Apple’s first touchscreen MacBook could land this year

Apple might finally be ready to launch the thing it spent years resisting – a touchscreen MacBook.

According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman (via MacRumors), Apple’s next big MacBook Pro redesign will reportedly introduce OLED touch-screen displays, a Dynamic Island-style cutout, and a version of macOS that’s been reworked to feel far more touch-friendly.

If that sounds like a lot of change for a MacBook refresh, it is. And the hardware changes may be the most visually dramatic of the lot.

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Bloomberg reports that Apple’s upcoming 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models could replace the current notch with a Dynamic Island positioned at the top centre of the display. It’s believed that a smaller, hole-punch camera – like the ones seen on some of the best Android phones – will replace the MacBook’s current notch setup.

That’s different to iPhones that use Dynamic Island, where the interface wraps around a pill-shaped cutout rather than a single hole. As with the iPhone, the MacBook’s Dynamic Island is also said to be interactive and expand contextually depending on the app or system feature in use.

To support all this, macOS is also reportedly being reworked to better accommodate touch input alongside the traditional trackpad and mouse. Users will, apparently, be able to tap or click on-screen elements, with controls adapting based on the input method. 

Tapping a menu bar item could, for example, bring up a larger set of controls optimised for touch. iPad-style gestures such as pinch-to-zoom and fast scrolling are also expected to be supported. Elsewhere, contextual menus could appear around your finger when tapping certain controls, along with interface elements that enlarge when touch is detected.

Importantly, Apple isn’t expected to position the touchscreen MacBook Pro as an iPad replacement – touch and point-and-click interaction would coexist, with the keyboard and trackpad remaining central to the experience.

Alongside rumours of a cheaper, colourful MacBook range also incoming, this could be quite the year for Apple fans. Assuming the rumour mill isn’t leading us all astray, that is.

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Esat has been a gadget fan ever since his tiny four-year-old brain was captivated by a sound-activated dancing sunflower. From there it was a natural progression to a Sega Mega Drive, a brief obsession with hedgehogs, and a love for all things tech. After 7 years as a writer and deputy editor for Stuff, Esat ventured out into the corporate world, spending three years as Editor of Microsoft's European News Centre. Now a freelance writer, his appetite for shiny gadgets has no bounds. Oh, and like all good human beings, he's very fond of cats.