To fix the Spotlight delay, you have to disable Siri in the system settings.
If Siri is enabled, the OS waits until you release the space bar to determine if you performed a long or a short press, which causes Spotlight to be delayed.
> Seems like a poor safety feature to have it also turn on when you're cleaning.
Right, that's bad design.
The cooktop I'm familiar with always turns off and beeps if something (metal pots or a liquid) covers a part of the button area.
To turn it on, you have to press two different buttons within a certain time limit, with a pot standing on the appropriate cooking zone. Most cats probably won't manage to do that.
> The only dumber idea I can think of is a touch screen
Oh, don't get me started. We own an oven with a touch screen. It's pure idiocy. But the cooktop is actually very good IMO.
I think this is a safety function. You may not be able to turn off the stove yourself if something boils over, and the buttons get covered in hot liquid.
If Siri is enabled, the OS waits until you release the space bar to determine if you performed a long or a short press, which causes Spotlight to be delayed.