It’s unfortunate that the reportediPad mini jelly scrolling issue cannot be fixedbecause it’s inspired one Colorado resident to file a class-action lawsuit against Apple.
Apple may go to court over iPad mini jelly scrolling
Some folks don’t seem to be content withApple’s official explanation that jelly scrolling, exhibited while scrolling in portrait orientation, is “normal behavior for LCD screens.”
MacRumorsspotted a class-action lawsuit filed against Apple by Colorado resident Christopher Bryan. In thefiling, the plaintiff calls jelly scrolling on the iPad mini a “defect” that’s causing the display to “bend, warp, blur and obscure text and images.”
The problem makes the tablet “unusable,” the complaint goes on to say.
Worse yet, users have reported motion sickness, nausea, vomiting and migraines when using the Device due to the Defect. Although Apple itself publicly acknowledged the problem to niche tech publications just four days after the iPad mini’s release, Apple has continued to sell the iPad mini and has refused to fix the problem or to amend its marketing materials to reflect the existence of the Defect. Instead, Apple has insisted, against the weight of evidence, that the Defect is normal.
The filing accuses Apple of breaching California’s competition law, alleging the company has engaged in fraud and other illegal practices such as false advertising. The lawsuit is seeking financial compensation for all buyers of the sixth-generation iPad mini.
Jelly scrolling cannot be fixed
Jelly scrolling refers to a weird wobble-like effect that appears when scrolling content on iPad mini 6. Apple called the effect expected behavior for LCD screens though its other LCD-based iPad—such as the latest iPad Air, for example—don’t exhibit this problem at all. Read:Video tips, tricks and hidden features for iPad mini 6 owners
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 entirelypic.twitter.com/iq9LGJzsDI
— Dieter Bohn (@backlon)August 20, 2025
It’s unclear why one half of the iPad mini’s screen refreshes slower than the other half, whether that’s a technical limitation, a design compromise or an engineering oversight. For what it’s worth,iFixit has determined that iPad mini 6’s screen tearswith a mismatch in refresh rates, leading to one side of the screen not moving in sync with the other.
