Eric_____ wrote:
• Next, I looked up instructions online to disable Google Updater from running at all. I won't share the instructions I found here
I don't think you have to worry about that. Apple literally added this feature to the operating system.
I haven't mentioned this to people who are having this notification problem because I didn't want to confuse the issue. But I always turn off the Google updater. I don't remember if I had it disabled before installing Ventura. But I did use the new control in Ventura to turn off Google. I experienced no ill effects. (I am a professional. Don't try that at home.)
I don't recommend that people use the new user interface at all. In many cases, it seems that disabling some apps actually causes the notifications.
I have my own opinions on the matter, but can this be considered a bug on the Mac OS side, the (in my case) Google/Logitech side, or both?
I think Google/Logitech/and others were doing it "wrong". However, Apple barely documents any of this and regularly make significant architectural changes. This change is by far one of the biggest. There was no reasonable expectation or indication that there was any problem until Apple released Ventura. But then again, Apple did release Ventura 7 months ago. You think they would have noticed by now. And this kind of behaviour is nothing new from Apple. You think they would have expected something like this by now.
Maybe it would be worth it to collect a list of applications causing this problem and reach out to the developers?
Good luck with that.
Either way, I hope this gets addressed, because removing every app causing this problem isn't a very viable solution for many people.
Solution? To what problem? And for whom? I think this new behaviour in Ventura is Apple's solution to the problem of flaky 3rd party system modifications that cause large numbers of people to require high levels of Apple support for a low-tier, low-profit product line because somebody else isn't paying attention to beta builds. I think this new feature is "operating as designed" in every respect.