touchpad - pinch to zoom not always works

[Marcos13p]

I switched from a 2015 pro where touchpad was always for me perfect, here on the new 14 inch it feels weird. Kind of a step back comparing to what I had before. At times touchpad doesn't seem to register that I am trying to do "pinch to zoom". It's almost like I have to put my fingers in a specific ways for it to catch it. Kind of like regular "windows" laptops ?
Anyone else has noticed something like this?

Hi, I was experimenting this problem too (I have a MacBook Air M1 with Monterrey). Something i have noticed is that pinch to zoom fails when I am using the Preview app. I don't have problems with other apps, have you noticed it? Maybe, the problem is this app.

 

[Marcos13p]

Same situation, 2021 14" MBP track pad decides not to pinch and zoom randomly on and off. Also have an external Magic trackpad and it does the same at the same time.

Hi, I was experimenting this problem too (I have a MacBook Air M1 with Monterrey). Something i have noticed is that pinch to zoom fails when I am using the Preview app. I don't have problems with other apps, have you noticed it? Maybe, the problem is this app.

 

[lordthistle]

I switched from a 2015 pro where touchpad was always for me perfect, here on the new 14 inch it feels weird. Kind of a step back comparing to what I had before. At times touchpad doesn't seem to register that I am trying to do "pinch to zoom". It's almost like I have to put my fingers in a specific ways for it to catch it. Kind of like regular "windows" laptops ?
Anyone else has noticed something like this?

Same problem here. I am used to old Unibody MBPs (2008, 2013) with which I have had no problems at all (touchpad-wise). My new MBP Air M1 DOES NOT recognise a pinch-to-zoom VERY VERY often in any application. Indeed, it seems to me that the pinch-to-zoom gesture now works much much better on Windows laptops.

 

[lordthistle]

I bought a Macbook Air M1 after years on a 1st gen unibody MBP (I think 2009 but I do not remember): gesture-wise the old trackpad was better, especially for pinch-to-zoom.

On this M1 pinch-to-zoom completely stops working for up to 1 minute before returning back to normal. When it is working many pinch in/out gestures are missed.

I am not able to replicate the conditions that make it stop "working", but it seems they occur more often right after startup.

 

[0924487]

Still the case...

 

[blcs]

Did the latest Ventura updates (notably 13.3) fix this issue?

 

[f54da]

Yes, I have not noticed for the past few months.