Disable Caps Lock Indicator on macOS Sonoma

19JAAM65 wrote:

Great, there appears to be a solution. Can someone explain how to do this to a lay person who is not technologically adept. How does the unsavvy internet user do this?

The solution doesn't have anything to do with the internet. Basically, you're copying and pasting the text given in the "Apple recommend" answer into the Terminal and then rebooting your computer.There's nothing particular difficult about it. However, it is also not particularly difficult to mess things up rather badly if you do something wrong in Terminal. I generally recommend that people who aren't comfortable with Terminal don't go messing about. But, it's up to you. I imagine most people learn to work in Terminal by playing around.

19JAAM65 wrote:

Can someone explain how to do this to a lay person who is not technologically adept. How does the unsavvy internet user do this?

To permanently disable the new Caps Lock icon/indicator that came with macOS Sonoma, do the following easy steps:

1. Go to your Applications folder (Finder: menu: Go: Applications). Sort alphabetically and go down to the Utilities folder. (alternatively, in the Finder, hit ⌘-Shift-U and the Utilities folder window should pop up.)

2. In the Utilities folder, you'll find an app called Terminal. Double click to open it.

3. In the resulting Terminal window, you'll see some text and a blinking box (instead of a cursor). None of that really matters, it's just to let you know you're in the right place.

4. Copy and paste this line of text in your Terminal window:

sudo mkdir -p /Library/Preferences/FeatureFlags/Domain

Then hit the Return key.

(don't type out that line of code, to avoid missing proper spacing, etc. Just copy and paste it into your Terminal window).

5. Now copy and paste this next line of text in your same Terminal Window:

sudo /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Add 'redesigned_text_cursor:Enabled' bool false" /Library/Preferences/FeatureFlags/Domain/UIKit.plist

Then hit the Return key.

6. You'll now see the Terminal window say "Password:_" with a key icon in place of the cursor. Go ahead and slowly and carefully type out your Mac's user account password. Note: you won't see the Terminal window respond to your keystrokes as you type out your standard user account password. Just know that it's accepting the keys. Hit Return.

You'll see some a line or two more of resulting text in your Terminal Window, probably something like "redesigned_text_cursor: Enabled"

7. Quit Terminal. (Command-Q).

8. Restart your Mac, and the stupid Caps Lock Indicator should now be permanently gone.

Thank you! Really appreciate the "hand-holding" step-by-step instructions as it worked for me, too!

I did notice though that per your instructions, after I pasted the first text group and hit "Return" it asked for my password then, at that point, not after pasting the second Text Group as referred on the instructions.

I attempted a few times as I was nervous but went through with typing my password in after pasting the first Text Group and hitting enter. Then pasted the Second Test Group after that and then quit and restarted.

Many thanks my friend! ~W

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I don´t understand what is the solution.

To permanently disable the new Caps Lock icon/indicator that came with macOS Sonoma, do the following easy steps:

1. Go to your Applications folder (Finder: menu: Go: Applications). Sort alphabetically and go down to the Utilities folder. (alternatively, in the Finder, hit ⌘-Shift-U and the Utilities folder window should pop up.)

2. In the Utilities folder, you'll find an app called Terminal. Double click to open it.

3. In the resulting Terminal window, you'll see some text and a blinking box (instead of a cursor). None of that really matters, it's just to let you know you're in the right place.

4. Copy and paste this line of text in your Terminal window:

sudo mkdir -p /Library/Preferences/FeatureFlags/Domain

Then hit the Return key.

(don't type out that line of code, to avoid missing proper spacing, etc. Just copy and paste it into your Terminal window).

5. Now copy and paste this next line of text in your same Terminal Window:

sudo /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Add 'redesigned_text_cursor:Enabled' bool false" /Library/Preferences/FeatureFlags/Domain/UIKit.plist

Then hit the Return key.

6. You'll now see the Terminal window say "Password:_" with a key icon in place of the cursor. Go ahead and slowly and carefully type out your Mac's user account password. Note: you won't see the Terminal window respond to your keystrokes as you type out your standard user account password. Just know that it's accepting the keys. Hit Return.

You'll see some a line or two more of resulting text in your Terminal Window, probably something like "redesigned_text_cursor: Enabled"

7. Quit Terminal. (Command-Q).

8. Restart your Mac, and the stupid Caps Lock Indicator should now be permanently gone.

The first line is:

sudo mkdir -p /Library/Preferences/FeatureFlags/Domain

The second line is:

sudo /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Add 'redesigned_text_cursor:Enabled' bool false" /Library/Preferences/FeatureFlags/Domain/UIKit.plist

No, not really. When you click it, it turns off caps lock, which defeats the purpose of using it in the first place. So you have to manually turn it back on again using the keyboard. Sure, it disappears momentarily, until you use caps lock again, and it's back. So you'd have to do this continually all day long.

👍 I've got a WhatsApp group of passionate Apple business users, and they've all sung the praises of this terminal command.

The other big one is figuring out how to completely turn off Stage Manager (System Settings: Desktop & Dock)

I'm so annoyed by this caps lock notification. What makes it a "feature" if you don't want it? I'm okay with new "features" but who determines items to be a mandatory feature vs an option? PLEASE CREATE A DISABLE FEATURE or an OPT OUT for new features.

Hi yochees,

Thank you for posting this, that was very kind.

The problem type of fix is that this can potentially lead to future problems. Should Apple create their own fix for this, say a setting/toggle in the keyboard settings, they couldn't account for a user-initiated setting modification.

It likely won't be an issue, but people should keep it in mind.

I would suggest that re-running this and setting the boolean value to true could reverse this, but an Apple fix may completely change how the functionality is saved as a setting.

Thanks for a temporary fix though. Hopefully Apple fixes this.

I discovered when you press caps lock on and then switch to another window using the three finger drag on touchpad and then coming back to window previously on activates it. I suggest two things to try, first, going to another window(three finger drag left or right with touchpad)with caps lock still on and with new window open, pressing caps lock off and then going back to previous window(three finger drag technique with touchpad)or Second with caps lock on and blue/green symbol on screen still, turning caps lock off and then switching window(three finger drag left or right with touchpad) and then coming back to original window gets it to go away, pressing and releasing touchpad between windows is important. Hopefully this helps😎🙏🤞

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IdrisSeabright wrote:

Work has been very stressful.

Sorry to hear that. Hope it stops.

Thanks! The two major NSF grants, the one minor federal grant and one other proposal, all due this week, are finally done. I love our faculty but it's a lot like herding cats sometimes.

IdrisSeabright wrote:

Thanks!

You're welcome.

The two major NSF grants, the one minor federal grant and one other proposal, all due this week, are finally done. I love our faculty but it's a lot like herding cats sometimes.

lol Sounds like it. Okay, unsubscribing again.

Sorry. I tend to assume everyone recognizes hyperbole as a rhetorical device. You can think of my comment as reflecting the overwhelming opinion expressed her that the feature is more annoying than useful. Sorry for the confusion.

When I reported this to Apple, I told them they should find the programmer who implemented this and fire them. I only assume they will recognize that this, too, is hyperbole. I'd hate to see a modestly competent programmer lose their job because they annoyed "all" their users. :-)

Hyperbole, while an extremely useful rhetorical device when attempting to create a persuasive argument, is a bit less useful in discussing technical matters. I also suspect it will diminish the credibility of your feedback. But, who knows, someone might find it amusing.

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