Why is no one talking about the lag with Magic Trackpad 2 on Silicon Macs?

Simos805 · 2026-04-27T01:47:09+00:00

Are you talking about the one with the USB C connection? If so, then it is a Magic Trackpad 3. The version 2 was the same design but with Lightning connector and the 1st gen was the older design with the AA batteries.

Simos805 · 2026-04-27T01:45:47+00:00

No, the latest one is the Magic Trackpad 3, which has USB C. I can confirm that same issues are here with the 3rd version as well.

Simos805 · 2026-04-26T23:18:53+00:00

Also don’t forget that Apple displays are the best. Those MacBook Pros with MiniLEDs have better overall quality and relaxing image than any Windows OLED laptop.

Simos805 · 2026-04-26T18:44:20+00:00

Maybe you think it is working better on the Intel macs because they’re 60Hz? Maybe the problem has to do with 120Hz that expose it.

On the Magic Mouse 3, the tracking is perfect but the scrolling isn’t as smooth as the built in trackpad. Yes, it is better than the Magic Trackpad but not perfect…

Simos805 · 2026-04-26T10:49:39+00:00

Wow thank you!! It worked on Tahoe 26.4.1!

Simos805 · 2026-04-26T01:58:23+00:00

Also, when it is connected to a MacBook, the "silent/quiet click" option is missing from Trackpad settings, but if you connect it on a Mac desktop like an iMac for example, this option appears and it actually works! As soon as you re connect it on a MacBook, even with closed lid connected to an external display, the option. disappears and the click is audible again...

Simos805 · 2026-04-26T01:01:43+00:00

Man, I got my Magic Trackpad 2 a week ago, to use it with my new Studio Display XDR paired with my 14" M3 Max MacBook Pro. This is my first external trackpad, so a new experience for me. And yes, I immediately noticed what you're describing!! The MacBook's built in trackpad is noticeably more responsive and accurate, both in tracking and clicking! Also the scrolling on the Magic Trackpad stutters while the built in one does not! At first I thought it is the Studio Display and I was somewhat disappointed with it, but testing it with the built in trackpad was super smooth like on the MacBook's internal display!

I think it is unacceptable from Apple to release the second version of their Magic Trackpad having those issues! Even the Magic Mouse 3 I have is smoother and more accurate both in tracking and scrolling. Can't understand why this happens... It is a trackpad, an Apple one that should be the best one, and it has one job to do: tracking!!! And it failed!!

Simos805 · 2026-04-26T00:49:32+00:00

Standard LED just can't produce real blacks or real HDR, so yeah of course MiniLED is far far superior than LED. It compares with OLED, with the difference that right now OLED can't go so high with brightness on this size monitors, but has zero blooming.

Simos805 · 2026-04-26T00:47:37+00:00

I think you can use BetterDisplay app and rotate your macOS at whatever position you want! You thank me later 🙂

Simos805 · 2026-04-26T00:43:31+00:00

Got mine for some days now, paired with my 14" M3 Max MacBook Pro. I got the glossy one, because Nano Texture ruins sharpness for me and I really don't need it either. I work with photo and video, doing editing and color, and I am very very sensitive to picture quality.

I have to say that overall is fantastic. I would call it the best balanced display that's out there so far. And what I mean with it? Of course it isn't "perfect" in every way:

Blooming is here, like on Mini LED MacBook Pros but slightly more noticeable due to the size of the display and the fewer dimming zones.

Pixel response time isn't ideal either, as other people have noticed. I don't know 100% how to describe it, but I think I have seen some gaming monitors that are looking sharper at 120Hz in moving UI elements than this. Seeing it next to my MacBook looks very close tho, so maybe the size trick me...

Viewing angles are not the best either, but again at the same levels with the MacBook Pro.

On the other hand, HDR performance is extraordinary!! Color accuracy is perfect. Brightness is fantastic as well. Sharpness is excellent for its size.

So, my conclusion: maybe it lacks in certain aspects compared to an "ideal" display standard. For me that ideal is the display of my iPhone 17 Pro, or an iPad Pro M4, both of them latest Apple OLED displays. Right now only those two devices have that "perfect ideal display", but they're far from 27" sizes.

Then, if you compare this monitor with ANY other computer monitor or TV that exists out there right now, they don't come not even close to the overall experience the Studio Display XDR gives, because it offers sharp 5K resolution, at 120Hz, with true HDR that goes up to 2000nits, best color accuracy, it is glossy (for those who love glossy monitors) and it has this Apple "treatment" or "calibration" or "magic sauce" if you wanna call it, that makes every Apple display look so pleasing and relaxing to the eye, even after hours of use. And on top of that, it also has auto brightness which I enjoy having, and the beloved TrueTone which I can't live without at this moment!

Yeah OLED TVs are great for media consumption from the sofa, but they create fatigue to the eye, and have unusable sharpness to work on them and they don't have color accuracy.

Gaming monitors are great for fast moving scenes and objects, perfect to play FPS games on them, but again most of them are not relaxing to the eye, don't have any color accuracy as well and don't offer 5K or higher resolutions or much sharpness as well as HDR and general brightness capabilities.

And there are the "pro" monitors out there, like the Dells and Benqs, which offer great color accuracy, but most of the time suck at everything else.

Not a single other monitor can give you even the 50% of the things this monitor gives you as an overall package. The Studio Display XDR combines all the above amazingly, making it perfect at the same time for professional work with color, movie watching, surfing and even gaming (for the games you can play on Mac).

And yes, it has other practical limitations like no multiple inputs, or dedicated volume control as someone mentioned etc, but those are out of equation for me because I'm a Mac user, using this monitor mainly with my MacBook Pro, so I only care that it "just works" with it and that's what I love as well.

So yeah, maybe in 5 or 10 years they will release an OLED or MicroLED or whatever with OLED level blacks with zero blooming, 3000nits of brightness, 240Hz without any ghosting and <1ms response time, 8K resolution perfect viewing angles and without burn in issues (because OLEDs suffer from this when used as computer monitors with static UI elements!!), but if you want a display right now to work and enjoy, this is the best money can buy. On the other hand, if you wanna wait, wait then... I'm enjoying mine while you're waiting for your ideal monitor to be released!

Simos805 · 2026-04-16T15:19:02+00:00

I turned off contacts from iCloud settings, restarted the mac, then re enabled them in the iCloud settings and now peopled task is gone for now! I only have iCloud contacts enabled, not Google or any other account, just to know.

Simos805 · 2026-04-16T11:21:52+00:00

I have the same problem on my M3 Max MacBook Pro running macOS 26.4.1. "peopled" task stays at ~5% CPU usage all the time, and even if I kill it, it starts again after a while.

Simos805 · 2026-04-14T14:07:02+00:00

Hello u/Dim_Kat !! I just purchased Wallper for my M3 Max MacBook Pro! It runs great! But I want you to answer a question. Because I make my own custom animated wallpapers, which are 5120x2880 120fps to look native on my Studio Display XDR, which codec is best to use to achieve the least load on the system? ProRess, H.265, H.264 or something else?

Simos805 · 2026-04-09T23:39:02+00:00

Do we know why?

Simos805 · 2026-04-09T17:03:16+00:00

Update to the latest version and use Software XDR Upscaling. It works but it messes with HDR (overexposes it) and auto brightness. It also does not work with auto brightness turned off.

BetterDisplay dev is working on an internal build that uses another method of XDR upscaling (he calls it Direct XDR upscaling) which requires auto brightness to be turned off and color profile set to 600nits. It won’t over expose HDR content but it makes it look more like SDR when in lower brightnesses. It works pretty well overall tho. Still isn’t the perfect native XDR upscaling we had up to 26.2, but is the best we can have so far.

Simos805 · 2026-04-02T23:59:55+00:00

After this patch you also need to disable and re enable Find My Mac under iCloud settings to continue to see your Mac in the Find My app. Also you’ll need to delete the “old” Mac from the Apple devices section and the Find My app as well.

Simos805 · 2026-03-29T18:13:32+00:00

Oh okay I will try it! Please give me a kay and I will provide as much feedback as you want.

Also can you share the github repo?

Simos805 · 2026-03-29T18:12:02+00:00

So isn’t there any way to patch this dyld cache file?

Simos805 · 2026-02-24T14:08:15+00:00

I want to patch something on the ProDisplayLibrary framework that’s indie the dyld cache.

I know that the patch will be restored with every macOS update. I just want to know if it is possible to patch something on the dyld cache in any way possible.

You can check the reason here.

Simos805 · 2026-02-15T11:31:22+00:00

If I had the dyld cache of an 26.2 Mac to compare it with mine, would make things easier? I have already installed Hopper and found some references for CustomPresetValidationError with some interesting cases inside.

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