marinawalter Author

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How do I turn my Mac OS camera off? It is on all of the time.

How do I turn my Mac OS camera off? It is on all of the time.

iMac 21.5", macOS 10.15

Posted on Nov 7, 2019 07:18 AM

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BobTheFisherman

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Posted on Nov 7, 2019 07:50 AM

Are you auto launching on boot up an app that uses the camera? If so remove the app from auto launch at startup.

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BobTheFisherman

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Nov 7, 2019 07:50 AM in response to marinawalter

Are you auto launching on boot up an app that uses the camera? If so remove the app from auto launch at startup.

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marinawalter Author

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Nov 8, 2019 06:48 AM in response to BobTheFisherman

Good tip. Often times it is the simple things that are confusing. Thanks

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