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macOS Instant View is capturing the content of your screen. (alien.top)

submitted 2 years ago by GatsbyGaze@alien.top to c/apple@hardware.watch

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Hello everyone,

I have a small question that's been bothering me. I have a MacBook Pro that I use for multi-screen setup with a docking station called "Oberster DC009". To extend the display to my two additional screens, I use an app called Instant View (a Chinese app). Since the last update of the Sonoma OS, I see a message saying "macOS Instant View is capturing the content of your screen." I'd like to know the best way to find out if Instant View is indeed capturing everything I do.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

https://preview.redd.it/hlsnlaxthv0c1.png?width=320&format=png&auto=webp&s=6eb3651d9484f950d9a068f80b90e13fdebb476b

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[–] poopmagic@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

I'd like to know the best way to find out if Instant View is indeed capturing everything I do.

Yes, it is, but it needs to capture everything because that’s how these types of docks work.

[–] CompSciGeekMe@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Yeah I see it when I connect my made in China portable triple monitor. It was due to the fact that I needed a driver to make it work on my M1 Max Mac.

[–] Excellent-Leg-1049@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

I had exactly the same question after updating to Sonoma yesterday.

I know this is how my StarTech display adapter works (so I can use two external displays on my MacBook Air) but it was still a minor cause for concern.

I am taking some solace in that according to Activity Monitor (Network) macOS InstantView sends and receives zero bytes of data on my network gif

See screengrab: https://ibb.co/DwN2dVL