How to find app having access to my local network?

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How to find app having access to my local network?

Hi community!

If I go to Settings/ Privacy & Security, I see that the number against Local Network is 2. This means there are 2 apps having access to my local network. But if I tap on Local Network to see the list, I see there is only one app (out of some 20) for which I have given access. I'm unable to figure out which is the other app.

Is there any other way to find out which other app has access to my local network?

Or is there a way to reset the local network permission, so all apps will have to request the permission again?

Thanks.

MacBook Pro 13″

Posted on Oct 11, 2025 9:04 AM

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Answer 1

Oct 11, 2025 9:14 AM in response to Sridhar Ananthanarayanan

It's probably a glitch. Try deactivating and reactivating permission for some app. Perhaps it jolts it so the count becomes accurate.

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Answer 2

Oct 11, 2025 9:37 AM in response to Luis Sequeira1

I toggled everything ON and then toggled everything OFF. Now it is saying 1.

Google Search:

For a comprehensive reset, use the Terminal to delete the

com.apple.networkextension.plist and

com.apple.networkextension.uuidcache.plist

files while in Recovery Mode, then reboot.

This advanced method will force all applications to re-request local network access.

I will have to try this later.

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Answer 3

Oct 11, 2025 11:14 AM in response to Sridhar Ananthanarayanan

Just noticed a similar problem on my iPhone.

But here, it is the Motion & Fitness section. It is showing 1 for that category, but when I go in, there is nothing there. Even Fitness Tracking is OFF.

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Answer 4

Oct 11, 2025 10:30 AM in response to Sridhar Ananthanarayanan

I’d be very cautious with Google AI.

Always Assume Incorrect, as this text autocompletion is too often wrong.

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Answer 5

Oct 11, 2025 10:59 AM in response to MrHoffman

Okay. I'll do my reasearch before going ahead. Thanks for the caution.

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