Wallpaper becomes black when swiping between applications running in full-screen

Hello to the Apple Support community,

I have recently updated to the macOS Tahoe (26.0 official release). I noticed that when switching between full-screen apps and the desktop, the wallpaper becomes black during the transition. Here is how it happens:

  1. Swipe up with three fingers.
  2. Swipe left or right with three fingers.
  3. During this process, the background wallpaper becomes pure black until the action is finished.

I have never encountered this in previous versions of MacOS.

Does anyone have the same issue?

I am using a M4 MacBook Pro.


Thanks!

Yingyu

MacBook Pro 14″, macOS 26.0

Posted on Sep 15, 2025 05:55 PM

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Sep 15, 2025 06:01 PM in response to yingyu209

yingyu209 wrote:

1. Hello to the Apple Support community,
I have recently updated to the macOS Tahoe (26.0 official release). I noticed that when switching between full-screen apps and the desktop, the wallpaper becomes black during the transition. Here is how it happens:
Swipe up with three fingers.
2. Swipe left or right with three fingers.
3. During this process, the background wallpaper becomes pure black until the action is finished.
I have never encountered this in previous versions of MacOS.
Does anyone have the same issue?
I am using a M4 MacBook Pro.

Thanks!
Yingyu


I have seen these types of glitches before...


Have you shut down and restarted more than once since your Upgrade(?)


—SafeBoot Start up your Mac in safe mode - Apple Support will sort many anomalies

Login and test. Reboot as normal and test.


— You can try Turning that FileVault off and compare your results



Sep 15, 2025 06:25 PM in response to ozbrk

You can try changing the wallpaper and compare your results...



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