My MacBook Pro's Touch Bar is not displaying

Good Day,


My Mac had an issue where it was not booting up and was in a boot loop, so I factory restored it and it came on fine, however during the issue the Touch Bar was blank However now that the issue is resolved the Touch Bar is still blank but if I touch it, it still does actions like raise volume, Siri, brightness.


I tried restarting, turning on and off Touch Bar, manually killing the input etc etc.


The device did not experience any damages like being hit, falling or being exposed to water.


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Original Title: Touch Bar screen not showing


MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 15.6

Posted on Aug 21, 2025 07:15 AM

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Aug 21, 2025 12:00 PM in response to Dillones

Dillones wrote:

Good Day,

My Mac had an issue where it was not booting up and was in a boot loop, so I factory restored it and it came on fine, however during the issue the Touch Bar was blank However now that the issue is resolved the Touch Bar is still blank but if I touch it, it still does actions like raise volume, Siri, brightness.

I tried restarting, turning on and off Touch Bar, manually killing the input etc etc.

The device did not experience any damages like being hit, falling or being exposed to water.

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Original Title: Touch Bar screen not showing



On an Intel Mac you can try both—


resetting the System Management Controller Reset the SMC of your Mac - Apple Support


resetting NVRAM/PRAM Reset NVRAM on your Mac - Apple Support



if no resolve it typically indicates a hardware issue:


try the user Diagnostic...not as definitive as Apple's own AST2 (Apple Service Toolkit) back bench diagnostic, but may kick out an error code.


Use Diagnostics to test your Mac for hardware issues

Use Apple Diagnostics to test your Mac - Apple Support



In or out of warranty you can get a free over the counter 'Apple Service Diagnostics' test /assessment

Make an appointment for a "hardware issue"

Genius Bar Reservation and Apple Support Options - Apple


Outside the USA

Contact Apple Support - Apple Support




My MacBook Pro's Touch Bar is not displaying

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