MBP light sensor?

[foxpat]

Hi all,
So I've recently purchased the new 13" MBP, and to my understanding, there is a light sensor that turns up the brightness of the backlit keyboard and screen when in dark environments.

However, the problem with my MBP is that when I turn on the lights in my room, the screen brightness and backlit keyboard both turn brighter, and when I turn off the lights, the screen and keyboard grow dimmer, which is exactly the opposite of what is supposed to happen.

Is there a setting that I can adjust to fix this? or is it a hardware problem with my lighting sensor and I will have to take it back to apple?

Thank you

 

[camgrant84]

Hi all,
So I've recently purchased the new 13" MBP, and to my understanding, there is a light sensor that turns up the brightness of the backlit keyboard and screen when in dark environments.

However, the problem with my MBP is that when I turn on the lights in my room, the screen brightness and backlit keyboard both turn brighter, and when I turn off the lights, the screen and keyboard grow dimmer, which is exactly the opposite of what is supposed to happen.

Is there a setting that I can adjust to fix this? or is it a hardware problem with my lighting sensor and I will have to take it back to apple?

Thank you

mine does the same. i assumed it was normal since less light is needed to see the screen in a dark environment

 

[Eddyisgreat]

What it's doing is exactly what its supposed to, for reasons stated by camgrant84.

You can control the screen by disabiling auto adjustment.

For keyboard illumination the controls are a little wonky for some reason. Download Lab Tick to have full control .