M1 MacBook Air Pink Screen Crashing

Had the same issue with my MacBook Air M1 almost daily crashes with pink screen. Deleted the Disk with the disk utility and installed MacOS and everything new (not from a backup) - since then over a week from now, no crashes or pink screen anymore.

Apple silicon - Safe Mode

1. Shut down your Mac.
2. Turn on your Mac and continue to press and hold the power button until you see the startup options window.
3. Select your startup disk, then press and hold the Shift key while clicking “Continue in Safe Mode.”
4. Log in to your Mac. You might be asked to log in again.

And Test if the crashing continues. If not - there might be a User Account issue

What P Philips said.

Did you migrate from a previous mac? If you did and if the problem does not occur in Safe Mode, please run Etrecheck and post its full report here using the additional text button button your message area.

For future reference: when upgrading to a new mac or a new OS you should always ONLY migrate the user accounts and nothing else.

If the problem persists even in Safe Mode, you may want to use the 14 day window to return it. There is always a chance (slim but nonzero) that you have gotten a defective one.

The pink screen followed by a reboot is caused when the M1 Macbook is connected to an external display and in clamshell mode.

I have tried two different hubs and connecting the Apple Thunderbolt displays directly to the M1 Macbook, and it also happens.

I think it is related to the Mac going into sleep mode. I don't let the Mac go to sleep mode by activating an anti-sleep app called Theine and leaving the Mac lid open.

My issue with the pink screen followed by restart went away after removing Zoom. I recently had to re-install Zoom for a meeting followed by an update and so far my MacBook Pro 13" M1 is stable. Fingers crossed.

Nothing to do with Zoom here. Mine started crashing rebooting randomly a few weeks back. Screen freezes, about a minute later pink screen flash, then reboot. Did diagnostics and came up "no issues" ADP000.

Seems to be a hardware issue so will need to send it in for repair/replacement. Just started a few weeks back (early August), bought new in the spring.

For what it's worth Danny, I returned my previous refurb and got another 2020 M1 MBP. I'm running the same software, same OS version, in the same situation (laptop mode, no accessories whatsoever) and no longer have any issues with the replacement.

Since I updated to Big Sur 11.6 I have not had it happen again, Knock on wood!!!

Agree with @ Luis Sequeira1 - there is a 14 Day Return Policy with Apple not questions. Just Log into your Apple Store Account and find the purchase for this machine - and Request a Return. Apple will send the required packaging to your account address on file and end of story. That easy.

I still have them occurring, regardless of app or peripheral or asleep or awake, once or twice daily. Tried some advice given over at Macrumors (forums) to change power settings, but to no avail. I’m thinking more and more that it’s a hardware issue.

MBP refurb 2020. I've had this happen daily in all kinds of software contexts. Editing code, watching videos, using finder. I haven't connected a single peripheral device (wired or bluetooth). It happens plugged into power and unplugged.

For me, I think it's bad hardware. It happens sometimes. :(

Mine stopped doing it several weeks back with an update, but when it was happening, it mattered not if it was w or w/out external monitor. Just my experience.

Me too, knock on wood... Big Sur 11.6 seems to have "fixed" it.

lovemesomeapplestuff wrote:

Bought my M1 MacBook air in November and I've had the same problem since around the 19th. Nothing I've done has helped.

Same situation - problem occurs when mirroring displays - or something else?

It may help elucidate the issue if we have more details.