Apple is widely expected to release a new touchscreen MacBook Pro as soon as this month. This will mark the first touchscreen Mac, and Apple is laying the groundwork in macOS 27.2 to accommodate touch gestures.
Apple today released macOS 27.2 Beta 3 to developers, and it includes new references to the upcoming support for touchscreen interactivity. As discovered by Aaron Perris for MacRumorsthere are “Gesture Recognition Tools” for several stock Apple apps:
- Photos add “PXGTouchDwellGestureRecognizer”.
- Notes adds “ICTouchPressGestureRecognizer”.
- Safari adds “a Touch Sentinel calculator”
- Quick Look adds a “dragTouch feature”.
macOS 27.2 Beta 3 also adds a new long press animation for the dock, which could also be a hint at the upcoming touchscreen MacBook Pro:
Apple has gradually made a number of changes to macOS 27 in preparation for touchscreen support, including pull-to-refresh support for the first time. macOS 27 also added touch input to Sidecar, a feature that lets you use your iPad as a secondary display for your Mac.
Bloomberg also reported on Apple’s work to optimize MacOS for the infinite touchscreen MacBook Pro. For example, pressing a button or control will prompt macOS to dynamically display relevant touch options. Similarly, tapping on the menu bar will automatically enlarge the controls for easier touch navigation.
In addition to a touchscreen, the new MacBook Pro will have an OLED display and will be “significantly lighter” than current models.
Apple is expected to introduce the new MacBook Pro (or MacBook Ultra?) as soon as this month Bloomberg warned it could slide by November.
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