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treespirit

Level 1 (5 points)

"Permissions needed. Click to set up" pop-up in Safari on MacBook Air disappears without action

What does this pop up message mean? "Permissions needed. Click to set up" Safari MacOs Tahoe v.27 MacBook Air 2024 If I click on message nothing happens other than message disappears. It always appears at bottom of screen when I'm searching. Hope someone can understand my description of problem.

Many thanks

tree spirit

Posted on Nov 7, 2026 6:46 AM

2 replies

John Galt

Level 10 (162,806 points)

Nov 7, 2026 12:29 PM in response to treespirit

Does changing Safari's default Search Engine make a difference?

Choose a search engine for Safari on Mac - Apple Support

treespirit Author

Level 1 (5 points)

Nov 7, 2026 12:45 PM in response to John Galt

Thanks I'll check out your suggestion.

Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256390307