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Macbook Airs Screen Flickering

My Macbook Air m1’s screen suddenly started flickering for no reason. I didn’t drop it and it wasn’t in contact with water aswell I took care of it but today suddenly the Screen started flickering and it has this black line and grey horizontal lines all over my screen and it glitches aswell. I don’t know what to do I’m a student on a budget

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 14.2

Posted on Jan 14, 2024 7:28 AM

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Posted on Jan 14, 2024 8:33 AM

Try and boot it in the safe mode to see if the issues persist


If the issues persist in safe mode, it is most likely a hardware error I am afraid. If they don’t persist in safe mode they’re caused by an external piece of software, you might want to evaluate the software installed to your mac


Start up your Mac with Apple silicon in safe mode

  1. On your Mac, choose Apple menu  > Shut Down.
  2. Wait for your Mac to shut down completely. A Mac is completely shut down when the screen is black and any lights (including in the Touch Bar) are off.
  3. Press and hold the power button on your Mac until “Loading startup options” appears.
  4. Select a volume.
  5. Press and hold the Shift key, then click Continue in Safe Mode.
  6. The computer restarts automatically. When the login window appears, you should see “Safe Boot” in the menu bar.


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WheelieNick
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Jan 14, 2024 8:33 AM in response to brother234

Try and boot it in the safe mode to see if the issues persist


If the issues persist in safe mode, it is most likely a hardware error I am afraid. If they don’t persist in safe mode they’re caused by an external piece of software, you might want to evaluate the software installed to your mac


Start up your Mac with Apple silicon in safe mode

  1. On your Mac, choose Apple menu  > Shut Down.
  2. Wait for your Mac to shut down completely. A Mac is completely shut down when the screen is black and any lights (including in the Touch Bar) are off.
  3. Press and hold the power button on your Mac until “Loading startup options” appears.
  4. Select a volume.
  5. Press and hold the Shift key, then click Continue in Safe Mode.
  6. The computer restarts automatically. When the login window appears, you should see “Safe Boot” in the menu bar.


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