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Screen flickers or flashes after updating to Catalina

After updating to Catalina on my Mac Book Pro 2015, my screen flickers when playing certain games, such as Mahjong. Can this be fixed?


MacBook Pro 15", macOS 10.15

Posted on Dec 21, 2019 8:40 PM

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Dec 21, 2019 9:02 PM in response to zoey390

Try Some Troubleshooting?


  1. Restart:  Press On/Off button until the Slide to Power Off slider appears, select Slide to Power Off and, after It shuts down, press the On/Off button until the Apple logo appears. Also, see Restart your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support.
  2. Reset:  Press the Home and On/Off buttons at the same time and hold them until the Apple logo appears (about 10-15 seconds). Also, see iPhone, iPad, iPod touch- Turning off and on (restarting) and resetting.
  3. Restore:  Connect your iPhone to iTunes on your computer, backup, and then select Restore to Factory. Also, see Restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod to factory settings and If you forgot the passcode for your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, or your device is disabled - Apple.


For help with the above on later models, including iPhone 7, 7s, 8 or later, iPad Pro 11" and iPad Pro 12.9" models, please refer to If your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch won't turn on or is frozen.


If all else fails then make an appointment at the Apple Genius Bar for service. If you need to find an Apple Store - Find a Store - Apple. If you did not purchase it from Apple then you will need to look to the vendor for service or How to find your nearest Apple Authorized Service Provider (AASP) or Distributor (AAD).


Dec 22, 2019 4:11 PM in response to zoey390

zoey390 wrote:

I was able to fix the screen flickers after I restarted my Mac Pro 2012 and clicking on the Automatic Graphics Switching within Energy Saver under Systems Preference. For some reason this had been clicked off. So far, so good. I only had this problem after updating to Catalina.



Good computing zoey390— thanks for the update.

Screen flickers or flashes after updating to Catalina

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