondered why Apple has never offered a back light keyboard on their stand-alone even if battery life took a hit I am sure the majority would love the option in the mean time there is Logitech.

I agree.

I use only Apple keyboards because of the Touch ID... but I would LOVE for it to have backlight.