Trackpad pinch to zoom gesture fails occasionally

I have the same issue on my Macbook Air M1 + Montery 12.1.

It is not related to a specific software for me, but occurs when I'm using intensively the pinch to zoom.

Sometimes, the pinch to zoom is dead for all the applications. Sometimes it works for some of them and not for the others (eg : it works for Word but not for Preview).

Closing the screen for 1 second so the computer enters sleep mode and re-opening the screen restores the trackpad functionality for all the apps.

This is a poor user experience. Please Apple, fix this issue on the next OS release, as it is a basic functionality that *must* work painlessly.

Similar issue here. Mine is MBP 14" M1 Pro, Monterey 12.1

Not always, but sometimes pinching to zoom stops working, as described by others.

Mainly switching between Chrome, Safari and Figma, but sometimes also with other apps like preview.

I have not found a pattern for which the problem occurs under certain conditions.

When it occurs, the other gestures keep working, 2 finger scrolling is ok as well as 3 finger and 4 finger gestures.

The only workaround I found is to put the mac to sleep and wake it up immediately (after 1 second) and usually everything goes back to working properly.

It's annoying. Waiting for fix.

I have just updated to Monterey 12.2 and the issue seems much better.

Previous symptoms : Erratic pinch-to-zoom response in all applications.

Hardware : MacBook Pro M1 (16-inch,2021).

Edited. Weirdly, after first installing the update the issue was still there. However, after subsequent testing 30 mins later it seems to have fully cleared. Your mileage may vary!

There still has not been a patch, BUT, another forum member came up with a annoyingly temporary solution.

“Put the Mac to sleep by selecting the apple icon in the top bar, then wake the laptop and pinch to zoom will work again temporarily. “

I can confirm this does work short term. You’ll have to do it repeatedly, but works.

PLEASE PATCH THIS SOFTWARE BUG APPLE!!! YOU ARE BEING TOO SLOW.

Macbook Pro ''14 2021

Same issue here. It apears every day in every Native Mac app (safari, fotos, previews...).

It can only be fixed by manually reseting the trackpad pinch in function, under system preferences - trackpad - 2nd tab "scroll zoom" - click "zoom in/out"

Very frustrating and not worth the premium.

Same issue as everyone else. M1 MacBook Air latest OS (12.2.1 (21D62)). Happens mostly in adobe programs. I can temporarily fix it by going into system preferences and toggling on and off pinch to zoom. Please fix apple!

Sleep does it for me— either closing the lid or from the menu will restore pinch-to-zoom.

Has anyone with this issue updated to 12.2 to see if the issue have been fixed?

Same machine, same operative system and the same problem; I use a lot Indesign and Illustrator, working 5 - 9 hours per day; everyday happen at least 2 time that pinch to zoom fail for like 30 - 40 seconds. Each programme that I use is original and I'm sure that is a Mac problem because I tried to test in photos app and is the same, when it bug is for everything. You think that is a software problem (that we hope will be fixed) or hardware; I've to change my machine?

I have the exact same computer, exact same specs, (2019 macbook pro, 16", 64GB ram, 2TB drive, etc) and just like you, pinch to zoom problems are terrible.

Works literally about 50% of the time, and often there is a stuttering delay before the screen responds. All these beefed up specs and my computer screen can't reliably zoom in and out. happens with chrome, photoshop, and others.

My 2012 macbook pro pinch zoom works flawlessly. Why does apple act as though they have never heard of this when they are contacted about the problem??

Did you find a solution?

No resolution yet. I thought switching to the Figma BETA for Silicon chips would help - still an issue.

I have simply resorted to CMD + finger up / down on the Magic Mouse for zoom, which is reliable. I do occasionally still forget about the pinch and blow my stuff up.

This is probably bogus, but I feel like pinch zoom works if you take your hands off the Magic Mouse, wait four sections, spin in two circles, recite The Pledge of Allegiance, quack like a duck and blink eighteen times.

I have the same issue on my late 2020 M1 MacBook Air. And just like others said, it just got worse since the 12.1 update. Before I had this problem very ocassionally and now is frequent

I'm not on the M1 you have, but I'm on a very high end configuration of a 16" MacBook Pro 2019 edition (32gb ram 2TB ssd, 8Gb VRAM variant), and I have been having an AWFUL time with pinch to zoom not working properly at all. I had the problem on the previous MacOS 12, but after yesterday's update, or the one I just saw yesterday, (MacOS 12.1), the bug is MUCH worse. I have a difficult time reading text on webpages and rely on pinch to zoom. I also look at coins online and need pinch to zoom there as well. It's not the websites, it's the trackpad/ MacOS issue as it got much worse after the latest update. Please help Apple!

Very angry that all of my iOS devices received an update today, yet MacOS did not. This is not a hard thing to get right apple!!! You are seriously influencing my future updating and device purchases. It is a wide spread problem!! FIX THE TRACK PAD GLITCH!

Given the lack of any sort of speedy resolution and what seems to be an apparent and total disregard to owners from Apple, I will allow these devices to run their course, then I will shop serious competitors. Premium devices that lose their functionality after a simple update, ARE NOT WORTH THE PREMIUM!!!

I will be VERY slow to update my computer and apple devices after this awful experience is resolved. I'm simply fed up waiting. They know about this issue and its daily repeated failures. This makes using my $4k+ MacBook Pro unproductive and costly in terms of sheer frustration and dollars lost to inhibited productivity. Unacceptable. I've been patient and so have MANY others!!. This is far too slow. A simple patch for this one issue was all that was needed. No major anything. Just a simple 12.1.1 or for crying out lout, 12.1.0.1. Just fix the blasted track pad! Update to resolve and then work on larger bug fixes later. Shame on Apple!