MacBook Pro 15" (2018) Keyboard "t" key repeating issue?

Actually my problem fixed itself somehow I called the support they told me to keep the power button pressed for like 20+ seconds after a Nvram Reset.

I don't know either that or my keyboard usage has evolved but it mostly doesn't repeat anymore.... As long as the Mac doesn't start to heat up.

So, will it reepeat when the machine heeats up? I have been thinking that it has something to do with heat. Mine will do it when it's cold now. But with each machine it starts after about a week of using it and heating and cooling, makes me think that something heats up andd that has an impact on the keyboard. My repeating will come and go too, but it always comes back.

yes some days it does most days it doesn't .... but yes it started just a week after purchase and stopped a week later after that. I just pray it doesn't come back on mine 😳😳.... I am a student and can't loose all my data with a replacement and also I have skins on mine

I have a different string of keys that are problematic, than the ones listed here. I dont think the keys are relevant to the issue, more debris getting under specific keys. It's incredibly frustrating none the less, for a new purchase with little exposure time to the real world.

To answer your questions, I've had this computer for 3 months. I purchased the 13inch i5 quad core the moment it was released because I've been waiting for a quad core for quite some time in this form factor. I purchased it through the E store, it was shipped directly from shanghai to me. I have not filed aa complaint yet with Apple. As you can see there, my "a" key causes me havoc, really any vowel key drives me absolutely insane when it double taps.

I am going to try resetting the NRAM or whatever others have mentioned. I'm highly skeptical because I think it's a design flaw to be honest. The one thing I noticed is that inside accessibility in your settings, there is a keyboard section and a setting called Slow Keys. I tried this at it's lowest tolerance, and what it does it stopps keys from getting double pressed in quick succession. This seems like a haven of a feature for us with the problems, but the one area that it might frustrate you is when you want to perform a keystroke command, where multiple keys must be pressed down at once, they are therefore ignored if they are rappiddly pressed within each other. Apple could quickly fix this problem by adding a feature to the sticky key accessibility that only triggers when a single key is pressed ttwice in a inhumane rate.

2018 MacBook Pro with Touch Bar, 13inch, i5 quad core, purchased in August

Just wanted to throw in to echo the issues/concerns here. I'm 14 days into a refurbed 2018 15" and having issues with my t key repeating. Some other keys have also had trouble, but t is the main offender.

I love everything about this laptop except for this issue, and it's killing me to think of returning it over such a simple, but utterly critical, issue. I need this machine for writing and coding. Spellcheck might save me half the time, but hunting for extra characters in code is a real deal-breaker.

I haven't attempted any of the fixes yet -- trying to decide if I should just take this back today -- but if/when I do I'll report back here.

All I can tell you is that if you have seen it getting progressively worse then I would take it back and get another one. I am 8 days into my 5th and am having keys repeat sometimes but so far it isn't getting worse the way the other 4 2018 MBP's did.

Someone on another thread recommended getting a 2017 because at least those come with the 4 year keyboard program (ask to confirm though). I would imagine that at some point it will be announced that the 2018 will also be a partt (reepeat of the keys happening now) of the keyboard program too, but they haven't yet.

Resetting the NRAM did nothing for me -- the best solution right now in my opinion is going to accessibility > keyboard > slow keys, setting the slider ever-so-slightly more than the minimal value.

This is incredibly frustrating. I am going to keep exchanging this machine until it works properly.

I've had this issue too, with the R, T and I keys. It's almost impossible to get any work done, and this is after I bought the 2018 version to replace the problems with the keyboard on the 2017 one.

I am absolutely frustrated with Apple at this point.

I have this same exact issue, but with the 'E' key and now sometimes the 'O' key. In some instances even the keys around those letters. However, very very often I will type and construct a sentence that "Loooks likee thise". Either it will double register the key-press or false-register the key-press. Other times, it simply won't register a key press. I'm not typing lackadaisically either.

I've tried compressed air thinking it may be dust or a rogue crumb. It seems to fix it temporarily but it comes back. I've tried typing in a different way, slower, etc. I purchased this laptop pretty much the same week that the new 2018 MacBook '13 Touch Bar models were released, so this machine is only a few months old. I'm basically relying on auto-correct at this point.

Did you end up getting a resolution to this? If so, what fixed it?

Have you contacted Apple or brought your computer in? If so, what did they tell you? I think that some peoplee are just not reporting it and they need to. Apple needs to extend their keyboarrd repairr program to the 2018 models too. My 'e,t,r,' keys are repeating and now I sometimes get a random period thrown in the middle of a word when I use the 'e' key.

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I have the same problem and have it on my 4th MacBook Pro! I have the fully upgraded system which is over $4k and its ridiculous a machine of this value doesn't have a Keyboard that is fully functional and without defect. The sad part is that even taking it in for "repair" doesn't correct the problem. I am considering taking it back for a refund and going with a Surface Pro or something else.

Oh lord I thought I was going crazy. So the keyboard printing double letters is an issue, and it's not just me.

I'm using a max spec 13 inch MBP 2018, but honestly trying to work on this thing is almost impossible. I have to proof-read everything I write, and retype my sentences half the time.

My 'r' key is absolutely horrendous and my t key is pretty dodgy.

Just writing this I have had it happen once to r and twice to t. Tempted to leave the examples in here...

Am I going to have to take this back for the second time in a month or is there a fix coming, Apple?

I just got a new 2018 15" MBPR from work. And yes, I am experiencing the same issue. It happens infrequently but when often enough for me to notice it. The 't' key sometimes repeats keystrokes.

Apple, I love the butterfly switch keyboard but its unreliability just makes me want to cry. This is my second MBP from work. The previous one (2017 15" MBP) had a faulty keyboard too.

There isn't a fix that can come from Apple because these keyboards are defective. Apple is now facing 3 class action lawsuits because of these keyboards. This is why I refuse to buy a MacBook and I am still using my MSI laptop (which has a great Steelseries keyboard BTW). Apple is still selling these defective keyboards and I can't believe they can get away with it. The bad part is that the 2018 Macbook isn't included in the keyboard recall. The only way to fix it is to replace the entire bottom of the computer. Even then they will just replace is with the same keyboard that has the same problem.

The solution is not to buy Macbooks until Apple fixes this issue. It has been there since 2016 and they won't fix it.

First, people were saying that it was dust and particles that got stuck under the keycaps. But some also speculate that, because these machines are also overheating (because Apple is obsessed with thinness and have no ventilation) the heat warps the paper thin metal under the keys.

This just isn't the time to buy a Macbook. I want one, but I know that Apple is selling defective computers. So I refuse to buy them.