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 5:55 PM

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

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