Macbook screen flickering when my phone is hot spotting it

alanakate__ wrote:

I recently purchased a 2019 MacBook Pro and when my phone is hot spotting it and my phone is placed near the screen, it flickers pink and purple bars. It doesn't happen when my phone isn't placed near the screen and when my computer is connected to wifi and it hasn't affected my MacBook and how it functions but I would like to know why my computer is doing this?

So don't put the phone near the screen.

Hi alanakate__,

Thanks for reaching out to the Apple Support Communities. From what you've described it sounds like the display is flickering when your phone is near your MacBook Pro and the MacBook Pro is using the phone as a hotspot.

You mentioned that it was only happening when using the phone as a hotspot, and not when the phone is near the MacBook Pro, with the MacBook Pro on Wi-Fi. To help isolate the issue further, create a new user and see if the issue persists. Here's how to create a new user: How to test an issue in another user account on your Mac.

If the issue is persisting in a new user, try using another phone as a hotspot just to see if the flickering reoccurs. If the flickering persists, Contact Apple Support for more assistance.

All the best.