Intermittent touchpad double-click for single click

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Intermittent touchpad double-click for single click

Having to double click my touchpad to register a single click.

This is an intermittent issue and doesn't happen all the time. Doesn't matter the application...can be Apple's Safari or third party where when I go to click say "continue", my computer isn't registering the first click and requires me to double click. This will last for a few minutes to a day and then it works again. All my settings are in place so that it doesn't do that. Is this a known issue?

Posted on Jun 17, 2026 11:13 AM

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leroydouglas

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Jul 1, 2026 3:55 PM in response to p3x774

p3x774 wrote:

Having to double click my touchpad to register a single click.

This is an intermittent issue and doesn't happen all the time. Doesn't matter the application...can be Apple's Safari or third party where when I go to click say "continue", my computer isn't registering the first click and requires me to double click. This will last for a few minutes to a day and then it works again. All my settings are in place so that it doesn't do that. Is this a known issue?

You do not say what exact Mac is this?

what exact macOS is this?

Old issue, new issue, what changed?

see tap to click

try changing the Settings and compare your results

>System Settings>Keyboard

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p3x774 Author

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Jul 7, 2026 6:51 AM in response to leroydouglas

Hey thanks for the reply and thanks for letting me know that I definitely did not provide as much device info as I could.

I'm running a 14" MacBook Pro M2 running Tahoe 26.5.2

I have run the steps you posted and still no luck. It is truly intermittent where it could be an all day type thing where I have to double tap on a link to make it work or to open a tab. Then out of nowhere it works just fine. I haven't changed my workflow or how I do things. I run stock apple apps on my computer so I know it's not a 3rd party issue or something like that.

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