Force Touch Trackpad input while typing

Well, almost 2 years after your post I bought a new 2017 MBP and Trackpad 2 -

- and if anything the problems are *worse*. After a week (with Force Touch on or off and with every possible setting) I can't even select filename in Finder without the associated app opening over half the time!

And the sensitivity problems you mentioned are probably worse for me. I have wrist issues AND I'm not a touch typist, so it's almost unavoidable having the cursor move to someplace other than where it *should* be when I type.

And palm rejection is NONEXISTENT!

I talked to Apple for the 4th time today, and there's no solution in sight. After TWO years of related issues! I've never encountered this type of ambivalence on Apple's part. And I'm stuck - ALL my hardware is Apple and I have to use a trackpad.

I can't imagine anyone dealing with this for 2 years!

The only option that worked for me was turning off "tap to click" – I'm used to not having that now (you can click and drag with one finger on the new trackpads.) But I think I preferred tap to click.

I have yet to see a MBP where this problem (at least one running macOS Sierra) can't be solved by using the solution I added to this thread a page or two previously. It's a simple Preferences checkbox in Accessibility and I included a screenshot in my post showing how to disable the Trackpad. The only thing it won't do is retain this setting when you restart the MBP. In fact, several users commented that it worked for them.

It's a simple Preferences checkbox in Accessibility and I included a screenshot in my post showing how to disable the Trackpad.

I guess this would only work for people using an external trackpad or mouse, not for those who want to use the integrated trackpad.

Disabling the trackpad isn't the point - it's *using* the trackpad. If you actually meant disabling "Force Touch" it doesn't work for me, doesn't work for many others, was confirmed by Apple support during several calls and has been reported to engineering - I guess to see if they want to bother fixing it or not.

The problem exists on the internal trackpad on late 2016/2017 MacBook Pros and the new Trackpad 2. The users that *don't* seem to have problems (that I've talked to) are touch typists. Users who are not that accurate, only use a few fingers and/or have to move their hands around, and are not able to use precise levels of pressure (and "contact time") on the trackpads apparently have consistent problems - whether "Force Touch" is on or off and with every possible setting combination.

Posts such as "it works fine for me" are not helpful and waste time for those who DO have problems by causing email "reply reports" to be sent that have to be read. It's very annoying to receive an email saying "you received a reply..." only to spend the time logging in to the thread and reading "Works for me" or "there is no problem".

I have this problem with the touchbar 15" macbook pro. It is awful. I called support & they said the new version of Sierra would fix it, but it didn't. Sometimes emails are sent too soon or I have to retype them. Sometimes too many characters are deleted. I haven't found a solution yet. But Apple needs to fix this ASAP.

I tried MagicPrefs on 10.12.6 and it didn't work. For the most part the zones were ignored and often the laptop didn't respond at all to the taps or clicks. Sometimes the keyboard didn't respond either. Too bad. This app might have solved the problem.

Hi msomers,

Welcome to the Apple Support Communities!

I understand that the trackpad on your new MacBook seems to be registering accidental trackpad input. You are correct that Apple has removed the setting to ignore accidental trackpad input because this is enabled by default. Great find on that article by the way!

To troubleshoot this situation, I would recommend reading over the information in the next attached article and work through the suggested steps.

Trackpad or Magic Trackpad is jumpy or erratic - Apple Support

Best regards

Hello msomers,

If the information in the attached articles above are not assisting you in resolving this issue, you may want to contact Apple Support directly. If you would like to do so, please use the link attached below to contact Apple Support.

MacBook - Contact Support - Apple Support

Cheers

I'm also experiencing this issue - my trackpad works fine in all respects as a trackpad, but it will regularly register accidental palm contact while I'm typing and click on random parts of the screen as a result. Very annoying.

I'm also experiencing this issue. The trackpad works perfectly as a trackpad, but it frequently gets activated by my palm when I'm typing and causes the cursor to click elsewhere while I'm typing which is fairly detrimental to my typing experience. I have found that if you set the click pressure to "Firm" it seems to happen much less frequently, but it also makes the Force Touch stuff a bit harder to use.

I'm having the same issue with MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015). It's very frustrating.

Same here. 2015 MacBook Pro 15"

Typing on it is a PAIN IN THE NECK. My old 2013 MacBook 15" model hasn't experienced anything like that.

I am also having the same problem. It's driving me crazy!

OSX 10.10.4

MacBook Pro Retina 15 Mid 2015