Is there a way to fix that touchbar glitch in browsers? (ongoing question)

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Is there a way to fix that touchbar glitch in browsers? (ongoing question)

For instance, in google chrome the suggestions in google docs on my touchbar are only ( I'm | What | I ) and I can press them and they function but they don't seem to gather information of what I'm typing as they never change from ( I'm | What | I ) which can be troublesome as I love this feature and would absolutely love to use it on docs as I'm actively trying to improve my writing skills. I will respond to questions that you require of me, but please do not conclude the conversation until the problem is fully resolved.

MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 11.7

Posted on Nov 2, 2022 5:22 AM

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a brody

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Nov 2, 2022 5:48 AM in response to ENDA_DUDE

We are all volunteers here. So just because we may step out for a bit doesn't mean someone won't be in to help you soon.

Please use punctuation so it is easy to understand the nature of the problem. Are you saying the suggestions on the touchbar do not respond to finger depressions?

If you have shortcuts in the Finder on the touchbar in the same spot, do those respond to finger depressions in each location?

If you open Apple menu -> System Preferences -> Keyboard, is Use F1,F2 etc. keys as standard keys checked off? If it is, you may need to depress the FN key with the touchbar to activate.

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Nov 2, 2022 1:05 PM in response to a brody

So sorry I took so long

Sadly it seems to be not assuming what the next word after the one I typed should be (Sorry if I wasn't clear before) only on google websites, meaning it's probably a problem with google's compatibility with the Touch Bar.

Meaning I'm probably going to have to somehow get a hold of a google employee, unless Mac has something to do with the problem. (Which seems unlikely)

Thank you so much for your time though!

Have a nice day.

-Zeke

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a brody

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Nov 3, 2022 12:01 PM in response to ENDA_DUDE

No problem.

Just an FYI, Apple is the company, Mac is their software and hardware platform.

Just as Dell is a company, and Inspiron is their hardware platform.

People who call Apple, Mac make long time Mac users cringe, because they know the difference.

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Nov 9, 2022 8:35 AM in response to a brody

Sorry, I was trying to mention the portion of Apple that works with the MacBook, I'll try and keep that in the back of my mind next time I speak to an apple expert though.

Have a great day.

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Is there a way to fix that touchbar glitch in browsers? (ongoing question)

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