MacBook Pro M1 2020 Skipping Video/Audio via HDMI

I’ve found that the only work around is to first connect the MacBook to the external monitor/tv with HDMI, set the external sound to the monitor/tv, then restart the computer. This will fix the issue. Not sure why those steps need to be taken but it’s the only solution I’ve found until Apple comes up with an OS update.

January 2024 still no fix for this. Sonoma 14.3

Has anyone heard any updates??????This same thing is happening to me, every time I plug my MacBook into my TV via HDMI it just speed fast forwards through the whole video if you try to go back it does the same thing over and over, I have found the workaround for some reason when you change the audio to the MacBook speakers instead of the TV it fixes it but that obviously doesn’t cut it with volume. Has anyone heard any updates or found a way to fix this, mine has been like this for over a year now. how has apple not addressed this?

I also have the exact same issue on my MacBook Air M2, audio/video playback when using a USB-C to HDMI adapter is in fast forward when connected to an extended display wether it be via the cable or via dock which then utilises a HDMI to HDMI cable. I notice this is only when trying to use the sound from the external display. When using the MacBook speakers this issue does not arise. This is particularly annoying when you want to take benefit of your home theatre speaker setup to watch movies/tv shows etc. Hopefully this bug will be fixed soon as I have tried many different cables/docks, non seem to work.

Restart seems to be the only solution. Crazy that this issue has literally existed for 2 years now and they still have not done anything about it.

Hey Jordan,

So sorry to hear that you’re experiencing technical difficulties with this model of MacBook as well.

I’m an IT Specialist at a church and a private school, and all of the teachers at our school utilize this model of MacBook. Originally we thought it was the HDMI Cables, but soon figured out that wasn’t the issue. We then thought it may be the USB-C to HDMI Adapters, but figured out quickly that wasn’t the issue either. The only thing that alleviated the issue was by rebooting the MacBook. After a reboot the issue goes away. That’s a temporary fix of course because the issue has popped back up on multiple occasions; however, we’ve seen 100% success rate after rebooting the MacBook.

I certainly hope this will help you and everyone that is experiencing the same issue; however, it seems as though Apple needs to find a way to fix this on their end whether it be the specific version of MacOS and/or the hardware utilized on this model of MacBook.

Blessings

I like how there are hundreds of people who have spend thousands of dollar on these machines and the richest company in the world provides no response or support...

Thanks! I did read that workaround here in the comments, but it's annoying to have to do that when I might have so much going on and I now have to restart which means losing sessions and work-in-progress, just because Apple doesn't yet seem to care to fix something they broke themselves and don't care to even follow-up.

I continually have the same issue on my MacBook Air M2 (2022) running on Sonoma 14.2.1

This is becoming infuriating as an educator trying to display example videos to the class. I love Apple for catering to educators and artists but as a music educator, this is making my laptop agrivatingly defunct.

Same issue. MacBook Pro 14 M2 with Sonoma. Connected to a tv using HDMI. The TV has a soundbar. It worked fine but the last week or so it has been impossible to watch a video or even listen to a whatsapp audio. it just fast forwards to the end.

I’ve found that the only work around is to first connect the MacBook to the external monitor/tv with HDMI, set the external sound to the monitor/tv, then restart the computer. This will fix the issue. Not sure why those steps need to be taken but it’s the only solution I’ve found until Apple comes up with an OS update.

This is still broken as of 16.04.2024, anyone at apple cares for a basic thing like audio via hdmi?

Still having this problem in April 2024. Have seen several threads on this and nothing but a temporary fix.

Ridiculous

Mac Book Air M2, IOS 13.4 Ventura.

Exactly the same problem. Come on Apple - fix it!

The only way around it I have found is to use the volume from the Macbook itself but in a classroom I can see this not being loud enough. Really hope Apple get round to fixing this as not being able to utilise my new home theatre system for videos/films is a real pain.