Choppy scroll on M1 Chip Macbook Air

Got my first MacBook Air 2020 with the core i3 256Gb

Confirmed having the same issue which suggests it isn't the M1 but maybe just the new OS

Running Big Sur 11.4 atm.

I can see them fixing this with maybe a software update in the coming months though so not a big deal with me

The computer is a certified speed demon with everything else . iOS on iPad and iPhones has spoiled us lol.

I have experienced the exact same thing. Whenever there are images to load on a page the scroll starts stuttering & on the notification center towards the end of the Animation.

Did your issue get fixed yet?

Same problem with my MacBook Pro M1 (Big Sur 11.4). I also have my old MBP 2011 with high Sierra and I can confirm that in comparison with 10 years old machine, scrolling feels choppy and unresponsive. Especially in safari when Inertia kicks in. Only app that I don’t have complains with is apple podcasts, it works without any issues. So my thought is, new MBP M1 really fast (like crazy fast), but not smooth.

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

From my recent experience, I can confirm it's most probably related to M1 chip and current OS. Was recently working on a brand new Intel i9 MacBook Pro 16 with latest OS, there was absolutely no graphics / scrolling issue. Just started using 2021 M1 MacBook Air with the same latest OS, and the graphics / choppiness brought me to this forum unfortunately. I'm using Logi MX3 mouse. When using MBA trackpad, everything is smooth. Hope Monterey will take care of this, this is kinda unacceptable from Apple.

At Best Buy I was immediately noticing the OS wasn’t smooth and could stutter. Minimizing windows, the scrolling widgets bar on the side, scrolling web pages. It just felt underpowered and sluggish. Especially after comparing between Window laptops. I though maybe it was just jarring after looking at high refresh rate screens in the store. But at home, I noticed the whole user experience was not up to par.

I got an M1 Air, the 16gig version more than 6 months ago. The first iteration of Big Sur was fine. After I updated, three times now, the mouse pointer jumps, better, not smooth at all. There isn't a mouse, track pad setting fix. Ive tried it. I am hoping the next update will solve this.

Common Apple, get with it ASAP. Don't disappoint your biggest consumer. iPhone Edge to iPhone 12. From PowerBook 100 to M1 Air. And all the models in between. This is my first complaint through all the years. 😇

Update:

Apple called, he got Feedback from the engineers. Its a known problem which Apple Are investigating. But it wasnt ant fix for now, and he did not think it would be before a bigger update...

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

So, did you call Apple ? What they say ? I have the same problem and it’s so frustating..

Hey @Cabin891. How do I report a bug? I am only 2 weeks in apple ecosystem.

what did you do ? any workaround?

I too started noticing this in Safari only after a few weeks using my new Macbook Air M1. My issue is only in Safari so far and using Chrome fixes the problem for now.

I've installed https://smooze.co mouse smooth scrolling utility and that's when I started experiencing the same. I will probably turn this off.

yes chrome is running far better , but I want safari to run nice.