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Disable Camera Indicator Dot

  • February 27, 2026
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Jonesy
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Looking to disable the dot macOS added to let users know that an app may have access to their camera without disabling the camera itself. 

We user a fleet of Macs for high-end meetings and conferences, and need to disable this distraction during screen share moments. Can someone point me in the right direction for maybe running something in a policy like a script? 

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MusicCityMac
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  • February 27, 2026

@Jonesy 9to5 Mac just published an article on how to do this. The question after looking at the instructions is how to scale it. Best of luck!


Jonesy
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  • February 27, 2026

Thanks for pointing me there - somehow I missed that article when I visited them recently. 

Yeah… running that as a policy seems tricky if you have to run that in recovery. 🤔