AquaAppearanceHelper is recording the screen?

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AquaAppearanceHelper is recording the screen?

While watching a video on Google Chrome I noticed the little "notification" dot at the top right of my screen. I was to intrigued to see what recently occurred, and to my surprise I see that this "AquaAppearanceHelper" has / was recording the screen?!

I couldn't find much about AquaAppearanceHelper thing online. Is it an apple Software? And if so, why is it recording, or did I get a virus or something?

I'm on macOS Sequoia 15.1 (24B83).

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 15.1

Posted on Nov 2, 2024 9:37 AM

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jonasilver137

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Nov 2, 2024 11:24 AM in response to AymaneH

Hello AymaneH,

AquaAppearanceHelper is a macOS process used to manage the appearance of the user interface, so you have nothing to worry about. The reason why AquaAppearanceHelper is appearing is probably because of a bug macOS Sequoia. If you are still unsure, you can run a malware check on your make using trusted anti-virus software, such as Norton or McAfee.

Cheers,

Jonasilver137

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QAQ__

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Nov 10, 2024 2:07 AM in response to AymaneH

I encountered the same problem as you, also on macOS 15.1 (24B83)

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Mgxy1

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Nov 9, 2024 8:33 AM in response to AymaneH

Why Apple doesn't respond directly?

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varjak paw

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Nov 12, 2024 6:35 AM in response to Mgxy1

Mgxy1 wrote:

Why Apple doesn't respond directly?

You're not communicating with Apple when you post in the Community. Apple does not participate in these forums. We're all just fellow users, helping out as we have time and knowledge to share. If you want a reply from Apple Support, you need to call them.

Regards.

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