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Touchscreen MacBook Pro to Be ‘Touch-Friendly, Not Touch-First’

Touchscreen MacBook Pro to Be ‘Touch-Friendly, Not Touch-First’

Apple’s rumored touchscreen MacBook Pro will be a “touch-friendly device, rather than one that’s touch-first,” according to Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman. Writing in Power On, Gurman said users will be able to easily move between touch-based and point-and-click inputs, thanks to changes coming in macOS 27 – set up in part by last year’s Liquid Glass redesign. However, Apple is said to be taking a conservative approach to touch-based input, offering it more as a “bonus” than a prominent feature. “Before anyone gets too excited, the touch-based MacBook Pro will not feel like an iPad,” said Gurman. “This is the MacBook Pro you’ve known for the past two decades – with touch offered as a bonus.” Users will be able to tap or click on-screen elements, and controls will change based on input method. If a user taps on a menu bar item, for example, it will display a larger set of controls optimized for touch. Touch-based options will be integrated throughout macOS, and it will support iPad features like pinch gestures for zooming in or …