How to change modes on your Touch Bar?
Starting from 2016, Apple started making a Touch Bar MacBook Pro models. The Touch Bar UI is pretty cute, but it's not practical. That's why, the Touch Bar modes come into play.
First of all, let's locate the Touch Bar customiser:
macOS 12 or earlier
1) Open System Preferences
2) Go to Keyboard menu
macOS 13 Ventura or later
1) Open System Preferences
2) Click "Keyboard" on the Sidebar
After doing all the stuff, you'll see something like this:
Now, let's click on the drop down “Touch bar shows” and select “Default set”. Also, if you want your Touch Bar to be the full size of the display, deselect the “Show Control Strip panel”.
If you want your Touch Bar to show the Function keys, select the “Function Keys” in the drop down menu.
You can also set up the alternative view for your Touch Bar - by default, as long as you hold the Fn key, you see the Function keys. You can change that by clicking on the “Press Fn key to” dropdown menu.
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macOS 12 or earlier
macOS 13 Ventura or later