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Tap-to-click issues on B9 and 10 (and now Monterey release)

Phronk said:
... But I also noticed that tap to click in general was working fine again. (Selecting multiple files is a good way to test this ... command-click 20 files, only clicking each once, and you get a precise percentage that don't get highlighted). So I'm wondering if it only happens after having tap to click on for a while, like a memory leak type of thing, or if some runaway background process kicks into gear. However, I've had tap to click back on for a few hours, and I'm still tapping away, so I have no idea what's going on or how to replicate the issues I was having before.
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Sure enough, about 24 hours later, tap to click is glitching again. I'm missing about 2 or 3% of clicks. I don't notice anything different or concerning in Activity Monitor, and I have the usual apps open, so I have no idea what changed. The cursor is also glitchy in general, so I'm wondering if it's a more general issue with touch input just completely cutting out once in a while, which affects tapping, moving, and scrolling. It happens with both the Magic Trackpad and the built-in trackpad, so it's not only a BlueTooth thing. Ugh.
 
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Last night I erased my 14" MBP, did a clean install as always, and no change. So today I returned it, explained the problem and asked for a replacement since I was still in my 14 days return period.

The new one does exactly the same thing. Clean install too.

Now I actually wish I hadn't done that: the new one has an awful keyboard. The keys are soft and mushy, especially on the right half of the keyboard. The keys on the left half are just "ok", those on the right half starting from the K are lifeless, some of them barely giving any feedback. I'm not an OCD person but seriously I just don't want to type on this thing. It feels like a 500€ Windows laptop. This is the first time I see an uneven keyboard btw.

I'm done. It's going back to Apple tomorrow, and maybe I'll get another one in a few months. That's a shame, it was growing on me after all.
 
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Kafka said:
Last night I erased my 14" MBP, did a clean install as always, and no change. So today I returned it, explained the problem and asked for a replacement since I was still in my 14 days return period.

The new one does exactly the same thing. Clean install too.

Now I actually wish I hadn't done that: the new one has an awful keyboard. The keys are soft and mushy, especially on the right half of the keyboard. The keys on the left half are just "ok", those on the right half starting from the K are lifeless, some of them barely giving any feedback. I'm not an OCD person but seriously I just don't want to type on this thing. It feels like a 500€ Windows laptop. This is the first time I see an uneven keyboard btw.

I'm done. It's going back to Apple tomorrow, and maybe I'll get another one in a few months. That's a shame, it was growing on me after all.
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Sorry to hear about your exchange. I’m pretty sure it’s software related. Maybe it has to do with an inconsistent polling rate or the trackpad being too sensitive to lateral movement so it doesn’t interpret a tap as a click if you very slightly move your finger laterally. Who knows? But Apple needs to fix this quickly because it ruins the experience of using the MBP.
 
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I also same problem...yesterday I bought new MBP 14 and the cmd+tap to click doesn't work for the first two tap and work for the third; with my old MBP 13 intel Monterey, no problem and same with real physical click of trackpad.
I hope Apple will fix asap because the experience it's really bad for who use the trackpad.
 
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I also noticed, differ from my old MacBook, that the demo video in the setting panel of the trackpad it's blocked instead of my old MacBook that show the demo of the gestures; is it the same for you?
 
I just joined to share that on my brand new MacBook Air M1, 12.0.1, I have the tap issue. It's really weird, sometimes you can see the taps being registered by the UI, but the system does not respond, see video attached. On other occasions, it responds. I am also noticing that even trackpad clicks sometimes behave this way. I have reinstalled 12.0.1 and still the issue persists. Also, Apple's new system prevents a full downgrade to Big Sur (unless you have another Mac), the recovery partition will still be Monterey if you just erase the volume(s). How do they not test these things before releasing? I will partially downgrade to Big Sur and test again. Hope this is just software, not an M1 chip issue, now that we have no SMC.

 
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Cozmosis said:
Hi all,

First experience with Monterey has been with B9 but B10 has same issue - has anyone had issues with tap-to-click? I have a M1 MBA, and very frequently TTC doesn't register my first click. Normal clicks seem to work fine. Tried turning on and off. Anyone experiencing this?
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yes it is happening with me! this is on a 2020 iMac. I thought the trackpad was on the way out. the motor in the trackpad is intermittent as well so I think its a combination of a bug and a trackpad on the way out.
 
SayonaraTapClick said:
I just joined to share that on my brand new MacBook Air M1, 12.0.1, I have the tap issue. It's really weird, sometimes you can see the taps being registered by the UI, but the system does not respond, see video attached. On other occasions, it responds. I am also noticing that even trackpad clicks sometimes behave this way. I have reinstalled 12.0.1 and still the issue persists. Also, Apple's new system prevents a full downgrade to Big Sur (unless you have another Mac), the recovery partition will still be Monterey if you just erase the volume(s). How do they not test these things before releasing? I will partially downgrade to Big Sur and test again. Hope this is just software, not an M1 chip issue, now that we have no SMC.

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Thanks for sharing. This has to be a software bug because I’m seeing a lot of people buying the new MacBook 14/16 pros and experiencing this.
 
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My M1 MacBook Air has the same issue since beta release of Monterey and now 12.1 beta2 too.
The trackpad sometimes doesn't work and cursor jumps. very frustrating.
I sent via feedback assistant 3 times and not fixed yet. it's a shame
 
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Don't worry, you'll soon forget about the tap-to-click bug if you install 12.1 beta 2, as the four-finger swipe to change screens is randomly broken (especially when viewing zoomed-to-almost-full-screen apps) which helps you forget about the click bug.

Edit: Ah, just noticed that when the 4-finger swipe across screens/desktops fails, the two-finger swipe to bring in the notification centre also fails.
 
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adrianlondon said:
Don't worry, you'll soon forget about the tap-to-click bug if you install 12.1 beta 2, as the four-finger swipe to change screens is randomly broken (especially when viewing zoomed-to-almost-full-screen apps) which helps you forget about the click bug.
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Good grief! ?
 
I'm on an M1 Pro 16" with Monterey 12.0.1 and I have this issue, too. It is ridiculously annoying. I think it has to do with a low sampling rate of the trackpad.
 
Glad to see it's not just me, and I likely didn't get defective hardware. On 2021 16" M1 Pro.
 
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