# Silent Click toggle for USB-C Magic Trackpad (ActuationStrength defaults key)

**URL:** <https://community.folivora.ai/t/silent-click-toggle-for-usb-c-magic-trackpad-actuationstrength-defaults-key/46834>\
**Category:** Feature Requests\
**Tags:** trackpad\
**Created:** [April 22, 2026, 10:56am UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/silent-click-toggle-for-usb-c-magic-trackpad-actuationstrength-defaults-key/46834 "2026-04-22T10:56:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![jdlien](https://community.folivora.ai/user_avatar/community.folivora.ai/jdlien/32/44703_2.png) [@jdlien](https://community.folivora.ai/u/jdlien)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2026, 10:56am UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/silent-click-toggle-for-usb-c-magic-trackpad-actuationstrength-defaults-key/46834/1 "2026-04-22T10:56:17Z")

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The USB-C Magic Trackpad (2024+) does _not_ expose the "Silent Clicking" checkbox in System Settings → Trackpad. The toggle is still present when a Lightning Magic Trackpad is paired — confirmed on my own setup (Lightning MT2 shows it, USB-C MT doesn't) on macOS 26.

**But the capability is still there.** BTT's own haptic feedback dropdown still offers `BTT SILENT Normal Click` and `BTT SILENT ForceClick`, which is proof the Taptic Engine accepts the silent amplitude command. And the underlying defaults keys still work:

```auto
defaults write com.apple.AppleMultitouchTrackpad ActuationStrength -int 0
defaults write com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothMultitouch.trackpad ActuationStrength -int 0

```

Run both, reboot (logout alone might also work, needs testing), and the USB-C trackpad clicks go silent exactly like the old UI toggle did. Verified working on macOS 26 + USB-C Magic Trackpad.

Would you consider a checkbox in BTT's Trackpad settings that writes both `ActuationStrength` keys (and, if there’s no easier way, prompts the user to log out or reboot)? That's effectively the full implementation. Apple removed the UI, not the driver behavior, so BTT would be restoring what Apple took away.

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**Author:** ![Andreas\_Hegenberg](https://community.folivora.ai/user_avatar/community.folivora.ai/andreas_hegenberg/32/39221_2.png) [@Andreas\_Hegenberg](https://community.folivora.ai/u/Andreas_Hegenberg)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2026, 11:57am UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/silent-click-toggle-for-usb-c-magic-trackpad-actuationstrength-defaults-key/46834/2 "2026-04-22T11:57:08Z")

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good idea, I'll add it.

Btw the BTT haptics are not related to this, BTT directly controls the haptics without relying on the default support .

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**Author:** ![jdlien](https://community.folivora.ai/user_avatar/community.folivora.ai/jdlien/32/44703_2.png) [@jdlien](https://community.folivora.ai/u/jdlien)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2026, 3:36pm UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/silent-click-toggle-for-usb-c-magic-trackpad-actuationstrength-defaults-key/46834/3 "2026-04-22T15:36:53Z")

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Excellent, thank you!

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**Author:** ![mgmartino](https://community.folivora.ai/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/bc8723/32.png) [@mgmartino](https://community.folivora.ai/u/mgmartino)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2026, 4:01pm UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/silent-click-toggle-for-usb-c-magic-trackpad-actuationstrength-defaults-key/46834/4 "2026-09-12T16:01:20Z")

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Was this ever added? I'd love to keep my magic trackpad on

Click (pressure): medium

but enable "silent clicking" (I loved that feature on my 2015 Macbook Pro)

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**Author:** ![Andreas\_Hegenberg](https://community.folivora.ai/user_avatar/community.folivora.ai/andreas_hegenberg/32/39221_2.png) [@Andreas\_Hegenberg](https://community.folivora.ai/u/Andreas_Hegenberg)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2026, 5:11pm UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/silent-click-toggle-for-usb-c-magic-trackpad-actuationstrength-defaults-key/46834/5 "2026-09-12T17:11:45Z")

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no, but the terminal commands to enable this have been posted above (not sure whether they still work)

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**Author:** ![mgmartino](https://community.folivora.ai/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/bc8723/32.png) [@mgmartino](https://community.folivora.ai/u/mgmartino)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2026, 8:04pm UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/silent-click-toggle-for-usb-c-magic-trackpad-actuationstrength-defaults-key/46834/6 "2026-09-18T20:04:48Z")

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these commands didn't work for me. Just quiet click (which is already native in the OS 26 UI). Can't seem to get quiet click to work even with my Magic Trackpad 2 (lightning) if connecting it to a OS 26 2021 Macbook Pro M1

Any updates on your end?