Clicks (on trackpad) on Dell XPS keep becoming unresponsive

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Hello! I recently switched to Fedora on my main workstation after only using linux on my homelab servers. Ever since i installed debian (which i tried first) my trackpad would just randomly stop clicking out of nowhere and it would take about a minute of clicking on it or waiting for it to come back to life. Everything else works as normal, i can move around and use the computer with the only exception of clicking on the touchpad.

Please excuse me as I’m fairly new to DE’s and Linux in itself, i mostly only used ubuntu to run file servers, vpns, and minecraft servers in the past, so while I know some basic knowledge please bare with me.

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I have the same issue, Fedora 41 XPS 15 9530

Device:           VEN_04F3:00 04F3:32AA Mouse
Kernel:           /dev/input/event4
Group:            4
Seat:             seat0, default
Capabilities:     pointer 
Tap-to-click:     n/a
Tap-and-drag:     n/a
Tap drag lock:    n/a
Left-handed:      disabled
Nat.scrolling:    disabled
Middle emulation: n/a
Calibration:      n/a
Scroll methods:   *button
Click methods:    none
Disable-w-typing: n/a
Disable-w-trackpointing: n/a
Accel profiles:   flat *adaptive custom
Rotation:         n/a

Device:           VEN_04F3:00 04F3:32AA Touchpad
Kernel:           /dev/input/event5
Group:            4
Seat:             seat0, default
Size:             150x88mm
Capabilities:     pointer gesture
Tap-to-click:     disabled
Tap-and-drag:     enabled
Tap drag lock:    disabled
Left-handed:      disabled
Nat.scrolling:    disabled
Middle emulation: disabled
Calibration:      n/a
Scroll methods:   *two-finger edge 
Click methods:    *button-areas clickfinger 
Disable-w-typing: enabled
Disable-w-trackpointing: enabled
Accel profiles:   flat *adaptive custom
Rotation:         n/a