M1 MacBook Air Pink Screen Crashing

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

Good to know. I recently installed Zoom myself. I think you may be onto something here.

I've been having the same issue but it crashed only when I watch Youtube.

rdbstl wrote:

Good to know. I recently installed Zoom myself. I think you may be onto something here.

Does it happen with different browsers?

I also get a pink crash screen... I did set up this mac from a previous back up. I really don't want to set it up again :(

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Same here, happened on safari at Youtube, Netflix, and now at spotify app. No screen mirror, no airplay, no migration.

Base MBA M1 spec, bought Dec. 2020, started occurring in August 2021.

I’m convinced it has little to do with one app or another. My random shutdowns/reboots occur as often as not when the computer is closed and asleep.

Any update on this? Did you have crashes again? I am wondering bc I still have it and on the latest zoom app... Thanks for an update!!!

Did you restore a Time Machine backup when you got your new M1 ? or it is a "fresh" install ?

Some question and same advice as to the OP: if this also happens in Safe Mode, and if you are inside the14-day window, return this mac as it is probably a hardware issue.

If you migrated stuff and the problem does not happen in Safe Mode, then it is more likely to be a software issue, and then an Etrecheck report posted here may lead us to the cause.

Hello everyone, I am a new macbook user, got the basic M1 macbook air version for work and I have been trying to adjust both to the OS, as well as the unfortunate bugs, and mind you im talking about the updated 11.5 version of big sur: wireless connections, external displays, pink screen, sleep mode waking up, ive battle my way through mostly everything.

I logged here to reply because I saw a lot of patterns considering my problem with the pink screen crash & reboot:

1) Mirror displays m1 with my eizo 2760

2) Youtube tab in default player mode in safari

3) It's happened with or without a usb hub so I think its more likely correlated to the above setup rather than hubs

I do not have Zoom app installed in my device. Concerning the patterns: most times ive had the pink screen was facing the open youtube tab with the default video player while working. It's like its triggering it.

But now for the tricky part: because I mostly use the macbook with external display and connected to power, I think I have also come to the conclusion that mirror displays is the primary triggering factor. I mostly use the mac in clamshell mode because i dont really use its retina display use to size, but i know for a fact i mostly became aware of the issue while using the mirror displays mode ( i had to test the battery draining and thus couldnt use clamshell mode because it was unplugged from power)

I have worked my way through ALL sorts of usb hub and external display issues that I didnt have time to work with the pink screen crash, but the above points I mentioned (mirror display + youtube) do really stand out since dont use the macbook for anything else other than safari + MS office.

As for the problems ive experienced ill just note them here to give people more keywords to search for:

1) usb hubs draining battery power

2) external display problems with HDMI (spoilers, prefer cables and ports in this order: thunderbolt>usb-c>displayport>hdmi and directly unto the TB ports on mac, not hub)

3) favor mac verified wireless peripherals, mostly bluetooth ones

4) external monitor not waking up due to hub/cable/port

Hope this helps., thanks for any feedback.

Same issue. MacBook Air M1 bought 6 months ago (early 2021)

Two thoughts:

1) Could it be related to using an external display? It happens to me pretty much always when I'm connected to my thunderbolt display.

2) It seems to happen most often when I come back from being a way for a few minutes and my macbook is waking back up from going to sleep.

I think you probably have a defective unit and you should return it.

Mine was 100% fresh, just updated OS. No transfer from another machine. (This is my first time owning a Mac.)