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New macOS 'Compatibility Mode' Options Let Developers Decide How Fullscreen Apps Handle the Notch
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Bezels: “I knew it, you love me! You really do love me!”
The fact Apple is hiding it in a majority of the promo pics on the product page is sort of an omission that even they think it looks bad.
I think we can all agree, this notch is a bigger deal than the Pandemic.
If ”The Walking Dead” was realistic, people wouldn’t be running around fighting zombies, they’d be arguing about a notch on their devices while getting their leg chewed off.
No - they _added_ pixels. They literally _added_ screen to the left and right of the camera. Nothing at all was lost.
The alternative was a bezel instead and then your screen would be smaller than it could be. Adding the notch and having it wrap into the menu bar gives you extra space. And as such the notch will never cut into content. It was a great idea.
They should speak to half the people on here who seem to love it 😃
Such a shame as the rest of the machine looks terrific.
The iPhone notch was widely copied, I'll admit to my surprise. Other than Xiaomi who will already be making knock offs as we speak, I'll be interested to see which manufacturers follow suit on this one. My guess is not many.
Heh it is so hard to put your finger on that power button
Makes me feel so a part of the lumpen
I have a 2014 and its great but if you like that you'll love the MacBook air m1!
I have it and love it, so much power and so much better than the 2014, but I'll be selling
both once i see more of the reviews!
This. I've done a 180 on the notch because I misunderstood it at first. it's extra space, so nothing is in the way or being ripped off. I'd rather have it there than a bezel
has less screen area and a Sh2t camera.Apple, why can't we just have this...
...it looks so much better and has a webcam without a notch.
If Dell can do it, surely Apple can do it.
Thank you for posting this diagram. They alluded to this concept in the keynote but I feel like they could have been more clear about it
I did something similar. I have a 2014 15” Pro that I had been itching to replace. A 16” MacBook Pro was a non starter with the lack of ports, poor thermals and Touch Bar so I got a Lenovo X1E for productive work and a M1 Air for light duty stuff. Great combination, love the air. If the M1 had more flexibility with virtualization, I might think about the new pros and go back to one machine (despite the notch) but I’m alright with this combination.
Yes, you do get more space.
However, I think there is some argument regarding it’s size.
The thought is that FaceID will eventually be implemented and that space will be necessary.…again eventually.
Does that mean current users have to pay the price in the meanwhile? Could the notch be smaller or perhaps it’s use a dot instead?
However, I think there is some argument regarding it’s size.
The thought is that FaceID will eventually be implemented and that space will be necessary.…again eventually.
Does that mean current users have to pay the price in the meanwhile? Could the notch be smaller or perhaps it’s use a dot instead?
Lots of people have their laptop open and they are not looking at it. So even if the light was on, they wouldn't know it.
I'll but one if someone comes up with a system hack that shaves off the top 74 pixels of the frame buffer, so that the menu bar is back down where it used to be: with no notch in it. I don't care about having an extra 74 pixels at the top; I just find the notch to be distracting and ugly and I don't ever want to have to see it.
Sure - you're entitled to your opinion... I don't think I'll care. If it sticks out a bit too much I'll just make my menu bar black and won't ever see it again while gaining some screen real estate.
Honestly: I'm more bothered by the black around the keys on the keyboard. I really liked the contrast they had before (typing right now on the Space Grey full-size keyboard that came with my Mac Pro - it's perfect). But, I'll withhold judgment until I can see it IRL.
Contrary to what a lot are saying: I _love_ the throwback curves on the bottom of the new machine. Brings me back to the good old days of the 17" MBP! ;-)
I'd like a way (a system hack would work) to remove that extra space permanently and go back to a plain 16:10 frame buffer without the notch. Not a fan of aesthetics.
In the past, one would have suspected that one device is defective.
Times change, today a notch in the screen is defined innovative.
Times change, today a notch in the screen is defined innovative.
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I would like a way to remove that extra space so that I don't have to ever see the notch.