# Framework 16 - Touchpad Pressure? **URL:** \ **Category:** Linux\ **Tags:** arch\ **Created:** [January 5, 2026, 10:34pm UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/framework-16-touchpad-pressure/79464 "2026-01-05T22:34:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Glade](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/community.frame.work/glade/32/44076_2.png) [@Glade](https://community.frame.work/u/Glade)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2026, 10:34pm UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/framework-16-touchpad-pressure/79464/1 "2026-01-05T22:34:12Z")
hey there, the framework 16’s touchpad is a bit too sensitive to my liking - what it measures as a touch or tap instead of release needs to be tweaked or inertial scroll gets all wonky. normally you can adjust this in linux with a device quirk. this is the one i use for my magic trackpad to fix the same issue: `[Touchpad pressure override]` `MatchUdevType=touchpad` `MatchName=*Apple Inc. Magic Trackpad USB-C` `MatchDMIModalias=dmi:*bvnINSYDECorp.:*:*` `AttrPressureRange=5:0` it looks like the fw16 touchpad doesn’t expose ABS\_PRESSURE or ABS\_MT\_PRESSURE to evdev: ```auto ~ >>> libinput measure touchpad-pressure /dev/input/event19 Using PIXA3854:00 093A:0274 Touchpad: /dev/input/event19 This device does not have the capabilities for pressure-based touch detection. Details: Device does not have ABS_PRESSURE or ABS_MT_PRESSURE ``` ```auto ~ >>> libinput measure touchpad-pressure /dev/input/event18 Using PIXA3854:00 093A:0274 Mouse: /dev/input/event18 This device does not have the capabilities for pressure-based touch detection. Details: Device does not have ABS_PRESSURE or ABS_MT_PRESSURE ``` anyone know if there’s any tweaking i can do to adjust tap/lift sensitivity for this trackpad? any kind of udev rule i can use to expose those params to libinput? > Which Linux distro are you using? CachyOS > > Which release version? Rolling, last update today > > Which kernel are you using? 6.18.2-arch2-1 > > Which BIOS version are you using? Latest > > Which Framework Laptop 16 model are you using? AMD 9 370, Nvidia 5070 ---
**Author:** ![opensourceeverything](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@opensourceeverything](https://community.frame.work/u/opensourceeverything)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2026, 10:56pm UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/framework-16-touchpad-pressure/79464/2 "2026-01-05T22:56:25Z")
you can’t expose pressure if the hardware/firmware doesn’t report it, and on the Framework 16 touchpad that’s by design. It’s a physical-click clickpad, not a pressure-sensing one like Apple’s Force Touch / Magic Trackpad. ---
**Author:** ![Glade](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/community.frame.work/glade/32/44076_2.png) [@Glade](https://community.frame.work/u/Glade)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2026, 10:59pm UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/framework-16-touchpad-pressure/79464/3 "2026-01-05T22:59:26Z")
the main problem i have is when scrolling, as i go to lift up my fingers it flings the screen wildly sometimes - but if touch is binary i suppose there’s nothing to be done about it. ---
**Author:** ![opensourceeverything](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@opensourceeverything](https://community.frame.work/u/opensourceeverything)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2026, 4:13am UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/framework-16-touchpad-pressure/79464/4 "2026-01-08T04:13:19Z")
Yeah I have had a few issues too- unfortunately there’s not much you can do about it. I am really hoping they release a haptic touchpad soon! ---
**Author:** ![xdl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/8e7dd6/32.png) [@xdl](https://community.frame.work/u/xdl)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2026, 5:01pm UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/framework-16-touchpad-pressure/79464/5 "2026-01-08T17:01:34Z")
If by any chance this is happening to you in Firefox, I had the same issue and was able to resolve it by setting “ **apz.gtk.kinetic\_scroll.enabled** ” to **false** in about:config. ---
**Author:** ![Glade](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/community.frame.work/glade/32/44076_2.png) [@Glade](https://community.frame.work/u/Glade)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2026, 8:37pm UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/framework-16-touchpad-pressure/79464/6 "2026-01-08T20:37:53Z")
yeah i have that set in firefox, doesn’t help in other applications where you can’t change it but it’s a minor complaint ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/uploads/framework3/original/1X/64c81a89f963ddb07633887baceb642a4b056046.png) [@system](https://community.frame.work/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2026, 8:38pm UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/framework-16-touchpad-pressure/79464/7 "2026-07-07T20:38:09Z")
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