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My touchbar is completely discolored

Is there anything I can do to fix this? Would updating my Mac help in any way? I am at a loss. My Touch Bar was completely normal when I powered my Mac down this morning, but when I opened it up again, the touchbar was messed up. Half of it is totally black.


MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Dec 22, 2020 1:02 PM

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Posted on Dec 22, 2020 1:16 PM

Likely a failure of the touch bar backlight.


First try an SMC reset and a NVRAM zap (the former is power, the latter resets the USB bus and that's how the touch bar is wired internally). If those fail, contact Apple.


How to reset the SMC of your Mac - Apple Support


Reset NVRAM or PRAM on your Mac - Apple Support


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Dec 22, 2020 1:16 PM in response to lydiacripe

Likely a failure of the touch bar backlight.


First try an SMC reset and a NVRAM zap (the former is power, the latter resets the USB bus and that's how the touch bar is wired internally). If those fail, contact Apple.


How to reset the SMC of your Mac - Apple Support


Reset NVRAM or PRAM on your Mac - Apple Support


Official Apple Support

My touchbar is completely discolored

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