Possible MacBook Pro Touch Bar Upgrade in 2021

There are many tricks for the Touch Bar of the MacBook Pro that multiply the usefulness of this item. However, Apple wants to go further and intends to incorporate a function in the future that would make it even more interesting. All this has been known thanks to a recent patent registered by the brand in the United States, which is not indicative that it will end up arriving, but it is proof that it is being worked on.

MacBook Pro Touch Bar Upgrade

The 3D Touch could reach the MacBook

The iPhone 6s incorporated for the first time a mechanism of haptic responses on the screen carried out through Force Touch, that is, when applying pressure, a series of responses is emitted in the form of vibration. Finally, in the 2019 iPhone this engine was completely eliminated, causing that instead of carrying out those responses through the pressure on the screen, it was done through the press time. 5 years later, this mechanism is being studied for MacBook Pro.

Patente Apple Touch Bar

The famous touch bar of Apple’s ‘Pro’ laptops could incorporate a Force Touch motor that emits these vibrations. The patent in question describes at a technical level how the new sensors would be located, although it does not give details about what the final operation of the device would be like and for what type of uses it could be used. You can see it in full by clicking here .

Why could it be a failure?

If we go back to 2015 and the presentation of the iPhone 6s, we see how Apple presented this technology as nothing short of revolutionary. And it is true that there are really many functions that the device can give, even at the level of sensations. However, it seems that this technology began its decline too quickly as it was not squeezed to the fullest by application developers and not by Apple itself. This reference could be a bad omen for the future Touch Bar should it finally arrive.

Example of using 3D Touch on an iPhone

However, there is also reason for optimism if we focus on what working with such a bar could represent. Currently it only has touch functions without giving the feeling that a button is actually being touched, so the haptic responses could bring a touch of realism in day-to-day life and make this element much more differential than it is. In any case, it is too early to know if it will end up arriving or will remain in the drawer like so many patents that the company registers daily. We also hope that, if it arrives, it is well optimized and does not increase the problems with the Touch Bar on the MacBook Pro.