The spacebar on my new 12" macbook is not working properly on the right side. Is anyone else having this problem, if so, is there a solution?

same issue, but also a few other keys. it is a design production issue, apple will repair but not sure how long it will last. I hope they will design a better keyboard, why reinvent the wheel, the previous keyboards were/are perfect

Yup I had the same issue, returned it and exchanged it for a new one, and now the second one is having the same issue. Apple is going to have a huge issue with this I think.

I'm having the same issue with mine. Half the time it doesn't recognize the thumb-press on the spacebar. It's quite annoying and I'm taking it into the Apple Store today. Seems like it may be a design flaw.

There are posts where people have had problems with other keys as well. This is the first ever MacBook with this keyboard so I am not surprised to see problems with it. I am sure Apple will have it greatly improved on the second revision of this Macbook whenever that will be.

I have had a couple of keys feel like they are stiff and stuck against something, more up arrow d F8-power button, space bare seems fine, but will keep trying it from different angles (i tend to hit it only from under the N & M keys, - it might be that with the new butterfly system its too long to work on a bar rather than a square and tier getting rising force from left to right not the up and down.

I have the macbook back now. I had to send it back for a week for repairs. The spacebar is functional again. I am still unclear why it got funky in the first place, just a few months after purchase. I really baby this laptop also. If it goes bad again I'll post again. I really hope it's not just a design flaw with this new keyboard design (which I'm not really fond of, to be honest).

Same problem with me also. The space bar works fine if I press it on the sides, but in the middle half the time it does not depress. Frustrating. Live in the middle of nowhere and they won't let me send it in for repair as they can't/won't ship it back to me. Need to drop it off and pick it up in person. Frustrating.

Well I've spent the day frustrated as ****, the spacebar is having issues, keeps clicking in randomly and won't register my compression, and the option key on the left side was stiff, and i pressed little harder and heard a click... Im getting more and more worried its a design flaw. Going to see if i can speak with someone ASAP.

I have exactly the same issue - does anybody have a reply or information from Apple about a response or way they intend to resolve this?

I have exactly the same issue with the right side of the spacebar. Please, friends, say, what should I do?

And I have these problems also on my new Macbook:

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/7148183

and

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/7178367

Thank You!

The new keyboard is very delicate. There is very little space between the keys and the case, and there is very little key travel. A tiny particle of dirt, dust, or a very small bread crumb can block a key partially and cause this behaviour. Compressed air may help, but there is a risk that some key caps will come off. Apple is aware of the problem and will generally waive the repair fee. Not sure what the long term solution will be...

I purchased my 12 notebook in June, and the spacebar problem has popped up today. I spoke with Apple, and went through some diagnostics without success. Now I'm scheduled to bring in the machine in 3 days (the earliest available appointment, which seems an unreasonably long wait for what will probably be a send out for repair). Unfortunately, this does sound like a design problem, which could mean this will be a recurrent problem.

SameIssue.TheSpaceBarDoesntWork.ThisIsAnnoying

Like all the others with the same problem, your computer needs to be repaired.

For those that have this issue. Its most likely dust and/or dirt under your keyboard. There is such limited clearances and tolerance for any dirt under there. We used a handheld dyson over the keyboard a few times, and it worked great