Here, the cursor doesn’t go ‘behind’ the notch, but instantly moves from one end of the notch to the other. However, they are still accessible when the pointer is moved ‘behind’ notch area. On the other hand, when running the DaVinci Resolve video editing app that uses an extended menu bar, the odd behavior is not noticeable. Using the iStat Menus app pushes some menu items behind the notch and conceals them. When the cursor is moved alongside the bottom of the notch, the hidden menu options actually open their respective windows with all the tools and utilities intact. And strangely enough, the menu items that have been pushed behind the notch are still very much active and allow interaction. In a video shared on Twitter, the notch on the new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models can be seen hiding menu bar items. Tech YouTuber Quinn Nelson of Snazzy Labs fame shared a video showing that too many menu bar items or app status icons will make things chaotic. Related: Apple Went All-In For MacBook Pro 2021 Upgrades, Except The SDXC Slot Apple says it is using the free pixels around the webcam notch to host the menu bar items and the status icons. The bezels alongside the top edge are just 3.5mm, which translates to a 60 percent slimmer profile compared to the last-generation MacBook Pro models. The notch was never a good design choice in the first place, but Apple argued that the notch allowed it to fit an upgraded camera that now offers a 1080p resolution for better clarity in video calls, a huge improvement over the poor 720p FaceTime webcam on the older versions.Īside from the better camera logic, Apple also notes that the notch actually paved the way for more screen space to work with, thanks to the slimmer bezels. Apple’slatest Macbook Pro started shipping on October 26, but it has already started giving users headaches as the notch on its display hides on-screen content such as Menu options that users need to see and click.
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