As a data point…

When I connected to my MBP, again, the artifact reappeared, and then disappeared when I disconnected (as it did with my wife's machine). The OS on my wife’s machine and the MBP are different.

It seems I can turn the artifact on & off at will by merely accessing my LAN.

For sure, far more questions than answers…

I suspect we all can agree that I'm confused...


Harv
27" i7 iMac (10.13.6), iPhone Xs Max (12.1)

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