How to grant access when you aren’t presented with the dialog The permission status can be reviewed under Help -> Check system access at any time. The next time you want to receive an incoming connection with TeamViewer, the person connecting to your Mac will be able to see and control your device. Once you have done it for every category, you can close the Security & Privacy window. Repeat the same for Full Disk Access and Screen Recording. Those are required to control your Mac.Ĭlick again on the padlock in the lower-left corner to prevent further changes. Note: If you are seeing the entry TeamViewer_Desktop in your list, make sure to check this box as well. Put a check next to TeamViewer to grant it access: You might be prompted to enter the credentials of an administrator account to continue. Which will bring you to the Accessibility section of the Privacy panel, inside the Security & Privacy preferencesįor the Accessibility access, you will need to click the padlock icon in the lower-left corner to make changes. then confirm by clicking on Open System Preferences click to allow Accessibility, click on Request Access. To allow the access, click the buttons shown in the dialog. Your users will still need to grant Screen Recording access themselves, this permission does not require admin credentials.

Note: If you are managing Macs in your organizations through an MDM system, you can use Privacy Preferences Policy Control (PPPC) payloads to configure Accessibility and Full Disk Access permissions.

If you or others need to access the Mac remotely, Screen Recording and Accessibility are required at a minimum. Please give permission to the system capabilities manually to use TeamViewer as desired. You can also open this dialog by clicking on Help -> Check system access.īy default, all permissions are set to Denied. TeamViewer requires Full Disk Access to access files and folders on your Mac for File Transfer (sending and receiving files in general). TeamViewer requires Accessibility access so your mouse and keyboard can be controlled remotely. TeamViewer requires Screen Recording access so remote users can see your screen in Remote Control Sessions and Meetings If you're starting TeamViewer 14 or higher on your Mac running macOS 10.14 (Mojave) or higher for the first time, you will be prompted with the following dialog:

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