Since MacOs Sequoia upgrade, Illustrator randomly recording / monitoring screen despite disabled in Privacy settings.
Since MacOs Sequoia upgrade, Illustrator randomly recording / monitoring screen despite disabled in Privacy settings. Sequoia bug, AI bug, or Sequoia revealing this was happening all along. Could just be the color picker, could not. Doesnt happen reliably with color picker use. Only happens in Illustrator and only since the Sequoia upgrade. Something isnt working right between the OS and app.
If screen monitoring is turned off, Illustrator should not be able to monitor.
K-O
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Illustrator uses Apple screenshot API to pick colors outside the Illustrator window with Eyedropper tool. Apple has enhanced security in the recent OS updates to let user know which applications are recording the screen, whether you pick a color value of single pixel or recording the entire screen.
Illustrator is not recording users's screen, it is required for Eyedropper tool to pick color from single pixel.
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Megan Jones commented
Hi from 2026 randomly started being monitored yesterday and can't get it to go away :) No permission given, turned on and off to attempt to stop, nothing. Love feeling spied on. Boooo
Tahoe 26.3
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K-O
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Other users in Community are commenting on this too (including me)
https://community.adobe.com/t5/illustrator-discussions/why-am-i-getting-quot-adobe-illustrator-2025-is-recording-your-screen-quot-at-all-times-even-when/m-p/15067092#M431405Adobe employee states "its not optimized for sequoia"
Sequoia has been out for 3.5 months. Longer since beta. -
K-O
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Why is "adobe illustrator is capturing your screen" happening when disabled?
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K-O
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Still happening on MacOS 15.1.1 + AI 29.1. Only in Illustrator.
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K-O
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Normal release. 15.1
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Just in case — do you refer to the Beta or the normal release?
