Apple has officially ended its butterfly keyboard repair program for MacBooks Apple no longer offers free repairs for MacBook models with the infamous "butterfly" keyboard, as the repair program for these machines has officially ended. Marko Zivkovic 1 year ago 3
Apple's Butterfly keyboard repair program winds down soon The last two models of 13-inch MacBook Pro with the infamous "butterfly" style keyboard, both from 2019, are still eligible for a free repair for most of 2024 — but you need to hurry. Charles Martin 2 years ago 13
Court approves Apple's $50M settlement to end Butterfly Keyboard lawsuit A court has given its preliminary approval to a $50 million settlement ending the Butterfly keyboard class-action lawsuit against Apple. Malcolm Owen 3 years ago 3
Future Apple keyboards may adjust feel & sound to suit different user profiles A possible Apple Magic Keyboard could detect which user is typing, and adjust between chiclet and mechanical feel and sound to suit them. William Gallagher 4 years ago 6
MacBook Butterfly keyboard lawsuit granted class-action status Apple will have to face a class-action lawsuit over allegations it knew about flaws in the MacBook Pro butterfly keyboard design and didn't do enough to combat issues or lost value for owners. Malcolm Owen 5 years ago 34
Coronavirus closes Apple Stores, Hollywood slams MacBook Pro keyboards — February 2020 in review The coronavirus dominated the news in February 2020, with Apple being among the first to close its stores. Meanwhile, one Hollywood director revealed Apple's demands on filmmakers, and another bashed the butterfly keyboard. William Gallagher 5 years ago 7
Apple researching retractable keyboards to keep future MacBook Pro thin To balance its systemic need for thinness against its customers' need for something they can actually type on, Apple is researching a keyboard that can fully retract into a MacBook Pro enclosure. William Gallagher 5 years ago 19
Podcast iPhone 5G rumors, Touch ID, Apple's butterfly keyboard suit on the AppleInsider podcast Victor Marks 6 years ago 0
Apple's Phil Schiller discusses 16-inch MacBook Pro keyboard design versus Butterfly Despite the 16-inch MacBook Pro featuring an all-new Magic Keyboard, Apple executive Phil Schiller says that the controversial Butterfly keyboard will live on. William Gallagher 6 years ago 33
Apple may switch butterfly keyboard for scissor version in MacBook Air Apple will be making yet another change to its MacBook keyboard mechanism, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo forecasts, with a touted refresh of the MacBook Air for later in 2019 potentially switching out the butterfly mechanism for a more traditional scissor-based version. Malcolm Owen 6 years ago 113
Podcast New MacBook Pro, 2019 iPhone models, Instagram, & Huawei's suffering on the AppleInsider podcast Victor Marks 7 years ago 0