14.3 Mail.app - Corrupted/Garbled Text When Composing Messages

After updating to 14.3, I've noticed Mail.app messages (replies or new) will begin garbling and corrupting text display while you're writing (similar to writing in this field here). Usually when you've written a few paragraphs, the prior (or even current) text will garble with previous content, moving it around, erasing some, or even overlaying it with a previous paragraph.


Importantly, the text itself is not changed, as can be seen if you just ignore it and keep typing. However, if you stop and try to select the text, it cannot be grabbed, since it's not really there. It is a visual corruption only, but when you don't know what you have written, it's hard to confirm what's, well, written.


I've restarted, as well as reinstalled the OS with no change.


This is while Mail is in fullscreen and the message is using split-screen.


There clearly seems to be a text display bug (graphics or WebKit perhaps), but I'm trying to determine if it's just me or others are noticing it as well. I will also file a bug (Feedback Assistant) on the issue.

MacBook Air 13″

Posted on Jan 23, 2024 10:08 AM

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Posted on Feb 10, 2024 4:22 AM

Upgrade to MacOS 14.3.1.


It should fix the problem, which was in WebKit. The software update explicitly says it is a fix to this erratic display problem when editing. In addition to Apple Mail, this was occurring in other apps that use WebKit.


It's a bit scary to see something like this with a brand new computer, and wonder if something is wrong with the new M3 Pro Apple Silicon hardware. I certainly did, until I saw in this forum that it was happening to many different computers, including ones with Intel processors.


This display issue when editing is a documented software bug that 14.3.1 should fix.

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