That you Apple is planning to present its first to the world in the near future MacBook with touch control support is almost an open secret due to the amount of leaked information. It should also be added that Apple They are almost making their plans public, as more and more confirmations appear in macOS 27 that a similar device is approaching its launch. Further evidence has now been offered by the recently released 3. beta macOS 27.2.
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When in macOS 27.2 beta 3 click on the application icon in Dockua mouse button or trackpadIf you hold it for a moment, the icon will enlarge slightly and offer quick actions for that app on top. This is the behavior that uses Apple v iOS and iPadOS when you long-press on an app icon. Of course, this new feature wouldn't necessarily prove anything on its own, but when combined with other changes in macOS 27.2, the similarities to touch control are starting to become suspiciously high.
macOS 27.2 beta 3 introduces a new long-press animation for Dock icons, hinting at the upcoming touchscreen MacBook Pro https://t.co/4zfZOxy8MO
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The same beta also introduced directly named touch gesture tools. The basic macOS 27 Golden Gate also brought, for example, the pull-to-refresh gesture known from iPhones and iPads. Apple So it is evidently gradually adding elements to macOS that make much more sense when controlled with a finger than when using a classic mouse or trackpadu.
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Of course, there is still another explanation. macOS 27 significantly expanded the possibilities of touch control through Sidecarwhere you can control your Mac via the display of a connected iPad. Some of the new features may therefore arise precisely because of it. But Apple at the same time, according to reporter Mark Gurman, he is testing the upcoming touch MacBooky right now with macOS 27.2 and their introduction is expected in October or November. The new touch elements in the system are therefore coming at a suspicious time, to say the least. Hopefully, all these assumptions will come true soon and we will be able to have the first touch MacBook try it out for yourself. I used a computer with a touchscreen years ago and it was really nice in many ways, so I believe that there is something to look forward to in the case of touch-based macOS as well.
