According to a report by the Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple is developing touchscreens for its Mac computers and the first touchscreen Mac could be a MacBook Pro with an OLED display.
The company is taking the idea of touchscreen Macs seriously and the engineers are actively working on the project. The report suggests that the first MacBook Pro with a touchscreen will retain the traditional laptop design, including a trackpad and keyboard, but the display will also support touch input similar to that of an iPhone or iPad. According to Gurman, the first touchscreen Macs will use macOS instead of a combination of iPadOS and macOS
This new development would be a significant change in the company’s philosophy as Apple has consistently rejected the idea of touchscreen Macs in the past. Since Apple is in charge of macOS, it is likely that the company will bring a host of new features to play with once touch input becomes a thing.
Touch input would be a major step for MacBooks, but it is unclear if the design will stick around with future Apple laptops that follow up later on.