Choppy scroll on M1 Chip Macbook Air

Yup, it is. He even said that I should return the device and get my money back because there was no solution yet.

I did not speak with an engineer myself, but the Senior Advisor spoke with them about the problems I was having and informed me.

The same for me... I talked to the apple technicians and they too confirmed that they noticed it ... the problem is that it takes a lot of reports for apple to take it to heart ... The problem is that too many users are few in the macbook world conscious / aware / motivated to report

I'm having the same issue on my MacBook Air M1 (8/256). Safari jitters while scrolling, less apparent on Chrome, but it's still there. Resizing Chrome lags crazy as well. Called up Apple Support and after hours of troubleshooting, they offered a replacement, but I'm shocked and disappointed to find that the replacement unit has the same issue as well. This is so underwhelming considering that this was supposed to be my first Apple computer.

Surprisingly, not everybody is facing this. A friend of mine has the same configuration MacBook Air M1 and he says he hasn't faced any such thing. I'm not sure how to go ahead with this anymore. So very frustrating.

Thank you for sharing your experience.

That is interesting that it also happens on the Magic Mouse, maybe it happens on the Magic Trackpad too.

I use a Logitech MX Vertical and with the Unifying Receiver the cursor movement is smooth, but when connected via bluetooth it stutters a lot.

This could point to persisting Bluetooth issues that were supposedly fixed in macOS 11.2.

I just bought a Mac Mini M1 16gb. The very first thing I noticed is how slow, choppy, laggy the UI is, in particular cursor tracking and scrolling. I’ve tried three different mice, a wired Microsoft comfort mouse, a wireless Logitech MX Pro 3 in both Bluetooth and unifying reciever mode, and a Logitech M720 as well. All work perfectly on my Windows machine but feel like they are stuck in glitchy molasses on the Mac. Tried updating Big Sur, Safari Tech Preview, mouse speed, Logitech software, command line acceleration disable, nothing works. It’s an incredibly handicapped feeling and if there isn’t a solution then I think I’ll probably have to just return the machine. It’s unfortunate as I wanted to be able to program for iOS in Xcode, but I couldn’t imagine spending any amount of time working in such an slow environment.

Yes, it is quite noticeable in Apple Music as there is text and media, I have reported this too.

Since March, I have filed nearly two dozen issues using the macOS Feedback form, but nobody has got back to me yet.

11.3 has its own set of UI issues. 🤦‍♂️

Exactly, the stutter when the scrolling is coming to a stop (inertia) is apparent in all apps. Most visible in Safari bus also in Mail. But do you also see the same 'stutter' when moving (finder or app) windows at a certain speed across the desktop? There is no motion blur as seen in previous OS/intel Macs. Now the edges of the window stutter or lag fragmented. Only when using a Bluetooth mouse and not when using a trackpad.

Exactly that: fast chip, laggy, choppy and ‘low frame rate’ - non responsive UI. I went to the Apple store and they checked my Mac mini m1 16GB. No hardware issues but the guys at the store confirmed the issue. Also checked the new iMacs in the store - same issue. Must be a software bug also related to the Bluetooth module

Yes, it is a purely macOS issue. Happens in Safari, Safari Technology Preview, Google Chrome, Apple Music, Notification Center etc.

Did you notice that scrolling within Apple apps has the same problem? I can see it when scrolling trough my e-mails in Apple Mail.

I am so disappointed with my M1 AirBook Pro because of this that I am seriously contemplating returning it. Scrolling is choppy everywhere. Word documents, Safari... I am gonna give a call to Apple support and see what they say. This is unacceptable.

i would say dont return it because they are extremely powerful machines as it exported a 30gb 4k video file in 5 min . I know what you are talking about and i am also facing the same thing but i am sure that in a few updates its going to be fine , i mean its apple. right? lets all fill in the feedback ,i dont think it is a hardware issue at all , the problem is with the new big sur and optimising it , will be done very soon.

Same problem here. MBA M1 8GB / 256 GB - Safari stutters browsing the web. Less noticeable in chrome, but still there. Especially when there is lots of animations, Pinterest I.E.

Hope it gets fixed soon. Im on the trigger returning it.....

Big Sur 11.3 might show some marginal improvement with scrolling (Safari 14.1) and UI animations.

But I have noticed other UI bugs with 11.3.

And I have not tried the mouse in wired mode, as it would not be my usual method of operation.

I coincidentally saw my friend still using macOS 10.9.5 on a 2014 MacBook Air and was shocked to see how smooth the entire UI was, web browsing etc.

It is very disappointing to experience these numerous issues with macOS 11 and M1.

I also have an M1 MacBook Pro with 8GB RAM and 512GB storage I also see this choppiness, I don't know why plus the MacBook Pro comes with all the CPU and GPU cores. I think this may be software related like the popping speaker issue on the 16 inch MacBook Pro. I hope apple fixes this soon.