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My MacBook m1 is out of warranty but today itself I am seeing this peculiar thing . I want to know whether this is a dead pixel or it's just some bugs or dirt inside screen .
When I am seeing from different angle it vanishes.
Please let me know
MacBook Air (M1, 2020)
Take a screenshot of the area in question:
Take a screenshot on your Mac - Apple Support
Use preview (or other) to view the screenshot.
If the dark spot shows in the screenshot, the issue is software related. Try to power-cycle/restart the Mac to see if the spot goes away.
If the dark spot does NOT show in the screenshot, the issue is hardware related.
In this case, contact Apple support to see what your options are as far as repair goes. If under warranty, this hardware defect may NOT be covered since LCD panels are allowed some dead pixels as "normal".
If NOT under warranty, this will be an expensive repair since the entire LCD would be replaced.
Take a screenshot of the area in question:
Take a screenshot on your Mac - Apple Support
Use preview (or other) to view the screenshot.
If the dark spot shows in the screenshot, the issue is software related. Try to power-cycle/restart the Mac to see if the spot goes away.
If the dark spot does NOT show in the screenshot, the issue is hardware related.
In this case, contact Apple support to see what your options are as far as repair goes. If under warranty, this hardware defect may NOT be covered since LCD panels are allowed some dead pixels as "normal".
If NOT under warranty, this will be an expensive repair since the entire LCD would be replaced.
Then contact Apple support to see what your options are as far as repair goes. If under warranty, this hardware defect may NOT be covered since LCD panels are allowed some dead pixels as "normal".
If NOT under warranty, this will be an expensive repair since the entire LCD would be replaced.
Or just live with it since the repair will not be cheap. Also realize that if you do choose to get it repaired, the replacement LCD may not be 100% perfect either since (as I mentioned above) some dead pixels are considered normal. You may in fact get a replacement LCD that could have even more dead pixels than the one that is currently on your MacBook.
See the following guide that explains LCD pixel anomalies
About LCD display pixel anomalies for Apple products released in 2010 and later - Apple Support
Is it a dead pixel? Since its look like back of the lcd is having that spot and text are on it that display correctly . Is apple service repair back of lcd like the foreign object mentioned in this document
About LCD display pixel anomalies for Apple products released in 2010 and later - Apple Support.
This MacBook is out of warranty
Its related to hardre not software I checked with screenshot
Going by your screenshot, it appears to be a "foreign object".
Whatever it is, you'd need to contact Apple regarding this and any repair you'd want to have done.
Is this a dead pixel or a bug in my MacBook Air m1 ?
