New MacBook Pro adds touch-focused macOS features
Technology · First reported 31 Oct, 19:49 · Updated 10:22
Apple’s new MacBook Pro has a touch display, with macOS 27 adding larger touch targets, on-screen gestures and touch navigation in the iOS simulator. Apple says more touch optimizations are coming. (dce20753-590b-49c4-9e45-ba5509b58512)
- The new MacBook Pro is Apple’s first MacBook with a touch display, and macOS 27 enlarges window controls and some menu items for touch. (dce20753-590b-49c4-9e45-ba5509b58512)
- Users can perform several trackpad gestures on the display, including swiping between spaces, pinching to zoom and scrolling; developers can navigate the iOS simulator by touch. (dce20753-590b-49c4-9e45-ba5509b58512)
- macOS 27 also adds Safari pull-to-refresh and wider spacing between menu bar items across Macs; Apple says further touch changes are planned. (dce20753-590b-49c4-9e45-ba5509b58512)
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- macOS 27 Golden Gate
- New hardware feature
- Apple’s first MacBook with a touch display
- Touch gestures described
- Mission Control swipe, switching spaces, pinch-to-zoom and scrolling
- Other touch-related changes
- Safari pull-to-refresh and wider spacing between menu bar items
- Apple’s stated next step
- More touch optimizations are planned
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- An earlier Lux story headline described the MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR and said its author was not rushing to upgrade. (d6fef6ee-a2ac-4660-be37-f9bedd363ac7)
- Another earlier Lux story headline reported a Best Buy preorder bundle that included a $100 gift card for the touchscreen MacBook Pro. (273d98a4-5556-4984-b19a-d67fbf842892)
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