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Mac: screen flickers - what to do?

  • Sep 22, 2025
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If your Mac flickers screen, can sometimes have several causes. In this practical tip we will show you what you can do.

Screen flicker on the Mac you can do

  • First, check all cable connections from the Monitor to see if this properly connected and still intact. Swap test the cable to ensure that they are functioning.
  • May the brightness and the color of the monitor are not uniform. On older devices it can take up to 30 minutes, until they have fully warmed up. You can adjust the settings for the brightness and the color in the system preferences under "displays" > "Monitor", and then "colors".
  • A Defect in the Hardware can also be the cause of the problem. Some devices are affected even from the factory. In this case, you need to at a Apple dealer or the Support contact, so that the defective component be replaced can.
  • Try setting the resolution to reset. To do this, start your Mac in safe mode by pressing button directly after Pressing the Start the [shift] key pressed. Then, go into the system settings, and finally "monitors". Here you can select the resolution and refresh rate supported by your Monitor (you can find these in the operating instructions). You have to restart the Mac afterwards.
  • Check whether an update for the screen or video card driver is available. To do this, go to the Website of the respective manufacturer, in order to obtain more information.
Mac screen flickering
This practical tip is based on Apple's Mac OS. If you have the screen Windows flickers, we have it for you in another practice tip possible solutions compiled.

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