Macbook Pro screen resolution

möbli wrote:

Hi,

I just bought a used Macbook Pro (13", early 2015), and I can't set the screen resolution to the setting I want. The highest resolution I can get it to is 1680 x 1050, but to my understanding the screen is actually 2560 x 1600???

This is very annoying as, for example, when I browse whatever sites on the internet, the pictures are blurry because the screen is like "zoomed in". I've tried Safari and Firefox, but it's the same on both. I can't find a setting to fix this issue, so I'm kind of scared that it might be a normal feature? :/ If that's the case, then I'm just confused.

Screen: 13.3-inch IPS, 2,560 x 1,600 pixels

Browsers can be made larger or smaller using the

Command 0

Command -

Command =

Screen resolution is set in Preferences

>System Preferences>Display

Try resetting NVRAM/PRAM http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1379

if no resolve

Try resetting the SMC https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201295

ref: https://everymac.com/systems/apple/macbook_pro/macbook-pro-retina-display-faq/macbook-pro-retina-display-hack-to-run-native-resolution.html

möbli wrote:

Thanks, but none of these fixed the issue :(

To trouble shoot further you can:

Try a SafeBoot https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201262

Takes noticeable longer to get to the login screen, does a 5-15 minute disk repair before it fully boots up, and certain system caches get cleared and rebuilt, including dynamic loader cache, etc. Login and test. Reboot and test will take a little longer as caches get rebuilt.

This test will tell you if third party interference; extensions etc are not loaded in safe boot mode.

Test issue in another user (or guest user) account  https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204443

This will tell you if it a universal issue or isolated to your user/admin account.