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Silent clicking on 2020 MBA?
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Are you referring to “Tap to Click” or some other option?
When I read your subject heading ”Silent clicking on 2020 MBA”, I thought you were referring to some sort of problematic, strange noise — like the speaker popping people have complained about on other Macs. I wondered how one could be bothered by clicking if it was *silent*!
In any case, I’m on Mojave and the only option I found relating to this was under System Preferences, Trackpad, Point & Click, and “Tap to Click”.
At least under Mojave, I’ve not found a way to turn off the sound from a trackpad *press* to click.
Is there one?
It‘s not under Trackpad, nor under Sound, unless I've missed something obvious!
When I read your subject heading ”Silent clicking on 2020 MBA”, I thought you were referring to some sort of problematic, strange noise — like the speaker popping people have complained about on other Macs. I wondered how one could be bothered by clicking if it was *silent*!
In any case, I’m on Mojave and the only option I found relating to this was under System Preferences, Trackpad, Point & Click, and “Tap to Click”.
At least under Mojave, I’ve not found a way to turn off the sound from a trackpad *press* to click.
Is there one?
It‘s not under Trackpad, nor under Sound, unless I've missed something obvious!
If you are on a Retina MacBook Air, 2018 or 2020, then if you go to System Preferences -> Trackpad you will see a "Silent Clicking" button near the bottom of the window, below the settings for tracking speed and click strength.
Ah, it's something just for Retina MacBook Airs and not linked just to the OS. Does it NOT apply to 2019 MBA model?
I'm using a 2015 MacBook Air. With Mojave, there is nothing below Tracking Speed. Must be a physical, Haptic Touch feature rather than the old mechanical trackpad. But I assume “silent clicking” would be an option for the 2019 MBA, too!
I'm using a 2015 MacBook Air. With Mojave, there is nothing below Tracking Speed. Must be a physical, Haptic Touch feature rather than the old mechanical trackpad. But I assume “silent clicking” would be an option for the 2019 MBA, too!
Yes, the 2019 model is for all intents and purposes here the same as the 2018 model. Basically this applies to any MacBook Air with the force touch trackpad instead of a physical trackpad. The reason the setting exists is that since the force touch trackpad doesn't actually physically move or click, there is a piezoelectric speaker inside of it that simulates a clicking sound, it's the same tech that used to be in the touch control iPods. So there is a setting in MacOS to turn that sound off if you want to.
The 2nd generation force touch trackpads in the 2016+ MacBook Pros don't have this option, as the mechanism was redesigned to make a sufficient click sound without the need for the speaker. The Airs have the older 1st gen design.
I have the silent clicking option under Trackpad on my 2020 MacBook Air but I can't tell any difference between it turned on or off. I can still hear the clicking of the trackpad and force touch. Does it actually go completely silent, or is there always some noise due to the haptic feedback?
Anyone else notice any differences with it on or off?
Thanks!
Anyone else notice any differences with it on or off?
Thanks!
Only had my MBA 2020 a couple of weeks, but I can confirm that on mine the Silent Clicking option makes no difference (that I can hear anyway). The trackpad makes a clicking noise regarding of the checkbox option or not.
One thing I want to check (and to make sure that I'm not going mad) - is that the trackpad on my MBA 2020 definitely moves when I click down on it - I can see it at the edges (the gap increases). Now, I might have misunderstood, but I thought the the MBA (and MBP for that matter) trackpads don't actually move and the click is simulated (as described by Mike) above. Could someone clarify please?
Thanks!
One thing I want to check (and to make sure that I'm not going mad) - is that the trackpad on my MBA 2020 definitely moves when I click down on it - I can see it at the edges (the gap increases). Now, I might have misunderstood, but I thought the the MBA (and MBP for that matter) trackpads don't actually move and the click is simulated (as described by Mike) above. Could someone clarify please?
Thanks!
On my 2019 MBA, it makes a *slight* difference. Instead of a *THUNK* sound, it makes a *THUnk* sound...
Wish there were a way to have silent typing! I suppose I’ll get used to it. When I go back to an older MBA, I notice the keyboard sound, too, but its' a different clickety-clack noise.
Wish there were a way to have silent typing! I suppose I’ll get used to it. When I go back to an older MBA, I notice the keyboard sound, too, but its' a different clickety-clack noise.