Touch Bar
E41455
The Touch Bar is a thin, touch-sensitive OLED strip that replaces the traditional function keys on certain MacBook Pro models, providing dynamic, context-specific controls and shortcuts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Touch Bar canonical | 4 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Apple hardware feature
ⓘ
input device ⓘ touchscreen interface ⓘ |
| announcedAtEvent | Apple October 2016 Mac event ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
macOS Cocoa
ⓘ
surface form:
macOS Touch Bar API
|
| criticizedFor |
inconsistent app support
ⓘ
lack of tactile feedback ⓘ |
| customizableBy |
macOS System Settings
ⓘ
surface form:
System Preferences
applications ⓘ |
| displayTechnology | OLED ⓘ |
| integratesWith | macOS ⓘ |
| introducedOn | 2016-10-27 ⓘ |
| introducedWithProduct |
MacBook Pro
ⓘ
surface form:
MacBook Pro (2016)
|
| isPartOf | MacBook Pro ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Apple Inc. ⓘ |
| notUsedOnModel |
MacBook Pro (14-inch, 2021)
ⓘ
surface form:
MacBook Pro 14-inch (2021)
MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2021) ⓘ
surface form:
MacBook Pro 16-inch (2021)
MacBook Pro models with Apple silicon (except 13-inch M1 2020) ⓘ |
| oftenIncludes |
Escape key
ⓘ
Touch ID sensor ⓘ |
| positionOnDevice | above keyboard ⓘ |
| praisedFor |
contextual controls
ⓘ
quick access to shortcuts ⓘ |
| provides |
QuickType suggestions
ⓘ
application-specific shortcuts ⓘ brightness adjustment ⓘ context-specific controls ⓘ emoji picker ⓘ media controls ⓘ system controls ⓘ volume adjustment ⓘ |
| replaces | function key row ⓘ |
| status | discontinued on new MacBook Pro designs ⓘ |
| supportedByFramework |
macOS Cocoa
ⓘ
surface form:
AppKit
UIKit ⓘ
surface form:
UIKit on macOS Catalyst
|
| supports |
gestures
ⓘ
multi-touch input ⓘ |
| supportsFeature |
Control Center
ⓘ
surface form:
Control Strip
|
| usedOnModel |
MacBook Pro
ⓘ
surface form:
MacBook Pro 13-inch (2016)
MacBook Pro ⓘ
surface form:
MacBook Pro 13-inch (2017)
MacBook Pro ⓘ
surface form:
MacBook Pro 13-inch (2018)
MacBook Pro 13-inch (2019) ⓘ MacBook Pro 13-inch (2019) ⓘ
surface form:
MacBook Pro 13-inch (2020, four-port)
13-inch MacBook Pro (M2, 2022) ⓘ
surface form:
MacBook Pro 13-inch (2020, two-port)
MacBook Pro 13-inch (M1) ⓘ
surface form:
MacBook Pro 13-inch (M1, 2020)
MacBook Pro ⓘ
surface form:
MacBook Pro 15-inch (2016)
MacBook Pro ⓘ
surface form:
MacBook Pro 15-inch (2017)
MacBook Pro ⓘ
surface form:
MacBook Pro 15-inch (2018)
MacBook Pro 15-inch (2019) ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.