How to Adjust Backlight Key Brightness on a Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro

Apple's Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro offers one of the best typing experiences available for Apple's most powerful tablets. It even includes a built-in trackpad that takes advantage of cursor support in iPadOS 13.4 and later.

The only real drawback of the Magic Keyboard is that the layout lacks a row of function keys. That means users have no dedicated key for adjusting some system settings, including keyboard backlight brightness.

Fortunately, Apple has included a setting in iPadOS that lets you do this manually. Granted, it's not as convenient as tapping a key when you want to watch a video with the lights out, but at least it's there. Here's how to get to it.

1. Launch the Settings app on your ‌iPad Pro‌.
2. Select General -> Keyboard.
   
   

3. Select Hardware Keyboard.
   
   

4. Drag the Keyboard Brightness slider to the right or left to make the keys brighter or dimmer.
   

For more tips on how to use your Magic Keyboard's built-in trackpad click here.