Brightness greyed out using Tahoe 26.0

I can't adjust my brightness using Tahoe 26.0. It is greyed out. What setting is locking it in place?


MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 26.0

Posted on Sep 21, 2025 7:54 AM

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Posted on Sep 25, 2025 1:22 AM

Check System Settings > Displays, make sure it's set to the Apple XDR preset. If it's set to something 'below the line' then the brightness setting is disabled.





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Sep 21, 2025 7:56 AM in response to dnorth12

dnorth12 wrote:

I can't adjust my brightness using Tahoe 26.0. It is greyed out. What setting is locking it in place?


hmmm...



There are several places to adjust bright ness...


if this is a new issue with the upgrade—

it begs the question if you shutdown and restarted more than once

<Shut Down...


A SafeBoot Start up your Mac in safe mode - Apple Support will sort many anomalies


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