How to automatically turn off Mac keyboard backlight after idle

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MacBook user automatically disable keyboard backlight after 5 minutes

The keyboard backlight feature in Apple MacBooks comes in handy when working late into the night or in dark rooms. But it's easy to forget about it and it could drain your battery. Next, Here's how to automatically disable Mac keyboard backlight after idle.

You can set a feature from the System Preferences menu on your Mac that will automatically turn off the keyboard backlight after you've stopped using your computer for a couple of minutes..

To start, click on the Apple icon in the upper left corner of the menu bar. From there, choose option “System preferences”.

Select System Preferences from the Apple menu in Big Sur

Now, go to section “Keyboard”.

Click Keyboard in System Preferences in macOS Big Sur

In the tab “Keyboard”, click the check mark next to the option “Turn off keyboard backlight after 5 Turn off keyboard backlight after”.

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Click on the drop-down menu “5 seconds” Turn off keyboard backlight after.

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And that is. The next time you step away from your Macbook, backlit keyboard won't drain your computer's built-in battery.


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