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Fix System Settings privacy URLs in the macOS app #261

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Fix macOS privacy settings links
ainopara Apr 21, 2026
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Try current Privacy settings URL before legacy pane
ainopara Apr 21, 2026
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10 changes: 4 additions & 6 deletions macOS/WritingTools/Views/Onboarding/OnboardingView.swift
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Expand Up @@ -150,6 +150,9 @@ import ApplicationServices
.onAppear {
refreshPermissionStatuses()
}
.onReceive(NotificationCenter.default.publisher(for: NSApplication.didBecomeActiveNotification)) { _ in
refreshPermissionStatuses()
}
}

private func refreshPermissionStatuses() {
Expand All @@ -159,12 +162,7 @@ import ApplicationServices
}

private func openPrivacyPane(anchor: String) {
if let url = URL(
string:
"x-apple.systemsettings:com.apple.settings.PrivacySecurity.extension?\(anchor)"
) {
NSWorkspace.shared.open(url)
}
SystemSettingsOpener.openPrivacyPane(anchor: anchor)
}

private func openCommandsManager() {
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40 changes: 28 additions & 12 deletions macOS/WritingTools/Views/Onboarding/Views/OnboardingPermissionsStep.swift
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Expand Up @@ -9,6 +9,32 @@ import SwiftUI
import ApplicationServices
import CoreGraphics

enum SystemSettingsOpener {
@MainActor
static func openPrivacyPane(anchor: String? = nil) {
let query = anchor.map { "?\($0)" } ?? ""
// System Settings still registers the x-apple.systempreferences URL scheme.
let urls = [
"x-apple.systempreferences:com.apple.settings.PrivacySecurity.extension\(query)",
"x-apple.systempreferences:com.apple.preference.security\(query)",
"x-apple.systempreferences:com.apple.settings.PrivacySecurity.extension",
"x-apple.systempreferences:com.apple.preference.security",
]

for urlString in urls {
if let url = URL(string: urlString), NSWorkspace.shared.open(url) {
return
}
}

let settingsApp = URL(fileURLWithPath: "/System/Applications/System Settings.app")
NSWorkspace.shared.openApplication(
at: settingsApp,
configuration: NSWorkspace.OpenConfiguration()
)
}
}

struct OnboardingPermissionsStep: View {
@Binding var isAccessibilityGranted: Bool
@Binding var isScreenRecordingGranted: Bool
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -118,12 +144,7 @@ struct OnboardingPermissionsStep: View {
Spacer()

Button("Open Privacy & Security") {
if let url = URL(
string:
"x-apple.systemsettings:com.apple.settings.PrivacySecurity.extension"
) {
NSWorkspace.shared.open(url)
}
SystemSettingsOpener.openPrivacyPane()
}
.buttonStyle(.link)
.accessibilityLabel("Open Privacy and Security settings")
Expand All @@ -144,12 +165,7 @@ struct OnboardingPermissionsHelper {

Task { @MainActor in
try? await Task.sleep(for: .milliseconds(200))
if let url = URL(
string:
"x-apple.systemsettings:com.apple.settings.PrivacySecurity.extension?Privacy_Accessibility"
) {
NSWorkspace.shared.open(url)
}
SystemSettingsOpener.openPrivacyPane(anchor: "Privacy_Accessibility")
}
}

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