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Weird bug on Safari/browsers driving me nuts. Cmd+Tap (tap to click) does not open link in new tab.

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scatopie

macrumors member
Original poster
Aug 19, 2013
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My new Macbook Pro 14" just arrived and have been testing it out. With 'Tap to click' function enabled on the Trackpad settings, holding Cmd+Tap (not a deep press) on a link in Safari or any other browser (I first discovered in Brave browser) to open link in a new tab will not work and be unresponsive around 50% of the time on the first interaction.

Since this is reproducible in Safari for me, I think it is a Monterey related issue and not the computer. But I could be wrong.

How to reproduce:

  • Go into System Preferences > Trackpad > enable Tap to click (Tap with one finger)
  • Open Safari
  • Search "cats" in the URL bar, and press return
  • Move cursor over an image or link, and hold 'command' and tap on trackpad (without deep press)
  • No link should open
  • If not reproducible the first time, deep click (with haptic feedback) on an empty area on the webpage (like the margins) to set focus on the webpage, and then try Cmd+Tap on a link. Again, it should fail to open a link in new tab (no links open at all).
  • Cmd+Tap is also unresponsive in general in the browser for even things like clicking to gain focus on the URL bar (during the unresponsive instances)
If you Cmd+Tap on a link repeatedly, sometimes it will work and open link in new tab on the 2nd, 3rd, or 4th tap.

Can anyone reproduce this on their Monterey machines? Thanks.
 
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baile76a

macrumors newbie
Apr 28, 2017
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YES! So frustrating. I don't know how people browse the web without Command + Tap to click -> Open Tab in Background.
 
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baile76a

macrumors newbie
Apr 28, 2017
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Unfortunately I think it’s still broken. Had to tap three times to open some links yesterday.
 
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Kagio

macrumors 6502
Feb 26, 2008
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baile76a said:
Unfortunately I think it’s still broken. Had to tap three times to open some links yesterday.
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definitely fixed for me .. tried everything to make it NOT work, and it works as any Mac I've used in the last 15 years now .. I don't know if my exact model (MBP 14inch base model + upgrade to 1TB) has to do with anything,

but I'm 100% it works perfectly now ..
 
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baile76a

macrumors newbie
Apr 28, 2017
14
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Kagio said:
definitely fixed for me .. tried everything to make it NOT work, and it works as any Mac I've used in the last 15 years now .. I don't know if my exact model (MBP 14inch base model + upgrade to 1TB) has to do with anything,

but I'm 100% it works perfectly now ..
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I have Reddit thread going as well and someone swore it was fixed on there also. They just came back after a few days.. broken!
reddit thread
 
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