Mac Mini (M4) Display Issues, White Flashes, and Lags

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September 16, 2026
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Mac Mini Display Issues, White Flashes, and Lags.

Adobe InDesign Version 21.5.1. // Mac Mini 2024 (M4) mac OS Tahoe 26.6.2

A Mac Mini set up completely from scratch, with no data transferred from old devices.
I open InDesign documents that were created last week on the old computer (there were no issues there). When I open the file (I’ve also tried other files, including newly created ones), I sometimes experience white flashes when zooming or moving placed objects; sometimes entire text frames disappear when zooming, or the zoom takes about 2 seconds. These errors occur regardless of whether GPU performance is enabled or disabled.
Various monitors have already been connected and tested, as well as different ports (HDMI or DisplayPort).
InDesign's display performance has already been tested using the “Typical,” “Fast,” and “High Quality” settings. In addition, the monitors' color profiles were adjusted, and different variations were tested. The ruler in InDesign was also turned off. Dynamic spell check and Live Preflight have been turned off.

Can anyone help?

graphics_4075

Inspiring

Are you sure you are in GPU preview? This looks like CPU preview. I am on an Mac Studio M4 Max with 128GB, yet if I turn on CPU preview it looks just like your video. In addition, your file name is missing [GPU Preview] which happens when you are viewing through CPU.

If you turn off GPU performance you are therefore rendering with your CPU, which in my experience has always performed poorly and flickered constantly, irregardless of your machine specs. I personally keep it on and use GPU preview, which still produces plenty of visual glitches (I see this bug least once a week) but does not flicker and lag like you describe.

Cheers

R

Robin23275261db6x

Participant

Unfortunately

nik.m

Community Manager

Hi @verena_8089, thanks for reaching out. We're sorry about the trouble.

As Leo suggested, please check whether you can update InDesign to version 21.6. If you don't see the update, go to the Help menu in the Creative Cloud Desktop app and select Check For Updates.

If you still don't see the update, please share a small recording of the issue. Also, does this happen with a specific type of document? Can you try creating a new document, adding a few elements, and testing with it?

Thanks,
Nikunj

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verena_8089Author

Participating Frequently

Unfortunately, I can't update to 26.1 yet; I've checked the steps you provided.
Here's a screenshot of the error. I also tried it with a new document, and the same problem occurs there.
https://bcloud.rk-mediawork.de/index.php/s/n9nQnWpQCHYMjEz?dir=/

Anubhav M

Community Manager

Hello @verena_8089

Thanks for sharing the details. Could you also confirm whether this occurs with specific files, and, if so, share a sample file for us to investigate further?

Additionally, try updating to InDesign 21.6 (https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/apps/manage-apps/creative-cloud-apps/update-creative-cloud-apps-manually.html) and share your observations.

Looking forward to hearing from you.
Anubhav

leo.r

Community Expert

First, update to just-released InDesign 21.6 (I think it’s available in all countries by now). It features, among other things, “Updated Rendering Technology”. Give it a try and see if it makes a difference.

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