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Here’s how macOS is changing for touchscreens

October 28, 2026 Allison Johnson

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A person stands in front of the new MacBook Pro and reaches out to touch an image shown on the laptop’s screen. — Reach out and touch screen.

Touchscreen laptops are nothing new in the Windows world, but Apple has only just announced its first MacBook with a touchscreen. Apple isn't rushing to change a bunch of things in macOS to optimize for touch, though: Most of the touch action will be in the apps themselves, it seems.

As far as major macOS changes go, iOS's Dynamic Island will debut on the new MacBook Pro, and Apple touts the added touch controls as particularly useful for interacting with the interface to accept AirDrops and pause music playback.

Otherwise, Apple gives some pretty predictable ways that the touch input will work with the new MacBook Pro. You'll be able to …

Read the full story at The Verge.

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