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What does this mean at the top right hand menu bar? Is my mac recording sound and streaming it without my knowledge? How do I stop it?

MacBook Pro (M1, 2020)

Posted on Apr 8, 2023 2:09 AM

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Apr 8, 2023 3:53 AM in response to RangewayProductions

This "Play" icon will only show up when you have the Apple Music app opened and playing a song.

To make it easier to access the play/pause while working in a different application, so you will not have to move from one application to another when you want to pause/play/skip your songs.

Hope this helps you.

Cheers,

Leandro M

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