MacBook Air M1 - Stagelight Effect

My MacBook Air M1 base model has recently started to show the stage light effect on the screen. This is the same problem that was on 2016 MacBook Pro's that resulted in a recall for some of them. Has anyone else experienced this? What has been your experience in getting it fixed? As you can see, my Applecare just ran out...

MacBook Air (2020 or later)

Posted on Nov 26, 2021 7:19 PM

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Bryan_K1

Community Specialist

Nov 27, 2021 3:15 PM in response to Geoffrey Chang

Hello Geoffrey Chang,

We see that you're having some issues with your display.

For something like that you'll want to reach out to Apple Support directly. They'll be able to look in to this with you and provide you with options.

You can reach out to them here: Get Support

Cheers!

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