Does Apple take pity on users who are troubled by the increased security demands in macOS Sequoia? macOS 15.1 may help. Like the most recent package insert developer beta 6 As can be seen, at least so-called content capture apps will receive special approval in the future. This will make it possible for users to bear the burden of less nag screens.
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No whitelisting possible yet, new API is ugly
Content capture apps, also known as screen recording and screenshotting tools, have to respond to requests as regularly as once a month. Earlier there was a plan to do it on weekly basis also. By default, Apple allows apps that can record the screen to access system audio. With these inquiries, Apple wants to protect users from becoming victims of programs that access data.
However, this is unlikely to be the case for professionals who use tools like CleanShot X. Zoom or Teams is also seeing demand for its “Share Screen” feature. However, no whitelisting was planned at first. Instead, Apple wants developers to switch to new routines (ScreenCaptureKit API) that are considered more secure. However, these have performance drawbacks.
New dialogs and graces for regularly used apps
With macOS 15.1 there is now a new “User Awareness Policy” for “Unapproved Content Capture Technologies” – i.e. everyone who uses the older (and, according to the developers, better) API. Apple promises that users will see “fewer interactions” if they “regularly use apps in which they have already acknowledged and accepted the risks.” Essentially, this is a form of whitelisting. Nag also wants to introduce screens.
It will now read: “(App name) asks to bypass the system selection for private windows and directly access your screen and audio. This allows (App name) to record your screen and system audio , which may include personal or sensitive information, whether visible or audible.” After that, all should be quiet in the box as long as you use the app in question more often.
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