Ever since the Apple iPad mini 6 hit the stores last week, users across the globe have been affected by a weird “jelly scrolling” effect in the display. This makes the scrolling stuttery where one part of the display refreshes at an abnormally slower rate. But as it turns out, this may not be an issue after all. Apple believes there’s nothing wrong with the screen and this is expected behavior on LCD panels.
There have been multiple reports that suggest a wobble effect kicks in the iPad mini 6 and at first, it felt like a software bug. Despite this being an annoying event, the company states that the “jelly scrolling” effect is completely expected on LCD screens. Apple blames the LCD panels “do refresh line by line,” which causes a delay between lines.
Here is is slow-mo video of scrolling on the iPad Min i slowed down EVEN MORE in a frame-by-frame step through. Notice how the right moves up faster than the left.
In normal usage you barely see it, but every now and then it become noticeable. In landscape it goes away entirely pic.twitter.com/iq9LGJzsDI
— Dieter Bohn (@backlon) September 22, 2021
Contrary to what Apple says, the “jelly scrolling” effect is negligible and hard to notice on other iPad models having 60Hz LCD displays, including the iPad Air 4. Not just Apple, but devices with LCD panels from other brands don’t seem to have this issue either.
But now that Apple has cleared the air on the “jelly scrolling”, there’s no way iPad mini 6 users can expect a repair or replacement and will, unfortunately, have to bear with the wobbling display. For the ones who are still under the 14 days window of refund, if you happen to face this issue, getting it returned appears to be the only wise option as of now.
Related:
