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Macos Edit App Permissions

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To invite others to control your HomeKit accessories:

  • You and the people you invite need an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch updated to the latest version of iOS or a Mac updated to the latest version of macOS.
  • Make sure that you and the people you invite are signed in to iCloud on an iOS device or Mac, and turn on Home in iCloud Settings.
  • To invite people to control your home while you're away and edit permissions for them, you need to set up a HomePod, Apple TV, or iPad as a home hub.* If you don't have a home hub set up, you can only invite people when you're home and connected to your home Wi-Fi network.

*HomePod and Apple TV aren't available in all countries and regions.

Invite someone to control your home

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On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

  1. Open the Home app and tap in the upper-left corner. If you have multiple homes set up in the Home app, tap Home Settings, then tap the Home that you want to invite someone to.
  2. Under People, tap Invite.
  3. Enter the person's Apple ID that they use with iCloud.
  4. Tap Send Invite.

On your Mac

  1. Open the Home app.
  2. In the menu bar, go to Edit > Edit Home. If you have multiple homes set up in the Home app, click Homes in the upper-left corner, then click the home that you want to invite someone to.
  3. Under People, click Invite.
  4. Enter the person's Apple ID that they use with iCloud.
  5. Click Send Invite.

Accept an invitation to control a home

When someone invites you to control their home, you get a notification in the Home app on your iOS device or Mac. Follow the steps below to accept the invitation.

On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

  1. Open the Home app and tap .
  2. Tap Home Settings.
  3. Tap Accept, then tap Done.

After you accept the invite, tap , then tap the name of the Home to control it.

On your Mac

  1. Open the Home app and click in the toolbar.
  2. Click 1 Invitation.
  3. Click Accept, then click Done.

After you accept the invite, click in the toolbar, then click the name of the home to control it.

Allow remote access and edit permissions for users

If you set up a home hub, you can manage remote access and edit permissions for people that you invite to control your home. If you don't have a home hub set up, they can only control your accessories while they're at your home, connected to your home Wi-Fi network, and within range of your HomeKit accessories.

To manage remote access and change permissions for a user, open the Home app on your iOS device or Mac and follow the steps below.

On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

  1. Tap . If you have multiple homes, tap Home Settings, then tap a home.
  2. Under People, tap the person that you want to edit permissions for, then choose the following:
    • Control Accessories Remotely: Turn on to allow users to control your accessories from any location. Turn off to allow users to only control your accessories while they're at your home.
    • Add and Edit Accessories: Turn on to allow users to add and remove accessories, scenes, automations, and other users.*
  3. Tap Back, then tap Done.

On your Mac

  1. In the menu bar, go to Edit > Edit Home. If you have multiple homes, click Homes in the upper-left corner, then choose a home.
  2. Under People, click the person that you want to edit permissions for, then choose the following:
    • Control Accessories Remotely: Turn on to allow users to control your accessories from any location. Turn off to allow users to only control your accessories while they're at your home.
    • Add and Edit Accessories: Turn on to allow users to add and remove accessories, scenes, automations, and other users.*
  3. Click Back, then click Done.

*Shared users can't add HomePod, Apple TV, or any AirPlay 2-compatible smart TVs or speakers to the Home app. You can only add these devices if you're the owner of the home in the Home app.

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Remove a person or leave a home

To stop sharing your home with someone:

  • On iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch: Tap . If you have multiple homes, tap Home Settings, then tap a home. Under People, tap the user, then tap Remove Person.
  • On Mac: Go to Edit > Edit Home. If you have multiple homes, click Homes in the upper-left corner, then click a home. Under People, click the user, then click Remove Person.

To leave a home you were invited to share:

  • On iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch: Tap , tap Home Settings, tap the home that you want to leave, then scroll down and tap Leave Home.
  • On Mac: Go to Edit > Edit Home, then click Homes in the upper-left corner. Click the home that you want to leave, then scroll down and click Leave Home.

If you remove someone from the Home app, they might still be able to control any accessories if they had permissions to do so in a separate app for that accessory. To remove those permissions, use the accessory's app, check its manual, or contact the manufacturer.

Do more with the Home app

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  • Set up a home hub to control your home remotely and automate your accessories to do what you want, when you want.
  • Get notifications for your HomeKit accessories.
  • Set up and use the Home app on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Mac.
  • Ask Siri to turn on lights, adjust the thermostat, and control all of your HomeKit accessories.
  • Invite others to share your Apple TV.

Describing AppleScript to a Mac beginner is a bit like three blind men describing an elephant. One man might describe it as the Mac’s built-in automation tool. Another might describe it as an interesting but often-overlooked piece of enabling technology. The third might liken it to a cassette recorder, recording and playing back your actions at the keyboard. A fourth (if there were a fourth in the story) would assure you that it looked like computer code written in a high-level language.

They would all be correct. AppleScript, a built-in Mac automation tool, is a little-known (at least until recently) enabling technology that works like a cassette recorder for programs that support AppleScript recording. And scripts do look like computer programs. (Could that be because they are computer programs? Hmm… .)

If you’re the kind of person who likes to automate as many things as possible, you might just love AppleScript because it’s a simple programming language you can use to create programs that give instructions to your Mac and the applications running on your Mac. For example, you can create an AppleScript that launches Mail, checks for new messages, and then quits Mail. The script could even transfer your mail to a folder of your choice. Then there’s Automator, which includes a whole lot of preprogrammed actions that make a task like the one just described even easier.

Macos Edit App Permissions

AppleScript is a time-and-effort enhancer. If you just spend the time and effort it takes to understand it, using AppleScript can save you oodles of time and effort down the road. Therein lies the rub. This stuff is far from simple; entire books have been written on the subject. Still, it’s worth finding out about if you’d like to script repetitive actions for future use. To get you started, here are a few quick tips:

  • Script Editor (in the Utilities folder inside the Applications folder) is the application you use to view and edit AppleScripts. Although more information on Script Editor is beyond the discussion here, it’s a lot of fun. And the cool thing is that you can create many AppleScripts without knowing a thing about programming. Just record a series of actions you want to repeat and use Script Editor to save what you recorded as a script. If you save your script as an application (by choosing Format → Application in the Save sheet), you can run that script by double-clicking its icon.
  • You can put frequently used AppleScripts in the Dock or on your Desktop for easy access.
  • Many AppleScripts are designed for use in the toolbar of Finder windows, where you can drag and drop items onto them quickly and easily.
  • Scripts can enhance your use of many apps including iTunes, iPhoto, and the Finder, to name a few.
  • Apple provides a script menu extra that you can install on your menu bar in the Script Editor’s Preferences window, along with a number of free scripts to automate common tasks (in the Scripts folder in the root-level Library, or choose Open Example Scripts Folder from the Script Editor’s Help menu).
  • If the concept of scripting intrigues you, explore the examples in the Scripts folder (in the root-level Library or choose Open Example Scripts from the Script Editor’s Help menu). Rummage through this folder and when you find a script that looks interesting, double-click it to launch the Script Editor program, where you can examine it more closely.