Tap-to-click issue on MacOS 12.0.1

Brntoki wrote:

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".

It seems not at present. Lots of tinkering with settings but with little to no success. Have been advised to wait for next software update by senior support staff. Actually went to a store and had a play around with the MacBook Air (M1) they had there... checked that it was running Monterey (which it was) and swiftly checked the 'tap-to-click' box in system preferences... proceeded to open Keynote and created 10x10 table of cells... 97% success rate when selecting said cells. Slightly better than the average I get on my MacBook Pro (2017, 13") at home but not perfect... bear in mind my MacBook Air running Big Sur gets 100% time after time. Here's to open the next update means a return to normal

Same here, on my < 1 week old MBP 16" 2021 (Monterey 12.0.1)

I thought I was going nuts with missing taps, but then tried on my external Magic Trackpad - same problem.

The Trackpad does not exhibit this behaviour while connected to my older MBP 2014 running Big Sur.

Hi guys, I have been experiencing the same issue, and I would like to note that somehow the issue is WAY more conspicuous in Safari in comparison to Google Chrome.

Idk if this is one or two seperate issues since I have noticed it in Safari in Big Sur. Then, Safari was the only app where this problem exist. However, since my Monterey update, not only Safari but all other apps have been insensitive to tap to click.

Btw, I also get 93% in the test suggested earlier in the thread.

YES. MacBook Air 13-in 2017. MacOS 12.0.1.

Today I finally got so fed up with this that I began searching for possible causes for this problem and landed...here. Since updating to Monterey I've had the slowdown that some others have experienced, along with some general glitchy behavior and freezing. And intermittent trackpad unresponsiveness, only to the tap-click function; everything else seems to work fine. This problem is particularly unfortunate when compounded by the intermittent lag that also started after updating to Monterey.

I too am considering reverting to Big Sur because the cumulative annoyance of these constant little issues is substantial. It effectively transformed this machine's UI from smooth and seamlessly functional to a choppy, glitchy, laggy mess.

I'll be honest, I've been an Apple user for more than a decade but if update nightmares continue apace (not even going to get into the latest ios privacy stuff) I'll be seriously reconsidering that when it's time for my next machine/device. Apple, hope you're reading.

Just wanted to add it's more than tap to click that's affected, the trackpad often recognizes one finger less than the number of fingers touching it.

So it scrolls widely to the side instead of switching work spaces, moves the curser instead of zooming etc.

Very noticeable and disruptive on endless-canvas apps like Figma, where the excellent trackpad experience used to be enough for me to recommend the move from Windows to other people.

Wow! So weird and random. My new MBP M1 Max works fine, mostly. It is a shame that I have to click three times when using modifier keys, but it is consistent behavior and I can deal with it. What was not acceptable was the random clicks not registering, with or without modifier keys, and so I rolled my late 2015 iMac back to Big Sur. Obviously, there is no rolling back a brand new Mac that shipped with Mon"s"terey.

Again, my new MBP user account was brought over from my 2020 MBP that was on Big Sur still. I don't know if that is what gave me good tap-to-clickiness or not, but I'm fine with the trackpad performance on the new machine running Mon"s"terey.

Same here, slightly better but still not as smooth as on Big Sur. The difference after the recent update is now is that I don't need to tap the trackpad again if the first tap was ignored, I "just" need to hold it longer so that it's recognized. The cursor got a bit jumpy too. Happens less frequently than before, but when it does it's still super annoying.

Yes, this is happening to me with Monterey 12.1 on my M1Pro 16" MBP with an Apple mouse. The first click doesn't register and 75% of the time the action requires a second click. Verrrrrry annoying. Tried a few different settings and nothing is working. Update to 12.1 did not fix.

I'm having the same issue on a 2021 14" M1 Macbook Pro. If holding control or shift to select multiple files, I either have to click three times or wait 2 seconds before tap to click is recognized. This is definitely an annoyance that slows me down.

I'm have the same issues with my newly bought MacBook Pro (14", 2021) on macOS Monterey. Sometimes the press+hold doesn't get noticed by the system. It's especially annoying when trying drag+drap via Finder or in iMove when trying to trim a clip. It often needs 5-6 attempts or I have to wait a few secs.

Still experiencing problems after my update to Monterey 12.1 Mostly seems to happen when using modifier keys like CMD and SHIFT with tap-to-click. Also have issues with the pinch zoom like others have mentioned. Sure puts a damper on the experience of using a brand new, expensive M1 Pro :/

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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Not quite perfect, but I can get my work done without much hassle again. Maybe that medium click pressure helps alleviate the issue some . . .

Could you please report it to apple from that link above ? thanks in advance