We are living in the 21st century and Apple is one of the most innovative company we have ever seen. But in the latest 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models, some of the users have a complaint about how to hide the notch. So, Apple has published a support document explaining how users can make an app’s menu bar appear below the notch of the newly-launched 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models.
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Apple has now published a support post with a workaround to hide the notch while using misbehaving apps.
“If app controls or menu bar items appear blocked or hidden behind the camera housing, you can turn on “Scale to fit below built-in camera” for the app to adjust the active area of your display. This ensures the menu bar and app windows appear below the built-in camera on your Mac and are always visible,” explains Apple.
You can click on “Applications” in the Finder sidebar to locate the app. Once you are there, select the app, click File -> Get Info, and choose the new “Scale to fit below built-in camera” from the Info window.
After turning on this option for an app, MacBook will automatically scale down the display to fit below the notch. And well, you will have a massive top bezel on your MacBook Pro once again! Notably, all apps that share the same workspace will appear below the camera until you quit the scaled app. Apple seems to have also added a subtle transition animation when you are switching between modes and you can check the feature in action below:
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