Users find accessibility settings to disable touch entirely
3 Oct 28 3:22 PM · 14d ago · 26 articles · 2 videos · 14 posts · 14 comments · 6 sources · development 3 of 7
Observers noted the new MacBook Pro ships with Accessibility options to turn off touch input completely or substitute a two-finger pinch-to-zoom gesture, later confirmed in a dedicated MacRumors report.
“Turn off Touch input entirely”
@viticciApple Manufacturer
John Ternus Apple hardware engineering chief
Steve Jobs Former Apple CEOTrendForce Market intelligence firmAntonio G. Di Benedetto The Verge reporter
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first by Inc.com, 14d ago · also Bloomberg, MacRumors, MacRumors Forums, Inc
2 more headlines
- Apple Unveils Touch-Screen MacBook Pro, Reversing Longheld Jobs Stance Bloomberg.com · 14d ago
- Apple Executives Explain Why the MacBook Pro Finally Has a Touch Screen MacRumors · 14d ago
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first by The New York Times, 14d ago · also The Age, TechRepublic, New York Times
2 more headlines
- Apple unveils its first-ever touchscreen laptop The Age · 14d ago
- Apple Unveils Touchscreen OLED MacBook Pro Starting at $2,899 TechRepublic · 14d ago
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first by Tom's Guide, 14d ago · also Ars Technica
3 more headlines
- Apple announces new MacBook Pro models with OLED and touchscreen GSMArena.com · 14d ago
- Apple announces new MacBook Pro models with OLED and touchscreen - GSMArena.com news GSMArena.com · 14d ago
- Touchscreen MacBook Pro hands-on: OLED looks great on a Mac Ars Technica · 14d ago
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first by 9to5Mac, 14d ago · also Indian Express
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- Apple brings touch to MacBook Pro for the first time, adds PROLED XDR display and Dynamic Island Indian Express · 14d ago
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first by Forbes Business, 14d ago · also Forbes
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first by WIRED, 14d ago
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The new MacBook Pro with Touch has Accessibility settings to: - Turn off Touch input entirely - Enable Zoom so you can pinch with two fingers to zoom in anywhere on the macOS UI
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Congrats to Apple on inventing the touchscreen laptop, a thing every other laptop maker invented 15 years ago and then mostly dropped because it turned out nobody wanted that
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Oh wow, it’s like they’re trying less and less.When they introduced the Apple Pencil and people were like “haha it’s a stylus”, the thing was decidedly NOT a stylus (it actually couldn’t be used to control some parts of the UI). It was an actual digital pen, something that used to be specialized and expensive external hardware, and it worked…
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Apple just unveiled its first touchscreen MacBook. See prices, specs https://www. usatoday.com/story/tech/2026/1 0/28/apple-first-touchscreen-macbook-prices-features-specs/92476392007/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Technology @ technology-USAToday
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I have a Macbook Pro 14 first gen and I love this machine but watching what Apple is doing lately I think they are starting to loose the plot.A foldable iPhone, macbooks with touch displays, apple watches constantly listening to your conversations, dropping updates for not so old devices like AWU 1, I understand that I am not a target audience for…
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From the videos I've seen and based on what @ viticci 's told me, it looks like the MacBook Pro's touch gestures are just like the iPad's: https://www. macstories.net/news/apple-brin gs-touch-to-the-mac-with-new-oled-macbook-pros/
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Everyone's focused on the touchscreen, but I'm seriously impressed how they managed to cut down the weight.* For the 14-inch: 3.5 lb (1.59 kg) -> 3.0 lb (1.36 kg)* For the 16-inch: 4.7 lb (2.13 kg) -> 4.0 lb (1.81 kg)About 15% lighter on both models. Switching from LCD to OLED saves weight because the screen does not need a backlight and has fewer…
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I found Macs with product names that are longer than "MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display,” but not that are… uglier. https:// lexontech.org/apple-unveils-ma cbook-pro-with-proled-xdr-display
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I've been an enthusiast for whiteboarding, diagramming and handwriting, and had several Work HP Tablets and 360s, for several years I found good use taking notes in OneNote (specifically) for in-person meetings, for any other use like video conferences (which every meeting is now), giving presentations on screen-share, using office tools, etc…
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Apple unveils MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display: https:// lexontech.org/apple-unveils-ma cbook-pro-with-proled-xdr-display
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I've used a few touch laptops. First one was a chromebook 9-10 years ago, and even then I got great use of the touchscreen just doing web browsing or navigating my files/google drive or scrolling through ebooks.Always enjoyed touchscreens on my laptops. Nice thing is, you can just ignore it when you don't want it. It doesn't affect battery life…
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# CNN # News Apple just announced its first ever MacBook with a touchscreen
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I don’t understand Apple’s market positioning here.Apple has always positioned the MacBook Pro as having the best display in a laptop. Now that’s no longer true.Are we really moving to 3 tier of laptop displays: Air, Pro, and Pro with ProLED XDR?That seems unnecessarily confusing for consumers.“Pro” used to mean you were getting Apple’s best…
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I would have loved to get the decrease in weight, but I bought my Macbook Pro 128 GB in March and the equivalent is now 50% more expensive, from 5000 to 7500. The memory price skyrocketing is so bad but I don't know if it will ever get better or if these prices are the best we will ever see again.
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They might have changed the internal fan layout. If you look it AR mode, you can look underneath the display , there’s usually two fan exhausts there, this one has only oneBut I also only have an m1 16” so it may not be a brand new change
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My god they’re really running out ideas in Cupertino. What I need is a screen that gives an electrical shock to anybody that dares to touch it with their filthy fingers.
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Nice, but they're merely fixing a regression ;) Now if they could do the same with the iPhone instead of introducing more Bricky McBrick editions…
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Back to similar weight as the 2016 Touch Bar era MBPs (13" 1.37 kg; 15" 1.83 kg), except way better thermals and battery life.
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Definitely appreciated. The increased weight is the one downside of my M1 laptop over my earlier 2015 Macbook.
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