Mac may ask for a clear action before giving AI apps Full Disk Access
According to a leaker named pdfu, the change may start with macOS 27.3; Apple said in October that apps will need an explicit user action.
Apple may make giving apps access to all your files a clear step you take yourself. This protects your files from AI programs that ask for more than they need.
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Why it matters
ask for broad permissions, and the change makes granting them a clear user decision.
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The details
- Apple said in a developer blog post in October 2026 that apps need a “very explicit user action” to get Full Disk Access.
- According to leaker pdfu, the change may start in macOS 27.3; the work is behind a feature flag and still in development.
- Today the request is denied and the app is listed in Settings so the user can enable access.
- After the change, apps whose requests fall outside their permitted scope will not be listed in Settings.
- Developers can still ask users to drag the app icon into the Settings panel to grant access.
- pdfu mentions “Private Folders” as a way to give scoped access to only the iMessage folder, but details are unclear.
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