I just can't get over the shape of the notch on the MacBooks, if it was more rounded like iPhones I wouldn't mind it, but it's kinda boxy and ugly, so I use TopNotch to hide it.
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To those with 14" and 16" MBPs, do you use an app to hide the notch or are you wearing it proud?
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I don't own one, but if I did, I would hide it. On the iPhone I like it as it makes sense. Here? Nope. That's my viewpoint.
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I don't hide it. Honestly, you get used to it and it doesn't even bother you. Sometimes it seems like it's not even there. It' shows up only when you focus on it. It's kinda hard to explain.
I'm getting the M2 Air when it comes out so I'll find out. The notch doesn't bother me at all on my iPhone so I don't expect it to on my Mac. I don't know how it looks in full screen video so I'll find out.
Doesn't bother me at all. I look at it as part of the menu bar.
Doesn't bother me at all - I don't hide it, and I don't even notice that it's there.
Had the 14" for several months and it never bothered me. Wanted a bigger screen and got a 16". Again, doesn't bother me. As pointed out by many other owners, in short order you barely notice it's even there and just sort of forget about it.
I don't mind the notch at all. On the Mac it's really not an issue at all, since it is mostly empty space there used by the menu bar. I also seldom have apps that need to expand their menus beyond the notch..
I don't hide the notch, and it has never bothered me.
I don’t even notice most of the time. 16” used.
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The notch on my Mac is just like the notch on my iPhone: I don't notice it or think about it until I read a comment on here.
I don't hide it and it has never bothered me. Hasn't bothered me on the phone or MacBook. Honestly, I forget its there. It wasn't until I stumbled upon this thread that I "re-noticed" the notch. -- Still doesn't bother me.
I don't hide it. The notch is a small detail with zero importance; you don't even see it when using your apps in full screen. I honestly don't understand why people pay so much attention to it. You've been used to it with your iPhone, and so will you with the notch on your Mac.
I love the notch. It’s just part of the menu bar and if it give me more usable application screen space the it’s a good thing. You have to remember it’s adding screen area not taking it away.
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I'm indifferent towards it. I'm not ashamed of it...nor am I proud of it.
It's there and I accept it.
It's there and I accept it.
You could? How much do you care now? Is it possible you could care more or less in the future?
It's really a non issue that a few tech YouTubers got some views by trying to make it a controversy. I don't know it it's true for all apps, but all the ones I use make the notch completely disappear when you are in full screen mode. It turns the notch into a perfectly black bezel all the way across the top of the screen so it's not visible if you're watching video.
@Timpetus, how does it give you more screen real estate? Whenever I try to size up a window into the notch area, the window bumps back down as it notch would cover a part of the menu. How do you work aro that?