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Have all apps use the "Scale to fit below built-in camera"

  • January 20, 2026
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Hey everyone,

 Im suddenly running into an issue were I need all applications, both pushed by JAMF and others installed by the users, to have the option of “Scale to fit below built-in camera”. I could write a script to enable it for every app that we push but that is 1- not elegant and 2-wouldn’t hit any of the user installed apps.

Does JAMF have a way to do this or has anyone been able to do something like this? 
 

Thanks.

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Unfortunately, there's no MDM payload or system-wide setting to enable "Scale to fit below built-in camera" for all apps at once.

Technical Background:

This setting is controlled by the NSPrefersDisplaySafeAreaCompatibilityMode key in each app's Info.plist:

  • When set to false → App declares notch compatibility, checkbox doesn't appear in Get Info
  • When set to true or not present → Finder shows the "Scale to fit below built-in camera" checkbox

The checkbox state itself is stored per-app by the Finder/WindowServer, not in a centralized location that MDM can configure.

Why MDM can't help:

  1. Apple hasn't exposed this setting through any Configuration Profile payload
  2. The setting is per-app metadata, not a system preference
  3. Modifying an app's Info.plist would break its code signature

Workaround options:

  1. Third-party tool (recommended): Use TopNotch (free) - it forces a black menu bar system-wide, effectively hiding the notch without per-app configuration.
  2. Script approach (limited): For Jamf-deployed apps only, you could theoretically run a post-install script, but this won't cover user-installed apps and may break with macOS updates.

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