Apple Inc. to Add Touchscreen Feature to Mac Computers Soon

Written by: Arjita Gupta

Edited by: Krutarth

Last Updated: January 12, 2023

Apple Inc. is working on a project that will make Mac computers equipped with a touchscreen, an idea that was earlier defied by the co-founder Steve Jobs. However, for the first time, iPad will not be the only option with a touch interface, but a launch date has not been finalized yet. An inside source revealed that the Mac touch-screen computers can emerge in 2025 as an update to the section of MacBook Pro.

Apple shares on Wednesday stood at a value of $133.49, a gain of 2.15%, and the stock so far in 2023 is up by 2.7%. The MacBook Pro in question will have a traditional design with a keyboard and trackpad along with a touchscreen. The added feature will support gestures and inputs to mime that of an iPad or iPhone. As the preference goes, the touch support can also be inculcated in other Mac models.

An upgrade may also see the displays to OLED technology or organic light-emitting diode. At the present, Mac computers use liquid crystal displays (LCDs). It is only the Apple watches and iPhones that have the OLED to date. The OLED screens give better color and brightness, which will be introduced in the first half of 2024 in iPad Pro. The first Mac touchscreen may use the macOS.

Previously, Steve Jobs and his successor Tim Cook, the CEO were of the opinion that blending laptops and tablets are like combining a refrigerator with a toaster and the touch surfaces are not inclined to be vertical. But a change was seen first when the company combined iPad apps with Mac in 2018. And in 2020, Apple Inc. allowed the iPhone apps to even work on its computers.

The recourse by Apple to produce a touchscreen for Mac computers is primarily to step up to competition to its rivals such as Microsoft, Dell Technologies Inc., Lenovo Group Ltd., HP Inc., Acer Inc., and Samsung Electronics Co, who already have touchscreen facilities for their laptops and computers.