Language switching stops working using globe button button on MBP M1

First, go to your system preferences-Keyboard and then make sure that on "press 🌐 on" the "change input sources" is selected.

Then press control+space together several times and it should start working. Hope it helps.

I have the same problem - dedicated language button which is on the "Fn" button stops working on my MacBook Pro with M1 after some time and the only way to change language after that is to go through the menu on the top.

Ms_marina wrote:

the only way to change language after that is to go through the menu on the top.

There is another way. For many years before last October everyone used a different keyboard shortcut which still works, Control Space. See system preferences > keyboard > shortcuts

hello I was have the same problem, but I found the solution, if the fn key stop working after a few hours you must go to

SYSTEM PREFRENCES ----> KEYBOARD ----> SHORTCUTS -----> INPUT SOURCE ----> RESTORE DEFAULT. and you should be fine.

Mine facing the same problem, but I found a solution. when the global key doesn't not respond, I will use control + space once to change the language, then the global key back to function. Maybe you can try this for now until apple fix the bug, hope this can help you.

I am confronting the same problem, having difficulty switching language inputs from English to Mandarin via pressing the globe/fn key. Did Apple contact you regarding this issue? Was it finally fixed?

It's SO annoying. I am a language teacher and I need to switch back and forth from these two languages very often.

If you happen to know what approach efficiently works towards permanently resolving this problem. Your sharing is highly appreciated! Thanks.

I’m not sure what was the connection, since I upgraded to Big Sur 11.2.1 or 11.2.2 in Feb 2021, the problem went away. However, it seems to be connected to the application WhatsApp, as such issue usually came back after I switched the language while sending messages. Since I uninstalled WhatsApp (decided to quit for privacy concerns), I haven’t experienced the language switch issue connect to the globe/fn key. So it’s worth to assess whether most of us here have similar pattern connecting to WhatsApp.

It's annoying, disappointing, inconvenient and frustrating that language switch button has never worked as it should. I have purchased computer in January MacBook Air M1and so far language switch button does not work well, only for a limited time.

I recently found that in the Keyboard -> Shortcut settings on my new MacBook Pro there is a shortcut override in "Input Sources" and "Spotlight".

After disabling Control + Space shortcut in the Keyboard -> Shortcut -> Spotlight section language switching button started work again.

This "feature" with "Fn" button switch language mode often starts after closing-open MacBook M1:

FIX this:

Option 1:

Open terminal -> kill TextInputSwitcher

Close terminal

Tap by mouse cursor on language menu (top right corner), and change language few times. After "Fn" button will start work again automatically.

Option 2:

Open terminal -> kill TextInputSwitcher

then

cd

/System/Library/CoreServices/TextInputSwitcher.app/Contents/MacOS/ 

and

./TextInputSwitcher

Sounds good. But we are not hackers. Why don’t you try to fix it with a macOS update instead of telling as to do this strange actions?????

1600€ machine and from December still not fixed from . So annoying and  tells that they are not aware of this problem instead of try to solve it. Sorry but your reply is not helpful for me

I've also encountered this problem. M1 MacBook Air. All of a sudden using the fn / globe button on the keyboard stops working as a way to toggle between different keyboard languages. I wasn't sure how to set up a different hotkey so I enabled the "CAPS LOCK" to change keyboards option, but this is still a bug.

After answers form users about fixing this "feature" by terminal: sounds good, but difficult.

OPTION 3:

1) Open activity monitor window (command + space: activity monitor.app)

2) Find process: TextInputSwitcher (in memory tab(it's second tab. First tab: CPU); or tap in search field: TextInputSwitcher)

3) Stop process TextInputSwitcher (Click the Stop button  in the upper-left corner of the Activity Monitor window: Force stop)

4) Close activity monitor (command + Q)

After: Tap by mouse cursor on language menu (top right corner), and change languages few times. After "Fn" button will start work again automatically.

P.S. Sorry, I haven't permissions to fix it with a macOS update. I'm not Steve Wozniak. Good luck.

This problem is still present in the Big Sur 11.3.1. Setting new shortcuts is a neat workaround, but it would be nice if this bug was just fixed. I can confirm that it is related only to changing input source. If you go to Keyboard settings and set it to show emojis or start a dictation (needs to be pressed twice), it works. If changing input source by pressing the Fn button stopped working, it won't work again until you restart your computer.

Simply, change the language using the default shortcut for one time then the key will back to work as it should be.

In my case, I use Command + Space to change language, Whenever the fn key stop I use the traditional shortcut then the key works again.