navigator.maxTouchPoints value on different devices

maxTouchPoints.md

As of 2025-12-30 (tested myself):

• Mac 26.2, MacBook Pro M1 (laptop) with and without a mouse

  • Chrome 143 in regular desktop mode, maxTouchPoints is 0
    • mobile mode using the DevTools, maxTouchPoints is 1
  • Firefox 146 in regular desktop mode, maxTouchPoints is 0
    • mobile mode using the DevTools, maxTouchPoints is 1
  • Safari 26 in regular desktop mode, maxTouchPoints is 0

• Windows 11 24H2 x86 with a mouse (desktop computer)

  • Chrome 143 in regular desktop mode, maxTouchPoints is 0
    • mobile mode using the DevTools, maxTouchPoints is 1
  • Edge 143 in regular desktop mode, maxTouchPoints is 0
    • mobile mode using the DevTools, maxTouchPoints is 1
  • Firefox 146 in regular desktop mode, maxTouchPoints is 0
    • mobile mode using the DevTools, maxTouchPoints is 1

• Ubuntu 24.04 ARM (UTM emulation)

  • GNOME Web 46.5 (Epiphany), maxTouchPoints is 0

• Ubuntu 24.04 x86 (laptop)

  • GNOME Web 46.5 (Epiphany), maxTouchPoints is 0
  • Firefox 146 in regular desktop mode, maxTouchPoints is 0
    • mobile mode using the DevTools, maxTouchPoints is 1

• Google Pixel 9 Pro (Android 16) maxTouchPoints is 5 (Chrome 143 and Firefox 146)

• iPhone 17 Pro Max (XCode simulator) maxTouchPoints is 5 (Safari 26)

• iPad (A16) (XCode simulator) maxTouchPoints is 5 (Safari 26)

• iPad Pro 13" (M5) (XCode simulator) maxTouchPoints is 5 (Safari 26)

There were some bugs related to maxTouchPoints value (with Windows 7 & 10) in the past in Chromium, Firefox and WebKit

As for iPad detection, ua-parser-js does maxTouchPoints > 2