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That's a physical limitation because the touchpad hinges from the back. No new touchpad driver is going to fix that.


And the Apple touchpad doesn't hinge at all! The "click" reaction you get when you press it is simulated by a set of force sensors and an actuator that vibrates the trackpad to simulate a click.


Apple trackpads used to hinge 10 years ago.


Actually, they used to sell a trackpad that did that until last year!


iPad pro still does.


The trackpad on the Magic Keyboard doesn't have a hinge at the back, there's a single button under the center and a lever that runs under the sides which actuates the button and makes the physical click movement: https://www.ifixit.com/News/41291/dang-the-ipad-pro-magic-ke...




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