With macOS Sequoia, Apple launched a function whereby customers are requested to usually approve entry for apps to be allowed to file their display screen – which has not gone down too effectively with some people, though there’s now an answer (albeit a third-party one).
From Apple’s perspective, this transfer was made to enhance safety in apps like Zoom the place you would possibly share your display screen (or certainly screenshot utilities). The recurring permission requests for such apps first began showing early in beta testing macOS 15, and so they had been launched on a weekly foundation initially, however later (following many complaints) Apple revised that to month-to-month prompts.
And to be truthful, I might nonetheless see these pop-ups being bothersome, even on a month-to-month foundation, and also you would possibly want to not see them in any respect (or simply the as soon as, moderately, while you first use the app). Fortunately, there’s now a workaround that MacRumors noticed within the type of an app referred to as Amnesia.
As soon as put in, Amnesia can be utilized to cease the month-to-month display screen recording permission requests on an app-by-app foundation. The software program is pay-what-you-want, so that you may give the developer no matter you’re feeling is an applicable cost for the comfort of the app.
There’s one other potential workaround – however will Apple do one thing itself?
The unique model of Amnesia was for macOS 15 solely, however since that launch, help for macOS 15.1 (beta) has been launched. You may take a look at Amnesia’s changelog (a file of updates made to the app) to see all of the current additions and changes for the software program.
Alternatively, if you happen to’re a little bit extra of a techie, as MacRumors factors out, it’s also possible to obtain the identical outcome as Amnesia through the Terminal app by following directions supplied by tech blogger Jeff Johnson. Simply as with Amnesia, this workaround makes it in order that the display screen recording reminders are turned off on an app-by-app foundation.
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I hope Apple considers revising this repetitive request for permissions. I’m not saying that the corporate has to do away with it fully, however possibly give macOS 15 customers the choice to modify to quarterly or biannual requests as an alternative. I perceive that Apple is making an attempt to cowl itself and its prospects from a safety perspective, however I feel there’s extra give right here when it comes to placing a stability that satisfies retaining macOS a protected surroundings, whereas annoying customers much less.
