

Let’s dive into how to customize and take advantage of these great trackpads. Along with the tech comes some neat customization and valuable functionality.Īnother benefit of Force Touch trackpads is they include much more surface area than Apple’s previous multi-touch trackpads. Instead of using a physical button for clicking, Force Touch trackpads use pressure and haptic feedback to simulate clicks (that’s why it doesn’t click when your MacBook is powered off). Since then, it landed in the Magic Trackpad 2 and the Retina MacBook Air. Whether you’re new to Mac or have had one for a while but haven’t gotten in the habit of using Apple’s powerful trackpad to the fullest, follow along for all the things you can do with the Force Touch trackpad and how to customize its settings.Īpple first debuted its more capable Force Touch trackpad with the 2015 MacBook Pro and MacBook notebooks.
