macOS Ventura has a bug stopping you from managing location permissions, with none apps displaying up in the macOS location companies settings.
Affected prospects additionally reported the lacking choice to permit location entry for an app in the system permission immediate.
Apple has not acknowledged this bug, launched in the macOS Ventura 13.5 replace which was launched on July 24, 2023. There is presently no workaround for this privacy-related drawback, so that you’ll want to attend till Apple comes up with a repair.
macOS Ventura 13.5 breaks location permissions for apps
Older macOS Ventura variations aren’t affected, and neither is macOS Sonoma. MacRumors experiences that individuals have been posting complaints on its discussion board concerning the situation shortly after the macOS Ventura 13.5 replace dropped in July.
If you’re affected, System Settings > Privacy and Security > Location Services will yield an empty checklist of apps permitted to entry your location.
The part needs to be populated with apps you’ve granted entry to your location. But the bug impacts these controls, stopping you from altering location permissions for each preinstalled Apple apps and third-party ones.
MacRumors says the choice to permit location entry for newly put in apps can be lacking, “which limits the functionality” of some Mac apps that require location info to operate correctly. It additionally impacts location-based Siri queries.
macOS Ventura 13.5 supplies “important bug fixes and security updates,” per the official release notes. It arrived alongside iOS 16.6 and different bug-fix updates to patch harmful vulnerabilities in the kernel and WebKit, Safari’s format engine.
