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Problem with trackpad on Mac OS Sierra

After upgrading my trackpad is not working as smooth as it used to in El Capitan. Now it scrolls way too fast on some applications and slow and not smoothly on google chrome. There is no way to fix this on the accessibility menu with the trackpad speed. I hope you look into it fast, it is very annoying.

MacBook Pro, iOS 10

Posted on Sep 22, 2016 6:40 PM

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Sep 26, 2016 12:14 PM in response to leandrob13

Same problem here.


I happen to know two types of software which scrolls lightning fast in macOS Sierra:

  • Java based application, e.g. PyCharm
  • The "classic" Terminal application

What's in common is that they scroll line-by-line, but not continuously like Safari or Pages.


When I say "lightning fast", I mean when I swipe with two fingers from bottom to top of the trackpad of my MacBook Air, the Terminal application scrolls about six pages, or the PyCharm app scrolls about 250 to 300 lines.


That's totally INSANE.


However, Safari, Pages, Chrome, Sublime Text 3, Evernote, anything else that scrolls continuously but not line-by-line, behave normally.


To fix the problem, here's what I tried one by one, suggested by some expert:


Rebooting to safe mode cost me more than 20 minutes. So DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME!


On my MacBook Air, Mac OS X Lion was pre-installed, then it was upgraded to OS X Mountain Lion, then OS X Mavericks, then OS X Yosemite, then OS X El Capitan. None of them caused scrolling problem.


Now we upgrade to macOS Sierra, then scrolling problem happens, to a large group of people, to some specific applications.


So this is DEFINITELY A SOFTWARE PROBLEM of macOS Sierra. NO EXCUSE.

Sep 27, 2016 6:04 PM in response to leandrob13

Same thing here on MB Air and MB Pro. One of the greatest aspects of Mac experience - smooth, flawless trackpad/ mouse control gone down the drain. I tried everything posted on the net and no fix. Just a horrible, jerky scrolling and this goes both for built-in trackpads and Mighty Mice.


Considering that Apple does not seem to be planning new Macs ever again, I think I'll just go back and lock down all my machines on El Cap or Yosemite for ever. So disappointing.

Problem with trackpad on Mac OS Sierra

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