NowPlayingTouchUI process using too much memory on macOS

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NowPlayingTouchUI process using too much memory on macOS

Hi, I noticed that the NowPlayingTouchUI process is constantly taking up a large amount of memory (2–3GB) on my Mac. This makes my system slower and increases swap usage. I’m not sure what this process is or if it’s safe to quit it.

Mac model: Mac Pro 13 Inch ,M1, 2020
macOS version: MacOS Sonoma 14.7.2
Memory: 8 GB
Symptoms: High memory pressure, swap usage around 8 GB, system slowdown.

Has anyone else experienced this? Is there a fix or a way to safely reduce its memory usage?

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MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 14.7

Posted on Sep 25, 2025 2:03 AM

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Owl-53

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Sep 25, 2025 2:53 AM in response to Frankcyb

Frankcyb wrote:

Hi, I noticed that the NowPlayingTouchUI• process is constantly taking up a large amount of memory (2–3GB) on my Mac. This makes my system slower and increases swap usage. I’m not sure what this process is or if it’s safe to quit it.

Mac model: Mac Pro 13 Inch ,M1, 2020

• macOS version: MacOS Sonoma 14.7.2

• Memory: 8 GB

• Symptoms: High memory pressure, swap usage around 8 GB, system slowdown.

Has anyone else experienced this? Is there a fix or a way to safely reduce its memory usage?

https://discussions.apple.com/content/attachment/fb8f90a1-f705-49d1-ae1e-bc510987aad1

I think you in the right place looking for this source of this issue

Just looking at the less than correct culprit

We are seeing 13 instances of Google Chrome Helper (Renderer) consuming way more Memory

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