This is far from the first time faulty lithium-ion batteries have led to recalls. "I’d say it’s a pretty safe bet that some of these 'reports' are from users who shut their MacBook screen onto a keyboard with a bunch of Doritos crumbs stuck in it," Prosser said.Further Reading Samsung will recall Galaxy Note 7 because of exploding batteries "In all cases, your device will be sent to an Apple Repair Center for service," Apple clarifies, and service could take one to two weeks. Prominent Apple leaker Jon Prosser, on the other hand, doesn't buy the screen-cracking claims, adding that the owners must've closed the unit in a damaging manner or allowed dirt to get pressed into the display. If more M1 MacBook Air owners come forward with the same display issues recounted by the Apple Community forum member and the Redditor, Apple could be headed for another dreadful cycle of class-action lawsuits, reputation-damaging PR and repair programs. It was an expensive redesign mistake that prompted Apple to launch a free repair program for flexgate victims. This display fiasco was dubbed "flexgate."įlexgate was a PR disaster for Apple that involved some 2016 (and later) MacBook Pros that suffered display backlighting issues due to thin, easy-to-break flex cables. In early April, we reported that a federal judge alleged that Apple knowingly sold MacBook Pros with defective displays, and as a result, he decided that a class-action lawsuit against Apple had sufficient merit to move forward. This isn't the first time Apple's been in hot water for its faulty displays. Their latest models of Airs are absurdly sensitive, it seems." Is this the advent of another displaygate? "I opened my laptop earlier this month and there were colored lines across the bottom and right side of the screen. "Same thing happened to me," another Redditor said. It hasn't moved from my desk since purchase and it's only 15 days old," xxcherrillxx said. "Just had this happen to me upon opening my M1. M1 MacBook Air (Image credit: Laptop Mag)Ī Reddit user posted a similar issue, stating that their M1-equipped MacBook screen cracked a week post purchase, which also prompted an inundation of "me too" reports.
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