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    Can't disable "password required" when exiting my screensaver after upgrading to Sequoia 15.1

    I recently upgraded to Sequoia 15.1 (24B83). And now I can't disable my Mac asking for my password very time I exit the screensaver. Under System Settings > Lock Screen the "require password" selection is set to and it's grayed out. I've disabled, from my iPhone, mirroring from this Mac...
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    tvOS 18 Screensaver Control Change

    Prior to tvOS 18, pressing up during the aerial screensaver would display the location info. Now this takes you into the screensaver switcher. To display the location info in tvOS 18, you now have to lightly touch (but not press) the centre button. Does anyone know how to achieve this with a...
  3. Edgecrusherr

    How to Add Your Own Custom Arial Screensavers & Wallpapers (macOS 14 Sonoma+)

    Hi everyone. I didn't see a direct how-to on this, so I thought I'd make one. Also, feel free to share your custom ones. Arial screensaver / wallpaper file Info: Use videos files, must be MOV format (you can rename most MP4s to MOV. If it doesn't work, use Quicktime or Handbrake to re-encode...
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    Freefall (Orbit) Screensaver

    I purchased the Freefall (Orbit) Screensaver version 1.0 back in October 2004, and still have the email receipt with the activation code. Unfortunately, I am not able to locate version 1.0 anywhere on the archive sites, and the code I have does not work with version 2.x. This software appears to...
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    Multimonitor Screensaver bug in Sonoma 14.0 beta

    See prior discussion with a related issue in Ventura 13.3 and 13.4: Multimonitor Screensaver bug in Ventura 13.3 There is a serious bug with screensavers on macOS Sonoma 14.0 (beta 1). If you have two monitors on your mac, when the screensaver starts, the content of the main screen will show...
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    Multimonitor Screensaver bug in Ventura 13.3

    There is a serious bug with screensavers on macOS Ventura 13.3: If you have two monitors on your mac, when the screensaver starts, the content of the main screen will show on the second screen, and the content of the second screen will be missing completely. The bug affects third-party...
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    Photo Wall Screensaver Location?

    I'm Trying To See Where In The Finder Is The Photo Wall Screensaver Located At Here's A Pic Of The Screensaver I'm Talking About: Now Where Is It Stored?
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    Screensaver / slideshow where I can delete images whilst displayed

    Hi, I am looking for a screensaver / slideshow option where I can delete images whilst they are displayed. I have 10's of thousands of images, and I think this would be useful for deleting the ones I do not want, as if I did it manually it would take forever. Any suggestions here would be much...
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  9. Thor774

    Where have all the usual Apple screensaver sources gone?

    Some weeks ago I installed macOS Monterey from scratch on my MBP 2019 and found that the Floating screensaver I have used since forever in all my macs was broken. I read that there was a bug with the screensavers that use pictures and that it was going to be fixed in v12.1. I decided to use the...
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    Odd picture behavior (Dolby Vision)

    I have the latest ATV4K with match range/frame on. It’s set to 4K SDR 60Hz. This definitely started after tvos 15. Here is the issue: if I am watching Dolby Vision content (Netflix or ATV+ for example) and I pause to do something, the screensaver will come up (of course switching to SDR...
  11. ThatiMacGuy

    Is there any way to keep the screensaver running without sleep?

    I have a 27 inch iMac 2019 on Big Sur 11.5. I enjoy when it automatically goes to the screensaver when I'm not using it, but I don't like how the screen turns off after a few minutes—I want the screensaver to just stay there for longer without the computer going to sleep. Any way to do this...
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    M1 massiv problems: 700GB drive usage each day, stuttering music and much more

    Hello to all M1 users, I have my Mac mini (16gb) for about a week now, and it is horrible. The Mac is connected to one 4K screen and one FHD screen. I am using Chrome, Safari, Zoom, Tidal and sometimes PyCharm and Xcode. If I start one or two Xcode simulators, my sound starts stuttering for...
  13. FarmerBob

    TV4K Program Playing While Paused with Screensaver Playing . . .

    Since going from tvOS13 to 14, now on 14.4 (18K5780c) programs that were paused and left long enough for the Screensaver to start, the Program starts play and you can hear the audio from it underneath the screensaver images. When the screensaver is canceled the screen reverts to the program and...
  14. christianji

    Album Art Screensaver not showing anything

    Hi, anybody here using the album art screensaver in Big Sur (or Catalina - has not been working there as well)? It does not show any album art, although my Music library contains 700 albums - almost each one with a cover picture. When the screensaver kicks in it says something like "there is no...
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    Sleep/screensaver best practices?

    In anticipation of my first new MacBook in 8 years I was wondering if you could share what settings you use for sleep, screensaver, etc. to get the most efficient battery usage and also the best screen and battery health, both while plugged in and while on battery. Any best practices or good...
  16. Black Baron

    Bug: Screensaver "Sliding Panels"

    Hello, changed my screensaver to "Sliding Panels" yesterday evening with Flowers. Its says 1. Loading Photos ... Then it shows the message 2. No Photos ... on my black screen 3. Then screensaver starts showing "Flowers", which I do have selected in the options. 4. I just closed my MacBook...
  17. Black Baron

    Bug: Arabesque hits the fan

    There are lots of entries on several discussion forums. I came back to my puter after 10 minutes and the fans were blowing. This is another really BIG issue in Software development made in USA 🍏👎🇺🇸 ... unacceptable since Apple USA wants us all to upgrade and upgrade and upgrade every new year...
  18. Black Baron

    Bug: iTunes screensaver fails

    iTunes launches in the background but nothing plays when I choose an album from the screensaver album cover. This said. Another 👎 🍏 BUGGY FAILURE. Regards, BLACK BARON Design / Photo / Art / Music
  19. Black Baron

    Bug: Album cover screensaver

    Any chance Apple can fix the bug for their screensavers. 1. The dotted color blur balls are a real slow rendering drama 2. The music album cover screensver sometimes plays the wrong album and track. The cover albums at the bottom right corner are the troublemaker. " Puter toys are for kids...
  20. divinedotcomedy

    AppleTV 4K Screensaver limit for iCloud Library?

    Hoping someone can help! I have a shared iCloud library with around 2,000 photos in it. I’ve set my AppleTV screen saver to use photos from this library when plays music or goes to sleep but it only seems to show a limited number of these photos and a lot of repeats. I am sure when I looked into...
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