Apple, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, has not yet settled whether touch will reach any Mac beyond the coming M6 MacBook Pro, which may appear late this year. For those hoping a touchscreen MacBook Air is near, the signals point toward a long patience, since the Air's likely OLED redesign sits around 2028 or later. Here the company keeps its long-standing distance from a trend that the Windows world has embraced, and any movement remains a matter of internal planning rather than public commitment.
Apple Shows No Sign of Touchscreen MacBook Air Soon, Limits Touch Plans to Next-Gen Pro
A long wait for a touchscreen MacBook Air
Apple, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, has not yet settled whether touch will reach any Mac beyond the coming M6 MacBook Pro, which may appear late this year. For those hoping a touchscreen MacBook Air is near, the signals point toward a long patience, since the Air's likely OLED redesign sits around 2028 or later. Here the company keeps its long-standing distance from a trend that the Windows world has embraced, and any movement remains a matter of internal planning rather than public commitment.
Apple has not decided whether any Mac beyond the upcoming MacBook Pro will get a touchscreen, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman in his Power On newsletter. For anyone hoping for a touch-enabled MacBook Air, the answer is a long wait.
Gurman wrote that Apple has not settled on touch for Macs beyond the MacBook Pro, which could arrive as early as late 2026 as the M6 model. The contrast with the wider laptop market is sharp, since Dell, Lenovo, Acer, ASUS and Microsoft's Surface line all sell touch machines. Apple, by this account, plans to enter that territory only narrowly.
The Air is not next in line. An OLED upgrade is reportedly expected around 2028 or later, which would be the earliest plausible window for touch. The recently released M5 Air and Pro are not part of any near-term change.
The budget MacBook Neo, starting at $599, looks even less likely to shift. Gurman said it would be shocking to see a touchscreen on it within three years, largely because a touch display would likely raise the price for the students and budget shoppers it targets.
This remains one reporter's account of internal planning, not an Apple announcement. Watch whether the M6 MacBook Pro arrives this year with touch, and whether the Neo stays touch-free.
Apple has not decided whether any Mac other than the upcoming MacBook Pro will get a touchscreen. That is the reading of Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, who addressed the question in his Power On newsletter. The practical upshot for anyone waiting on a touch-enabled MacBook Air is a long wait.
Gurman's wording was specific. He wrote that Apple has not settled on bringing touch to any Macs beyond the MacBook Pro, a model he said could arrive as early as the end of this year. That machine is the M6 MacBook Pro, which is reportedly still on track for a late 2026 launch alongside iOS 27.
The contrast with the rest of the laptop market is stark. Touchscreens are common across the Windows world, where Dell, Lenovo, Acer and ASUS all sell touch laptops, as does Microsoft through its own Surface line. Apple has stayed outside that trend, and according to this reporting it intends to enter it only narrowly, starting with the Pro.
The phrasing also suggests the MacBook Air is not next in line. Apple is reportedly planning an OLED upgrade for the Air, but that is expected around 2028 or later. If the Air ever gets touch support, that redesign would be the earliest plausible window. Apple has also just released new MacBook Air and MacBook Pro models built on the M5 family of processors, so those machines are not part of any near-term change.
The entry-level MacBook Neo looks even less likely to change. It is Apple's newest budget MacBook, starting at $599. Gurman said it would be shocking if the Neo gained a touchscreen within the next three years. The reasoning offered is about price: adding a touch display would likely push the cost up, and the Neo is aimed at students and shoppers looking for an affordable laptop.
None of this is an Apple announcement. It rests on one well-known industry reporter's account of internal planning, and the central point is that Apple itself has reportedly not made the call. The Pro's touch plans are described as slated, not confirmed by the company.
What to watch is whether the M6 MacBook Pro does arrive late this year with touch, and whether the $599 MacBook Neo stays touchscreen-free as Apple's lineup develops.
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Apple hasn't decided whether to bring touch to any Macs beyond the MacBook Pro.— Mark Gurman, Power On newsletter
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