Whereas I had the same smearing experience with the units displayed at Best Buy, last night I checked my first generation iPad Pro 12.9", updated to IOS 16.1. Pleasant surprise, no smearing whatsoever, not in the slightest. So, I guess, this is an issue with the newest displays only.
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iPad Pro Is yellow smearing when scrolling normal??
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Why is that? Thought it was for sure a software bug and it’s fixed in the newest beta right now…?
Any more data points with the latest beta software Regarding whether the colour shift with scrolling is fixed?
Good to know. I returned every M2 that I tried, and still have an M1 which is returnable. But I was able to find a deeply discounted M2 at Walmart (pricing error which was honoured), which was too good to pass up, so now the M1 must go back. So I am happy to hear that I might only have to put up with this issue for a few more weeks
Or...you could have just tried a little patience and read what people were saying here about it being a software bug.
Fair enough - admittedly my patience for dealing with these issues is pretty limited, even more so given the price of the device. And maybe it shouldn’t matter that getting the M2 device for a steep discount in the end changed the balance of what I am willing to tolerate (especially in the context of several people now reporting that the issue is fixed in the upcoming release, although I have to see it with my own eyes to be sure), but I guess each person weighs these factors differently, and that’s how things balanced out for me.
I can confirm. Going to send my iPad m2 back to Apple and will get a replacement because of a different problem. I checked my 16.0 and it has no problem. Updated to newest version (not beta) and no the screen is yellow while scrolling…. Definitely a software bug
I read through this thread and want to thank you all. I created an account just to post this. I am on an M2 11” iPad Pro and was being driven mad by the motion blurring everyone has been talking about here. This was one of the only places that talked about it and affirmed I’m not crazy LOL.
I installed the 16.2alpha beta update and sure enough it fixed the motion blurring. The nightmare is over.
I installed the 16.2
It's looking like I was wrong, then. (Well, about there being a bug at least.) Curious to know more now that the public beta is out. I also recently saw my first mention of this issue outside of this thread. They seem to suggest the issue only affects their M2 iPad Pro and not their Air 5, presumably on the same OS version. They also describe "off-axis effects," which I haven't seen mentioned here.
How extremely strange that seemingly so few people were affected by or noticed the bug, if it was indeed so as is looking to be the case.
How extremely strange that seemingly so few people were affected by or noticed the bug, if it was indeed so as is looking to be the case.
The newest beta(4) of 16.2 continues to be free of the smearing issue. Since a fair number of people may not use night shift, True Tone, and dark mode at the same time not all would have noticed this issue. I have seen it reported by owners, including myself, of the M1 iPP 12.9s As well as a large number of owners of, again including me, the M2 models. But fortunately the software fix is still working and I would expect 16.2 to be released next week.
Just installed 16.2, and I am happy to see that the smearing problem appears to be fixed. No apparent issues with dark mode, true tone, and night shift all on at the same time. Hurray!
Yeah I just turned off True Tone it’s a lot better than my 2018 iPad Pro and after the Update with True Tone off I get no noticeable smearing when scrolling. On my 11” M2 iPad Pro.
I found this thread after searching for my particular problem. I have a brand new M2 12.9 that has a pronounced green shift when scrolling white text on a black background. I first noticed it when reading and in the Apple website which has a lot of white on black graphics. I felt that there was something off with the display immediately. It looks fine with a static image but seems confused and presents eye strain with video. I notice some slight jelly scrolling, which I had not seen on the old M1 Pro.
If I do the skanskew test at testufo.com the white lines go to a pale green blue. It looks awful next to an M1 12.9 Pro.
I'm running the latest iPadOS 16.6 and had tried the 17 beta but no difference. Truetone or Nightshift make no difference either.
If I do the skanskew test at testufo.com the white lines go to a pale green blue. It looks awful next to an M1 12.9 Pro.
I'm running the latest iPadOS 16.6 and had tried the 17 beta but no difference. Truetone or Nightshift make no difference either.
This issue was fixed for most of us in 16.2. I’ve not had any such issues on my M2 since then. Both my wife and I have M2 12.9 with what I regard as perfect displays. If you’re having noticeable display issues and you’re within the return window I would return it and purchase another one. If outside the return window try to get Apple Care to replace it. You can take it to an Apple Store to show them and get it replaced.
I went to that site and looked at the scan test and see a slight bluing or greening of the white lines but not the blurring I see in your video. The line remain clear and distinct but do become slightly bluish. But that doesn’t translate to any video issues when using our iPads.