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[Full Revival] Is your trackpad jittery after installing ChromeOS Flex on an old MacBook Pro? Here is how to fix it in an instant

2026年4月15日 21:17

If you decided to "revive your old MacBook Pro with ChromeOS Flex" and installed it, but...

are you feeling hopeless because the trackpad behavior is strange?

It is too early to give up and think "I guess it's impossible" just because it's stuttering or unresponsive. In fact, by changing just one hidden ChromeOS setting (experimental feature), you can regain a smooth operating feel close to that of macOS.

In this article, I will explain how to solve this problem that occurred on a 2013 MacBook Pro.

The cause is a "driver" compatibility issue

Even the excellent MacBook trackpad may not be controlled properly with standard ChromeOS settings. We can solve this by enabling the input system called "libinput" built into ChromeOS.

Solution: Change experimental features

There are only 3 steps.

1. Open the hidden menu in Chrome

Enter the following URL in the browser's address bar and press the Enter key: chrome://flags

2. Search for "libinput"

Enter "libinput" in the search box (Search flags) at the top of the screen.

3. Enable the setting and restart

"Enable libinput to handle touchpad" will appear, so change the pull-down menu on the right to [Enabled].

Once changed, a blue "Restart" button will appear at the bottom of the screen; click it to restart.

Recommended settings to make it even easier to use

After restarting, you can make it even more comfortable by adjusting the following from "Device" > "Touchpad" in the Settings app.

Tap to click: Enabled (it responds better than physical clicking)
Touchpad speed: Set it a bit faster
Reverse scrolling (natural scrolling): Turn ON if you want the same finger movement as macOS

Summary

MacBook Pros from around 2013 have very high CPU power (Core i5/i7) and excellent display quality, so installing ChromeOS Flex revives them as fully capable, lightning-fast secondary machines.

Once you resolve the discomfort with the trackpad, it becomes the perfect device for browsing and watching videos! Please give it a try.