Macbook Pro Camera Not Working No Green Light

1. How To Access Camera On Macbook Pro
2. Webcam Not Working

Sep 11, 2020 Many of Apple's desktops and laptops include a built-in webcam, which the company cheerfully calls a FaceTime camera. However, if your mac webcam is not working, and displays as disconnected or unavailable when attempting to access it, you might not feel so cheery. Here's what you can do to try and get it back up and running.

1. Why Camera in MacBook Pro is Not Working Aside from hardware damage, one of the most probable reasons is corrupted software. Either the driver for the built-in camera has been corrupted or is missing, that's why there's no video in MacBook Pro. Some users also noted that this error has started after installing some updates for macOS Catalina.
2. Skype Camera Not Working on Mac. If your Mac camera isn't working when making Skype calls, the chances are that Skype is to blame. Make sure that you have the latest version. If you do and Skype still doesn't work, reinstall the app. If the problem still persists, apply the fix described in the previous chapter.
3. Press on the apple in the top left and choose force quit. You will see a list of currently running applications. Quit any that may use the webcam. If they disappear from this list and the light remains on then it's very possible that your computer.
4. My MacBook Pro is dead and not charging-no light on power cord Yesterday night, I connected the charger cable with my MBP 2014 before I went to sleep because there was only 15% of battery. Everything worked absolutely fine before that time point.

MacBook :: Green Light Shows On The Charger But It Will Not Turn On?

I used my macbook charger to charge a mac book pro and now my macbook will not turn on. The green light shows on the charger but it will not turn on. I am not sure it is related but what should I do?
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MacBook

MacBook Pro :: Charger Turn On And Off (Green Then Orange Light)

My Macbook Pro's charger when I plug it in turns on (green light then orange light) and after a few seconds it turns off and back on again. I tried unplugging it and plugging it back in after several seconds and I also tried different power outlets but it still doesn't work properly, I even tried restarting the SMC (Not sure if I did it right though). What could be the cause and I have a Macbook Pro 13' Late 2011 model running Intel Dual Core i5 Processor.
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.4)

MacBook :: Charger With Dim Green Light?

I bought this Late 2007 macbook off of craigslist, and it was working perfectly. But after a little water got mon my macbook and charger, I plugged it in and it had a bright green light and wouldn't charge. The Next day I plugged it in and it only had a dim green light, it wouldn't Start up without the battery, or run without it. Now all I need is the battery in it to start it up and it will run off of the charger, But it still has that dim green light. The charger is a little Damaged, Photo's In the attachments. My dog chewed on it a while back. This is my first macbook, And the dvd drive is not working, but I have managed to reinstall SL with USB, So it is not a software problem.

MacBook :: The Green Light On Charger Turns Off And On

I had my macbook charging and then the power had went out. Why are there casinos on indian reservations. However, when the power came back on, my macbook wouldn't charge normally. Since then, I've had to keep the macbook hooked up to the charger or else I can't use the laptop.
My System Information: Battery Information: Model Information: Manufacturer: DP Device Name: ASMB016 Pack Lot Code: 2 PCB Lot Code: 0 Firmware Version: 102a Hardware Revision: 500 Cell Revision: 102 Charge Information: Charge Remaining (mAh): 449
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MacBook

MacBook Air :: Dim Green Light When Charger Attached

I have macbook air 13inch 2011 model. 2 days back It wasn't charging and dim green light was showing. I visited service center which is far from where i live.They said battery was short, they removed battery and placed it back and my mac started working. I came back home, next day again same issue. Do you think its charger fault now i don't have correct screw driver to open my mac and unplug and plug battery again. And i cant visit service centre again. Should I get new charger ? Why i faced same problem after visiting service centre they said it wont happen again.
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MacBook Air (13-inch Mid 2011), OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.4)

MacBook Pro :: Not Charging - Light Stays Green On Charger

Macbook pro not charging, the light stays green on the charger. But sometimes it does charge (light turns orange) only when I shut down the macbook and then restart it.
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MacBook Pro

MacBook Air :: Its Not Charging - Green Light On Charger Isn't Coming On

Green light on my charger isn't coming on. Some times it does, some times it doesn't?
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MacBook Air, Mac OS X (10.7.3)

MacBook Pro :: Magsafe Charger Light Dim Green/wont Charge Sometimes?

So I have a Late 2009 Macbook Pro, it came with the original magsafe adapter. The adapter doesn't always work all the time, sometimes theres a really dim green light.
One of the prongs that go into the wall is slightly bent so it might be because of that.
My question is will Apple replace this charger for me? Do they give the new magsafe adapters as replacements or will they give me an old one?

MacBook :: Battery Recognized But Charger Light Always Faint Green?

I am having a Power/Battery problem with a Macbook (surprise surprise!). This Macbook is the first generation, early 2006 model. It is a 2Ghz Intel Core Duo, black. This Macbook will not charge a battery, any of the 4 Macbook batteries I have tried. However, it will recognize each battery I put in (using About this Mac), and it will run on battery power when not connected to AC power. The charger light is always a very faint green light (same for both 65 and 85W chargers). Occasionally it will shine the bright green (normal) for a moment, but quickly dulls to the very faint green light.
Last night I tried swapping out the internal battery connector that I know is right for this macbook. After the installation, when I started it for the first time, the light on the charger appeared orange for the first time. I waited to see if the 'charging' lights on the known-good battery would light up, but they never did. Eventually the charger returned to the same faint green color. Has anyone seen this before? From what I can tell the only parts remaining that could be the problem are the internal Magsafe connector and the logic board itself.

MacBook Pro :: Charger Port Not Working - Show Faint Green Light

My MacBook pro charger port isnt working. I use my charger for my sisters laptop and it works therefore indicating that the charger isn't the problem but when I charge my laptop it shows a faint green light but not charging! It's cause water spilled on my laptop the day before but it was not a lot & I let it to dry but everything works well except from the charger port!
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MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2010), Mac OS X (10.6.8)

MacBook Pro :: Won't Switch On And The Battery Charger Light Keeps Flashing Green And Amber

what I should do, my mac book won't switch on and there's a faint green and amber light flashing on the charger.
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MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2012)

OS X :: Constant Green Light On Charger With No Charge

When it is plugged into my computer it stays green and doesn't charge. Any ideas as to why this is or what I should do?

MacBook Pro :: Light Is Green But It Won't Turn On?

My mac decided not to turn on. The light is green but it won't turn on.

MacBook :: How To Turn Off Green ISight Light

I'm only posting this to continue my procrastination of starting homework which is due tomorrow. Ok, so recently I've been asking on these forums how to access my Macbook using my iPod Touch. Being able to fully access my Macbook when I'm 20 miles away at my University is a huge benefit when I realize I forgot an important essay or homework. I discovered I just have to open up port 5900, etc etc, to get into my Macbook from anywhere. It was too much trouble and now I just use [URL] which works as well, though don't think as fast. Well, this works wonders since I've already emailed myself 2 important Keynotes i've create and accessed them from my college and presented them without even having my computer on me.
Well, recently when I get home at night some times it smells strongly of marijuana. Odd since I don't smoke it but my cousin does. He has access to my place and I say he can head over, even if i'm not home and chill, but under any circumstances no smoking. Well, I wanted to use the iSight cam w/ Photo Booth while I'm at the college to see if he indeed was getting high in my living room but before I tested it, I need to get rid of the green light on my Macbook: Getting Rid of The Green Light. Ok, so we're not really turning off the green light here. I looked for hours on how to do this and instead ran into a lot of advice, especially on MacRumors forums, to just white out or tape a small white square over the dot when the green light comes through.
Don't attempt the white out. It'll just go through. As for the white small square.it's completely obvious so don't try that either. Instead, do this:
1. Get a thin card, like a debit card and gently remove the white frame from your macbook. Attached to the back of the frame will be a bunch of these little gray rectangles that hold that frame to the outer part of the macbook. You'll have to take these off gently from the frame and pop them back onto their corresponding places within the Macbook. Easy enough.
2. Then what you do it get a sheet of white paper, cut a super small piece and fold it many times over. Not too thick or the frame won't click back in that area normally.
3. Place it snuggly where the green light turns on and even suggest getting a piece of tape just as small to hold it in place.
4. Turn on Photo booth just to test out if the light goes through. It may but really test it by placing the frame over it, and then seeing if the light goes through.
5. If it doesn't great. Place the frame back on and you're set!

Spilt Tea On Macbook Won't Turn On / Dim Green Light

Last week I spilt tea (english tea with soy milk) on it while it was CLOSED, but it got into the side plugs and etc. I turned it off, and put it immediately in rice to dry it out, and later took the battery out as well. I tried to turn it on, but nothing except for a very pale green light coming from the plug itself. After many attemps of turining it on still no success. A roommate opened it up and cleaned the rusty bits with pure alcohol, but still it won't turn on. The rust was only close to the part where the plug goes.Does anyone know if it's just a matter of replacing a piece or something more expensive? I'd like to find out before I go to a repair place.
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MacBook, Black MacBook

MacBook :: Macbook Not Starting - Charger Light Blinks Green?

I have a 2 year old macbook that has generally worked well. About 4 days ago, I put it to sleep and didn't touch it again until yesterday so the battery had obviously been drained. I've done this before in the past and whenever I plug the charger back in, the computer starts right up, no problem. This time however, the macbook won't start up, the charger is a solid amber color for about 3 seconds before switching to a blinking green. The screen blinks black (as in I don't even hear the chime and get the gray startup screen) and the little white light in the front blinks quite rapidly. I've tried resetting the PMU several times to no avail. I've taken the ram out and tried each one individually with no changes. I checked the ram carefully as well and they don't seem fried or anything. I've tried plugging the charger in with the battery and without the battery and the result is still the same.
I have another friend here with a macbook so I'm going to test it out with her charger this weekend as well as charge my battery in her laptop and then pop it back into mine and see if it works (although this is really a last ditch attempt on my part).
Any ideas on how to fix it or what the problem is? I don't live in the States so going to a Genius Bar isn't an option.

MacBook :: Won't Turn On And When Try To Charge It The Light Stays Green?

My macbook will not turn on and when i try to charge it the light stays green (faintly). I need it for my finals but i cant get it to turn on!
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MacBook

MacBook Pro :: Take Forever To Turn Little Green/orange Light On And So It Won't Charge?

So, often than not my charger when I connect it to my mac will take forever to turn the little green/orange light on and so it won't charge I don't know what the issue is.
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MacBook
Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.3)

MacBook Pro :: Wont Turn On Charger Light Flashing Orange

New mac user. Got a macbook pro model a1278. When it is plugged in the charger flashes orange faintly. Tried resetting the smc but nothing. Any ideas? Hard drive might be bad but other than that im not sure.a bad hard drive would cause this.

OS X :: Green Camera Light Does Not Turn Off On IMac?

I did not use any program that would activate the camera, but the green light does not turn off. I tried restarted the computer and it is still on. I tried opening Photo Booth, and it said the camera is already in use by another application, but no other application is open.

OS X V10.7 Lion :: Camera Green Light Will Not Turn Off?

For days my green camera light has been on, despite closing ichat, blocking websites from using the camera in system preferences, and restarting.
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MacBook, Mac OS X (10.7.3)

MacBook :: Won't Startup - The Magsafe Charger Is Green

My macbook will not startup. The magsafe charger is green. The front indicator light is on. But, pressing the power button does nothing.
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MacBook, iOS 4.1

MacBook Pro :: Its Just Died And The Charger Is Now Flashing Green/orange?

My MacBook Poor just died, wont turn on no light nothing!!!! the charger started flashing green/orange i have apple care but no apple stores?
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MacBook Pro

MacBook Pro :: What To Do When Charger Blinks Green And Orange Fast

My Mac is dead and it isn't even a year yet. The charger blinks green to orange fast and it will not turn on.
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MacBook Pro

MacBook Pro :: Green Ring Around The Charger Port Occasionally Turns Red?

I am currently in possession of a powerbook G4 15' which is having difficulties when charging. The battery i feel is fairly old as it does not retain charge well when not plugged in. The charger has recently become temperamental, charging at a very slow rate, if at all and usually works if held at a certain angle. The last few days i have noticed that the green ring around the charger port occasionally turns red and have unplugged the charger and left it.

MacBook Pro :: Shut Down Quickly And Now Charger Is Flashing Green And Amber

My MacBook shut down quickly and now the charger is flashing green and amber. it won't turn back on.
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MacBook Pro

MacBook Pro :: Charger Does Not Light Up

I recently bought a new MacBook Pro from Apple (2011 October Model) and i've gone to turn it on today and the charger does not light up, nor does it charge the battery any ideas?
Info:MacBook Pro (13-inch Late 2011), Mac OS X (10.7.3)

MacBook Pro :: Not Charging - LED Light Is Green?

So I plugged my MBP in a while ago and the LED light is green, but the Mac isn't charging and the adapter under the desk isn't hot.

MacBook Pro :: My Magsafe Light Goes Dim Green?

my magsafe light goes dim green, orange, or off when plugged into my macbook
it still charges it fine, an it never stops charing, just the light goes dim. if i wiggle the wire the light turns back on.
i went to the apple store, the guy didnt look at it but i explained the above, he said its normal an his does the same an come back if it stops chargin
what do you thing? should i go back or call or is it fine.

Yesterday my friend called me 5 minutes before her job interview when she realized that the video was not working in Skype on her MacBook. Fortunately, we were able to quickly fix the problem and today I decided to write some useful tips on MacBook camera problems.

Why is the camera on MacBook not working? With new versions of macOS, it is possible to share a camera between different applications, but sometimes the applications take full control of the device. The quick fix when the camera is not working is to restart the MacBook and start the app again.

Want to know more? Keep reading, but first here's a pro-tip: there are good external cameras for MacBooks, check here for my recommendations.

Quick fixes when the camera is not working

Closing applications that use video

There is a great number of video chat or video conference apps around and we keep changing from time to time trying to find the perfect one. Over the last year, I've been using several of them: Skype, imo, Hangouts, ooVoo, Zoom, Yahoo Messenger, FaceTime, etc.

While Apple apps usually work nicely together, for instance, you can have both Photo Booth and FaceTime on the screen at the same time, from time to time they take over the full control of video and sound devices.

Non-Apple programs act even worse when sharing access. I noticed this problem many times when using Hangouts or imo.

Normally, we close the apps after using, but most people do not realize that when they are exiting out of the app by clicking the X icon the application still runs on the background. In order to unload it from the memory and free the resources they took you need to quit the apps.

How to know if the application is running on the background in Mac?

Which mac address os my alexa. When the application is not active but still running, it appears with a small dot under the application icon in the dock. How to make music like undertale.

The correct way of quitting the app is to first click on the app's icon in the dock to activate its menu. The menu in the top bar of the Mac screen will change so the first item next to the Apple logo will contain the name of the app. Now click on the name of the app, scroll down and click on Quit.

Alternatively, you can use Command-Q key combination from the keyboard to quit currently active app.

This way of closing applications is a preferred one. When done right, the program gets a chance to free up the resources, close open files, and close gracefully. Unfortunately, graceful quitting is not always an option.

What to do if the application does not quit?

When the app does not behave, it can be closed forcefully. In order to force quit you need to bring up the box with the active apps by either going into the menu or from the keyboard.

With the first option, click on the Apple logo in the top left corner of the screen and choose Force Quit item. If using a keyboard, press simultaneously Command, Option (Alt) and Escape buttons. From the window with running applications select the one you need and click on the Force Quit button.

Final measure

If everything did not work or camera is still not available after quitting video apps it's time to restart the MacBook. Do not forget to close other programs, save Word or Excel documents before restarting the MacBook.

If restart does not help

When restarting MacBook isn't helping the issue could be more complicated. At this point, we want to troubleshoot further in order to find out if the issue is hardware or software related.

How To Access Camera On Macbook Pro

Since it is harder to fix hardware related issues and they are less common we must rule out problems with software first. There are two things to try in relation to software: troubleshoot the applications with a test account and upgrade OS.

Troubleshooting with a test account

If you had your MacBook for a long time chances are that you have been adding and removing applications. Every time a new application is installed it may create some configurations which may affect other applications even if the bad app was long gone.

Normally, those configurations are user specific which means if you set up your app a certain way then the newly created account is most likely to have default settings. To find out if the problem is with app configuration create a test account.

How to create a new account in MacBook?

In order to create a new account on the MacBook, you must be an administrator.
Steps to create a new account:

1. Choose System Preferences from Apple menu
2. Locate and open Users & Groups folder
3. Click on the lock icon to make changes
4. Enter admin password
5. Click on plus sign under Login Options
6. In a pop-up screen enter new account credentials
7. Click on the lock icon again to prevent further changes

Once the account is created you need to switch to a new account. Click on the Apple menu and select Log Out item at the bottom of the drop-down menu. Confirm that you want to log out on the next screen.

After logging out you will see a splash screen with several accounts. Click on the account you just created. The macOS will ask questions that need to be answered to finish the account set up.

Now, start the application that was having the issues with video. There are only two possible outcomes at this point:

If the camera works, then we know that the original issue was with the main account settings. You may need to google for specific application problems. If you can't figure out the solution you may delete and reinstall the app.

However, the latter option may result in a loss of the history of related files, depending on the application. Make sure that you know the application account and password so you can log back in again after reinstalling.

If the camera does not work, then the problem is with the software or operating system. Try to update OS and apps and see if this resolves the problem.

Remove or disable the test account

After troubleshooting, you need to remove the test account. It's better to not have inactive users on Mac to avoid breaches with security.
To disable or remove the account:

1. Log in with Admin account
2. Choose System Preferences from Apple menu
3. Locate and open Users & Groups folder
4. Click on the lock icon to make changes
5. Enter admin password
6. If the test account is greyed out then you probably switched the user instead of logging out. Switch back to the test account and log out.
7. Select the test account and click on the minus icon under Login Options.
8. In a new screen select 'Delete the home folder' option and Delete User

Upgrade macOS and apps

Operating systems and patches to them often have bug fixes which take care of common issues, so it is always a good idea to keep the software up to date. If your MacBook is not on the latest OS, you can update it.

To find out the current operating system version click on Apple logo in the top left corner of the screen and choose About This Mac.

In the Overview section of the new window, you will see the version of the OS. The latest version of macOS is macOS Mojave. Unfortunately, not all MacBook models can upgrade to Mojave, but it still makes sense to upgrade to the latest allowed OS version.

If you click on Software Update button it will pop up a new screen where the Mac will check if the software is up to date or needs to be upgraded. You can also enable 'Automatically keep my Mac up to date' checkbox to make sure that you don't miss the latest patches next time.

Click on 'Advanced' button to make sure that 'Install app updates from the App Store' check is also enabled. Enabling this will make sure that you don't miss updates for applications other than macOS, e.g. Photo Booth and FaceTime.

Non-Apple applications have their own way of checking for updates. They usually located in the Preferences section or called Check For Updates (in the case of Skype). If only a particular application is having issues then try to update the app.

Dealing with specific video-related errors on MacBooks

There is no connected camera

Webcam Not Working

The common solution, in this case, is to start a Terminal app and kill VDC Assistant process. The steps are the following:

1. Quit FaceTime and other video-dependent apps.
2. Type the command (or copy/paste):
   sudo killall VDCAssistant
3. Enter admin password
4. Type another command:
   sudo killall AppleCameraAssistant
5. Start FaceTime

No video capture devices were found

Apple suggests resetting SMC as a workaround. Steps to reset SMC are:

1. Shut Down the MacBook
2. Press Shift-Control-Option and press the Power (Touch ID) button at the same time. Hold these keys and the Power (Touch ID) button for 10 seconds.
3. Release all keys.
4. Turn on your MacBook.

Related Questions

Skype issues

Since Skype is not Apple app the first thing to check if it is allowed to use Camera.

Start System Preferences, open Security and Privacy folder and switch to the Privacy tab. Scroll down and click on Camera. Under 'Allow the apps below to access your camera' make sure that the checkbox next to Skype is ON.

Can't sign in to FaceTime

Sign in problems could be caused either by incorrect login credentials or incorrect time zone settings.

If you can't remember your login credentials or FaceTime does not allow to sign click on 'Forgot Apple ID or password?' option and reset the credentials. If credentials are Ok, then check time zone settings. Raymond free software.

Start System Preferences from Apple menu, open Date & Time folder. Verify that check next to 'Set date and time automatically' is enabled. If not, you need to click on the lock to make changes and then enable the checkbox.

Bad video quality in FaceTime or Skype

The video quality depends on the speed of the internet. If you or the person you are communicating with is having a spotty Wi-Fi then the video quality will be low.

Why is the green light on my MacBook on?

If the light next to the camera is green it means that there is an application that uses a camera such as FaceTime or Photo Booth running on the background. Bring up Force Quit window (see above for steps) and see if any of those applications are active. Close them all and see if the light still on.

Turn the camera on: On your Mac, open an app that can use the camera, such as FaceTime, Messages, or Photo Booth. A green light beside the camera glows to indicate that the camera is on.

Turn the camera off: On your Mac, close or quit all apps that can use the camera. The green light beside the camera turns off, showing that the camera is off.

If you worried about being spied check this article.

Also, it is a good idea to buy a cover for MacBook camera to make sure that you can be recorded only when you want.

Why is camera flickering/flashing occasionally?

This may be a sign of hardware issue/failure. Take to Apple Authorized Service Provider for evaluation.

Camera settings on MacBook

There is no separate configuration where you can turn on/off built-in camera or change its settings.

Microsoft office home & student 2019 software. The only thing you can do is to take away or grant access to individual apps camera access. Check here if you need help with access to the camera.

Why is sound not working on my Mac?

The sound system usually has the same issues as the video. If the sound is not working on your Mac try following in order:

1. Force quit all audio-dependent applications
2. Restart the MacBook
3. Test audio with other users
4. Upgrade OS and other apps

When Nothing Else Works

If you tried everything and nothing has worked, you have two options:

1. Go to a repair shop
2. Buy an external camera

If you need recommendations on best external web cameras for Macs, check my post: