Persistent "Zoom is Accessing Your Screen" Notification After macOS 15.2 Update

kerily224 wrote:

This is not just a zoom issue. It happens with Slack and with Teams as well. Any application that uses screen sharing. Really really annoying. Please fix it Apple!!!!!

Apple is not going to see your plea. This is a user to user forum only. If you want Apple to be aware contact them here: How to contact Apple

Same issue with Zoom on our of computers. Full uninstall/reinstall doesn't help. Does work from the browser without issue however.

I'm here to say that the GitHub script worked perfectly for me!

Same problem here. This is really unacceptable. Please fix this annoying message.

This is not just a zoom issue. It happens with Slack and with Teams as well. Any application that uses screen sharing. Really really annoying. Please fix it Apple!!!!!

this is still happening all the time, Zoom, Teams, Google Meet, everything!!

I cannot do my job with this going on. This is costing me my livelihood

Reinstalling worked temporarily.

The notifications are not opening in the rapid-fire mode as they once were, but they still pop up every few minutes. I think it occurs when others in the group speak. Argh.

Within the file, the specific issue appears to be related to this part:

<key>kScreenCaptureApprovalLastAlerted</key>
<date>2025-04-24T08:14:39Z</date>

All dates should be in the future. Any dates in the past means it will re-trigger the Alert immediately.

So, if the file re-creates with a past date, there is likely something running with that information in memory that dumps it right back down to disk.

This is why all machines have to quit any screen capturing applications first, and why some of them also need to do a system restart.

A total guess here... if a machine continues to rewrite an old date, deleting the file from a Safe Mode reboot might solve it. That'd be my next step, anyway.

Incredible! That GitHub nag remover sketched me out and I didn't want to use it either. Your method has worked for me so far for both Bartender and Xnapper which were the apps causing me trouble, thank you so much for sharing!

You use a APP that's dubious and you wonder why you get these results?

All your personal data sent to their servers! Every email address it finds on your system, every face recognised photo, every website you've ever visited! All your address book!

THERE'S NOTHING FREE ABOUT ZOOM!

Result from Perplexity. I have spent DAYS trying to remove this and I'm on the verge of reformatiing my computer/downgrading or buying a Windows computer. I teach online and this is directly impacting my business/income.

# How to Disable "Is Accessing Your Screen" Notifications in macOS Sequoia

Looking at your screenshots, I understand you're specifically asking about the transparency notifications that appear when apps like Zoom and Chrome access your screen recording capabilities. These are distinct from the permission prompts and are part of macOS Sequoia's enhanced privacy features.

## Understanding These Specific Notifications

The notifications you're seeing ("[App] Is Accessing Your Screen") are security transparency indicators that macOS Sequoia displays when an application is actively recording or accessing your screen. These are different from standard notifications and don't appear in the regular notification management system.

## Why These Are Hard to Disable

These transparency notifications are deliberately separated from the standard notification system as part of Apple's privacy and security architecture. They're designed to ensure users always know when their screen is being accessed, which explains why:

1. Standard notification settings don't affect them

2. Do Not Disturb and Focus modes don't block them

3. They persist even when you've granted permanent permission to apps

## Potential Solutions

### Solution 1: Terminal-Based Modification

Some users have reported success with modifying system transparency notification behaviors using Terminal commands:

1. Open Terminal

2. Use the `defaults write` command to modify the transparency notification behavior

3. The specific command would target the `com.apple.security.privacy.notifications` domain

Unfortunately, the exact command isn't provided in the search results, and Apple frequently changes how these security features work with updates, making this approach potentially unreliable.

### Solution 2: Third-Party Modifications

While tools like Amnesia exist for disabling the monthly permission requests, there isn't currently a documented tool specifically for disabling these active screen recording transparency notifications.

Some power users have created custom solutions using SIMBL plugins or similar system modification tools, but these:

- May break with system updates

- Could pose security risks

- Are not officially supported

### Solution 3: Temporary Workaround for Specific Sessions

For critical presentations or recording sessions:

1. Use specialized meeting/recording software that might handle these notifications differently

2. Consider recording on a secondary device rather than directly on your Mac

## Why Apple Makes These Hard to Remove

These notifications are part of Apple's core security architecture in macOS Sequoia, deliberately designed to:

1. Provide transparency when sensitive permissions are being used

2. Prevent malicious applications from silently recording your screen

3. Ensure users are always aware of potential privacy exposures

## Conclusion

Unfortunately, Apple has made these specific "Is Accessing Your Screen" transparency notifications intentionally difficult to disable as they're considered critical security features. While regular notifications can be easily managed, these security transparency indicators are built into a deeper level of the operating system.

Your best option may be to provide feedback to Apple through the Feedback Assistant app, requesting an official option to disable these notifications for trusted applications while maintaining the security benefits for unknown or potentially malicious apps.

I really wish this worked, it just brings back the file again.

Whoever made this design choice needs to get fired ASAP. I've been trying to fix this for days and NOTHING works. I started spamming Apple using their "Feedback Assistant" app, adding feedback like 20x and used ChatGPT to slightly modify the text each time, I'd suggest others to do the same. Maybe that will actually get their attention.

Or maybe I should fly to SF and litter their Apple campus with screenshots of this notification so that they know how it feels?

Anyone here live in SF? If yes I will pay you $200 to litter their Apple campus with screenshots of this notification so that they know how it feels. Not kidding, message me and I will send you the money

Still running into this with Zoom. I've tried the "change the date" trick, and the github tool, but no luck. Very annoyed.