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M3 MBA 15" bad pinch to zoom works really bad
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I can confirm that pinch zoom is the worst on Mac, have used windows for very long time & pinch zoom was never an issue even on my budget laptop (1/3 the price of macbook) thats almost 7 years old.
I have M3 pro 14" 18GB 11 Core CPU with tap to click MacOS 14.6.1
I have M3 pro 14" 18GB 11 Core CPU with tap to click MacOS 14.6.1
I think I trained myself years ago to just stop using pinch/zoom on a MacBook trackpad because of inconsistent results.
That said, I just tried a few pinches on my M1 Air (macOS 14.6.1) and out of maybe 20 tries I only had it miss a couple times. I'm not sure why it failed when it did, but it does seem kind of touchy about exact timing and placement -- whereas that same gesture on an iPhone or iPad seems much more reliable even when done haphazardly.
That said, I just tried a few pinches on my M1 Air (macOS 14.6.1) and out of maybe 20 tries I only had it miss a couple times. I'm not sure why it failed when it did, but it does seem kind of touchy about exact timing and placement -- whereas that same gesture on an iPhone or iPad seems much more reliable even when done haphazardly.
M1 Pro MBP. Works consistently at any angle for me, as long as both fingers move. Once it starts zooming, you can continue zooming with a single finger moving, the other finger planted in place... you just can't start a zoom without moving both. I try my daughter's M3 Air when she's around to see if there's any difference.
I have 13" M1 Air, Sonoma 14.3. I have the same issue, pinch to zoom works occasionally. I don't remember having that issue with BigSur, I think something is broken with Sonoma. And I don't think it is hardware issue as all other gestures working fine.
Finally tried daughters M3 Air. OMG, it really doesn't work. Needs a wide swipe to even start to zoom, and it's choppy as hell. She claims her M1 Air was the same.