The touchscreen MacBook is reportedly going to be a reality very soon (October 28, apparently), and one of the questions about the new way to interface with the Mac is how macOS will accommodate our fingers. According to some clues in the latest beta, we can get an idea of what Apple is planning.
A post by itspdfu points out that Safari in the macOS beta has new UI elements designed for touch input. When rearranging tabs, the tab “lifts” and then enlarges as you drag it to the new location, then goes back to its original size when you drop it. Tabs don’t currently operate like this when you click and drag using a mouse or trackpad.
Also, you can tap and hold a tab to open the context menu, but it doesn’t show an Ask Siri option as it does with a mouse or trackpad–I’m not sure why Apple removed it. It’s also hard to tell from the screen capture whether the contextual menu options are slightly larger to make them easier to tap.
But it’s clear that Apple is rethinking how we interact with macOS ahead of a big interface chance. We expect the new MacBook will ship with macOS 27.2 preinstalled when it arrives.
Itsdpfu, who has a reputation of accurate leaks, also said their post is “part 1” so stay tuned for more.
