Analyst Kuo says Apple may add touchscreen OLED MacBook Pro in 2026

Apple may put touchscreens on MacBook Pros for the first time, with mass production of an OLED, touch-equipped model expected to begin in late 2026, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said on Wednesday. The move would mark a significant shift for the company, which has long resisted adding direct-touch controls to its laptop lineup and could reshape the boundary between MacBooks and iPads.

Kuo, who follows Apple supply chains closely, said the rumored OLED MacBook Pro will use on-cell touch technology and is likely to arrive after a refresh with M5 processors planned earlier. Under that timetable, Apple could ship an M5-based update next year and follow with a redesigned M6-powered OLED model that includes touch. Kuo also reiterated that a lower-cost MacBook running an A-series chip is expected to enter mass production by the end of 2025, but that its first generation would not include a touchscreen; a second-generation affordable model might add touch later, possibly around 2027.

The schedule is not settled. Another industry reporter has suggested the OLED MacBook Pro could appear between late 2026 and early 2027, leaving open whether production timelines will translate into a 2026 launch or...