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iPad Pro M2 Screen Flicker
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For me it’s fixed now completely.Still flickering on beta 6
Update: Darn. After the update everything was smooth.
Now I turned it on and I saw the flicker... Not as aggressive as before but it's still there.
I hope this is not a firmware issue.... I will report it again to Apple. I think this should be one of the things they could address asap in the next update.
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This actually gives me pause, and I know these are betas, but this is actually a really bad bug, and for Apple not to fix it by now is really weird to me. Makes me think the M2 12.9 iPad isn't a big seller and doesn't get priority for fixes.
I get there's a possibility that something is really weird with the M2 12.9 hardware and maybe the fix is taking a long time, but still... weird. Makes me question keeping this iPad.
I get there's a possibility that something is really weird with the M2 12.9 hardware and maybe the fix is taking a long time, but still... weird. Makes me question keeping this iPad.
I expect it will not be fixed for the first release of iPadOS 17.
If it isn't fixed in 17.1, then we have a problem.
Still happening for me too. I’m officially getting worried this won’t be fixed during the beta period.
I think it is actually fixed now. Looking solid so far.
Edit: aaaand … it’s back. Doh!
Edit: aaaand … it’s back. Doh!
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12.9" and it's definitely not fixed for me. This is the same pattern I've seen before - it initially seems fixed (possibly due to an internal "There's no way they've let this continue" mental bias) but then as the fog of a new update clears, the flicker is seen again.
I’d say same exact thing as you. iPad 12.9 M2 and after a few days after install it seems to flicker slowly to what is has been. Only a few betas before they can hopefully fix it before GM release. :/
Strange.... for me the flicker is fully fixed.
Not once did I see replicate and I am using my iPad regularly under both bright and dark environments.
Very strange that in beta 7 I had no issues and it reappeared in beta 8! I am also considering rolling back this weekend.
Update: The flicker was so aggressive that I decided to roll back now.
I am actually concerned that even if this is a SW problem it will become a HW one due to the violent strobing effect.
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I was rolling back a week ago. Waiting ween this is solved.
I just finished reinstalling and backup recovery.
I will miss is the home screen customization and the external monitor setup + web camera.
It's just a couple of weeks, I will survive without them
I am also very concerned that this will turn out to be a hardware issue. If this was just some software glitch, Apple surly would’ve patched it in an earlier beta. Especially since I have to imagine that Apple’s own employees, at least some of them use the 12.9 inch iPad Pro. Something seem wrong with this. The flickering was so bad for me that I had to roll back to iPadOS 16.