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Silent clicking gone on M2 Macbook Air
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Silent clicking? You mean like being able to select by just tapping on the trackpad? Settings, Trackpad, check "Tap to click"
It's off by default and one of the first things I turn on.
It's off by default and one of the first things I turn on.
Not available here on mine. Weird.
I don't mean tap to click. There used to be an option called "silent click". Gone now.
I don't mean tap to click. There used to be an option called "silent click". Gone now.
My guess would be that Apple used to provide the option to disable the haptic feedback actuator on the previous MacBooks. I would also guess that this is still doable via a command line option, but it will take quite a bit of research to find it.
So is this on the m2 air?
I don’t have the option on mine 😳
Not a big deal but I’ve noticed it straight away that the click is louder
Wonder if that has been related to somewhere under Accessibility settings? I can somewhat see the logic in having a haptic setting live there.
No. That's from an older version of MacOS. I just posted it so people could see what was benign discussed.
The following pic is from my M2 Air.
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Very unusual. I just disconnected, and the option disappeared. Haven't seen that happen before.
I just received a 2023 MacBook Pro 14 inch and the silent click option is also missing in the system preferences. Trackpad is crazy loud without this option, so much that I may even return the computer. Is there anyway to get this setting back on the current version of OS Ventura? Maybe a Terminal command?
Thanks!
Thanks!
I see some people confuse Silent Clicking with Tap to Click. Those two are not the same. Silent clicking still gave you a haptic feedback, just not as audible. I used it on my M1 Air. But I got the M2 Air earlier this week, and also can't find it anywhere. Not sure if someone at Apple just forgot to put the switch back in Ventura (wouldn't be the first thing that's missing), or if it's straight up not supported on the new Air.
I can't find it anywhere either UNTIL my Magic trackpad is connected. I suspect they changed some stuff in the internals of the trackpad on the MBA that the decided that option wasn't needed anymore.