I upgraded to Sonoma yesterday on my Macbook Pro (M1 2020). Touch Bar keeps flickering during startup (looks like it is glitching) then once logged in, it disappears. What could be a issue?
Tried safe mode, tried sudo pkill from terminal, and everything else online.
Could this be a hardware failure because of Sonoma?
MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 11.1
I had the same problem and jumped through all the hoops to no avail. Then today I realized that the Sonoma upgrade turned the Touch Bar zoom on, which impacts ability to interact with it. To turn it off (or see if it's turned on) go to Settings > Accessibility > Zoom > Touch Bar zoom (last option, toggle switch off).
See, I have the same model and issue. Mine is like it is frozen. It will recognize a few commands but most of the time, it just sits. If I hit a button, it will spasm and flicker for a second before doing some random command. The rest of the time it just sits frozen and useless. I have tried the pkill and the power, ctrl, opt, shift and none have worked.
I upgraded to Sonoma and experienced Touch Bar strobing after upgrade. I reinstalled it again thinking I had a bad build. After fresh install, Touch Bar strobed until it went dark. Now I don't have an escape key which is irritating. I've tried everything online to fix it to no avail. In addition my activity monitor crashes every time I open it!
its End of December 2023 now - is this issue fixed @apple support. I have a MacBook Pro with Intel chip - and a Touch Bar
MoTahboub wrote:
I upgraded to Sonoma yesterday on my Macbook Pro (M1 2020). Touch Bar keeps flickering during startup (looks like it is glitching) then once logged in, it disappears. What could be a issue?
Tried safe mode, tried sudo pkill from terminal, and everything else online.
Could this be a hardware failure because of Sonoma?
Im in the same situation, after updating the OS in the last Sonoma 14.2.1. update, my touchbar remained blank, I factory reset the computer, deleted my information, and achieved nothing. my activity monitor also closes unexpectedly. I hope to find a solution, updates are supposed to improve
same here
Sorry I didn't realize I had an intel cpu :-(
all good, thanks for the help tho
Has Apple come out with a fix for this??? I am also having the same issue once I updated my MacBook Pro 2020 to Sonoma....
when restarting your computer? it fixed the touchbar issue?
i can't even touch mine to use the functions as if the on-touchbar-screen buttons were there :/
Did anyone find a solution or heard back from Apple? Help would be appreciated 🫠
i wish :/
I have the same exact issue, except the flickering. The bar is completely black but for instance the brightness control still works if you find the right place to touch.
I have a 2019 Macbook Pro with an Intel Chip and this didn't work with me. Touch Bar is not working at all.
I HAVE THE SAME ISSUE WITH MY ACTIVITY MONITOR. :(
Sonoma: Macbook Pro (M1 2020) Touch Bar is not working after update (Flickers during restart then once logged in, it disappears)
