The 2021 MBPs Current Issues and Bugs Thread

[white7561]

Hi Guys, This is a thread to post about the current issues on the new MBPs 2021. And since this is a WikiPost, you can add you an issue to this first post. Just make sure that the issue itself is only happening on the new 2021 MBPs, not reproducible on other machines. If there are updated infos about the issues, please update them on the first post to help others !! Thank you!!


Current issues =

• ProMotion issues on browsers. It seems like Safari is locked at 60FPS, while on other browsers even tho it's 120FPS the scrolling inertia is running at 60FPS.
• Sometimes when you're playing an HDR video on browser (YouTube has been tested for sure), it will kernel panic the laptop and reboot it. Sometimes after playing it if you scroll up and down it'll trigger it too according to some people.
• MagSafe charging bug on 16" (Idk if it happens on 14" or not. Please update), If your battery is below 80% (According to some it's only affecting it below 80%. I'm not sure of the exact percentage but i tested while mine was 50%) and then you turned off your MBP. and then closed the lid. When you plug in the MagSafe with the 140w charging, It'll turn amber and then chime, and just cycle all over again like it's stuck repeating. It doesn't seem to happen when turned on though.

 

[white7561]

Anybody??

 

[DynamicNotch]

Some have reported “Notch” issues to help get the ball rolling 😁

 

[terryw1]

While I have yet to experience it, two of my friends(one with a 16 max and the other with a 14 pro) have has problems with the sad card reader. Either not reading most of the cards they have tried or extremely slow read times. There seem to be quite a few reports of this.

 

[white7561]

Some have reported “Notch” issues to help get the ball rolling ?

???

 

[white7561]

Has anybody gotten the MagSafe bug?

 

[Lobwedgephil]

Not me, been using MagSafe exclusively with no issues.

 

[white7561]

Not me, been using MagSafe exclusively with no issues.

With the first post way?

 

[Macintosh101]

Time Machine seems completely broken on mine and many others - seems to be to do with Monterey, but is not good at all.

Time machine experiencing multiple issues on Monterey (my personal issue resolved)

To clarify: I also have a 2019 MBP Intel i9 16". This one was upgraded to Monterey the day it was released and Time Machine works flawlessly on this one. The issue is with the 2021 M1 Max. The 2021's only OS option has been Monterey, This is the one with the issue. Set up as a fresh system

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[white7561]

Time Machine seems completely broken on mine and many others - seems to be to do with Monterey, but is not good at all.

Time machine experiencing multiple issues on Monterey (my personal issue resolved)

To clarify: I also have a 2019 MBP Intel i9 16". This one was upgraded to Monterey the day it was released and Time Machine works flawlessly on this one. The issue is with the 2021 M1 Max. The 2021's only OS option has been Monterey, This is the one with the issue. Set up as a fresh system

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Oh about that. Yeah both of my tm disks have the issue that says that it's waiting for the first backup. Even tho the first backup has been done. Doing a manual backup fixed it. Both now shows the time. And I tested that the hourly backup works fine. Checked the drive in finder and can see the dates etc.

Yeh I guess not really the MBP 2021 bug. But more of a Monterey's bug

 

[LFC2020]

I’m experiencing the MagSafe charging bug as well.

Hopefully it’s not a hardware issue.

 

[jclardy]

I haven't noticed anything other than the safari 60hz one. I did have a Monterey bug where control center was taking up 60GB of RAM (Though honestly system performance was generally unaffected.)

HDR on Youtube is interesting when you see how bright the video window is, the white of the YouTube background becomes a dull gray (Because it is limited to 500 nits while the video content can push to 1600)

 

[Macintosh101]

Oh about that. Yeah both of my tm disks have the issue that says that it's waiting for the first backup. Even tho the first backup has been done. Doing a manual backup fixed it. Both now shows the time. And I tested that the hourly backup works fine. Checked the drive in finder and can see the dates etc.

Yeh I guess not really the MBP 2021 bug. But more of a Monterey's bug

Thanks - although what do you mean by "manual backup"?

 

[white7561]

Thanks - although what do you mean by "manual backup"?

If you clicked the time machine icon on menu bar. You can click Backup Now. Or something like that. It'll trigger the manual backup

 

[eelpout]

I use the trackpad for single "tap to click" and many applications just don't get them the first couple of tries (Thunderbird, MS Edge, Tidal for example) which wasn't a problem on my old Intel MBP. I've tried adjusting the "firmness" but hasn't made a difference. Thunderbird is native, Edge is not, so I don't think it's Rosetta issue. Maybe it's a Big Sur thing.

[2021 14" MPB]

 

[white7561]

I use the trackpad for single "tap to click" and many applications just don't get them the first couple of tries (Thunderbird, MS Edge, Tidal for example) which wasn't a problem on my old Intel MBP. I've tried adjusting the "firmness" but hasn't made a difference. Thunderbird is native, Edge is not, so I don't think it's Rosetta issue. Maybe it's a Big Sur thing.

Seems to be Monterey issue since it's happening on other machines too. There's a thread about it in the Monterey's forum

 

[Feisar]

MagSafe charging bug on 16" (Idk if it happens on 14" or not. Please update), If your battery is below 80% (According to some it's only affecting it below 80%. I'm not sure of the exact percentage but i tested while mine was 50%) and then you turned off your MBP. and then closed the lid. When you plug in the MagSafe with the 140w charging, It'll turn amber and then chime, and just cycle all over again like it's stuck repeating. It doesn't seem to happen when turned on though.

+1 16” and experiencing MagSafe bug also. Mine was 43%. But I’ll check for above 50%

 

[white7561]

+1 16” and experiencing MagSafe bug also. Mine was 43%. But I’ll check for above 50%

Yeah. Someone on another thread talked to Apple Support and they confirmed. We'll wait for more info

I am chatting with Apple Support now, reported it, and trying to confirm again if known issue to them.

They confirmed it is a known issue to them. Did not say if hardware or software.

 

[eelpout]

Seems to be Monterey issue since it's happening on other machines too. There's a thread about it in the Monterey's forum

Cool, I'll check over there. But is it limited to Apple Silicon Macs, because this is my first one and I've never seen this before.

 

[LFC2020]

Yeah. Someone on another thread talked to Apple Support and they confirmed. We'll wait for more info

Apple support gotten back to anyone regarding the charging issue?

Hopefully it's not a hardware issue.

 

[white7561]

Apple support gotten back to anyone regarding the charging issue?

Hopefully it's not a hardware issue.

i dont know but it looks like a software issue to me . if not they have a lot of units to exchange lol

 

[LFC2020]

i dont know but it looks like a software issue to me . if not they have a lot of units to exchange lol

Hopefully it's a easy fix with a upcoming software update, keep us updated if you hear anything, thank you.

 

[white7561]

Hopefully it's a easy fix with a upcoming software update, keep us updated if you hear anything, thank you.

Yep. I will!! My guess is they are gonna fix that and the HDR kernel panic issue on 12.1 stable.

 

[synergize]

Some have reported “Notch” issues to help get the ball rolling ?

I could have swore my "notch" was moving around the other day!

 

[LFC2020]

Anyone on the beta train, can you report back if beta 2 fixes the MagSafe charging bug that some people are experiencing.

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