

This is set in System Settings > Desktop & Dock third-party browsers may offer to change this setting for you. This is controlled in the Music and TV apps’ menu Account > Authorisations. This is set in the Messages app’s Settings > Shared with You for all such shared content. This covers content shared in Messages which appears in other apps, and control over whether that sharing is automatic.
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Show script menu in menu bar is also set in Script Editor’s Settings > General.Īlthough correctly placed, this can now be set either in the App Store app’s Settings, or in the Software Update settings with other update options. This is set in Script Editor’s Settings > General. It may be changed without warning by third-party apps like Skype, but they don’t offer the control in their own preferences, which can cause confusion. This is set at the foot of the FaceTime app’s Settings > General. This is set in the Calendar app’s Settings > General. This is set in the Mail app’s Settings > General third-party mail clients may also assist in checking this is set correctly. For good measure, I’ve included some that, although placed logically, aren’t easy to remember. Here’s a list of useful and important system settings you might otherwise struggle to find.

However, over the years Apple has hidden some away in its bundled apps, leaving users confused as to how these settings get changed without their control. Settings for macOS behaviours should be controlled in System Settings, after all that’s what the name says.

By rights, settings in an app should only control the behaviour of that app.
