If the Tap-to-click feature is enabled on your Mac, you may notice a slight delay while using Tap-to-click, compared to pressing the Trackpad to register a click on Mac.
The reason for Tap-to-click delay on Mac is due to the way the Trackpad on a MacBook has been designed to wait for the next gesture, in order to accommodate multiple gestures.
For example, when you tap on the trackpad, the system waits to see if you are going to follow up with a second tap to activate double-click or a two-finger tap to Zoom or you are going to drag the finger on the Trackpad.
Tap to Click Delay on MacBook
Since, Tap-to-click delay on Mac is being caused due to its tendency to wait for the next action, you can fix Tap-to-click delay on your MacBook by disabling one or both of the following Trackpad gestures.
1. Disable Smart Zoom – When “Smart Zoom” is turned on, Mac waits to see if a two-finger tap is going to be followed by a two-finger double tap. If you do not use Smart Zoom quite often, you can disable this feature on your Mac.
2. Disable Dragging – When Dragging is enabled, MacBook waits to see if a one-finger tap is going to be followed by a double tap.
Hence, let us go ahead and take a look at the steps to disable Smart Zoom and Dragging features on the Trackpad of your MacBook.
1. Disable Smart Zoom
As mentioned above, disabling the Smart Zoom feature should result in a substantial reduction in Tap-to-click delay on your MacBook.
1. Click on Apple Logo in the top-menu-bar and select System Settings… in the drop-down menu.
2. From System Settings screen, go to Trackpad > On the Trackpad screen, switch to Scroll & Zoom tab and uncheck Smart Zoom by clicking in the little box next to Smart Zoom.
2. Disable Dragging
Similarly, disabling the Dragging feature should help you further reduce the Tap to Click Delay on your Mac.
1. Click on Apple Logo in the top-menu-bar and select System Settings… in the drop-down menu.
2. From System Settings screen, go to Accessibility > On Accessibility screen, select Mouse and Trackpad in the left-pane and click on Trackpad Options in the right-pane.
3. On the next screen, uncheck Enable Dragging by clicking in the little box next to this entry.
4. Make sure you click on OK to save this change on your MacBook.