M1 MacBook Air - freezing cursor and stuck track pad

I have the same issue with M1 MacBook air. USB mouse locks randomly. I tried different USB adapters.

Thank you. I received your other reply also via email. Not quite sure why they would remove it.

I'm having this issue on Big Sur 11.3.1 (20E241) on a 2015 Retina while the system is 95% - 80% idle.

My M! MacBook Air is doing the same thing, odd freezes, it doesn't matter what I'm doing. Just today I was using Lr Classic and not only was it very slow, it froze when quitting.

I answered you, but Apple removed my answer.

Bottom line - sue the dealer.

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Few occations of the trackpad "left-click" not clickable...... M1 MacBook Air 2020, macOS Big Sur.

facing this problem of Sudden trackpad and cursor freeze, everytime needs to do force quit , kindly advise how to fix it or else how to apply for replacement from Apple

New MacBook M1 trackpad faulty - creaking noise - not responding as it should - 2 laptops with same problem - Apple refusing to acknowledge it as a fault or problem they need to fix. Expecting customer to be without a computer for weeks and possibly even 'buy a replacement' before returning faulty item. Apple staff completely unable to be human - company policy prevents it. Awful company.

I shall repeat what I said months ago:

Get your money back and buy M1 MacBook Pro.

I am already 7 months on it.

A superb machine that with OS 11.5 is trouble free.

If Apple refuses credit cost of your Air towards payment for a MBP – take them to your local Small Claims Court.

Prepare your case carefully.

Bring with you evidence from this Forum and you'll win.

Good luck!

(I won't be surprised that Forum moderator will axe this note.)

Dr Abe Ariel, PhD University of NSW. (Down Under)

Hi, Daniel! Did the replacement MacBook have the same issues? What did Apple say was the cause of the freezing cursor track pad. I also noticed that on a new M1 MacBook Air that we purchased last month and in addition to the cursor, the keyboard would also freeze. Have no recourse but to just reboot the computer, which sometimes means losing some edits on files that we’ve been working on…

Hope you can share your experience with the replacement.

I have see this on some of the new M1 MBPs recently, but only at the login screen after a reboot and often stays frozen for a minute or longer before username can be entered. Sidenote: trackpads on MBP haven't physically clicked in at least 5 years. They don't move at all, the click sensation is simulated, but never really moves at all. So, with the cursor being frozen at a software level, it makes complete sense that the "click" is also frozen while the system is tripping over it's own feet.