Disclaimer: this could very well be caused by faulty hardware, or an act of God. I am not saying Sonoma caused the issue, but I did see some funny things within Sonoma hours prior to the bricking.
So yesterday, my 13" MacBook Air M2 was fried. As I was normally typing, one of the keys kept repeating itself, and I had to close the app I was typing on to stop it.
As soon as I closed the app, I noticed none of the keys on the keyboard were responding, so I restarted the computer. Sure, it felt just like a system glitch, nothing a good ol' reboot can't fix. That was when I realized, the keyboard was completely dead, the light indicator on CAP LOCK wasn't turning on, and the trackpad recognized my finger movements but wouldn't press/click. I could still tap to click, but the taptic engine isn't providing any feedback.
Also, since none of the keys were working, I couldn't type my passcode, and therefore I was locked out of the system as well.
Went to the local Apple Store, and they ordered parts and quoted me a roughly 5-day estimate on the repair. The genius said he had never seen this before, and the issue "appeared more severe and serious than he had imagined."
Now, could this be Sonoma that bricked my hardware? I don't know, I have Googled around and I didn't find anyone else experiencing similar issues. But I do recall hours prior to the issue, I kept seeing the screen recording indicator (from WeChat) on my menu bar, even though I had closed all my apps. At the time, everything functioned beautifully until that one keyjam incident.
So yesterday, my 13" MacBook Air M2 was fried. As I was normally typing, one of the keys kept repeating itself, and I had to close the app I was typing on to stop it.
As soon as I closed the app, I noticed none of the keys on the keyboard were responding, so I restarted the computer. Sure, it felt just like a system glitch, nothing a good ol' reboot can't fix. That was when I realized, the keyboard was completely dead, the light indicator on CAP LOCK wasn't turning on, and the trackpad recognized my finger movements but wouldn't press/click. I could still tap to click, but the taptic engine isn't providing any feedback.
Also, since none of the keys were working, I couldn't type my passcode, and therefore I was locked out of the system as well.
Went to the local Apple Store, and they ordered parts and quoted me a roughly 5-day estimate on the repair. The genius said he had never seen this before, and the issue "appeared more severe and serious than he had imagined."
Now, could this be Sonoma that bricked my hardware? I don't know, I have Googled around and I didn't find anyone else experiencing similar issues. But I do recall hours prior to the issue, I kept seeing the screen recording indicator (from WeChat) on my menu bar, even though I had closed all my apps. At the time, everything functioned beautifully until that one keyjam incident.
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