After updating to macOS 15, the app icons no longer show up on the right side of the Spotlight search bar.
I have attached a picture to highlight what's missing.
Is this a bug, or a feature that came with the new update?
MacBook Air 13″, macOS 15.0
It seems like this could be a bug introduced with the macOS 15 update. Try restarting your Mac or rebuilding the Spotlight index by going to System Settings > Siri & Spotlight > Privacy, and re-adding your main drive. If the issue persists, it’s likely a software bug that may require a future update.
It seems like this could be a bug introduced with the macOS 15 update. Try restarting your Mac or rebuilding the Spotlight index by going to System Settings > Siri & Spotlight > Privacy, and re-adding your main drive. If the issue persists, it’s likely a software bug that may require a future update.
Guys, I was facing the same issue as soon as I installed MacOS Sequoia on MacBook Pro M1. I found the solution.
The App that is not searchable on spotlight.. Open Applications >> Select the App >> Show Package Contents. The App immediately gets indexed for Spotlight. Weird, but it works :)
Kudos to the developer who introduced the bug and to the one who found the solution!
Solved:
After updating the OS to 15.1, the icons appear as normal.
I have tested this on Sequoia 15.0 with Firefox and Apple's Preview and both icons are on the left.
You can file a bug report from the feedback page,
With Apple, what is past is no guarantee of prolog.
They can change anything they like without notifying users of that change. Like dialabrain, I cannot remember where these icons were located in Sonoma (which I no longer have installed) since the icon was visually useless to me anyway. In Ventura 13.7, the icon is located on the right as you depict above.
Don't expect Apple to regress and put the icon back where it used to be…
I don't remember where they were previously but they are to the left of a result now.
VikingOSX wrote:
I have tested this on Sequoia 15.0 with Firefox and Apple's Preview and both icons are on the left.
Sorry, kinda my fault. I'm not on 15.0
Amazing how someone can get two up votes for calling something that is not a bug — a bug.
Perhaps it is.
I may have spoken too soon. Sequoia seems to show the icons of apps that are installed.
See my post. It's not a "bug" if Apple intentionally changes something.
Amazing how someone can get two up votes for calling something that is not a bug — a bug.
Just to add, I don't see how it makes any difference. 😎
I don't use Spotlight to locate applications anyway and rarely fixate on the icons, so true, makes no difference to me…
Me either. The only time I pay attention is if I think they are ugly.
Thanks.
This confirms that it's a bug, as I have no icons on the right side (even for installed apps).
The main problem with is that the results below the search bar take a moment to show up.
Spotlight search icons missing after update
