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Control the Glowing Apple Logo on Your New MacBook Pro
MacRumors • • technology
Key Points:
- Apple has reintroduced the illuminated Apple logo on the lids of its new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models featuring PROLED XDR displays, with the logo lighting up when the Mac is awake and adjusting brightness based on ambient light and screen brightness.
- Users who prefer the logo to remain dark can disable the illumination by entering a specific Terminal command, as there is no option in System Settings; this change affects all user accounts and persists through restarts and system migrations.
- The illuminated logo first appeared on the PowerBook G3 in 1999 and remained a design feature on Apple laptops for 16 years, with the logo orientation flipped during that time for better visibility to onlookers.
- Apple discontinued the glowing logo starting in 2015 with the 12-inch MacBook and continued the trend with later MacBook Pro models until its recent revival in the latest MacBook Pro lineup.
