How to fix the macOS Sequoia pop-up issue
Learn how to fix the macOS Sequoia pop-up issue and make life much easier
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Recently, Mac device owners with the macOS Sequoia installed have been experiencing amassive amount of pop-upsconcerning app permissions. While keeping consumers informed is good, the excessive amount is quite a nuisance. As such, one particular app developer created Amnesia.
Amnesia is a tool that, when downloaded and installed, lets you turn off those pesky reminders for app permissions for Screen Capture Access on a monthly basis. It’s a great holdover untilApplefixes the issue itself, which it is stated to be working on as of now.
Steps for how to fix the macOS Sequoia pop-up issue
Tools & requirements
Step by step guide
1. Purchase and download the Amnesia app
Go to theAmnesiawebsite which has the app available for download. You can pay any price you want but you must enter at least one (1) Euros (€).
Once your payment goes through, you can immediately download the app on your Mac device.
2. Install and use the app
Click on the.zipfile, then theAmnesiafile, and install the app on your Mac device as normal.
Once installed, you simply change permissions for eachScreen Captureapp that needs to be modified.
The app changes the.plistfile for theScreen Captureaccess feature. This basically rewrites app permissions to always allow access to screen and audio, stopping the pop-ups.
Final thoughts
There is another way to stop the pop-ups regarding app permissions, however, it’s much riskier and requires a lot more programming knowledge than the average reader.
According to instructions fromJeff Johnson(Stop The Madness), you first need to change the .plist file that’s in charge of prompt dates:
defaults read ~/Library/Group\ Containers/group.com.apple.replayd/ScreenCaptureApprovals.plistAs it’s protected by TCC, you’ll need to give Full Disk Access to the Terminal app first:
{"/Applications/Shottr.app/Contents/MacOS/Shottr" = “2024-09-21 12:40:36 +0000”;}
From there, you’re manually changing the date in the .plist file to something like the year 3024:
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defaults write ~/Library/Group\ Containers/group.com.apple.replayd/ScreenCaptureApprovals.plist “/Applications/Shottr.app/Contents/MacOS/Shottr” -date “3024-09-21 12:40:36 +0000”
As a warning, this requires full and thorough knowledge of how .plist files work. If you don’t have such knowledge, do not modify anything in your Mac and just use the Amnesia app instead.
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