Search function isn't working on Touch Bar

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Search function isn't working on Touch Bar

Hi everyone,

I have a 2020 MacBook Pro w/ the Touch Bar feature, and one of the things I use it for is to type in emojis. It works the same way it would on iPhone, where it categorises the emojis and then at the end gives me a magnifying glass icon used to search for specific emojis. After pressing the bar, usually, a mini search engine for emojis would pop up ☺️. Unfortunately, I haven't been able to use the search bar for a couple of months now. At first I thought it was a temporary issue, as sometimes my emoji function malfunctions completely (sometimes I'll tap on the emojis option and the emojis won't actually load, but this usually works again in a few minutes), but it's been persisting for a while now (several months, like I said).

Could someone please advise me on how I can fix this?

Posted on Feb 11, 2024 9:36 PM

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leroydouglas

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Feb 12, 2024 8:01 AM in response to wavetoalisha

wavetoalisha wrote:

Hi everyone,

I have a 2020 MacBook Pro w/ the Touch Bar feature, and one of the things I use it for is to type in emojis.

haven't been able to use the search bar for a couple of months now. At first I thought it was a temporary issue, as sometimes my emoji function malfunctions completely (sometimes I'll tap on the emojis option and the emojis won't actually load, but this usually works again in a few minutes), but it's been persisting for a while now (several months, like I said).

Could someone please advise me on how I can fix this?

the alternative is Control Command Spacebar

ref: Use emoji and symbols on Mac - Apple Support

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The current stable release of Sonoma including bug fixes, security updates is macOS 14.3.1

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I am not seeing the search function working properly—

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using the magnifying glass search simple puts me back to the screen shot #1

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

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wavetoalisha Author

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Feb 15, 2024 8:22 PM in response to leroydouglas

Hi!

So I just tried using the Control + Command + Spacebar trick, and it doesn't work that way for me either. Plus, I doubt it's a software issue as it's been persisting for the past few updates. For your second screenshot, although I see the option to press the spacebar, I am not able to actually get anything to work after pressing the icon. It has virtually no effect, where it is supposed to bring up a search function for all the emojis. It doesn't do that, unfortunately.

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