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Mac Synapse needs to chill with the permissions

  • October 23, 2025
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Synapse for Mac is relentlessly opening the system settings, prompting me to grant it permissions that it has absolutely no business asking for.

  • I’m using a mouse with no RGB lighting, so Screen & System Audio Recording is unnecessary.
  • Full Disk Access? Seriously? That’s a huge ask for an app that adjusts my mouse sensitivity.
  • I don’t even need Bluetooth access, because this mouse has a dongle. 

It’s one thing to ask, but when the app is open, it constantly pops open the dialog asking for these things, and if you focus the window, it will open the related pages in the system settings. It’s extremely intrusive.

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    To be fair to Razer, Apple has tinkered a lot in recent updates with how permissions are handled, so that could account for some of the extra friction here, but I think it’s up to Razer to rethink this system now.

    OK, a month later, still wondering if someone can explain why my mouse should be constantly bugging me to get full disk access and screen recording. Does Razer really need to spy on me so I can adjust my mouse sensitivity?

    Synapse needs to learn to take no for an answer. I’ve denied the requests, so it should stop asking.

      No idea. But trying Synapse as an alternative to Logitech. Logi wants way too much access. Kinda surprised that Razer feels very similar. Companies need to be focused on least-privileged access. It’s why people trust Apple (for better or worse) and why I’m giving Razer a shot. Hopefully, they can issue a statement and add a few billion in revenue from the Apple base.

      And if anyone from Razer is reading this, change your apps default behavior from asking for everything to asking for nothing (if I haven’t even attached a device yet). If I plug in a mouse, and only a mouse, why do you need to record my screen? That will push people away faster than you can imagine.

      • cmtulo
      • Insider Mini
      • September 5, 2026

      I also use a Mac and have not had this problem at all.  I quit Synapse after it loads and initializes, so that might have something to do with it.  Not having Synapse running in the background has not affected how my mouse and keyboard operate, so you may want to consider that as well. 

       

      I know this is eliminating the symptoms and not the problem, but if the symptoms are the problem, that may be just what you need.

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