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

For a while now, I've been using one of those protective rubber sheets over my keyboard and bizarrely it has helped alleviate the issue somewhat. The typing experience isn't fantastic but I end up deleting my last word less. So a net plus. As a bonus crap can't get into the keyboard.

Forgive me if this is not quite what yuo're looking for but I've managed to mitigate the issue by using a keyboard cover. One of those cheap rubbery sheets you can get on Ebay for your MBP. By chance I stumbled on this as it came with my protective case and thought I'd give it a try. Lo' and behold my double strokes have all but disappeared. But the typing experience is impacted of course. It takes some getting used to. I guess maybe I'm now striking the key differently.

I am on keyboard 3 and since the first time happened within the 14 days, this is my second 15" MPB. This has been unacceptable. The downtime is killer--I have old machines I can rig up, but my work's not on it, and it's a pain.

Yep, experiencing the issue with a Macbook Pro 15" Mid-2018 / Model Identifier: MacBookPro15,1 (MR942LL/A) purchased on October 27th... this is so annoying, temporary I've fixed it with 'Unshaky' app

I have the same problem!!!

When the upper edge of the t keycap is pressed, the phenomenon of key repeating happens frequently. For example, "perfectt", "tthinking". t has the highest probability of repetition, and r sometimes repeats.

I bought a new machine in August 2018, I met this keyboard problem, then Apple changed a new machine to me and I encountered this problem again recently! That means two of my machine met this keyboard repetition problem.

The third version of butterfly keyboard does not improve at all! Please fix it.

I am on my 5th 2018 13" MBP and all 5 have had this problem. Always starts about 1 week into using the computer and always starts with the 'e' key and then migrates to the 't, s, r' keys. I am at a total loss and don't know what to do. Apple seems to say that they haven't heard from anyone but me that this is happening with their 2018 keyboards, but here I am reading on this page that others are also having this issue.

Please Apple, let us know when this will be fixed.

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.

Yup - they seeem pretty good about swapping out units wwith keyboards that don't work, like mine. However I am currently on my 5th 2018 MBP. Good luck with your replacement machine, I really hope it doesn't have ethe same issue that all of mine have had - and yes, the double keystrokes just get worse.

I have the same problem too (Macbook Pro, 15inch Mid-2018) - went in to Apple yesterday and the most they could do was clean the keyboard with compressed air. Straight after they'd done that I could reproduce the problem in front of the genius. Looks like its a fundamental design flaw with this keyboard - I wonder when the 2018 models will also receive the keyboard replacement program .... not that it will help.

I had my Macbook Pro 13" (2018) sent in for repair to the Apple depot for the repeating "t" key issue. I think they replaced the topcase, but I will report back once I receive it. I've had the laptop for about 2 months only, and I never use it around food or crumbs, so I'm not really sure what's causing the issue.

Today I spotted in the news that Apple has acknowledged there are issues with the 3rd generation keyboards. So we may see some movement on this. Crossing my fingers that they'll be able to solve this soon.

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, just as a follow-up, I am currnttly typing on my 5th, yes, 5th, 2018 MBP and what sstarteed as justt an annoying 'E' key rpeat has now grown intot an absolutteely unsuable keyboard. Repeating "e, ww, t, r, s," keys. And sometimes no 'e' will registr or it will reeegister again aftter thte space bar is pressed.

I cannot believe tthat this company can get away with selling faulty prodducts. How is this possible?

I have absolutely the same issue, the MacBook Pro from last quarter of 2018, top-spec, the letter 't' is double-typed frequently. It started happening after a couple of weeks of normal usage. I'm using the laptop for programming, so I type a lot and double-typing of 't' just drives me insane! :( I had the previous MacBook Pro (2017), which had its widely known keyboard problems, but I heard that in the new model the keyboard was improved. It indeed felt better at the beginning, but now with this problem I still am deeply dissatisfied.

I must mention that the before-touchbar models were perfect in terms of the keyboard, I had MacBook Pro 2014 with no keyboard issues for three years, and already two new models are terribly worse designed.

I must also mention that from the programmer point of view the touchbar is absolutely awful. You have it displaying F1-F12 keys, because they're used extensively in the IDE, you don't look at the keyboard when you type, but you touch them _accidentally_ without even looking there - and you start debugging, jump to symbols and do all sorts of unrequested stuff. This never happens with normal F-keys. But I'm forced to buy touchbar model, because I require the top performance for development.

The fact that Apple doesn't offer top performance without an awful downgrade in programmers usability that comes with the touchbar together with the keyboard problems in a $4K laptop drives me insane.

Same here.

I got the left CMD key stuck. and the space is repeating itself.

This seems to be a hardware problem with a faulty keyboard.

I'm not sure what to do as I've upgraded from an old better macbook.

This is a big deal.