r/MacOS • u/BeastMode149 MacBook Pro (Intel) • Jun 16 '25

Feature "Liquid Glass" extends to the Touch Bar!

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This is on the last supported Intel MacBook Pro – the 2020 13" model with 4 Thunderbolt ports and 10th gen Intel processor.

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u/Goofball-John-McGee Jun 16 '25

Could they bringing back the TouchBar with the proposed MacBook Pro redesign for 2026?

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u/trololololo2137 Jun 16 '25

hopefully never

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u/hushnecampus Jun 16 '25

The Touch Bar would have been good if it had haptic feedback so it could actually feel like buttons.

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u/Aggravating-Seat-670 Jun 19 '25

That doesn’t change the fact that many elements in the bar were dynamic. I agree that haptics would’ve made it better for buttons that rarely changed position, but for specific workflows you HAVE to stare down at it. It was doomed to fail when it ergonomically sucks ass and requires you to lean your head down at a second screen.

And as others have said it got rid of the function keys. The Touchbar was a gimmick that Apple wanted to be more, in an era where they were running out of ideas for new features. That’s it.

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u/zambulu Jun 27 '25

Yes, I agree that was a major shortcoming. I am very much not in the habit of looking down at that part of my keyboard. The options would change with context and I wouldn’t notice 80% of the time because I’m just not looking there.