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Stop Facetime loading at startup

How can I stop this? It's not a login item under system preferences/user account/login items. There is no option to disable the startup launch in preferences in the app itself. I can obviously delete the app, but thought I'd see if anyone knew a less dramatic route.

Why do you do this Apple? It was a security update for a particularly egregious problem. Was there any need to sneak something people didn't want into it and then give them no way to undo it?

MacBok, Mac OS X (10.4.10)

Posted on Feb 28, 2014 6:21 AM

34 replies

immy10

Level 1

8 points

Mar 17, 2015 1:38 PM in response to lmen

Go to Finder, Applications.

Then in the search box for Applications type in FaceTime.

The FaceTime application will appear.

Click twice to open.

Go to the top bar of the screen reading FaceTime and click on it.

The dropdown will give you an option to sign out.

Click sign out.

Ditto for iMessage but you have to hunt for the "sign out" option

lmen

Level 1

0 points

Mar 25, 2015 9:13 AM in response to immy10

thank you. this does not clear the pop up box for iCloud. is there a way to disable both the FaceTime and the iCloud pop ups from appearing at every startup?

Apr 28, 2016 11:06 PM in response to immy10

Worked for me. If Facetime is on your dock, right click the icon and you should get a menu that includes Options. There you should see "Open at Login" and if there's a check mark, it opens. If you left click on "Open at Login", the check mark should get removed and Facetime won't start up at login.

SH Chien

Level 1

8 points

Sep 22, 2016 6:23 PM in response to Math Otter

The only solution that works is to backup and then remove Facetime.app completely

Stop Facetime loading at startup