Touch Bar

The Touch Bar is a small multi-touch-enabled OLED strip that was included as an alternative to function keys on high-end MacBook Pro models introduced in 2016 to 2020. It was discontinued in 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models introduced in October 2021.

Usage
When typing, the Touch Bar shows predictions and fonts. More specific functions can be enabled in apps that support the Touch Bar:


 * Notes: The Aa menu is enabled.
 * Photos: Thumbnails of photos and videos are displayed.
 * Spotify: Progress within a song is displayed.

Articles

 * Everything you need to know about the Touch Bar for MacBook Pro by Lory Gil at iMore (2020-05-07)