M1-chip Macs aren’t getting along very well with external displays. There have been many problems that have been reported in recent months in relation to this problem. Now it has reappeared in the Mac Mini M1 as reported by Apple internally. In this article we will tell you in detail everything that is happening in this regard.
The problem on the screens of the Mac mini M1
Among the features of the Mac mini M1 is the ability to connect different external monitors. This is essential since this is a Mac that does not have a screen integrated as in the case of the iMac or the MacBook. As Apple has reported internally to service providers, the problem that causes the appearance of ‘pink squares or pixels’ on connected screens is being investigated. This is a note that has not been made public although it has been captured by MacRumors .
This issue started to emerge through the Apple support communities and Reddit forums. In this, the appearance of these flaws on the screen is discussed as well as that it is quite common to observe it when the connection is made through the HDM I port. In addition, it has also been detected that this problem began to arise from macOS Big Sur 11.2 .1. At the moment there is no practical solution, although it seems that everything indicates that macOS Big Sur 11.3 will end up releasing the patch to this bug. This failure goes much further when it comes to ultrawide monitors where the proper resolutions do not even appear.
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This has undoubtedly caused a sensation among many users due to the obligation to always have a monitor connected. In other computers you can go over it because they have an integrated screen and it is not mandatory to have an external screen.
The solutions that Apple offers
As we have said previously, currently there is no type of solution that allows us to patch this bug. From Apple they have limited themselves to giving different advice to providers in order to serve users who arrive with these problems on their Mac mini M1. Specifically, the solutions are the following:
- Put your Mac to sleep.
- Wait two minutes and turn your Mac mini back on.
- Unplug and plug the screen back in.
- In the system preferences adjust the resolution of the screen that you have connected.
In the event that none of this has worked, the company only states that all the steps that have been previously taken must be repeated again. What seems to be clear is that there is no type of failure in the physical connection of the equipment. This means that you do not have to resort to component changes that can take several days. In the end, as the weeks go by, a long-awaited update will arrive, possibly complementary, which ends up making this kind of pixels that are dead on the screen of your Mac mini M1 disappear.