I recently upgraded my MacBook to macOS Tahoe and since then the built-in and magic trackpad have been laggy when scrolling. The motion feels stuttery instead of smooth. Restarting my MacBook temporarily fixes the problem, but after some time the lag returns and I have to restart again, which is quite bothersome. Has anyone else experienced this after upgrading to Tahoe?
MacBook Pro (M1, 2020)
Found that Bartender App was causing the problem in my case. Quit all processes one by one and determined this was the culprit. Scrolling is a much better experience now. Hope it helps someone.
I will admit I was totally incredulous that Bartender would be the culprit, but as soon as I quit it the issue resolved.
I never would have thought to suspect Bartender. Thank you for saving me hours (probably) of debugging!
Thanks for sharing the link and the tips. My initial suspicion that the problem lies within the Tahoe update was because I didn’t have any of these issues before it. I also didn’t install anything new after the update. The problem only started afterward, so the timeline suggests that it must be the Tahoe update.
same issue here, macbook pro M4 Max. scrolling by trackpad is jittery regardless of application. Scrolling by mouse is ok, though not as responsive as before under sequoia. Happened only after upgrading to Tahoe. Comment for trending the issue.
Thanks for your help, but unfortunately it’s still not working. I still have to restart daily, and it’s very frustrating...
i thought it was just me :( i wish i never upgraded
Thank you for your advice. But I have literally nothing running in the background and it still lags :/
Tell me about it. I hope they fix it because they're the experts. I honestly think the issue is with Tahoe, and I don't know know how to fix their issue.
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Will do! Thank you.
Hi, same problem here since the Tahoe update on MB Pro (M1 Pro) with the built-in trackpad...
It's very disappointing when you do slow scrolling on a long webpage...
Update - I erased my disk - backed up my files into a hard drive - now reinstalling Sequoia now, smh.
Yep I upgraded to Tahoe a few days ago and now the 2 finger scroll in every app has this super annoying delay before scrolling so it feels laggy and slow.
that didn't work for me
Scrolling lag on MacBook trackpad after upgrading to macOS Tahoe
