macOS Monterey 12.1 Fixes Major Tap to Click, YouTube HDR, and Charging Bugs

[WilliamG]

120hz works in safari. Not perfect but xcode shows it at around 110 fps when scrolling

It may report 120hz (I haven't followed these betas), but it's not working correctly as I'm aware.

 

[ghostface147]

I’m wondering if this will fixed my issue I’m having with my 16” mbp connecting thunderbolt to display port it just flickering to black then back

I get this too on my 2018 MB Pro using HDMI. Granted it's using an USB-C to HDMI adapter, but it still does it from time to time. Oddly enough, it usually happens when I plug in my charger.

 

[BWhaler]

2021 and periodic reboots still have to be a thing.

Remember “it just works?"

Those were good times.

 

[CMMChris]

F***ing R*****s..... Oh Sorry, losing control over myself with this crapOS 12. Oh, sorry again! Of course I meant macOS 12.
Apple is unable fixing the most trivial bugs these days. This stupid Bluetooth Prefpane bug has been around since the early days of Monterey pre-release betas.

Also, that stupid tap to click fix for their touchpads broke the swipe gestures and it's still not fixed in RC1 of macOS 12.1. Goddamn FreeSync and GSync implementation also still causing flicker. Seriously, Apple?

 

[Marshall73]

I wonder what causes that? I've had my 16" Max laptop since day 1, and never encountered it...

wasn’t it caused by using a non standard mouse pointer?

 

[nortonandreev]

The 12.1 update also introduces new bugs, such as kernel panics during sleep.

Got this with the last beta.

 

[thebluepointe]

don

don't think safari will ever be 120hz scrolling or it would of been out by now

This gives me hope:

232534 – Scroll animations should run at 120Hz on 120Hz displays

bugs.webkit.org

 

[Realityck]

I wonder what causes that? I've had my 16" Max laptop since day 1, and never encountered it...

I don't see anything except a 2014 iMac mentioned from his posts? Be nice to know whats he's talking about. I have a 16" M1 Max and haven't seen the memory issue either.

 

[Paulejonesy]

wasn’t it caused by using a non standard mouse pointer?

That's what fixed it for me, but others have reported it not working.

 

[nortonandreev]

wasn’t it caused by using a non standard mouse pointer?

It’s not the only cause. There seems to be several issues going on at the same time which all cause memory leaks.

 

[Junior117]

There are two issues I'm hoping they could solve soon:

1. A weird bug where Safari doesn't become active after being inactive for a period of time (I don't think anyone else has this problem and it's difficult to explain, but it's certainly making things increasingly frustrating.
2. The flickering issues on external monitors when in dark mode or when the monitor is displaying dark backgrounds.

I realize that they won't be resolved in this update (especially the second one, since I know I'm not the only one experiencing this issue), but... well, one can dream I guess.

 

[Nihilvor]

Hopefully it also fixes the external drives disconnecting if put to sleep is enabled, the screen flicker with adaptive sync turned on for many 4k displays, the Safari bugs that have me using the app in unintended ways as work arounds, and the general instability of the system that Monterey introduced for Mac Mini users like myself.

 

[CMMChris]

@Junior117 If you haven't done so, please join this topic regarding the VRR flickering:

Variable Refresh Rate (FreeSync / GSync) Flicker

So macOS Monterey finally comes with support for external variable refresh rate monitors using FreeSync and GSync. I am using a FreeSync compatible Samsung monitor myself, which is working absolutely flawlessly in Windows machines and my Xbox One X with FreeSync enabled. Unfortunately, this is...

forums.macrumors.com

@Nihilvor The flicker has nothing to do with 4k. I use a 1440p screen with FreeSync and suffer from that as well. The problem simply is a faulty implementation of FreeSync and GSync.

 

[Mr.Xavador]

could someone test if it is possible again to run applications "in low resolution mode"?
this was removed in 12.0.1. all apps are run in high resolution mode, terrible on older macs with 5k display ...

 

[dorsal]

Can Time Machine make backups without hiccups?

We have a brand new M1 MacPro 14" and Time Machine backups take HOURS. Seems to work, but super slow.

 

[testcard]

Tap to click bug on Magic Trackpad was driving me crazy - glad it’s fixed in the beta.

 

[Realityck]

could someone test if it is possible again to run applications "in low resolution mode"?
this was removed in 12.0.1. all apps are run in high resolution mode, terrible on older macs with 5k display ...

You can make use of EasyRes as a alternative.

 

[Bnazzaro]

What about the SD card issue? It’s definitely software sooo?

 

[eas]

Can Time Machine make backups without hiccups?

That would be a first.

 

[johnalan]

This gives me hope:

232534 – Scroll animations should run at 120Hz on 120Hz displays

bugs.webkit.org

Shouldn’t give you hope. That’s for smooth scrolling to a point on the page. Not manual scrolling.

 

[Wxchaser]

My 3 main concerns:

1. No Universal Control (yet)
2. Memory leakage
3. MagSafe charging "bug" (have yet to use it charging from dock and external display)

 

[johnalan]

My 3 main concerns:

1. No Universal Control (yet)
2. Memory leakage
3. MagSafe charging "bug" (have yet to use it charging from dock and external display)

For me the mem leaks are critical. They are fundamental.

Other features can wait.

Though maybe they are addressed in RC1

 

[project_2501]

did they fix the postscript printing problem introduced by 12.0.1?

 

[kugino]

yup. tap to click has been fixed (mostly)...still some oddities that i didnʻt think were there prior to the previous beta update. canʻt complain bc thatʻs the downside of using a beta...but i also put in a ticket like the rest of you.

 

[kingtj1971]

Makes more sense to me to just wait for a more mature version to update rather than updating immediately and then making a huge deal about inevitable day 1 bugs in the first release that are bound to quickly be fixed. Yes Apple could and should do better but macOS is one of the largest and most complex pieces of software ever created and was developed when everyone was working from home due to a global pandemic.

Is there ANYTHING we can't blame on the "pandemic"?!

Come on.... I agree Mac OS is very complex and sure to have some bugs on release day. But if your software team is working from home instead of in the office, that's no excuse to do an inferior job! If they can't be trusted to test their code when some supervisor isn't looking over their shoulder in person, then they didn't hire the right people for the job.