Questions tagged [apple-silicon]
Apple Silicon is a family of ARM-based system on a chip (SoC) for Macintosh computers. This tag relates to software compatibility with that chip rather than other processor families
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Are Aerial Screensavers stuttering in general or just on macOS Sequoia 15.1.1?
Ever since getting this M3 Max 16-inch MacBook Pro last December (2023), I have taken advantage of the generous space of the SSD to download all Aerial screensavers and set them up to rotate alongside ...
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What could I have done to make thin grey lines invisible?
For example, no gridlines in google calendar:
The only time I see them, when I have this overlay open. Any setting changes nothing however:
No grey lines at all:
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How to dual booting ARM Windows on an Apple Silicon Mac?
I was looking online, and it appears that Microsoft has released an ARM64 version of Windows, and I am wondering if it is possible to dual boot my MacBook Pro M3 into it.
I do know that you can dual ...
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Is full/reduced/permissive security a per-installation setting on Apple Silicon?
On Apple Silicon computers, is the full/reduced/permissive security setting independent for each installed LocalPolicy?
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How to check die temperatures on an Apple Silicon Mac?
On a Mac Studio M2 Max I run:
% sudo powermetrics --samplers smc | grep -i "CPU die temperature"
Password:
powermetrics: unrecognized sampler: smc
It works on an Intel i9 MacBook Pro but ...
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Menu bar too small (after unplugging external displays in clamshell mode)
Since having switched to Apple Silicon, or rather a display with the notch, I'm occasionally experiencing an incorrectly sized Menu bar on the primary display. It looks like this:
I think it happens ...
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Why am I unable to boot macOS from an external device on MacBook Pro M3?
I’m trying to install macOS 15.0 (24A335) on an external memory device and boot from it on my MacBook Pro with the Apple Silicon M3 chip that runs the same build on the internal SSD. Here’s what I’ve ...
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Why does the iPhone app on M1 Mac run well but crashes at launch except first time I open after restarting the Mac
I play go on the GoQuest iPhone app on my M1 Mac Mini. The app was downloaded from the App Store on the Mac (not iphone mirroring).
I run the app, it works great. But if I close it, it crashes at ...
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How can I dual booting two copies of macOS on the same machine with Apple Silicon/APFS?
As a preface, I want to mention that I'm aware that dual booting beta/bleeding edge versions of macOS alongside the stable public release can yield a situation where firmware is updated on Apple ...
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How can I fix a "black background" when using XQuartz on an Apple Silicon Mac?
When attempting to use applications through XQuartz, such as PyCharm on a remote Linux machine via NoMachine, large numbers of background elements appear "black" on the screen, and if you ...
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How to run Windows apps on Apple Silicon in 2024?
I have a M2 chip and would need to run at the minimum PowerBI. Ideally would prefer a VM (or container).
It seems that installing Windows 11 ARM over Parallels Desktop or UTM, and then using Window's ...
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MacBook Pro M1 shuts down after login [duplicate]
I have a problem with my MacBook Pro M1 Pro. I bought it in 2022, and now, when I type my password, it shuts down immediately and does not turn on again, even if I press the power button. For the ...
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Implications of the statement: "Note that it is very difficult to remove Rosetta 2 once it is installed"
When attempting to install an app built for Intel Macs on an Apple Silicon Mac, I encounter the following message:
Note that it is very difficult to remove Rosetta 2 once it is installed
What does ...
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How can I install an Apple Silicon (ARM) native version of Oracle’s InstantClient (OCI8) for use with MAMP?
The title pretty much says it all: How can I install an Apple Silicon (ARM) native version of Oracle’s InstantClient (OCI8) for use with MAMP?
As I understand it, Oracle has not released an official ...
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Writing to ext4 drive on an M3 macbook running macOS 14.4 Sonoma
I'm using an M3 silicon macbook running macOS 14.4 Sonoma.
I want to write files to an external USB hard drive formatted with an ext4 filesystem.
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Should I erase the disk after cancelling mac os installation?
I have cancelled the mac installation due to pkdownload error 8, which I look up on google and found out that this error due to my unstable internet connection.
So I was wondering should I erase the ...
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Running Apple Silicon and x86 homebrew side by side, cleanly
TLDR: I am aware that there are plenty of questions from people trying to migrate from Intel to Apple Silicon installations of homebrew; and many questions that speak of confusions from unwanted ...
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How do M-series GPUs run OpenGL shaders if they only support Metal?
Apparently, M-series GPUs do not natively support OpenGL. This should mean that OpenGL shaders won't run on these GPUs, but that's not actually the case: games like Minecraft (in the new, shader-based ...
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How to fix Graphics driver error in Windows 11 ARM64 using UTM in my Macbook Pro M3 Pro Image?
I've installed Windows 11 ARM64 using UTM in my Macbook Pro M3 Pro and I have also installed the SPICE tools/drivers along with it.
Then I have installed Alias 2024 Learning Edition in it but I am ...
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Cannot install macOS Sonoma to an external SSD on MacBook
I want to install macOS Sonoma from my M3 MacBook Air which runs Sonoma as well on the internal storage. (Specifically macOS version 14.5 on both internal and the one I try to install.)
My goal is to ...
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Ansible M3 mac target cannot edit /etc/auto_master
My ansible controller is on a rocky linux 8 server. I have roles that edit files in /etc/ on a variety of target systems, all of which work fine.
Having just updated my Mac to one using Apple Silicon, ...
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Installing Verilator on an Apple M3 Mac?
I have been trying to install Verilator on an Apple Silicon Mac for some time and keep facing issues. Homebrew allows normal installation but its behaviour during operation is rather weird. It can run ...
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Macbook Pro M1 not charging via USB C
Is the USBC port supposed to charge normally? I have never made it work properly.
I have tried all kinds of different chargers and cable combinations. At best its plugged in and not charging or ...
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How to disable accidental trackpad input on Apple Silicon hardware running macOS Sonoma?
I know we have an old thread on the Apple SE site about this, but none of the posted solutions work on the newer Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3) Macs running macOS Sonoma.
I have tested Karabiner-Multitouch-...
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Cant run recovery (partitioning problems)
So I received my "new" MacBook Pro M1 Max today. I am having problems restoring the device though. Hopefully the following screenshots will explain the problem better than I can:
{From ...
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RAM usage discrepancy between Activity Monitor and htop in MacBook Pro
I don't understand why values are different, which one is right? I attach screenshots, running in MacBook Pro with M3.
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How can I force an install of an Intel binary on an Apple Silicon machine? In this case, MAMP 6.9
Due the fact that Oracle has not released an ARM version (Apple Silicon) of their Instant Client (OCI8) I am forced to use the Intel version of MAMP with my MacBook Air (M2; 2023) so I can properly ...
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Uninstall Intel Versions from Apple Silicon Mac Without Rosetta
I upgraded to my first Apple Silicon Mac (an M3 Pro) via Migration Assistant and have been working through the process of setting up Homebrew /opt/homebrew instead of /usr/local.
I exported a list of ...
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2021 MacBook Pro M1 Touch Bar is completely blank but it works
Last night when I plugged in my MacBook to my docking station in my studio my touch bar glitched, flashed white and then went blank, it's black left to right. Despite that, when you try to use it it ...
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Update brew-installed applications when migrating from Intel Macbook to Apple Silicon [duplicate]
Just yesterday, I've migrated from a Macbook Air from 2015 (with Intel-based processor) to a Macbook Air with M1. I've used the migration assistant for this and was pretty surprised that everything, ...
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Multi-second audio delay with USB microphone
My M1 Mac mini, running latest macOS, has recently developed a microphone issue with my USB headset. The main symptom is a multi-second audio delay:
When I open System Settings and go to "Sound&...
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Won't ask for password after sleep on Sonoma
If I wake up the MacBook shortly after putting it to sleep it doesn't ask for the password.
I want it to ask for the password regardless of whether I had put it to sleep explicitly, or it had gone to ...
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Running a PPC App on Apple Silicon
Can anyone tell me if I can run JaxoDraw, an application for PowerPC, on a Mac with Apple Silicon? To test, I would use the binary disc image, as this sounds the most convenient variant to install ...
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is there a user-friendly way of removing the remnants from an uninstalled iOS/iPad app on mac?
I just noticed that, other than on iOS, deleting an iOS/iPad app from my Apple Silicon mac does not remove all the files associated with the app.
I work around that by finding the apps storage ...
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Can I safely erase my Mac and reset to factory settings?
I used to work for a company that provided me a Mac (M1Pro). The company went out of business and let us keep the Mac computers. They told us they would remove all the MDM enrollments so we can ...
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MBAM1 Sonoma: homebrew update bricked all browsers - how to recover?
I am in quite a bit of hell right now.
For ages I have not upgraded brave because for some reason it could not do it automatically. I always assumed this was due to macOS being wholly useless when it ...
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Bootable External Drive Issue on Apple Silicon M2- Need Help Resolving
I've been encountering difficulties with my bootable external drive on my Apple Silicon M2.I can boot Successfully on M1 mac. I've tried creating the bootable drive using ASR, Carbon Copy Cloner, and ...
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How to install macOS Ventura on an M3 MacBook Pro?
I just bought a new M3 MacBook Pro 16". It has macOS Sonoma 14.3.1 (after upgrading from the pre-installed version - 14.3 I think).
I am an app developer and I wish to support macOS 12+ for one ...
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How can I make my caps lock indicate the current input language?
After a decade on Linux, I've recently transitioned to an ARM MacBook for its convenience and user experience.
On my previous Linux-powered HP, I configured the Caps Lock LED to indicate when the ...
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Mac Facetime Screen Sharing Broken
I have a Macbook Air with an M1 processor, and for the past few software updates (currently 14.2.1), whenever I share my screen, Im unable to stop sharing it until I end the Facetime call. Even then, ...
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Battery started to draing too quickly after battery health got down to 99%
I have an MBP with M2 Pro chip almost a year old. I tried to save my battery health as much as I could. Lately I was experiencing my battery draining much faster than before so I checked my battery ...
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Android file transfer doesn't work on Apple Silicon
Since I switched from my MBP i9 (intel) to MBP M2 Pro (Apple silicon), I could no longer use Android File Transfer app to transfer files from any Android phone to my computer.
It always shows the ...
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MacBook Pro M3 detects monitor but got black screen
I am trying to connect my home screen via HDMI using a dock. It shows the monitor in the Displays tab in settings but I keep having a black screen on the external monitor.
I also have a Dell laptop ...
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Build Apple Silicon Apps on Macbook Pro 2015
I have an old Macbook Pro 2015 (15" 16GB 512GB) and want to build macOS native desktop apps that also run on apple silicon.
Since I cannot run the latest macOS version and thus also Xcode version,...
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MACHTYPE environment variable on ARM
I am on an M3 Pro, MacOS 14.2. When I try echo $MACHTYPE (in a default -zsh shell) the output is x86_64, whereas uname -mp returns arm64 arm. Zsh docs say that MACHTYPE should be "the machine ...
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Is it possible to partition a new MacBook Pro (November 2023, 16 inch) for windows?
I understand that I cannot use Bootcamp since the laptop is running on Apple Silicon.
However I would like to avoid using a virtual machine or emulator.
Is it possible to use disk utility to set up a ...
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How do you run APK application files on Apple Silicon Mac?
I want to run a few Android applications on my Mac computer somehow. However, I cannot find a way to.
Things I tried:
BlueStacks, doesn't run on Apple Silicon.
Andy, but the download page returns an ...
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Homebrew httpd suddenly stopped working in Ventura. "Successfully started" but status says "stopped."
My Homebrew Apache installation randomly stopped working today. It was working up until yesterday, and I was able to access my projects via localhost:8080.
I recently updated my OS from Monterey to ...
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Why is Sibelius causing audio crackling from the internal speakers of the 2023 M3 Max 16-inch MacBook Pro?
I have recently completed the setup of a new 16-inch MacBook Pro with M3 Max (14/30 core distribution).
Today, for the first time, I noticed that the notification sound from the Mail and Messages apps ...
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M1 Silicon Mac shows i386 as architecture even though /bin/zsh is the shell
On my M1 Macbook I have iTerm as the terminal I use and when I enter echo $SHELL I get /bin/zsh. However, arch gives i386. I had migrated the computer from Intel to Silicon and never got the ...
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