M1 chip MacBook Pro trackpad not functioning (mouse cannot move)

Same problem, MBP 13" M1 2020, 16Go RAM, macOS Big Sur 11.2.

After reboot, sometimes the mouse on screen is unresponsive, but i can still click anywhere (the pointer don't move, but the actions of clicking anywhere are available). I have to reboot again if it happens.

So frustrating and annoying for a brand new laptop...

I got the exact same problem with my MacBook Pro (13-inch, M1, 2020) Big Sur!! Hope it's a software problem and will be solved in a future update. I'm so scarred every time it happens :( It was so expensive, things like this should not happen. Also I sometimes have issues with my touch bar. It just turns off and I can't use it until I shut the laptop down.

I’m sure there are so many variables with software glitches, but I would think Apple would’ve had this fixed by now. I’m officially waiting to purchase until the refresh comes out-largely due to this issue.

I hope it’s resolved soon. My 2020 Intel 13” has the worst battery life if any Apple product I’ve ever owned. Very disappointed.

Confirmed 14 Feb 2021! Mac M1: BigSur 11.3 (Latest update for Developers)

Secondary Click with 2 fingers: Not Working

Trackpad sometimes stuck and became unresponsive for a few seconds!

Battery dropped from 100% -> 20% in ~ 6hrs when temperature is low ~ 7 - 14! (No air-conditioner)

-> my other Macbook pro (2015) just shutdowns when it's cold like that, so I had to use adapter all the time.

Bluetooth Bug occurred after a while - cannot find Airpod Pro

Airdrop Bug not working after a while - cannot send items to iPhone

> must restart Mac to fix Bluetooth + Airdrop bugs

This thread has become a list of errors and bugs in M1 Macs. Are they due to Big Sur or something else ? I have a new one :-

I installed the latest Big Sur update recently, I'm now running 11.2.1(20D74). This morning, when waking from sleep - on recharge, everything looked OK for a few seconds then before I could start to do anything, the entire screen flashed Magenta for a 10th of a second aprox, then rebooted as if from cold. No error signal, no start up chime. It's OK now, but I think it may have done this before while I was not looking as I have found that odd aspects of the system have reset, I'm really not clear on that at the moment though.

Hey, is this problem pretty widely-known? I just received my macbook m1pro and was surprised to see all these tiny little glitches the touchpad has, like for example when I highlight the text excerpt and have the touchpad click, then it kind of stucks in that same click mode and then even when I move the cursor further having factually unclicked it (upressed it), it still highlights the text. Or also, when I want to use the bottom edge of the touchpad, it jut doest react, probably like a half-an-inch of a bottom line of the touchpad... why would I need a bigger touchpad if that's still like in mac air 2015 imho. Also, in this week timeframe of using the mac, the touchbar has already stucked once, I had to reboot the mac; the finder has stucked twice, I had to force quit it and it just seems like either it is the software problem or the macbook itself should've been worked on a bit more to the quality before beings announced as a breakthru. IMHO- dissapointment...

if any of you, guys, know how to fix the problems or had the same annoying them, let me know.)) ALSO, specialists, please, give a feedback!)

Best regards

Hi, then I can be added as having this issue, the pointer is stuck but the trackpad works and things happen on the monitor but the pointer is stuck.

Happen as the laptop is just being logged in to ...

/Anders

My touchpad is working properly now after latest update for developer! (11.3)

Thanks Apple!

Note:

Sometimes my Mac M1 (16gb) temperature increases significantly if i runs multiple applications like Simulator, Docker, < 20 Chrome tabs. I'm not sure if it affects the battery significantly after a few months with current workload

Nevertheless, you can install free software below to monitor the temperature

Monitor Temperature / Usage (Cpu, Memory, Network)

free: https://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/10451/menumeters

istatistica (6$) https://www.imagetasks.com/istatistica/

Hey, I encountered the same problem today on my Macbook Pro M1 (8GB RAM, 256GB SSD), just after it booted the pointer and trackpad were working fine, but after a few seconds the pointer was stuck although I could still move through the options.

I used the power button to force shutdown and restart, things are working fine for now. But this ain't acceptable!

My trackpad has settled down now , but the computer shuts down with a debug output - in part - as follows:-

panic(cpu 3 caller 0xfffffe002d7f4c40): "busy timeout[0], (60s): 'AppleAPFSMedia'"

Debugger message: panic

Memory ID: 0x6

OS release type: User

OS version: 20D80

Kernel version: Darwin Kernel Version 20.3.0: Thu Jan 21 00:06:51 PST 2021; root:xnu-7195.81.3~1/RELEASE_ARM64_T8101

Fileset Kernelcache UUID: F78A48EC84D7C3283E7C6C67D00889A7

Kernel UUID: 9FE8C0DA-8ED0-381C-9CEC-2A779F3E1503

iBoot version: iBoot-6723.81.1

secure boot?: YES

Paniclog version: 13

KernelCache slide: 0x0000000025508000

KernelCache base: 0xfffffe002c50c000

Kernel slide:   0x000000002603c000

Kernel text base: 0xfffffe002d040000

Kernel text exec base: 0xfffffe002d108000

mach_absolute_time: 0x47c7451b066

Epoch Time:    sec    usec

 Boot  : 0x603fd3ea 0x000cc1b3

 Sleep  : 0x6043ed38 0x000831fc

 Wake  : 0x6043ef53 0x000ae1be

 Calendar: 0x6043f3b3 0x00030afc

In the past this shutdown also flashed the screen Magenta as it died. Yesterday there was no flash, just black.

This has happened so often that Apple has said they shall replace my Macbook Air.

That was two weeks ago. No sign of it yet.

It has crashed again since the update to Big Sur 11.2.2

panic(cpu 3 caller 0xfffffe002d7f4c40): "busy timeout[0], (60s): 'AppleAPFSMedia'"

Debugger message: panic

Memory ID: 0x6

OS release type: User

OS version: 20D80

Kernel version: Darwin Kernel Version 20.3.0: Thu Jan 21 00:06:51 PST 2021; root:xnu-7195.81.3~1/RELEASE_ARM64_T8101

Fileset Kernelcache UUID: F78A48EC84D7C3283E7C6C67D00889A7

Kernel UUID: 9FE8C0DA-8ED0-381C-9CEC-2A779F3E1503

iBoot version: iBoot-6723.81.1

secure boot?: YES

Paniclog version: 13

KernelCache slide: 0x0000000025508000

KernelCache base: 0xfffffe002c50c000

Kernel slide:   0x000000002603c000

Kernel text base: 0xfffffe002d040000

Kernel text exec base: 0xfffffe002d108000

mach_absolute_time: 0x47c7451b066

Epoch Time:    sec    usec

 Boot  : 0x603fd3ea 0x000cc1b3

 Sleep  : 0x6043ed38 0x000831fc

 Wake  : 0x6043ef53 0x000ae1be

 Calendar: 0x6043f3b3 0x00030afc

Bought new MacBook Pro 13 wiht M1 chip. The mouse also malfunctioned. Support told me to reinstall OS but I did not want to take a chance and replaced with a second M1 laptop. The mouse also decided to malfunction. I had to "reset SMC" by turning the computer off for 30 seconds for themouse to work again. Just a few minutes ago the mouse decide to malfunction again!!! Had to turn the power off and on to get going. What is going on Apple ?

Some applications may cause high cpu usage resulting in high temperature that could impact your battery life.

e.g: Watching youtube videos on a few Chrome windows, running simulators + xcode & vscode

FYI it took me 230$+ to replace the battery for my mac 2015 or ~ 20% Mac M1 price this month lol.

I have the same problem, my mouse is not working and frozen when I open the Mac and I have to shutdown by holding power button for few seconds and reopen it to make everything back to normal. It happened few times after I updated it to Big Sur 11.2.3.

Mine is MacBook Pro 512GB 16GB RAM, it's quite annoying. anyone knows what is the solution?

I talked with Apple Care chat and the only recommendation was to reinstall the OS, thinking it is a software issue.

My trackpad will freeze intermittently and I have to power cycle reboot.

2020 MacBookPro 13-inch, M1, 8Gb RAM, 256GB storage. OS 11.2.3