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macOS Hides the Notch on New MacBook Pro in Full-Screen Mode

DronesOn said:
It would have been nice to have but I have to reach for the keyboard anyway if I'm going to get any work done so touch ID isn't much of a downgrade on a laptop.
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With FaceID one wouldn't have to reach for a specific key. Just touch the touchpad or any other key to wake. I don't mind TouchID, but I would appreciate the (slightly greater) convenience with such a FaceID approach. I imagine we will see FaceID at some point.

EDIT: Using ApplyPay or AppStore with FaceID would probably require specific keyboard access still. For the purposes of logging in or waking up, I think FaceID is a better option than TouchID.
 
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Lounge vibes 05 said:
Back in 2017, they sold the iPhone 8/8+ alongside the iPhone X.
All three phones had the exact same processor, mostly the same camera, same new features with new glass back, same new wireless charging, Pretty much the only difference was that the 8/8+ Had a big forehead and home button, and the X had uniform bezels with a notch, and was also an extra $200-300.
And guess which phone sold more? Guess which phone people were willing to spend over $1000 on? Guess which phone had the highest satisfaction ratings at the time? Guests which design Apple has decided to continue with on their flagships after getting such a positive reception?
Hint: it’s notch The one you want it to be.
And that was on the iPhone, where the notch actually does have a major possibility of cutting into your content. Here on the MacBook, it does not, it literally only breaks, interacts with, and or has any affect on the menu bar. Everything else is placed beneath it, can’t interact with it, and has no affect on it.
So yeah, not a big deal at all other than to Internet complainers.
There’s a reason why the new MacBook Pro is already pushed into December for most configurations
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That’s nonsense, iPhone X came with FaceID, AR, longer screen, OLED, and better Camera. It wasn’t the Notch that drove the sales, but people accepted this tradeoff.

The MacBook Pro Notch includes nothing that makes somebody want look at this furuncle all day long. Once they get rid of the Notch, people will say hallelujah.
 
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ikramerica said:
In full screen, when you mouse up to the top a menu drops and covers your content. Now, that won’t happen. It will just populate in the dead space. I think that’s a good thing.
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Wait, that's for sure? I was thinking MacOS would, for now, keep the behavior the same in full screen in that you can't mouse up to the extra space, stopping at where the notch area begins. Fewer changes for folks to accommodate.
 
its As if they listened to the Complaints of the iPhone notch and decided to troll Mac users for the sake of it ha
 
Xcallibur said:
Originally posted this in another thread but its relevant here too.

Imagine editing a photo, using your trackpad to zoom into a section and the big black rectangle notch covers part of your image, so you zoom back out again and move it around so you can see the full image again.
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You literally don't. That's what this article is all about.
 
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ooans said:
Do people actually use programs in full screen like that? I surely dont!

Maybe watch a photo full screen at times, thats the only time I'd notice this!
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Actually yes. It keeps me focused.

While coding, every extra pixel is welcome. Especially MacBook screens always feel small (but yeah, I am so used to my 34” wide screen)

Also there are a couple of websites that - if not viewed in full screen on my Mac Book air - require you to scroll up and down because content would not fit. A problem with websites designed on larger screens.
 
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Has anybody figured out WHY there is a notch on a laptop? Why all of a sudden this stupid change? Why don’t any other laptops need a ugly notch to house a little camera? Apple has lost it. Unless people are getting paid to defend this garbage ya’ll are sad.
 
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miamialley said:
On a laptop? Yes, I do all the time? Safari right now. Also, any computer game like Civilization 6 uses information at the top.

As I mention above, some apps would have their information covered by the notch in full screen if they didn't scale down the full screen.
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Full screen = the space below the notch. What is this article about again?
 
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Actually there should be an option where you can maximize window space “full screenish” AND still see the menu bar - for productive apps that need every pixel available.
 
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ooans said:
Do people actually use programs in full screen like that? I surely dont!

Maybe watch a photo full screen at times, thats the only time I'd notice this!
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I use most applications in full screen mode, so I can swipe from screen to screen with ease. I love it.
 
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later this week: "Jony Ive Was Involved in the MacBook Pro Design, Despite Leaving Apple in 2019."
 
madebybela said:
really hoping people will be able to develop a tweak/hack that will perma hide that notch and bump the menubar back down
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I'd be surprised if there wasn't an option in Monterey for that when running on the new MBP. There are certainly enough folks complaining about this thing that that simple option would address it.
 
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