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Fading/Flickering black screen when watching videos

I have a 13" MacBook Pro (M1).


The bottom right of my screen starts fading black, like a burn almost, when I try to play YouTube videos in full-screen using Safari.


Strangely, it's only some videos and not all. As soon as I exit, it flickers for a second or two and goes back to normal.

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 11.0

Posted on Dec 15, 2020 3:42 AM

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Dec 18, 2020 3:45 PM in response to mku1007

Hello and welcome to Apple Support Communities, mku1007.


If we understand your post correctly, the screen fades and flickers when you watch some videos in full screen on Safari. We’d like to help.


First, try these resets:


How to reset the SMC of your Mac


Reset NVRAM or PRAM on your Mac


If this issue continues after those resets, let's do some testing to narrow down the issue.


Safe mode will tell us if the issue is related to a startup item or plugins, and sometimes corrects the issue. This article will tell you how: How to use safe mode on your Mac


If everything is working correctly in safe mode, but is not working when you get back to your user account, please check the section titled "If the issue doesn't continue in safe mode" for the next troubleshooting steps.


Thanks for using the Apple Support Communities. Take care.

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