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TouchBar Issue ( Emoji )

Is there a fix for the the touch bar issue i am not sure if it's the new Mac os 12.1 that is creating this error.

when i try to use the emoji on the touch bar , it stops working with an unresponsive X and then a blank touch bar. I would have to try to escape to then have my touch bar working again or restart my computer however the problems happens again after a while. Is there a Fix for this ?

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 12.4

Posted on Jul 20, 2022 3:42 AM

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Posted on Jul 20, 2022 5:02 AM

1 - Restart in Safe Mode. This will perform a Disk Repair, clear cache files and only load Apple Software, extensions and fonts. The boot up will be slow and can take some time - Normal.


2 - Does the issue present in this mode ?


3 - Sometimes a Safe Boot followed by a Normal Boot will just put things right.


4 - If not - there could be something in the main User Account playing up. To further isolate this - Set up users, guests, and groups on Mac. Then log out of the Main User account and log into the dummy account and test again if the issue persists.


5 - If the issue is present in the dummy account - then, this appears to be a System Wide issue on the computer.


6 - If after performing each of the above steps in the order that have been presents and still have issues - please advise for possible further assistance.

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Jul 20, 2022 5:02 AM in response to taj53

1 - Restart in Safe Mode. This will perform a Disk Repair, clear cache files and only load Apple Software, extensions and fonts. The boot up will be slow and can take some time - Normal.


2 - Does the issue present in this mode ?


3 - Sometimes a Safe Boot followed by a Normal Boot will just put things right.


4 - If not - there could be something in the main User Account playing up. To further isolate this - Set up users, guests, and groups on Mac. Then log out of the Main User account and log into the dummy account and test again if the issue persists.


5 - If the issue is present in the dummy account - then, this appears to be a System Wide issue on the computer.


6 - If after performing each of the above steps in the order that have been presents and still have issues - please advise for possible further assistance.

TouchBar Issue ( Emoji )

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