Though Apple never admitted any wrong, it did implement a keyboard service program for those affected. Though minor design changes were made throughout, the central problem (sticky keys) remained and were experienced by many users. The butterfly mechanism was found in every Apple laptop produced between 2015 and much of 2019. In fact, it’s four times more stable than that scissor mechanism … Yet it is 40% thinner, allowing us to make a thinner keyboard.” Of the butterfly mechanism, he explained during the reveal, “And that all adds up to a key that is much more precise and accurate. Built from a single assembly supported by a stainless-steel dome switch, this butterfly mechanism was supposed to bring more stability and accuracy to typing, according to Apple’s Phil Schiller.

Butterfly Keyboardįirst introduced with the 12-inch MacBook in early 2015, the butterfly keyboard replaced the previous models’ traditional scissor mechanism. Working in technology, I knew immediately what was causing these typing problems: the MacBook Pro’s butterfly keyboard. The word “sticky” came to mind when describing the problem. Gradually, these hiccups took different forms from letters and characters repeating unexpectedly or not appearing while typing.

Beginning in mid-2020, I began noticing problems with the keyboard on my 2018 MacBook Pro.

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