My macbook air M1 recently developed intermittently flickering band on the right side of screen.

This band follows some days of intermittent multicolored vertical lines, sometimes with total blackouts. Recently updated the software but of no much difference. What is happening and kindly help me fix it

Posted on Oct 16, 2025 9:13 PM

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den.thed

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Oct 17, 2025 6:38 AM in response to rajkumari19

From your description, it sounds like a hardware problem with the display or the cabling up to the display.

Schedule an appointment at your local Apple Store or AASP for an evaluation and service.

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