According to BGR, Apple’s internal support system confirms that the new 11-inch and 13-inch MacBook Airs are experiencing display bugs in some cases. Both the flickering and fading are known issues, although there’s no real fix for them—yet.
https://gizmodo.com/some-new-macbook-air-owners-are-reporting-possible-logi-5679906
Apple employees have been told to say that they’re aware of the problem, and that a software fix is “upcoming.” In the meantime, you’re encouraged to put the computer to sleep, wait ten seconds, then restart the computer to force a display power cycle.
It’s still not clear whether the new MBAs were shipped with a higher bug incidence than normal, but enough people have raised the issue that the company has formulated a formal response. It could well just be a very vocal minority; if my screen were doing this all the time, I’d shout about it, too:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WxEsstiEMc
Let’s hope a software fix is all it really needs. [Boy Genius Report]
