# Question: Is there a way to stop macOS native Now Playing ‘widget?’

**URL:** <https://community.folivora.ai/t/question-is-there-a-way-to-stop-macos-native-now-playing-widget/5344>\
**Category:** Configuration Help & General Discussion\
**Tags:** touch-bar\
**Created:** [December 1, 2018, 5:07pm UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/question-is-there-a-way-to-stop-macos-native-now-playing-widget/5344 "2018-12-01T17:07:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![yuuiko](https://community.folivora.ai/user_avatar/community.folivora.ai/yuuiko/32/31891_2.png) [@yuuiko](https://community.folivora.ai/u/yuuiko)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2019, 8:39am UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/question-is-there-a-way-to-stop-macos-native-now-playing-widget/5344/5 "2019-01-12T08:39:16Z")

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Double-tapping the same spot isnt really a mega issue, and isnt that hard to do, but it definitley isnt ‘smooth’ so it is annoying.

I have a large user base and I find splitting controls between the keyboard and the touchbar isnt an intuitive idea, especially since the accessibility of the close/open touchbar is the main feature of my preset l, and is done VERY frequently.  
Also due to the large user base I think that some people may find it hard to remember and hold down multiple keys for a task that is repeated many times even within a minuite. The icon of this button on my preset also changes to show what will open up on tap. (e.g. if on a supported website such as youtube, the youtube icon will appear to let users know that they can bring up dedicated youtube controls. It’s best if you tried my preset to feel what I’m trying to explain here)

so yeah a keyboard shortcut is a valid idea but doesn’t really work so well with the way my preset works. Thanks anyway!

> [@new \[v3.6.9\] AquaTouch – The Powerful Touch Bar Redesign.](https://community.folivora.ai/t/aquatouch-functionally-minimal-clean-and-proactive-preset-version-2-1-updated-24-september-2018/1704):
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> [[image]](https://community.folivora.ai/t/v3-6-7-aquatouch-the-powerful-touch-bar-redesign/1704)[[hero2|100%]](https://yuuiko.github.io)[[image]](https://community.folivora.ai/t/aquatouch-updates-only-thread/6746) How would you rate this preset? Shoot me a rating out of 5! [poll](https://community.folivora.ai/t/v3-6-9-aquatouch-the-powerful-touch-bar-redesign/1704/1) Thanks for your vote! If you voted a 1-3, It would be great if you'd comment and told me why! I'm looking to improve. More BTT from yuuiko [Visit my Profile Page!](https://community.folivora.ai/t/yuuikos-profile-page/7154) For more of my work on this community. [Native Apple Icon Pack for BTT](https://community.folivora.ai/t/native-apple-icon-pack-for-btt/3310) An icon pack which contains a massive heap of apple'…

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