There’s no certainty this affects everyone. For now, at least, you might want to hold off on updating your older 13-inch MacBook Pro. The company has asked at least one owner to send their system in for service, while another said Apple’s engineering team was aware of the problem.
Nothing appears to solve the issue, including shortcuts to reset the NVRAM and SMC.Īn engineer investigating one customer’s problems appeared to have resolved the issue after removing an IC chip for the HDMI port, but it’s not certain that’s the cause.
According to MacRumors, users on Apple’s forums and Reddit are stuck with a black screen when trying to update their late 2013 or mid 2014 13-inch MacBook Pro models to Big Sur. MacOS Big Sur hasn’t been a pleasant update for some users.
