Ventura 13.3 broke my screensaver--

Upgraded last night. Now screen saver won't appear on the main display, just on the extended display. After a while, the words "No Picture" appear on the main display.

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 13.3

Posted on Mar 28, 2023 4:43 AM

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Posted on Apr 3, 2023 1:21 PM

I am seeing the same problem in two different M1 MacBook Pros (one a work machine) since 13.3. Whenever they are connected to an external monitor, it was refusing to show photos on that monitor. This happens with any of the photo-display screensavers that I tried (flip-up, Ken Burns. Photo Mobile, Photo Wall etc).


By experimenting a bit, I discovered that whichever monitor is the designated the “Main Display” will refuse to show photos, and show the “no photos“ message. The clock, however, appears just fine on that monitor, when that option is enabled. The “Extended Display” shows photos just fine, even when switched to the other monitor.


I was able to work around the problem by changing the refresh rate of the MacBook ”Built-in Display” to anything other than”ProMotion.”


System Settings > Displays > Built-in Display > Refresh rate > [select something other than ProMotion]

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Mar 28, 2023 8:19 AM in response to leroydouglas

After updating to Ventura 13.3, my Mac will flicker black twice during startup. Once during the loading bar after the Apple logo appears, and again about 7 seconds after reaching the login screen. Have you experienced this issue as well?

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