Application access to the microphone and camera

Hello, I have a problem with apps, it is that I can't give an app access to the microphone and camera, because it doesn't show up in the privacy tab.

IMac, os:Catalina 10.15.7


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Windows, Windows 6

Posted on Jul 27, 2023 09:49 AM

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Jul 27, 2023 01:49 PM in response to Alexander_N

This looks to be an iMac from 2012.


Are the camera and microphone devices working in, for instance, FaceTime, Photo Booth or other Apple apps?


Does anything change when you unlock that display by clicking on the padlock icon?


Re-posting image without serial number, and rotated and cropped for ease of reading:




PS: Here is how to get a screenshot: Take a screenshot on your Mac - Apple Support


Jul 28, 2023 12:43 PM in response to Alexander_N

Alexander_N wrote:

I will try to check the memory cards and install the appropriate ones, do I need to reinstall macOS after that?


Re-install needed? Probably not.


But what happens and what happened here depends greatly on details we can’t know about the history of this Mac.


This Mac is not appropriately self-identifying as would be expected.

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