This popup has been a constant gripe of mine for years. I almost NEVER want to allow this permission and there is no system setting to disable it globally and prevent the popup from interrupting your typing, etc. This tiny swift app I built will autoclose it in 1/4th of a second and leave behind a little notification that it did so. Would love to hear feedback!
Show HN: Auto Dismiss Mac OS "Allow to find devices on local networks?"
Auto-dismiss the macOS 'Allow X to find devices on local networks?' prompt. Presses Don't Allow for you, zero CPU idle, survives reboots. - johncassil/dontallow
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A tool called 'dontallow' automatically rejects macOS prompts for apps to find devices on local networks.
- The tool uses a launchd agent to press 'Don't Allow' instantly for apps like Google Chrome.
- It requires Accessibility permission and can be controlled via a configuration file.
- Users can set a delay before the automatic rejection occurs.
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