macOS Sequoia Macintosh wallpaper getting stuck

I have recently updated to macOS Sequoia. When using Macintosh wallpaper (Macintosh Spectrum)and the new wallpaper have issue. It works for some time sand then It gets stuck at some point and works as a static wallpaper. Wallpaper will randomly stop moving even in screen saver or just going to to the log screen. Changing to different wallpaper and then setting it again make it work for some time, and the stucking continues...

Posted on Oct 1, 2024 12:29 AM

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Posted on Nov 3, 2024 3:29 AM

The fix that's seemed to work for me (🤞🏻 so far) is to set the Screen Saver to "Macintosh" (whichever colour option you like) but turn off the "Show as wallpaper" option. Then go to the Wallpaper settings and set the wallpaper to "Macintosh" and make sure that the "Show as screensaver" option is turned off.


Although counter-intuitive, setting them independently with these options turned off has worked so far. Not sure if it matters but I have "Show on all Spaces" turned on for both settings. I also upgraded to 15.1 earlier this week so that may have something to do with my success here.

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