Tap-to-click issue on MacOS 12.0.1

I discovered a solution to CMD + tap (and SHIFT + tap) being missed:

On the built-in trackpad, there's a central rectangle area a bit smaller than the size of the smaller trackpads older macbooks had before they started putting these massive ones in. The 3-clicks required to get CMD + tap to register can be avoided by clicking in this central region instead of more toward the edges. Also note that the first tap must be in this central region. If you first click more toward the outside and it misses it, the trackpad will also reject a followup central tap.

Before that, CMD + tap routinely took 3 taps to multi-select files in Finder. And of course, if I forget and do CMD + tap more toward the edges, 3 it is again. So this required a bit of retraining for me to use the smaller central rectangle region for tap to click, but it's comfortable now.

Now I only use the larger area outside that smaller central rectangle area for continuing long drags. Some might say this is more of a workaround than a solution, but it saved my sanity.

It's almost as if the driver that rejects trackpad input while a key is pressed is working off the dimensions of the older model macbooks' trackpad dimensions.

All this is on:

- 2019 16" MacBook Pro

- built in trackpad

- Catalina, Big Sur, and Monterey 12.1

Peter

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Monterey OS issues with SIRI and trackpad https://discussions.apple.com/thread/253356909?answerId=256318846022&page=1,

where is apple support where is any of there developers? What I paid for? Can they take their machine back because I spent only for good experience not for this kinda ****.

I had already done so. I think the link is to the wrong feedback system. That's for betas and developers. There is a regular feedback at:

https://www.apple.com/feedback/

Since this is an official OS release now and it's somewhat unlikely developers are posting here, I think the link above is the one we are expected to use, although I suppose it won't hurt to report to either or both.

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I had already done so. I think the link is to the wrong feedback system. That's for betas and developers.

No. The Apple bug reporter/Feedback Assistant is for anyone who wants to use it.

There is a regular feedback at:

https://www.apple.com/feedback/

This is what is colloquially referred to as "the bit bucket".

No, the feedback page that etresoft linked to, https://www.apple.com/feedback,

is not for beta testers and developers. It is for feedback from general users.

As noted already, there are separate feedback channels for the betas.

Yes. Your observation on MBA is correct. My 2017 MBA with Monterey acts the same. Some tap-to-clicks are not counted and rarely one of them clicks on a totally different location. Its really annoying. Please report on https://www.apple.com/feedback as mentioned above.

Geegrance wrote: "...Come on Apple!!"

Although Apple administers these communities, that doesn't include reading each of thousands of daily posts for possible feedback. However, Apple will "read all feedback carefully" here:

macOS Feedback

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May I suggest everyone of us file a "feedback" at https://feedbackassistant.apple.com/ perhaps using this same subject:

MacOS Monterey 12.0.1 TrackPad Tap-to-Click Frequently Does Not Register a Tap

My feedback indicates "Recent Similar Reports: None"... which is really unlikely. But I will have no counter evidence... unless some (hopefully many) of you also enter a feedback.

Yes, I'm seeing the same. I thought my brand new Macbook Pro was defective but there are a lot of comments on Reddit and other Mac forums that this is affecting a whole range of devices (and even external track pads) so hang tight, a software fix is bound to be on the way.

No issue on M1 MBA upgrade fro Big Sur 11.6.1 to Monterey 12.0.1.

Have seen some other will similar issue and in many but not all cases -

The root cause was Any Third Party Applications that will interfere with the normal operation of the OS, alter, modify, remove or delete or attempt to do so is an invitation for disaster and may require a Reinstallation of the OS.

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It could be but this is my device at least is a fresh out of the box Macbook Pro 14" with none of those sorts of things installed. I was about to return it before I saw all these similar reports. Physical click works just fine, it's only tap to click that's affected.

Fresh out-of-the -box - amazing machine no doubt.

Have a look in the System Preferences >> Trackpad and explore all the options available for customizations the click action. There might be one of two to enable to get things just right.

It is an amazing machine. Seems to be affecting people since beta 7

https://piunikaweb.com/2021/11/01/some-macos-12-monterey-users-are-having-issues-with-the-trackpad/

I've disabled all the gestures I don't use etc but still the same. Just posting so if others have the same issue they can know it's not just them, and hopefully a software fix is on the way soon - no need to downgrade to Big Sur just yet :)

Caution on the idea of downgrading.

Conditional to what version of macOS came Installed Out-of-the -box - one can not downgrade to a version of macOS older than what the New Machine came Installed with.

Example - came with Monterey as new computer - nothing older can be installed only newer versions when released.