Can the haptic feedback level be lowered on the ForceTouch trackpad for MacBook Pro?

The haptic feedback on the Force Touch Trackpad is too loud/clicky for my preferences. I run macOS 10.12.3 (16D32) on the 15 inch TouchBar model MacBook Pro if that matters - but this persists to the 2018 hardware and macOS 10.14.4 well into the last few versions of Mojave.

If I disable force click, that turns off the haptic feedback entirely. I also have reduced it to the minimum force which helps, but is still too loud.

That's not what I'd like, though - I want force click enabled with a significantly reduced haptic force click sound.

Is there a setting to change this whether it's a hidden preference or adjustment or if it's something in the system preferences?

Solution 1:

According to Apple's support docs and as also noted by several reviews, the late 2016 MacBook Pro does not have the "Silent Clicking" option offered on the 12" MacBook and the Magic Trackpad 2.

(As an aside to ward off disappointment, Silent Clicking is not completely silent anyway: the actuators still trigger to generate the haptic effect and thus a small amount of attendant noise.)