Screen Flickering on Mac Book Pro M1 chip.

Facing the flickering issue since yesterday [30th July 2023]. It suddenly started while I was browsing the internet in my MAC[ 13inch MacBook Pro M1 chip 2020 model ].


Dark areas of the screen are flickering. The videos and photos seems to be a bit dark and not normal.

Slightly higher contrast.


The flickering is more prominently visible when the curser is on a text box, and waiting for us to type something.

And when ever I touch the trackpad, there is a flicker, and the flickering continues as long as I keep moving my finger on the trackpad.


Tried adjusting all display settings, auto brightness, True Tone, colour profile and every thing. I even erased my MAC and reset it. upgraded the OS to latest version [ Ventura 13.5 ]


This is happening in recovery mode also.



Posted on Jul 31, 2023 9:51 AM

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Aug 1, 2023 8:23 AM in response to sriragv89

Hello sriragv89,


Welcome to Apple Support Communities. 


We understand that your MacBook Pro display is flickering. We are happy to help.


We’d like to have you complete some isolating troubleshooting steps, which will allow us to isolate the cause. 


Please use the steps here to test in safe mode: Use safe mode on your Mac - Apple Support

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1. Shut down your Mac.

2. Turn on your Mac and continue to press and hold the power button until you see the startup options window.

3. Select your startup disk, then press and hold the Shift key while clicking “Continue in Safe Mode.”

4. Log in to your Mac. You might be asked to log in again.


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1. Turn on or restart your Mac, then immediately press and hold the Shift key as your Mac starts up.

2. Release the key when you see the login window, then log in to your Mac.

3. You might be asked to log in again. On either the first or second login window, you should see ”Safe Boot” in the upper-right corner of the window."


We’d also like you to test in a new user account using the steps here: Change Users & Groups settings on Mac - Apple Support

"Add a user

1. On your Mac, choose Apple menu > System Settings, then click Users & Groups in the sidebar. (You may need to scroll down.)

2. Click the Add Account button below the list of users on the right (you may be asked to enter your password.)

3. Click the New Account pop-up menu, then choose a type of user.

- Administrator: An administrator can add and manage other users, install apps, and change settings. The new user you create when you first set up your Mac is an administrator. Your Mac can have multiple administrators. You can create new ones, and convert standard users to administrators. Don’t set up automatic login for an administrator. If you do, someone could simply restart your Mac and gain access with administrator privileges. To keep your Mac secure, don’t share administrator names and passwords.

- Standard: Standard users are set up by an administrator. Standard users can install apps and change their own settings, but can’t add other users or change other users’ settings.

- Sharing Only: Sharing-only users can access shared files remotely, but can’t log in to the computer or change settings. To give the user permission to access your shared files or screen, you may need to change options in File Sharing, Screen Sharing, or Remote Management settings. See Set up file sharing and Share the screen of another Mac.

For more information about the options for each type of user, click the Help button in the lower-left corner of the dialog.

4. Enter a full name for the new user. An account name is generated automatically. To use a different account name, enter it now—you can’t change it later.

5. Enter a password for the user, then enter it again to verify. Enter a password hint to help the user remember their password.

6. Click Create User.

7. Depending on the type of user you create, you can also do any of the following:

- For an administrator, select “Allow user to administer this computer.”

- Select “Allow user to reset password using Apple ID.” To use this option, the user must have set up iCloud on this Mac. However, this option isn’t available if FileVault is turned on and set to allow the user to reset their password at startup using their Apple ID.

- Use Sharing settings to specify whether the user can share your files and share your screen.

For information about Apple’s privacy policy, see the Apple Privacy Policy website.

If your Mac or Magic Keyboard has Touch ID, a new user can add a fingerprint after logging in to the Mac."


These steps may help. Let us know if you have further questions.


Take care.

Screen Flickering on Mac Book Pro M1 chip.

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