So MacOS Sequoia is going to introduce weekly nag prompts for app permissions, with no way to just grant permissions for an app perpetually. Hey, Apple: why do it weekly? Why not ask every 15 minutes? Why not blank out my screen and show it as a modal? That way, you can wrestle my attention from what I’m trying to do just so you can get my answer that yes, once again, the app that I launch every day to do my work can continue to have the permissions I granted it years ago.
Does Apple not trust their users? It’s bad enough that they ask whether an app can continue to send notifications after an update, but doing this seems like they think there are zero users of their OS that know what they’re doing. Not saying that everyone needs to be MacOS power-users, but rolling out designs like this without providing an escape hatch for those that are is not only annoying, it’s borderline offensive.
I’m sorry if this comes off as a little strong. But these usability paper-cuts add up.