Get your swiping fingers ready. According to a reliable insider, Apple will introduce touchscreen capability to the MacBook Pro for the first time with the launch of the OLED MacBook Pro in late 2026.
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Ming-Chi Kuo, an analyst with TF International Securities, posted on X that the cheaper MacBook, scheduled to go into production later this year, will not have a touchscreen. However, he said it’s probable that the model’s second generation, slated for production in 2027, could get a touchscreen.
A representative for Apple did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
After years of seeing how consumers use their iPads, Kuo believes that Apple realizes that “in certain scenarios, touch controls can enhance both productivity and the overall user experience.”
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Apple has not confirmed the report. However, on Wednesday, Kuo listed numerous reports that have come true, including the iPhone Air specs, the Apple Watch Ultra 3 and the iPhone 17 Dynamic Island staying the same size.
What’s next for the MacBook?
It’s been nearly two decades since Apple introduced the first MacBook. CNET’s Scott Stein believes that the iPad and MacBook platforms will eventually merge.
YouTuber Jon Rettinger, who has 1.65M subscribers, agrees that the iPad and MacBook are “on a collision course with unity” and that consumers are always looking for the next level of interaction and form factors: in this case, a touchscreen.
But with the devices and their operating systems merging, Rettinger says a big question mark is what’s next for the iPadOS.
“How will that continue to evolve?” Rettinger said. “While I do think we’ll see an eventual convergence, the iPad will always remain a media consumption machine first, leaving the actual work for the Mac.”
