Since yesterday, the display on my 3 month old Macbook is "vibrating" = moving up and down by less than a mm at a very fast rate. The computer otherwise functions normally. After some time this will stop and the display normally, then it will start vibrating again. It vibrates probably 80% of the time now.
Is this something I can fix myself, or do I need to take computer back to Apple store?
MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, Early 2015)
Hello there wildpoulin,
It sounds like your built in screen seems to be jittering most of the time now. I would use this section of the following article to help troubleshoot the issue:
Apple computers: Troubleshooting issues with video on internal or external displays
Reset the system
You can reset the Mac's parameter RAM and SMC.
Reset the resolution
Start by resetting the Mac's parameter RAM. If the display does not come up, was previously set to an unsupported resolution, and still results in no video:
- Start up in Safe Mode.
- From the Apple () menu, choose System Preferences.
- Choose Displays from the View menu to open the preferences pane.
- Select any resolution and refresh rate that your display supports.
- Restart your computer.
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Thank you so much for your help. i did everything you suggested, and for about a half hour the jittering was minimal (I could read the screen still), then it stopped completely for about two hours. Now it started again. And my sense is it might be building, which it did the first time when it started small and grew much faster and more pronounced, so much so that content was not readable.
Should I implement your suggestions again?
It certainly wouldn't hurt to try the steps again, but if it keeps coming back then you may need to seek service for your computer:
display jumping
