FB10143188 - Safari detected an app or service that interfered with clicking

[lapcat]

The alert "Safari detected an app or service that interfered with clicking" appears mistakenly when trying to enable a Safari app extension. This has been a bug for more than 2 years, and the bug still exists on macOS 13 Ventura. It happened with a clean install of Ventura on an empty volume, and no third-party software installed except my own Safari extensions. https://lapcatsoftware.com/articles/enable-extensions.html

[lapcat]

Apple's response:

Resolution:Potential fix identified - In macOS 13

[xeenon]

Yes, this was resolved in macOS 13.

[lapcat]

Yes, this was resolved in macOS 13.

Apparently it wasn't. It just got this today on macOS 14.5.

[xeenon]

Do you have any utility apps or the like that have invisible windows over the Safari Settings window? That can trigger it. Screen recording (in QuickTime or otherwise) is a common trigger (that is expected).

[lapcat]

Do you have any utility apps or the like that have invisible windows over the Safari Settings window? That can trigger it.

No.

Screen recording (in QuickTime or otherwise) is a common trigger (that is expected).

No.

From the beginning, this has always been a random bug, not "works as expected", and I've encountered it at random times on 3 different Macs.

[lapcat]

And today in Safari 17.5 on macOS 14.5

[lapcat]

Christmas Day, Safari 18.2 on macOS 14.7.2