Trackpad Multitouch Issues With M1 MacBook Air

I have a 16" M1 Max and am having this issue. It is quite frustrating. My wife has the same configuration and she is also having the problem. Please fix it! I just upgraded from a 2013 rMPB and I'm pretty disappointed with the trackpad on this thing, largely due to the frequent misinterpretation of multitouch gestures.

I have the same problem with a M1 Macbook Air, my OS is 12.1

I went to the apple store, they tested it with me, saw the problem and agreed with me. I left it overnight and after extensive testing told me they didn't detect any real problem with the trackpad. They offered to keep for a week to change the trackpad, but unfortunately I couldn't afford to do it that because of work.

I hope it is software related, because doing a lot of graphical work I can't keep a computer with that behavior for very long.

Of course it is a software problem, I am a software engineer and I am 100% sure, just a crappy coding, believe me. Hope they are able to debug it and fix it. It never happened before Monterey 12.1 update. Because Apple products are so expensive they never have an issue with replacing hardware components thus keeping customers kinda happy, but most of the time the real solution is fixing bugs. I am fed up with all this steps they recommend to try and resolve the problem. Restart, safe mode blah blah. Almost never works.

Same issue pinch to zoom not working at all, safari back gesture (to finger swipe) not working (gesture starts, page moves little bit 15%, but no back action)

MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2021) m1 pro 16 ram

macOS: 12.1 (21C52)

So after the latest updates from Adobe CC and Sketch - apps that I mostly use, trackpad issues have been less noticeable BUT still happening. It happens using Photos and Safari has glitches that are quite related to trackpad as well, for example, I open a tab and when I go browse it goes back or close by trying to scroll, super weird. Anyway, I don’t believe it’s performance or hardware only…There’s no excuse for a MBP M1 Max to lag performance! Last Mac OS update did not address anything regarding trackpad issues but it did improved Safari… I won’t be surprised if at some point Apple launches a recall program for these Trackpads… being this an issue affecting the entire generation of M1s, I think this must be addressed as soon as possible.

Please you Apple guys must have this issue addressed! Now it’s even worst! After Monterey 12.2 zooming is the least of the issues… pinch to launchpad and Mission Control suddenly stop working! Mission Control seems bugged by itself too… very unpleasant experiences with what should be probably the best laptop on the planet!

I have the same exact issue with my new MacBook Air M1, pinch to zoom just drives me crazy ...

I hope Apple will work to fix this with software update since many people have complains ...

Same problem here MacBook Pro M1 Max 16 and nothing help with 12.1 Pinch to zoom is unreliable.

I have the same problem

Having exactly same issue. pinch and zoom may bail out in the middle.

MacBook Air M1. MacOS 12.1

hello dear, what me do with this trouble?

I am also experiencing the same issue re pinch to zoom on my Air M1. So frustrating.

macOS 12.2 and still happening... Amazing.

Hello BlazerWerewolf3,

It sounds like you are experiencing issues using gestures on your Mac. We understand how important this is to you and we are here to help.

You have done some great troubleshooting steps so far. You mentioned that you booted into safe mode and created a new user. Did the same behavior occur when trying those steps?

If the issue persists, can you provide a few more details? When did you first notice this? Which macOS version are you currently using? Also, do you only experience this when using certain apps? If not, does it occur when performing a specific gesture? To test different gestures, check out: Use Multi-Touch gestures on your Mac - Apple Support

Cheers!

Not happening anymore with 12.2 on my M1 Max, at least not a single time since updated.