Ipad Pro Magic Keyboard Backlight Not Turning On. If the Keyboard preferences window has an Adjust keyboard brightness in low light checkbox you have a backlit keyboard. Providing an update -- Ive had another occurrence where the keyboard backlight would not turn off when the display turns off and the iPad is closed.
The Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro is a great accessory but has more capability than it appears on the surface. Adjusting the backlight slider has no effect when its stuck in this buggy mode. Providing an update -- Ive had another occurrence where the keyboard backlight would not turn off when the display turns off and the iPad is closed.
Select the Modifier Keys option.
I have not come up against this issue using the Magic Keyboard at home because most of my iPad Pro use there is with a keyboard either in my lap or on a lap desk. You should see the Apple logo pop up after a couple of seconds. If I close the iPad into the keyboard the backlight goes off. Im not sure what the cause is.