Questions tagged [screen]
The (usually) LCD display integrated into portable computing products, or external monitor/television connection to same.
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iPhone screen turns black randomly but still on
My iPhone SE (2022)'s screen randomly turns black. It is occurring while the phone is idle and its frequency varying from twice a week to every third months.
While the screen is black, I can 'push' ...
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Second external display connected to M1 MacBook Pro occasionally dimming
Currently using an M1 MBP 16" but this issue happened with my older 2016 MBP 15". Current MacOS is Ventura 13.5.2. Using MBP with lid open, connected to two LG UltraFine 5k displays via ...
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How do I keep the iPhone screen from going dark when I take pictures outdoors?
I am using an iPhone 13 Pro to take pictures. I take a lot of pictures. When I take pictures outside for any duration of time the screen goes dark. This obviously makes it very difficult to see the ...
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Apple store said my screen is busted and needs external display. Screen randomly turned on before disposal.?
I have a mid 2014 MBP 13" Retina, bought at an Apple Authorized reseller in 2018 brand new though (it was a custom and special order that's why I got it new in 2018.)
Laptop is fine except the ...
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MacBook Air screen keeps turning off after fall
I have a 2022 MacBook Air M2. I dropped it on its side while the lid was open. The top left corner of the screen cracked slightly. And for a few days, the laptop and screen still worked, just with the ...
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iPhone has an illuminated line on the right edge of my screen, all the time I use it [duplicate]
Can I get my iPhone fixed easily? Will I need anew screen - expensive!
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Where to find icon for an iOS app, in order to drag it around on the Home Screen?
Let's start out with the idea that I have a rarely-used app that I deinstalled and reinstalled on my iPhone.
In this case, it's a TV remote control app, Remotie in fact.
After redownloading it, iOS ...
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MacBook Pro 2016 screen has interesting flickering lines
By an unknown reason, firstly:
some pixels at edge of screen became black
after that, flickering black lines happened from that point to other edge of screen
And when a black pixel comes over that ...
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Reuse LP154WP4-TLA1 LCD screen?
My Dad had a MacBook Pro from late 2008/early 2009 that he used to dualboot Windows XP and MacOS on. It eventually gave up the ghost (sort of) and wouldn't boot from the MacOS partition. Still did XP, ...
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Touchbar MBP with broken screen won't display on external monitor
I have a Macbook Pro, not sure which year but it's Intel-based with a touchbar and 4 USB-C/Thunderbolt connectors. Recently the screen broke, and the Mac by itself is completely unusable. The computer ...
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Centralizing My Mac Screen Functionality [duplicate]
i break my lcd can i centralized the screen/resolution so that i could pick the area i wanted it to show i've tried centralizing it using resolution manager but it just changing the font what i wanted ...
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Stop iPhone 11 Screen Recording from Cutting off Automatically
I’m trying to record something on my iPhone 11 and it keeps stopping every few minutes. Is there a way to keep this from happening so I can get the full recording?
Is this caused by screen going dark ...
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Re-using MacBook Pro screen
I have an old MacBook Pro A1706 13" that I would like to turn its screen into an external monitor.
I can't find the reference of the screen that I'm supposed to check to buy the correct LCD ...
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The MacBook Pro M1 2020 display glass has stains at the top of the screen
I found some stains on my MacBook Pro M1 2020 display glass at the top of the screen. They won't go away with regular cleaning. I'm worried about how they look and if they'll cause problems.
Can ...
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External display burn-in with MBP16, 2021, M1Pro
I have 2 LG 27GP950-B (4K) external displays, which I connect to MacBook via USB-C->HDMI and HDMI->HDMI cables. Prior to using these with the MacBook, I was using these with a desktop PC for a ...
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Blue-ish band on a MacBook Pro screen
I'm on a MacBook Pro 15-inch, 2018. I have just realized that there's a dark blue band on the bottom right of the screen. You can see it in this photo:
I'm quite sure that it is a display problem, ...
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Is there a way to move windows and resize them via a cli or Automator [duplicate]
I spend my work week switching between home and work (M/W/F at home, Tu/Th at the office). At home I have a single 4k monitor, mostly due to lack of desk space that is shared between the work laptop ...
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How can I add a custom modeline and ignore EDID data?
I have a Samsung CRG90 Ultrawide Dual-QHD with 5120x1440 resolution that has this modeline
"5120x1440_60" 469 5120 5168 5200 5280 1440 1443 1453 1481 +HSync -Vsync
How can I force OSX to ...
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How to turn on the Night Shift of the bulit-in screen of MacBook without affecting the display of the extended screen?
When I turn on the Night Shift model, the display on external screen just goes Yellow. Is it possible to turn off the Night Shift mode on external, leaving the Night model of built-in screen on?
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External display will not achieve full brightness?
My external display (HP 27f 4k) will not achieve full brightness when connected to my M1 MacBook Pro (2020, 13", Ventura 13.2) via the official Apple USB-C HDMI adapter.
The display's brightness ...
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2020 Macbook Pro laptop screen freezing windows, but mouse and other screens functional
I have a 13" MacBook Pro running macOS 13.1 Ventura (but the problem has been present since at least macOS 12). Sometimes, quite randomly, the display on the laptop itself will "freeze.&...
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Big Sur - Detecting when the screen has turned off
Is there a way under MacOS Big Sur (11.7.3) to detect when power-saver mode has kicked in and the screen has turned off?
I want to have a special utility run every time the screen turns off.
Is this ...
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Screen flickering slightly on MacBook Pro
I am using a 2021 14" MacBook with M1 Pro. Starting a few days back, the screen is very slightly flickering. The color is same and doesn't switch from black/white, it only slightly fluctuates in ...
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MacBook Pro 13 2017: Built-in display flickering, stops when connecting to an external display
My MacBook Pro's built-in display started flickering (screen goes black) a few weeks ago.
Most of the time the flickering stops by itself randomly after a couple of minutes.
The thing is, when I ...
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How to connect iPhone to external monitor via HDMI with mouse support?
The problem
I have an iPhone 8 with a busted touch-screen. Specifically, everything visible on the screen is upside down and moving/shaking, and not all parts of the screen are sensitive to physical ...
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Is it possible to use a Macbook Air M1 with a resolution of 2560x1080/60Hz? If not, what are feasible adaptations?
Recently, I bought a new monitor to use as an external display. I even asked a question about the compatibility on this forum.
Now, I am trying to configure things. Unfortunately, the experience has ...
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Why isn't my MacBook Pro detecting 2 out of 3 of my monitors?
I'm having an issue extending 2/3 of my displays on my MacBook Pro. I have two 24inch Lenovo monitors, one 27inch Samsung monitor, one Lenovo docking station and my MacBook Pro.
My three monitors all ...
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White part of screen flicker and drop shadow is weird, any setting need to change?
My MacBook Pro screen suddenly starts flickering; white does not look white and the drop shadow is inverted on white background.
Any way to disable drop shadow?
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monitor calibration
I'm trying to run the display/color calibration utility on my 2018 MacMini for a Dell U2415 monitor (I've also trued this with my BenQ PD2700Q with almost identical results) connected via DP and ...
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How can I stop Macbook Pro from decreasing screen brightness, everytime I remove the MagSafe charger?
How can I stop the screen dimming on macOS Ventura, everytime I unplug the MagSafe Charger on my 2021 MacBook Pro?
Is there any way to disable this weird energy saving feature. I want my screen to ...
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MacBook Pro screen border repair
I had a little accident with my MacBook Pro (dropped it). The screen is working fine (no problem with screen display so far), it did not break but the little bar like "border" that contains ...
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Replacing MacBook Pro M1 Screen Replacement
I have a 13-inch MacBook Pro M1 and my screen is broken. I found another MBP, same version exactly, from a friend of mine. I would like to know if I can replace my screen with the one from my friends ...
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Does mac resolution setting affect watching 4k videos?
I always use a 2020 27' iMac (5k screen) in the mode of scaled resolution 2048*1152 (<4k) with larger text so as not to exhaust my eyes. (System default is 2560*1440, also <4k, and it can go up ...
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Apple Display/UI Scaling
I am a new owner of a M1 MacBook Pro and a long time Windows user and I have a problem with how the text is displayed on my screen.
The Mac's screen itself looks fine, but when I connected it to my ...
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Intermittent black screen Macbook Pro early 2013
I am new here and have a question regarding black screen on a MacBook Pro early 2013. A few weeks ago I updated to Catalina and just some time after the screen went black. It chimes at startup and ...
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Macbook pro 14" 2021 overexposing when brightness is low
There is an issue on the screen. On some videos (also in images etc...) I've noticed my Macbook pro 14" 2021 overexposes the screen when the brigness is really low. It is very annoying. Here is a ...
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Macbook screen randomly becomes undimmed (Automatically Adjust Brightness is off)
I like to dim my mac fully to 0 sometimes, usually when I'm plugged into HDMI to use a monitor or TV. However, at random intervals, the screen will light up again (at brightness level 1). It's a small ...
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Use 2020 iMac as primary display for Mac Studio?
I have a mac studio without any display and a 2020 iMac. I would like to use the iMac (or even some other macbook) as the primary display for the mac studio. As far as I searched, the possible option ...
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One key on iPhone keyboard is not working
The letter "i" on my iPhone is not working anymore. I tried a factory reset, but it still isn't working. Other letters are working fine but there are other areas on the screen that seem to ...
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occasional lines on display?
My MacBook air (M1) occasionally boots up with lines on the display. Sometimes they are vertical ones that completely cover the screen, other times I get horizontal lines that allow me to see ...
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How to prevent black screen on MacBook Pro in the future
For a while now, my 2017 MacBook Pro has had issues with turning on after shutting down.
Whenever I attempt to shut it down, it can never fully do so by itself it seems and I always have to force-shut ...
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Wrong resolution or size of display
After last reboot I have a problem with wrong resolution of display:
If I take a screenshot with shortcut I have whole display:
Last time a reboot helped, but the 3rd time. I've disabled programs ...
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Use Apple's Screen Sharing app to connect to a MacBook Air on a different network
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I have an iMac in my office which is connected to the eduroam network (which is a common network in universities). When I am not in the office, I can use the Apple's application Screen ...
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Switch workspace animation lag (with screen recording)
Both my Macbook and Mac are suffering from a disturbing lag, right after workspace animation finishes the window gets its focus a split second late. During the time, the OS ignores any input, so one ...
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MacOS Ventura upgrade - external monitor issues with BenQ PD2700U
I just upgraded to macOS Ventura and now my external monitor (BenQ PD2700U, 27" 4K monitor) is all screwed up. The resolution is very tiny. The scaling option is no longer in Settings > ...
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Automator application script not working when scheduled from "not on the screen" user
I have an Automator script (app) that simply does few clicks in an app. This script is launched via a calendar event. The script is scheduled and run from a different admin account than the account ...
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Mouse flickering issue with external screen + Logitech MX Anywhere 3 mouse
Here's a recording showing the issue: https://youtube.com/shorts/-X6VeJRn7n4
This has been driving me crazy for months.
Only happens with an external screen plugged in.
If I disconnect and reconnect ...
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Screen sharing without waking up screen (Macbook connects to iMac)
Basically I need this but for 2022:
How to Screen Sharing / VNC to an iMac without waking the display?
I connect from my Macbook Pro to my iMac in the office. I need to have the iMac screen off ...
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Disable Macbook monitor with external screen AND open lid [duplicate]
Since my MacBook 2016 i5 built-in screen starts to flicker, I want to reduce the use by linking an external screen and fully disable the built-in screen.
However, to use the macbook Touch ID button, ...
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How can I diagnose and fix a MacBook Air screen that goes black after boot?
I have a strange error occurring with a 13 inch retina 2018 MacBook Air.
Upon boot, I see the white apple logo and progress bar, and then the user accounts to log in. At this screen, I have about ...
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