

How to grant access when you aren’t presented with the dialog The next time you want to receive an incoming connection with TeamViewer, the person connecting to your Mac will now be able to control it with their mouse and keyboard. Now you can close the Security & Privacy window.Put a check next to TeamViewer to grant it access:.You will be prompted to enter the credentials of an administrator account to continue. Click the lock icon in the lower-left corner to make changes.You will be taken to the Accessibility section of the Privacy pane, inside the Security & Privacy preferences. Click the button Open System Preferences.In the dialog shown above, click the Request Access button, which will bring you to this Accessibility Access (Events) dialog: Instead, macOS will prompt you with the dialog below when the first incoming connection is made to your Mac.

Note: if you're using an older version of TeamViewer, you won't see the dialog above.


Without this access, TeamViewer users connecting to macOS 10.14 or higher will only be able to view the screen but not control it with their mouse or keyboard.Īnd TeamViewer users connecting to macOS 10.15 or higher will additionally only be able to view the desktop background and the TeamViewer app, but not any other applications at all. Team Viewer access for Mac OS 10.14 Mojave and Mac OS 10.15 CatalinaĪpple has introduced a security mechanism with macOS 10.14 (Mojave), which requires special access to be granted to remote control applications like TeamViewer.Īnd macOS 10.15 (Catalina) has strengthened the security and privacy even further, and requires additional permissions to be given to TeamViewer in order to control your Mac. Modified on: Mon, 14 Oct, 2019 at 4:48 PM Solution home Navigator Workflow Downloads Team Viewer Mac access on Mac OS 10.14 Mojave and 10.15 Catalina
