The M6 MacBook Pro has long been rumored to have the biggest update ever since October 2021, when the higher-end MacBook Pro models transitioned from Intel to Apple Silicon and brought mini-LED displays. Now, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman came out with a new report today that revealed even more details regarding the upcoming M6 MacBook Pro that is set to launch this coming fall.
First, the Dynamic Island that we all come to know and love on iPhone is making its way to the upcoming MacBook Pro models. As you may know, the higher-end MacBook Pros have been highly rumored to adopt tandem OLED displays for the first time on a MacBook. Thanks to OLED technology, since every pixel will be individually lit, this means that Apple will be able to make a cutout portion on the display. This cutout process is just not possible with an LED-backlit display. Gurman claims that the Dynamic Island on the upcoming MacBook Pros will be smaller in size than the pill-shaped cutout in today’s flagship iPhones.
With the existing APIs for the Dynamic Island, the next version of macOS will surely integrate the Dynamic Island more seamlessly with the rest of the GUI. Speaking of macOS, the OLED displays on the upcoming MacBook Pros have also been rumored to support multi-touch controls (directly on the screen). Gurman indicates that the next version of macOS will not only be more optimized for touch, but it will have a more dynamic interface that changes between cursor-input and touch-input. Gurman also adds that other iOS/iPadOS touch-optimized features will make their way to macOS, including “fast scrolling and the ability to zoom in/out of images and PDFs”, and a more touch-optimized emoji picker – something that is a must-have for those who love to express with emojis on Mac.
Nevertheless, this report emphasizes that the MacBook Pro (in the Mac in general) will continue to have a cursor-first interface, meaning the primary input should be interacted with either a mouse or a trackpad. However, users may still use direct multi-touch on the screen as a secondary input. This will be pretty much the “vice-versa” scenario for the iPad, where it has a touch-first interface, but customers may attach a Magic Keyboard accessory for keyboard/cursor as the secondary input.
Expect the higher-end MacBook Pro models with the M6 Pro and M6 Max chips to receive all of these features discussed. This news has definitely got me excited enough, and I can see how this year will be a huge year for the Mac.
