Accidental Tech Podcast · Tuesday, July 7, 2026

Speaker laments lack of Touch ID on new Magic Keyboard

The speaker expresses frustration that their new black Magic Keyboard, while aesthetically pleasing, lacks the Touch ID functionality present on older iMac Pro keyboards. They note that newer models do not seem to have it, forcing a choice between functionality and design.

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“I got my fancy pants magic keyboard, right? My black magic keyboard. And it looks so good. It reminds me of the iMac Pro one, which I loved and would actually probably still be using if it wasn't for the case, for the, there wasn't for the problem that it doesn't have touch ID.”

John

“The the iPad Pro one doesn't. Excuse me, the iMac Pro one doesn't. And so I, you know, what kind of animal lives without touch ID, right, gentlemen?”

John

Heard on Accidental Tech Podcast — “699: Not the Correct Squircle”, published Tuesday, July 7, 2026. Heardvine summarizes and quotes with attribution and timestamps, and links to the original everywhere.

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