Q: Trackpad gestures no longer work with Sierra
Immediately after upgrading to Sierra, the regular trackpad gestures that I had previously used with OS X have stopped working on my Macbook Pro. These include the 3-finger drag, 4-finger swipe up to open mission control, 4-finger swipe down to open the App Exposé, and the 4-finger swipe left/right to switch between desktops.
I have checked in the trackpad section of System Preferences, and all these gestures are enabled and should be working fine, which leads me to believe that it is a problem with macOS Sierra.
Has anyone experienced anything similar and/or found a solution for it?
(PS. Yes, I do use Better Touch Tool, but that does not provide a satisfactory solution)
iPod classic
Posted on Sep 23, 2016 4:27 AM
I had this problem too; specifically, the 4-finger swipe to switch between full-screen apps. However, I just fixed it. I simply went to system preferences and changed it from 4-finger swipe to 3-finger swipe and it worked like normal. I then switched back to my preferred 4-finger swipe and everything now works fine. This worked for me. You can try and see if it works for you too. Apply this to the other swipe problems you're having and see if it helps.
The 3-finger drag needs to be activated in the Accessibility > Trackpad options > Enable dragging. I've noticed that every time there is an update, the accessibility options are reset.
Posted on Sep 30, 2016 5:13 AM





