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My new MB AIR doesn't have a "notch". What's up?
Thanks
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MacBook Air (M2, 2022)
There is a hidden resolution setting on the new-style MacBooks that ignores the notch area of the screen altogether. It results in displaying the menubar below the notch. If you turn your brightness up all the way on your MacBook Air, you'll see that the area around the notch will be more visible and lit up. It's there, but it's just showing black pixels, since it is not an OLED screen.
There are a small number of apps that can enable (and therefore disable) this hidden resolution. However, I imagine that if you go into your Display settings and change the resolution to the standard resolution of 1710x1107, the issue will be corrected.
Apple engineers tell me that there are some versions without the "notch" and I have one. Sounds fishy to me but that's the story. Thanks for your interest.
Jim Murray
I would Mike but I live on the Western Slope in Colorado and the nearest Apple Store is 255 miles away. Fortunately UPS and FEDEX have some mules that come this way when the passes are clear.
Pony Express doesn't service your address, Jim? :)
thank you so much, i was having issues with the resolution and you just fixed them :)
My new MacBook Air doesn't have a "notch"
