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MacBook Pro Touch Bar Controls Missing After macOS Sequoia Update

Touch Bar Buttons Missing After macOS Sequoia Update


Hi,


After updating to macOS Sequoia, some controls are missing.


  1. The Accept and Reject buttons are missing when I receive a call.
  2. The Contact Name and Call Text (e.g., incoming call from [Name]) also don’t appear anymore.
  3. The new Calculator app is also missing any Touch Bar controls.


This is a disturbing problem and shame for apple engineers. Should have been fixed weeks ago with an update.


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MacBook Pro 13″

Posted on Dec 10, 2024 12:30 PM

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Dec 11, 2024 8:16 AM in response to srrinci

srrinci wrote:

Touch Bar Buttons Missing After macOS Sequoia Update1.

Hi,

After updating to macOS Sequoia, some controls are missing.

The Accept and Reject buttons are missing when I receive a call.
2. The Contact Name and Call Text (e.g., incoming call from [Name]) also don’t appear anymore.
3. The new Calculator app is also missing any Touch Bar controls.

This is a disturbing problem and shame for apple engineers. Should have been fixed weeks ago with an update.

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You do not say what exact mac is this.



ref:

Customize the Touch Bar on Mac - Apple Support


Change Touch Bar settings on Mac



A SafeBoot Start up your Mac in safe mode - Apple Support will sort many anomalies

Login and test. Reboot as normal and test.



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


Dec 12, 2024 5:42 AM in response to srrinci

Well, I would say that the criticism, in this post, has a point though the expression is a bit rude. It might serve to quantify the outrage this person is feeling.

I also was looking for the missing "answer call" touch bar controls but didn't realize it was Sequoia that took them away.

This was one example of the touch-bar being useful ( from my point of view ). Personally, I was in the process of familiarizing myself and finding more uses for it. For example I often use the sidebar in many different apps, but in the 13" form factor it sometimes gets in the way. Thus, the "hide/show side bar" command is something useful, if within easy reach. I've found that you can add this command on the touch bar instead of learning keyboard shortcuts ( there is no system wide shortcut. cmd-shift- L for Safari, cmd-control-S on other apps. )

"Maps" for me is missing touchbar functionality altogether ( also wanted to add the hide/show side bar button on the touch bar )

So, in conclusion, I think the more general topic of this conversation is, how long would people need to embrace the touch bar? It is now discontinued. So what of the people that have devices with it? Slowly have them let the touch bar go by reducing ( the little ) functionality ( it had ) and move with apple's new ( old ) direction? Or give them the best experience possible, and then risk having them miss that experience when they move to a newer device. I think the second option is best, given the long device update cycle mac users enjoy.

Cheers.

MacBook Pro Touch Bar Controls Missing After macOS Sequoia Update

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