Sonoma broke exposé?

fredfromlaurelmd wrote:

Restart would solve the problem. I tried that and it seems to have restored exposé.

Restarting the computer is always a good first step to sort a glitch.

okay none of the restarted worked BUT I found the solution here

https://appleinsider.com/inside/macos-sonoma/tips/tip-how-to-turn-off-macos-sonomas-click-to-reveal-desktop#:~:text=For%20macOS%20Sonoma%2C%20Apple%20changed,and%20hides%20all%20your%20apps.

Then I clicked shortcuts at the bottom and found my show desktop was switched to F11. I switched it back to F3 and done.

fredfromlaurelmd wrote:

Since upgrading my iMac 24" to macOS 14 Sonoma, exposé no longer works. This includes the Cmd-Tab and Shift-Cmd-Tab key sequences, as well as the F3 function button. Also broken are the similar Cmd-` and Shift-Cmd-` key sequences that shuffle through the open windows in the current application. This is making my life and, I'm sure, many others' lives, more difficult when trying to navigate in macOS.

Is there a fix for this, or does Apple have to release another update to patch this unforgivable failure of their s/w team to test new releases for breakage of existing features? (I worked in large-group s/w development & maintenance for a couple decades, so I have no pity for those who allowed this to occur.)

To be proactive you can file a bug report /submit your Apple Feedback here: Product Feedback - Apple

Yet here I am looking for a solution! I can assure you it happens to me at least once a day on latest software.

Then, you should:

1. Call Apple Support so Apple knows about the issue.
2. Run Etrecheck and post the report so we can see what you have installed on your Mac.
3. Consider erasing and reinstall Ventura.

F3 is Mission Control. Cmd-tab is the application switcher, and cmd-` is the window switcher. The latter two are related, but not to Mission Control.

Really, all we can do is guess at fixes for you if we have no experience in the problem. Essentially, there are only two of you with the problem reporting it here. I think that might equate to a whopping 50 people experiencing the same thing. The possibility that it is caused by some third-party software is quite high.

Good that you're not having this problem. But browsing through this Community's postings about Sonoma, there are several that mention exposé (or just the Cmd-Tab key sequences) breaking. So while it may not be widespread, I can see it isn't unique.

That generally indicates some obscure combination generating the fault (assuming a restart doesn’t fix things). If it only affects a handful of people, Apple has not historically done anything to fix it because it isn’t a problem with the OS.

fredfromlaurelmd wrote:

Thanks. I've just sent a bug report. I hope they get flooded with these and prioritize fixing this.

I don’t think your problem is very widespread. None of that is broken for me on two Macs.

Maybe you should talk to the developer and convince them they need to make their product compatible with Sonoma. It is, after all, their product and their responsibility to do so. Not the reverse.

+1

Yet here I am looking for a solution! I can assure you it happens to me at least once a day on latest software.

It hadn’t fixed itself the problem.