{"id":1685,"date":"2023-11-21T11:37:52","date_gmt":"2023-11-21T11:37:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/?page_id=1685"},"modified":"2025-11-21T13:45:37","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T13:45:37","slug":"authorize-screen-recording-on-macos","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/en\/miscellaneous\/settings-for-apple-devices\/authorize-screen-recording-on-macos\/","title":{"rendered":"Required permission for screen sharing on Apple devices"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"required-permission-for-screen-sharing-on-macos\">Required permission for screen sharing on macOS<a href=\"#required-permission-for-screen-sharing-on-macos\" class=\"av-heading-anchor\"><i class=\"bi bi-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For macOS screen recording has to be allowed in the system settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Open the system settings.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the item Security &amp; Privacy. Here you will find Screen &amp; System Audio Recording.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Allow alfaview to share your screen by activating the switch next to the alfaview icon.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/alfaview_macos-settings_recording_en.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"627\" src=\"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/alfaview_macos-settings_recording_en.png\" alt=\"Settings for screen sharing on macOS.\" class=\"wp-image-9766\" srcset=\"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/alfaview_macos-settings_recording_en.png 780w, https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/alfaview_macos-settings_recording_en-300x241.png 300w, https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/alfaview_macos-settings_recording_en-768x617.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Screen recording settings macOS<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>You have to restart alfaview for the setting to take effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-alfaview-callout\">\n<p>If the alfaview icon is grayed out, you have to click on the lock. You will be asked to enter your password. Now you should be able to activate the switch next to the alfaview symbol.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"screen-sharing-on-ipad-or-iphone\">Screen sharing on iPad or iPhone<a href=\"#screen-sharing-on-ipad-or-iphone\" class=\"av-heading-anchor\"><i class=\"bi bi-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You have to make some settings adjustments in order to share your screen on your iPad or iPhone. The reason for these adjustments is that the iOS operating system has its own function which records the screen of your device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Start the alfaview app and join an alfaview room.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Open the Control Center of your device. alfaview has to run in the background. Follow the instructions for <a href=\"https:\/\/support.apple.com\/en-us\/HT202769\">iPhone<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/support.apple.com\/en-us\/111790\">iPad<\/a> to open your Control Center.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Press the <strong>Screen Recording<\/strong> button for a longer period of time (long press) to make adjustments. Select alfaview as the destination of the screen recording. You are now sharing your screen in alfaview.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Close the Control Center and switch to the application you want to share with the other participants.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To stop the screen sharing, re-open your Control Center and press the <strong>Screen Recording <\/strong>button.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-alfaview-callout\">\n<p>If the <strong>Screen Recording<\/strong> button is not available in your Control Center, go to your settings and add it to your Control Center.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Required permission for screen sharing on macOS For macOS screen recording has to be allowed in the system settings. Open the system settings. Select the item Security &amp; Privacy. Here you will find Screen &amp; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":5587,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1685","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1685","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1685"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1685\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5587"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1685"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}