Michael Burkhardt wrote over the weekend for 9to5 Mac about how macOS 27 has been optimized for touch input.
“Apple just unveiled the new MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR, its first MacBook with a touch display,” Burkhardt wrote on Halloween. ”While Apple already added a handful of touch optimizations to macOS 27 Golden Gate earlier this year, there’s also a number of new optimizations that were unveiled alongside the new MacBook Pro.”
Among the enhancements include larger touch targets for the “stoplight” buttons within windows, as well as in contextual menus. Moreover, macOS now supports iPadOS-like gestures such as “a three-finger swipe up for mission control, three-finger swipes to switch spaces, pinching to zoom, or scrolling on a webpage,” according to Burkhardt. Finally, he notes Spotlight can be accessed through the new Dynamic Island, akin to how it’s available on iPhones and iPads this year. In terms of discrete accessibility features and the new touchscreen, it’s been reported macOS 27 includes options to enable Display Zoom, as well as an option to turn off the touchscreen altogether if it’s so desired.
