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TypoMan23
TypoMan23
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January 23, 2023
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Why did it ask to record my screen?

  • January 23, 2023
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Was just using levels and it asked for permission to record my screen.

 

This does not seem right at all. Why did it request this?

 

I clicked Deny and just carried on with my work...

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Correct answer Ged_Traynor

@zulmae92198337 it's not an Adobe issue, it's a security feature that Apple introduced

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zulmae92198337
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May 28, 2023

No one ever seems to answer 'why', when this same question is asked. 

Let's try again, why does Photoshop even want to record my screen? What an intrusive and invading idea. 

I pay my money, now leave me alone!

    Ged_Traynor
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    Ged_TraynorCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    May 28, 2023

    @zulmae92198337 it's not an Adobe issue, it's a security feature that Apple introduced

    TypoMan23
    TypoMan23Author
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    May 29, 2023

    thanks for this info.

    it does seem all a bit strange and invasive to me. 

     

    if it is recording my screen, where is that data stored? who else can look at it?
    or is it merely "sampling" my screen while i'm using the eyedropper, not actually recording it?

    Kevin Stohlmeyer
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    Kevin StohlmeyerCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    January 23, 2023

    If you clicked "Deny" you won't be able to use the Eyedropper tool at all.

    You'll need to go back into Apple System Preferences/Security and Privacy/Screen Recording and add Photoshop/Activate in the list and relaunch PS.

      TypoMan23
      TypoMan23Author
      Known Participant
      January 23, 2023

      Strange, I can use the eyedropper just fine now...

      Myra Ferguson
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      Myra FergusonCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      January 23, 2023

      When you deny the permissions, it should prevent you from using the eyedropper tool to sample colors outside of Photoshop (for instance, if you wanted to sample a color from a file you have open in Illustrator).

        Myra Ferguson
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        Myra FergusonCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        January 23, 2023

        From the Knowledge Base article, Why am I getting a request to record my screen in Photoshop?:

        "Apple introduced a new security feature in MacOS Catalina (10.15) requiring explicit consent before allowing apps to record information from the computer screen...This permission is only required if you want to use the Eyedropper tool in Photoshop to sample colors from other apps. If you do not grant permission, then you will be limited to sampling colors from within the Photoshop app."

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