notify.app pop up

Did you find a solution to the notify.app popping up so quickly you can't read it? I have the same problem but can't find the app anywhere in Applications folder. When I search my mac, I can't find it there either.

I found out what notify.app is. It's running on/controlled by pharos which is what universities use to allow users to send files to their printers. I don't know why it decided recently to start popping up (and it's annoying as!) bc the last time I was at uni to print something was ages ago. The date I installed pharos was about the time I remember having to use a printer at the library and installing specific software before I could send my job to the printer.

Anyway, here's the path to get to notify.app

macintosh hd/Library/Application Support/Pharos/Notify.app

I got the information from https://discussions.apple.com/thread/253278454?answerId=256130741022&page=1

I saw Pharos had an uninstaller so I figured I'd uninstall it until I go back to uni in person, and BOOM, done. No more pharos or that bloody annoying notify.app. They'll likely have an update anyway. In my research to hunt down what pharos is I found a tiny tidbit of useless information: Pharos was developed by a company/individual in New Zealand.

Looking at the date pharos was installed aligns with the time I had to use a printer at the library and remember having to install specific software before I could send my file to the printer.

Here's an interesting and related article that shows how to check for user-level instances of an app https://www.macobserver.com/tips/quick-tip/macos-check-launchagents-malicious-software/

I have the same problem. Trouble is, I tried to find notify.app in my Applications folder but it's nowhere to be seen.

If you did not install the app, find it in your Applications folder and move it to Trash to uninstall it from your computer.