How to Fix Screen Flickering on a Mac
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- Опубліковано 4 чер 2024
- In this video, I’ll explain why your MacBook screen is flickering.
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Here are seven things you can check if your screen flickers:
Restart your Mac
Update macOS
Clear caches and system junk
Reset the PRAM (you’ll need to use the Command-Option-P-R command)
Adjust Battery settings
Run maintenance scripts
Disable True Tone (for 2018 Macs and newer)
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More solutions to try if your screen keeps flickering:
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Contents:
00:00 - Intro
00:29 - Restart your Mac
00:54 - Update your macOS
01:33 - Clear cache and system junk
02:24 - Reset your PRAM
03:12 - Adjust Energy Saver setting
03:40 - Run maintenance scripts
04:15 - Disable True Tone - Навчання та стиль
Thanks so much. I only had to listen for a few seconds to find the solution. I needed a software update.
Thank you so much for the steps and a hope in trouble , I was freaked out .tried step 1-restart, step 3 clean Mac junk clean, flickering was nearly gone.At last tried command + option + p + r now its completely gone. Also ran maintenance scripts on cleanmymac
Happy to hear that!
The PRAM reset did it for me. Thanks a bunch
I’m grateful to you man the same problem has been solved
Yay! Happy to hear it was helpful!🎉
The automatic graphic switching helped me, thank you so so much!! I was stressing tf out of myself
thank you for the help i turned the graphics switching off and it instantly worked kudos to you!
Happy to hear it was helpful!
This actually worked for me, I hadn’t done a upgrade since I bough it. Thank you for your help.
What did you do ?
@@IchSunne He bought a new mac.
I have a Mac mini M1, it is plugged into an LG 23 inch MP55 series monitor. While Apple's latest updates have improved some imaging features, they ended up demanding more than usual from some of the displays. In practical terms, the solution for some monitors like LG's to work without oscillations ("flickering", turning on and off, or flashing) is also to use a more robust and powerful power supply than the original
Thanks a lot man!! it helped me a lot
Thank you so much it worked!!
How do u up date your mac 15 inch early 2011 to a latest version
My mom will kill me if I can't fix it
Omggg same
Same my dad will kill me
@Bloofa wdym?
😂
macbook got alot of problems i swearrrrrrrr i don’t think i’ll buy again 😭 and it’s so expensive
Disabling the automatic GPU switching, helped me out
After trying all of the methods (flickering is the same as in the video but in black), my screen is still flickering but only if there is no video playing. If I talk to someone on facetime or watch a video, the flickering stops but as soon as the video stops, the flickering starts again. Is there something else I can do?
I have a 14" MBP M2 PRO and suddenly I notcied screen flickering when having stage manager enabled?? but once I turn it off everything works fine.
So is it a software or hardwawre issue?
I have issue whenever I have macbook pro its Apple logo get stuck and restart again.
Sometimes its Apple logo get stuck and screen flickering and shut down
I don't know how to fix it. Please guide me
so my macbook pro just recently kinda broke (theres giant vertical pink bars on the screen with horizontal flashing lines) and i cant even do anything, resetting pram/nvram didnt work, also restarting didnt work, does anyone know how to fix this
YES! This method worked for me. Truly appreciated am grateful......... CHEERS
Here, I solved my Macbook Pro M1 instability problems with 4k external monitor by simply changing the HDMI cable to a standard 2.1 and quality cable. Problems are gone! I fell in love with my mac again!
Resetting the pram worked for me, thx
this is great video! its helped me very much
Good video brother
thanks for this
at first the reset PRAM was working. but it start flickering again when i try to start my mac again, any ideas? plz help. macbook pro 2017 here.
Same here. Have you fixed the problem?
Why i cant upgrade mac bookpro 2017 13"? I cant fix that problem plz help me
Turning off "Enable filters" in "Accessibility" stopped the flickering immediately; have heard reports that turning it on stopped the problem; it seems Mac OS is often incapable of handling alterations to the set up.
i cant find this, where it is?
@@muhammadjohari9361 System preferences -> Accessibility -> Display -> Color Filters
It was already off. 🤔🤨😮💨
@@formichedappertutto Off is the default; do you have the flickering problem? If so try turning it on.
@@rm3934 Thanks for replying. Yes, my screen is flickering. I checked that filter. It was off. There was a case to enable it. 🤷🏼♀️
unplugged my HDMI cable and this worked for me.
Alhamdulillah...clean mymac actually work for me. Thank you
thank you omg my screen would meep flickering and the window would crash when watching videos and the restarting pram thing worked 🙏🙏🙏
Glad the video helped!
Clearing the Cache, worked for me
how did you clear the cache? thanks
Thankyou very much the update helpt me out (it worked)
Hello anyone who might help me out, may macbook starts flickering when I am on a zoom meeting or google meeting for a while then turns black screen but still has audio. I noticed this happened 2x already and everytime when I am charging. Anyone who knows whats wrong with it?
Nono of these are working what to do????
i have a macbook pro 2015 ... tried everyone of them didnt worked... any solution?
You saved me today. 17th December 2023. With the PRAM reset.
Clearing my cache did solve
THANK YOU SOO MUCH MAN I WAS ABOUT TOO DESTROY THIS THING REALLY THANK U MANNNN
I was so hopeful with this video. I have a 2020 M1 MacBook Air and some of the options in your video I did not have. I did download that clean my Mac app you were talking about but I couldn’t do everything you did because it wanted me to pay and I’m really poor and can’t afford it 😞
So... you have the money to buy a BRAND NEW macbook air, but not enough to buy software?!
@@EstudianteTeco LOL!! My thoughts exactly!!😂😂
same
@@EstudianteTeco couldve been a gift or she could’ve bought it used???
Man kann auch ohne zu bezahlen, mit der App den Datenmüll löschen. Denn Clean-My-Mac zeigt ja die Dateipfade an. Ist allerdings mit ein paar Minuten Zeitaufwand verbunden.
Thx bro
The reason and the real problem why there is a flicker when you connect to a external monitor is:
1. because the M1/M2 graphic card isn't true 10-bit (!). It is 8bit + frc (meaning trying to calculate the result of two more bit's)
2. if you have semi high end monitor they sometimes also has 8bit + frc. And when en 8bit + frc signal from the Apple graphic card meets an monitor which tries to calculate the signal again, there will sometimes be flicker.
This wont happen on true 10-bit panels.
Thanks it worked for me
Thanks Bro
my mac isn't even starting or loading, how do I fix this?
My mac works normally but its screen turns green and everything looks green whats the problme is somebody help me plz
For me, turns out it's True Tone that was trying to match the flickering fps of my room lighting, gosh!
What I did so far (fingers crossed) worked for me so far. Click on the Apple symbol on the top left corner, click on display and click on color and delete any duplicate "Color LCD" profiles you have, reboot your computer see if that helps! it helped me! I was about to go in and purchase a logic board, and cable just changed my fan out cuz it wasn't working.
M1 mac started flickering on white tabs or anything not darkmode its so annoying
Yeah ok but what about purple and cyan lines on the screen?
For everyone that’s asking if I fixed it….
I just got a new display and it’s workin now so yeah I guess I did
Did I u fix it yet
@@zavoid7962 nope
same im currently having the same problem the glitches is the same colors too
@@chidori9249 damn, guess im not the only one
Same
i just bought clean my mac and its not working
Thankyou so much 🥰
Thanks for tutorial. I tried all above steps, unfortunately didnt work for me. Its 2019 model macbook pto.
Same, and I see it started around same time.
Have you tried: system preferences -> Accessibility -> Display -> Color Filters? I have a MacBook pro 2019 and it solved the problem.
@@joanasampaiocorreia9193 heyyy, I'm new to this problem with same 2019 macbook. were you able to fix it?
Didn't help for Macbook Air 13 2020 model, help me out here please!!!!!!!
Omg this is amazing it helped fix my Mac glitching
On chrome
That's the reason we do what we do! Happy to be helpful!
my uh screen fell off and it started flickering im scared i have to do work
Mine is flickering while resseting
The problem in my MacBook pro started with the flickering and almost immediately is not turning on anymore? Someone can help me please. Thank you!
Same
Did you fix it
mine is flickering non stop I’m so f annoyed nothing is working I’ve tried everything pls help
I got this issue when I made another account on UA-cam a couple days ago, it started by a purple line across my screen and then today its flickering really badly, I'm not sure what the problem is I updated everything and cleared my storage, I might have to go to a technician or whatever
Hi did you end up fixing it??
I can't reset my pram since I am using windows keyboard. I just bought my imac secondhand
Thanks ☺️ bro 😎 for now it’s working
Awesome! Happy to hear that🙌
@@CleanMyMac yes 🙌 boss
@@CleanMyMac kinda sus cause he didn't reply to other people from when the video was released or people who wrote similar things? anything u saying?
Wow, text to speech sounds so realistic these days
*Is this actually text-to-speech?*
@@glowblank17 yes
WHAT THIS IS TEXT TO SPEACH
Reset pram is the best option for screen flickering
Nothing works for me.. any other ideas?
Thaks
My MacBook started flickering and went completely on a black screen now I can’t see anything and I don’t know how to fix that
so my macbook pro just recently kinda broke (theres giant vertical pink bars on the screen with horizontal flashing lines) and i cant even do anything, resetting pram/nvram didnt work, also restarting didnt work
Same here. Now ok for you?
I have the MacBook Pro 2020 (Intel), but I don't see the automatic graphic switching feature...?
if it's the 13", it only has the integrated Intel graphics
since yesterday I feel so sad, I bought new MacBook Air m1 from online apple store, sent from china..the MacBook still fresh from factory. I not even charge it and install anything. but the screen is flickering sometimes there is line on the screen. it is too obvious when I open page with white colour like UA-cam Mail and Notes. I wish thy can replace it with new one rather than repair as its still new. btw Apple appointed service centre/store is 170km from my current area/home town. I had contacted apple advisors also but nothing they can help to rectified this issue. I tried some steps from this channel and other channel but still the display flickering. I hope someone can help me or apple can hear my problem. I took a years to collect money just because I want to buy MacBook. and this is what I got.. so sad. btw mine is MacBook M1 with 16g ram and 256 ssd storage. :'(
I totally empathize, the same thing happened to me. New, mine Intel, my first MacBook and it flickers when streaming videos. No answer from the centre nor from Apple advisors, and they won’t replace it. Have you been able to solve it?
@@giannimontorro I contact apple service centre, as the device newly received so that they can replace it with the new one...it take times but its ok..now I reply ur comment using my new MacBook 🤣
Command + Option + P + R helped me! Thank you so much!
me too with mojave , worked well like 30mins and then again the flickering :(
@@esaubg3854 Did you fix it ?
@@inclinedscorpio nou , it was my screen, it ended stop working , right now im using hdmi monitor with my macbook pro :(
@@esaubg3854 laptop screen stopped working bro ?? How??
Not for mine. My iMac is now resetting/restarting over and over repeatedly. Seems to have caused a new problem.
I don't have maintenance bar on my CleanMyMac
never use clean my mac if you dont want malware....
it gives you malware ?!!!
It happens just when I updating the newest zoom and installed zoom conference, i never knew the impact. I just directly uninstalled
Edit: I ended up change the monitor
IT HAPPENS WITH ME WHILE USING ZOOM
I turned it off , and turned it on and it instantly started working never knew it would be so fast and easy thanks !
Tried all of these methods on my Macpro mid 2015 and still no luck
same
changed mine to warm tone and it is completely gone
resettung pram worked
SOLVED: I reduced my refresh rate. Connected to an LG 27UP650 from MacBook Pro 14 M1 Pro
i cleared about 50 gb of space and so far seems to be working now, will keep updated thank you
Great!
@@CleanMyMac update, just had to send it into apple for a replacement
Terima kasih atas infonya(IDN)
Thank you! None of these tricks work. I reduced my refresh rate to 60 Hertz and it worked!
How did you do it?
Still not fixed😢😢😢 pls help
Update: For the people that might be wondering what I did to fix my MacBook Pro, is that I did a software update recommended in this video. My Mac literally went all BLACK, it freaked me the F out, I thought I fd it up even tho I have never dropped my Mac or done anything to mess up the screen. It still flickers but its not as bad as it was 2 months ago. Good Luck.
Your video did not work but I fixed it by pulling out my HDMI cable from my Mac mini m1 and put it again.it was fixed
My MacBook Air screen suddenly started flickering and I called the technician he cleaned it and checked on external monitor it worked but since few days after now it works in between without flickering and sometimes it start flickering most of the the time it flickers just after starting but sometimes it calms down and work perfectly fine…please advice what could be the fault
I have the same problem. but, when i connect the second monitor using hdmi cable, the macbook's screen stops flickering. for sure, i cant do this when traveling.
1- restart your mac
2- update your mac ois by going to app store and check the avalible update
3- clean your mac ox and clean your mac
4-
None of these tips fixed my Mac, because it's from '06. But I won't get rid of it because they stopped making Macs that could do what this one does soon afterward. I can't update to a new OS because Apple won't let me. So I can't add CleanMyMac. I don't have the screen switching thing you're supposed to turn off.
Hi there. Can you specify the macOS version you have on your Mac?
@@CleanMyMac Thank you! After I wrote this, I realized that your advice DID work! But then I couldn't find my comment to amend it. Thanks again.
what if none of these worked?
i changed my refresh rate to 30h. It stopped right away
How did you change it? Can you tell me please?
On macOS Monterrey, neither worked for me
same here
Same
Same
nothing work for me
The screen blinked once every 5-10 minutes. But it seems that the problem was solved by turning off automatic graphic switching. And, of course, battery life become much shorter.
i have a macbook pro (retina, 13-inch, late 2013) & i've done every step on this video, yet nothing worked. does anyone have the same mac as me & fixed their screen from flickering??
we screwed
let me know if u find a solution, i’m going through the same right now as well
Accessibility > Display > Cursor > change the size. Thank me later
Спасибо! Ты спас меня! Реально работает. Mac OS 11 и 12. Макбук Pro 13 2015 - проблема была при просмотре ютуб - мерцает и потом через какое-то время ещё чаще становится. Думал, уже техническая проблема. А оказалось это.
I have a 2017 MacBook Air and am running on 10.14.6 (Mojave) as it is the last version to offer both 32 and 64 bit compatibility. Sometimes I feel Apple does this shit like flickering full screen to pressure people into updating.
32 bit compatibility is very useful for running certain windows files on your Mac without dual-booting, by using applications such as Wine.
Screen flickering is on🥺
Yah same😢
Same issue I have face in Mac book pro whenever I started its load screen and flickering is on hang there is shut down automatically.
Please share me any solution
i dropped my mac book pro and theres lines and its shaking and dim the screen help (i understand i might be doomed anyways)
Same, did you figure out how to fix it?
My Mac isn't even letting me log in
I purchased the 4 port ethernet thunderbolt M1 Imac 24 inch in September 2021 did not buy extended warranty and my Screen had lines going down the screen and the colours from the apps on the bottom tool bar were shimmering light up the screen like F ing strobes yesterday 10th September 2023 🤬🤬🤬 I bought it and never got extended warranty based on store telling me their macs they are using in their store are almost 6 years old no problems. £1100 for two years use. As you can imagine I am fuming. The top left corner of the screen was so hot 🔥 I could not touch it ! Like a mug I have ordered another because I need it for work and sent the faulty one to apple to fix 😢 How much they gonna charge me I don't know 😮 Anyone know whats wrong with it and will they charge me the earth ? New 1 I just ordered basically same model but with 3 years warranty. Hopefully I can cash in on the next time and let them pay for their own faulty overpriced machine. Wish me luck with the new one and a reasonable price for the repair as it seems like a common problem which comes down to poor workmanship and design #Apple #IMacs
Bro someone help me and god bless who helps me. My macbook pro, is flickering darkness like slight darkness and im scared because im 10 yrs old and i was playing fnaf in roblox with high screen things. I am also updating my mac which takes 2 hrs rn and yeah but please i also dont wanna be yelled at by my mom or my brother or my dad. Im sorry god ☹
Oh, I'm sorry to read this🥺. I hope you have found a solution or that your parents have been kind to you. Greetings from Peru🇵🇪
None of them fixed the problem for me
Ima be honest, this video did help a tiny bit but im still facing the same problemm 😭 is it bc im watching it in 2023?? Maybe.