MacBook Air M1 screen is flickering.

Confirmed to be flex cable issue but apple have no ''Flexgate'' extended service program for MacBook Air only MacBook Pro so they want £444 to fix it. For a £1 part failure. The diagnostic report found no damage or liquid ingress so I view this as a manufacturing defect which causes wear to the flex cable. My only recourse is to assert this view through a formal complaint claim under the Consumer Rights Act 2015.

Hi,

Try to startup in Safe Mode, then normal boot which could solve your issue.

If it doesn't work, run Apple Diagnostics if your MacBook Air flickering screen by hardware related issue.

if the error doesn't report, you should contact Apple Support or take your MacBook Air to your local AppleStore, Genius Bar or Apple Authorized Service Provider to be examined your MacBook Air there.

"MacBook Air M1 screen is flickering.: Flickering screen issue. MacBook Air M1 running Mac OS 27.0.1. All apps. Even home screen. Forced closed everything and restarted. Updated all apps. No idea what could be the cause."

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MacBook Air M1 screen is flickering.:

Why Save Mode Likely Worked:

Safe Mode fixes caches(which are creates so that apps open quicker for ease-to-use), and it prevents Login Items form opening at login. So, see if you have any Login Items that you can uninstall. Go Here: Remove Login Items to Resolve Startup Problems on your Mac - Apple Support

“It actually only works for a bit and then the flickering begins again? This is with all startup and background apps disabled?”

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A Faulty Device, Perhaps?:

During the days of COVID, my 2017 MBP screen flickered continuously. I have to troubleshoot with Apple over-the-phone for what totaled over a hundred hours. I had to perform send-ins, as Apple Stores were no open for long(4 hours a day, if I recall correctly).

They gave me my money back in credit for a faulty device(it all started after an update). A hundred hours was seen as so much of a waste of time(from Apple’s POV), that, being to cooperative of a customer, Apple gave me a free upgrade for no more than the price of AppleCare+.

****, thank you so much, just booting into safe mode then normal mode worked a treat.

Can I ask why that worked? Must it have been a glitch of some background app that was malfunctioning?

Did this boot into safe mode act as a refresh for the startup apps?

It actually only works for a bit and then the flickering begins again? This is with all startup and background apps disabled?