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User profile for user: hugo0618
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Command + Tap to Click bug

I am also seeing the Command + Tap to Click bug described in this thread: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/252838299

on my 2021 14-inch MacBook Pro with macOS 12.0.1


I can stably reproduce this issue when I

1 move the cursor onto a link

2 hold down command button

3 without moving the cursor, tap the trackpad

--> Nothing happens, browser does not open the link in a new tab

4 tap a few times more

--> browser opens the link in new tab


I can also confirm that

  • this issue applies to any combination keys (e.g. option+tap does not download, shift+tap does not open the page in a new window)
  • this issue happens at system-level, as I am able to reproduce it in Chrome, Safari and IntelliJ.


Tried resetting SMC, didn't solve the issue.


Does anyone have the same issue? Has anyone managed to fix it?



Posted on Oct 27, 2021 12:34 PM

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User profile for user: Gregouze
Gregouze
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Posted on Oct 30, 2021 7:19 AM

Thanks here, I'm so glad I'm not the only one with that issue.


Some additional things I noticed.

  • Issue happens on my MacBook Pro 14-inch M1 Max.
  • Issue persisted after formatting the disk and reinstalling macOS 12.0.1, then enabling "Tap to click." (No app installed and no settings changed post installation.)
  • Issue happens in safe mode.
  • Issue happens not only with Cmd+tap, but also with Ctrl+tap. The right-click menu appears after the 3rd tap.
  • Issue is not limited to browsers. I could easily reproduce it by Ctrl+tapping on the desktop, or Cmd+tapping on methods in a Swift file in Xcode. First 2 taps are never registered, only the 3rd one.
  • Issue doesn't happen on my MacBook Pro 16-inch Core i9 mid-2018 on macOS 12.0.1.
  • Issue doesn't happen with a Magic Trackpad.


That machine is so great otherwise, it's really saddening. I'll go to an Apple Store tomorrow to verify on other MBP M1 Max.

If I can't reproduce the issue on those, I'll have to send mine back (and wait for at least 2 months until new ones start shipping :/)

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