macOS 27: All The Little Things

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In macOS 27, after enabling Siri AI, all context menus include a persistent “Ask Siri” context menu item. Turns out you can actually disable it without turning off Siri AI.

Tired of seeing “Ask Siri” in every menu? Here's how to disable it.

In macOS 27, after enabling Siri AI, all context menus include a persistent “Ask Siri” context menu item. Turns out you can actually disable it without turning off Siri AI. To disable, run the following commands in the Terminal app: codes=(soft apwn exit loca lock logo rlgo rcnt rrst rest...

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When Siri AI is enabled, macOS 27 adds a contextual "lightweight UI" when you type or select text. The floating button can expand into Ask Siri, Edit with Siri and Writing tools, or other contextual actions. But you can easily disable it.

Here's how to disable Siri's new floating button

When Siri AI is enabled, macOS 27 adds a contextual "lightweight UI" when you type or select text. The floating button can expand into Ask Siri, Edit with Siri and Writing tools, or other contextual actions. To disable it, run the following command in the Terminal: sudo mkdir -p...

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[Populus]

Hi, I've read in some webs that with Golden Gate, Apple finally allows you to record the internal audio on your Mac while performing a screen recording.

However, I wanted to know if you've managed to record only the internal audio without needing to perform a screen recording.

Thank you.

 

[galad]

It has been possible with the ScreenCaptureKit framework since macOS 12. Maybe now QuickTime records audio too. Anyway, you can use one of the 234324 apps out there that uses ScreenCaptureKit.

 

[Populus]

It has been possible with the ScreenCaptureKit framework since macOS 12. Maybe now QuickTime records audio too. Anyway, you can use one of the 234324 apps out there that uses ScreenCaptureKit.

No no, I’m not interested in recording the screen, but rather only the audio.

But anyway, according to what I’ve been reading, you weren’t able to capture the internal audio when screen recording before GG.

Look at this, for instance:

Club MacMost Exclusive: Record Internal Audio In Golden Gate

It looks like we may finally get to record internal system audio while screen recording if the feature remains in macOS Golden Gate.

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It looks like we may finally get to record internal system audio while screen recording if the feature remains in macOS Golden Gate.

So according to this, it wasn’t possible before. And anyway what I’m interested in is being able to capture only the audio without the deprecated sound flower or black hole workarounds.

So, again, is it possible now to easily capture the internal audio in Golden Gate?

 

[galad]

It's called ScreenCaptureKit, but it can configured to record only the audio too. I've been capturing system audio for years with it.

 

[OptimusGrime]

It's called ScreenCaptureKit, but it can configured to record only the audio too. I've been capturing system audio for years with it.

Definitely true. There is also an audio tap api which Audio Hijack uses.

 

[dburkhanaev]

I hate that with the new Siri enabled, my spotlight bar is now permanently dark mode.

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After
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Why did they even redesign spotlight if they were just going to trash it so quickly with new Siri...

It used to be that you could disable Siri in Spotlight, but not anymore. Spotlight just isn't a place where I want to call an AI assistant. The other problem is how chaotic results are. It always used to seem that Spotlight results were grouped by type, but now this:

Jumble of mixed everything