Does not work after macOS 26.1 update

[DoctorRainer]

It used to work with 26.0.1

[alin23]

macOS Tahoe removed the last way of hiding the dot. YellowDot is no longer useful since macOS 26 and there is no way to fix it.

[DoctorRainer]

@alin23 but wait, as I said. It's broken since 26.1, not since 26.

I hope people will find a way to mess with it somehow...

[alin23]

@alin23 but wait, as I said. It's broken since 26.1, not since 26.

I hope people will find a way to mess with it somehow...

I'm not sure exactly in what version it happened but the dot indicator became guarded against window brightness modification so we can't make it white or black anymore.

I really don't think there's any way to hide it without disabling SIP from now on.

[whj0425]

noooo doesn't work in 26.1 but work in 26. noooo

[whj0425]

regret to update

[finwo]

While not a complete solution, for external screens it can be fixed: https://support.apple.com/en-us/118449

In short:

1. Boot into recovery mode
2. Open terminal
3. system-override suppress-sw-camera-indication-on-external-displays=on
4. Reboot back to normal mode
5. System Settings -> Privacy & Security -> Camera/Microphone -> Uncheck "Privacy Indicators"

[xx827910-star]

in 26.1 , after download the "System Extension" , which system ask, and turn off SIP , sudo launchctl bootout system/com.apple.systemstatusd, i cant use the screenshot. so bad..

[NathanDrake2406]

While not a complete solution, for external screens it can be fixed: https://support.apple.com/en-us/118449

In short:

1. Boot into recovery mode

2. Open terminal

3. `system-override suppress-sw-camera-indication-on-external-displays=on`

4. Reboot back to normal mode

5. System Settings -> Privacy & Security -> Camera/Microphone -> Uncheck "Privacy Indicators"

I did this and it worked for screen recording but doesn't work for audio :(

[xx827910-star]

appreciate it bro, but I'm still waiting better solution..

Nathan Nguyen @.***> 于2025年11月18日周二 16:12写道：

NathanDrake2406 left a comment (FuzzyIdeas/YellowDot#18) https://github.com/FuzzyIdeas/YellowDot/issues/18#issuecomment-3546090980

While not a complete solution, for external screens it can be fixed: https://support.apple.com/en-us/118449

In short:

1. Boot into recovery mode

2. Open terminal

3. system-override suppress-sw-camera-indication-on-external-displays=on

4. Reboot back to normal mode

5. System Settings -> Privacy & Security -> Camera/Microphone -> Uncheck "Privacy Indicators"

I did this and it worked for screen recording but doesn't work for audio :(

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