Force Touch Trackpad input while typing

I'm having the same issue. After an hour of attempted troubleshooting, I was passed to a "Tier Two" advisor who told me I'm typing incorrectly and the only thing that should touch the keyboard is my fingertips and that the trackpad is always engaged and will response whenever brushed, even when typing. I said it's a design flaw. The advisor told if I cannot correct my improper typing style I should get an external mouse and turn off the trackpad. I had no problem with my 13". This is a new 15". I did attach an external mouse so I can get some work done and I'm no longer spending half my time correcting trackpad errors, but this is unacceptable. And yes, obviously Apple is not admitting to an issue and instead is blaming the customer.

I, too, am having this problem. Started a couple months ago. Real pain. I tried all the solutions that I found on discussion forums like this but none have worked. Very frustrating. I have not opened the laptop to inspect the battery (it doesn't belong to me) but it appears to be a bit swollen (bottom of the case is bowed out some). I disabled the trackpad and all bluetooth activity -- no luck. Reset PRAM, changed several configuration settings for mouse and/or trackpad (too many to remember and list here). None have worked.

IIsn't that convenient? Lol

why weren't my "bad thou skills" apparent on my 2013 MacBook Pro 15? Lol

I too have had this problem with my mid-2015 MBP 15". It makes me nuts. Mostly I'm just linking to this thread so that in the event of a solution I will be in the know.

I have this problem, too. I bought a 12" 2015 Macbook on New Year's Day and loved everything about it except the randomly skipping cursor, which sometimes even skipped right out of the app I was working in! Brought it to the Apple Store January 20 when I couldn't find a way to control the problem, and they replaced it with a new one immediately. New one is great - but the cursor still skips. I am not in the mood for returning and setting up a third one, when this seems to be a more prevalent problem than I expected. I tried typing with my hands held in the air like the old typing teachers used to try to get us to do, but the skipping persisted.

A few minutes ago, I turned off 'tap to click' and since then the cursor hasn't skipped. I don't mind clicking instead of tapping if that stops this foolishness. I'm a little ADD to begin with, and the skipping cursor just crashes and burns my productivity!

I wonder why the force touch trackpad has to be so wide! And if it does, why it can't manage to just ignore input while I'm actively typing! In every other way, I absolutely love this computer, which is a replacement for a 2011 11" Air with a full drive, worn keys, no retina screen -- and no skipping cursor!

Ugh! Interesting that you are having problems with the 12" too. I filled out an online product complaint, which you can find with a quick search. I'm hoping a lot of people report the problem. It's annoying that Apple is denying it's an issue. I was basically told to not allow my wrists to touch the...well, wrist rest. Ha.

QQuick question. how many of you guys use better to use Better Touch Tool on your MacBook?

Never heard of it. Does it help?

I've only been using Better Touch Tool for a day, but it has gotten rid of 95% of my cursor jumping problem, so thank you for mentioning it! The other option that worked for me was unchecking 'tap to click' in trackpad preferences. That worked 100% and was free, but for some reason it made my keyboard feel firmer, and I had to press the keys much harder to make them work. I prefer a fast and light typing style, so Better Touch Tool is the better choice for me.

To me, this also indicates that the jumping cursor is a software problem. When I brought my first new macbook in last week because of the problem, the Genius told me it was a hardware issue, due to faulty electrical grounding, and he immediately traded it for a new one - which also had the problem, but to a lesser extent. I didn't want to go in for a THIRD macbook, so looked for other solutions. That the two solutions I found involve software tweaks indicates to me that the problem is there. That's hopeful, because maybe they'll solve it eventually.

Thanks so much for reporting back about Better Touch Tool! I'm going to give that a shot.

It's had excellent reviews for years, so I wasn't worried it would screw up the insides of my mac. You can download and try it for 45 days - after that you have to pay to keep it, but it's pay what you want. Definitely worth a try!

I have this same problem so to help fix it I started using a bluetooth keyboard, because when I type fast it really slows down the process by having my cursor suddenly appear at the pointer location which is usually at the start of the paragraph and text suddenly starts appearing in the wrong place which is not only an annoyance, but a costly annoyance because time is money and the time it takes correcting our typing over the course of a year means losing out on productivity especially if you are a professional who charges $150-$300/hr. If you lose out on a few hours over a year it gets pretty expensive? Because of a design flaw is not acceptable from a company we expect and pay so much for/from.

Come on Apple you have made me a very happy camper in the past, but this is just annoying for anyone who does a lot of writing and gets frustrated when the trackpad interferes with your workflow. Apple puts a lot of thought into their designs, I wonder if it has anything to do with Haptic sensors (Force Touch) being too sensitive. But there has to be a trade off somewhere? I can do without Force Touch if that will help stop this design flaw?

Like other people say in the post, I have had four MBP's since 2007 and all of them did not have this issue. It has to be the Force Touch(which is just a glorified right click anyway) and redesigned trackpad on the 2015 MBP lines? So please Apple, like most of the posts say, fix this issue to make us happy and might I say loyal customers once again...

I have the same problem and have a rMBP 13". I don't care what Apple says about disabling the trackpad while typing, it is ENABLED. All I have to do is touch it while typing and the cursor jumps all over the place.

It may be a placebo effect...

I only asked about Better Touch Tool because I am using it, and having a problem. So I was wondering if it was related to that.

Disabling tap will definitely get rid of the problem, but man... Why do you I have to disable a function Ive been using for years? It's not a solution!

I can't believe more people are not complaining about this issue. Its VERY annoying!

I just tried it an you're correct...disabling "Tap to Click" fixes the problem, but now I have to firmly press on my Force Touch trackpad for everything, which is not optimal. This is something Apple needs to fix.