Pink hue to apps on m1 macbook air

Hi, when using my MacBook, sometimes apps get a pink hue, then after I restart, it goes away. Is something wrong with my MacBook Air m1 display or is there a fix? I tried turning off True Tone and dark mode, but it doesn't go away. Please help. An example I have sent below of activity monitor.

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 11.4

Posted on May 17, 2021 11:00 PM

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Posted on May 18, 2021 5:17 PM

Hello chitraksh105,


Thanks for visiting Apple Support Communities. We understand that you're seeing a pink hue appear while using your Mac, and that restarting does temporarily resolve the issue. Do you notice this happens after completing a certain task, such as connecting/disconnecting an external device or using a particular app? To help isolate and narrow this down, test in a new user account and safe mode.


Safe mode will tell us if a third-party app/process is possibly causing this: How to use safe mode on your Mac


A new user account will let us know if the issue is only with your user account or the entire Mac: Set up users, guests, and groups on Mac


Keep us posted.


Take care.

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May 18, 2021 5:17 PM in response to chitraksh105

Hello chitraksh105,


Thanks for visiting Apple Support Communities. We understand that you're seeing a pink hue appear while using your Mac, and that restarting does temporarily resolve the issue. Do you notice this happens after completing a certain task, such as connecting/disconnecting an external device or using a particular app? To help isolate and narrow this down, test in a new user account and safe mode.


Safe mode will tell us if a third-party app/process is possibly causing this: How to use safe mode on your Mac


A new user account will let us know if the issue is only with your user account or the entire Mac: Set up users, guests, and groups on Mac


Keep us posted.


Take care.

May 18, 2021 6:33 PM in response to chitraksh105

I have noticed this exact thing happening on my M1 MacBook Air from time to time. For me, what triggered this, every time, is when I changed the background of the desktop space. I have learned to stick with the static background images vs the available dynamic images. Yes, a reboot generally fixes this until I change the background again to a dynamic one.


Axel F.

May 20, 2021 8:22 AM in response to chitraksh105

This began happening for me today as well. I haven't changed a single setting, but now everything that's gray in my 2nd monitor is turning pink. It somewhat corrects itself when I turn True Tone off, but it just makes everything blue. I'm guessing it's got something to do with the most recent Big Sur update. It's just weird that this will happen out of thin air without literally changing any settings. When I lower my MacBook Pros top so that it's almost closed, it goes back to looking normal. The MacBook screen looks fine though.


Edit: I tried to take a screen shot, but it saved it as looking normal.

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