IOS – 2015 MacBook Air display awake while lid closed

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I want my late 2015 MacBook Air to remain awake when the lid is closed. I have tried Caffeine, Stay Awake, and Theine, as well as changing my power saving settings to 'never' but nothing seems to work. The display still turns off when the lid is closed. Does anyone have a fix?

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A friend of mine did it when we saw a movie this weekend. He used my TV as monitor and of course I asked him for a tutorial.

He sent me this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbWQuswykec

I will try it tomorrow. I hope it be helpful for you too.

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One possible cause is that the sensor to detect lid opening can trigger by mistake. If so, you can disable it by going into Terminal.app and typing:

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Note that this means the Mac will no longer automatically wake when you open it. Instead you would need a key press or mouse click to wake.

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Lets start with a test to find out your settings.

copy paste following in your Terminal

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now copy paste results here

If you think it is the sensor (unlikely)

To test the sensor, take a small (SMALL) magnet like the one on your Fridge, and slowly slide it where the screen and keyboard connect. The sensor is usually at the outer most edge of the keyboard part, while the build in magnet (yes there is one already inside your Mac) is usually in the screen portion (outer edges)

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