How to make NotchStar open on click instead of hover
To make NotchStar open on click, open Settings, stay on the General tab and set Open notch to On click. The notch then opens when you click it and closes when you click anywhere outside it. Hovering no longer opens it.
Steps
- Click the star in the menu bar and choose Settings, or use the gear in the notch header.
- In the Notch section, pick On click for Open notch.
- Move to the notch and click it.
To go back, pick On hover. The change takes effect straight away, with no restart.
Why switch
- The notch opens as you move toward the menu bar for something else.
- You want fewer surprises when you use Safari tabs or menu items near the top centre.
- You work with a pointer that drifts.
The hover mode waits 80 milliseconds and confirms the pointer is on the notch, but a pointer resting at the top of the screen still counts. Click mode removes that.
Detail
Click outside closes the notch only in click mode, and only if the notch is not pinned. See keep the notch open.
If the notch does not respond in click mode, read why the notch does not open. The clipboard tool is one of the things you will open more deliberately this way. How hover works is explained in hover opening.
