MacBook Pro screen flickering solution

I have installed Mojave beta and have not experienced this issue since then.

I would say that its OS High Sierra that is causing this problem.

for me, mojave has solved the problem. so you should try it out...

Same issue here with 2018 MBP. Deactivating the intel GPU fixes the problem. There is a problem with the switch

I have this problem also and did a search on it. I found a tech article stating this is definitely a hardware issue...a flaw. Also that Apple so far isn't issuing a recall, and if they do, it'll likely take years for them to do so. I don't have the link to the article, but it was a top return when I googled, "why is my Macbook Pro's screen flickering?".

Hello All,

Even my MacBook Pro 15" retina with TB showed same issue, iCare is doing display module replacement, yet to hear from them.

Looks like they taking 10 days to get this done.

Will update once I got the book back.

Mojave has solved all of my problems. I love it!

Sorry to hear that, That really S.U.C.K.S, hopefully apple addresses this, I have given my MBP(mid 2017) to apple store and he said this is happening frequent as he has seen the same issue in the past, they kept my laptop and said they will be sending it to repair facility, they might replace screen(he was not sure though) , I wish if they can give a new laptop, or make sure my laptop remain in the same pristine condition (after repair) as i have given it to them.

I’ve had my MBP for a couple of months. Flickering started after updating to High Sierra - then stopped. Starting flickering again after finally getting around to the latest OS update. By choice and undergoing a learning curve with Pages, Numbers, etc, have NOT installed any Microsoft software. So I’d say MS Office and flickering are not connected, but something in the OS updates.

Unfortunately, mine barely lasted a week without the flickering off and on.

Literally, all I have installed is...

• ScanSnap Software (Fujitsu scanner)

• Epson Printer software

• Myst (my guilty pleasure)

• PDF Expert

The only change that has changed before it started again was I put on a movie in iTunes and it flickered off/on/off three times in two days. I also noticed it flickers (like tracking on an old VCR) for a few seconds when I started an iTunes movie (Wall•E if anyone was curious).

Closing and reopening the lid only worked once, I had to shut it down to get it back the other two times. This was the replacement MacBook Pro and it’s doing the same thing again—off, on, off.

I finally just shut it down and put it in the closet. Back to using my wife’s old ‘09 13” white MacBook again.

I’m more than a little disappointed right now with this thing, and feel like a fool for all the time I’ve wasted trying to get this thing fixed.

It appears as though every situation is different and the common denominator is High Sierra 10.13.5. My previous comment: "After spending a whole day on this issue and several hours with tech support, I had to reinstall OS 10.13.5. I was told it was probably an install issue. Of course reinstall is a couple hours. Still no fix. Deciding not to call again, I reinstalled 10.13.4 from a backup. I lost a month’s work. I hope to try again, but not anytime soon." I will now backup more often.

I had a 2016 Macbook Pro, the one that was the 2.7. I had it for about 9 months before the flickering started. I sent it into Apple Repair 3 different times. They claimed they could never get it to reproduce. The funny thing is the day I got it back the problem started. I turned around and took it back to Apple. Finally after 3 months of dealing with Apple and the flickering problem, I convinced them to swap out the computer. I get my new computer, set it up, and then about 1 hour after use it started again. The only way that I got it to go away was to restart my computer.

At this point I am not sure what it is. I have not downloaded anything on this computer and have not used any third party programs. I think the problem has to do more with interference than anything. When the flickering was happening and I would stand up, the flickering would stop for about 30 seconds, then restart. I think Apple needs to do some major back investigation on this matter.

4+ days and counting on 10.13.6. So far...

- iTunes doesn't flicker anymore when playing full-screen videos.

- No all-white or all-red screen on wake

- Not flickering.

No idea if this is really fixed or just coincidence. Hopefully, I can go a week or two without a problem.

yeah me too. I just got my new macbook 13" (2018) 3 days ago and the moment I started it (for the first time) the apple log turned turquoise for a couple of seconds and then turned back white. I thought its probably one of the design features that apple has brought up in this model...

but after 2 days of using it lightly, I noticed the turquoise color flashing again on my background.

after that, I performed the SCM and NVRAM reset, and this hasnt happened again, but I am wondering since then if it will start happening again down the road.

I havent paid for apple care for this one coz I havent had any problems with my old mac or ipads or iphones (and I trust APPLE products). but now I am thinking what if my system goes bad after 1-2 years...

I would not have let it go to the repair facility. I spoke with an Apple Engineer for about an hour about this issue and there is no solution for this yet but they are trying to find one. Mojave comes out September 24th though so I’m confident the issue will be resolved by updating out of High Sierra X.

This sound like the MacKeeper trojan has infected your system. Beware of Googling how to remove it as the search results include the MacKeeper trojan so if your problem isn't due to it you will inadvertently install it.

It is such a malevolent infection I'm unclear as to why Apple doesn't have a clear and unambiguous solution posted somewhere prominent for all Apple users to access. My son recently suffered from at university in the last week of his essays. One tell-tale sign, apart from the flickering and the mouse pointer being uncontrollable, is tediously long boot-up time.

I'm going to check out a different forum with a question about it in case anyone has a definitive way to remove it. Booting in Safe Mode and then applying MalwareBytes scan worked for my son initially but it came back after a couple of hours. I think as well as the scan some files need to be removed manually but which ones and where are they? Without removing them it seems to redownload itself or in some way reinstall itself.