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Title: Touch Bar lives on for new MacBook Pro models via Sidecar and iPad
Post by: Redaktion on October 29, 2021, 13:08:11
Apple's new MacBook Pro models are out and as had been rumored, they don't include the Touch Bar among other changes. However, fans of the Touch Bar who own a new MacBook Pro and an iPad can continue to enjoy Touch Bar functionality via Apple's Sidecar wireless secondary display feature.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Touch-Bar-lives-on-for-new-MacBook-Pro-models-via-Sidecar-and-iPad.576069.0.html
Title: Re: Touch Bar lives on for new MacBook Pro models via Sidecar and iPad
Post by: mjw149 on October 29, 2021, 14:46:31
I think it's a more interesting feature this way, and there is potential in certain pro apps to offer the ipad up as a touchscreen controller with deep hooks into the OS like a keyboard (or, more similarly, like a gaming keyboard) vs just a second screen. Or even offered as a permanent widget interface for MacOS as a 'focus' mode, with the assumption that it's kept near the keyboard on docked laptops/desktops. Display the Mac's app folder there, or split screen notification center with whatever pro app is offering an enhanced touch interface on sidecar.

So I hope they go the opposite way and figure this out as a more robust but ipad-focused feature.