A red square half an inch big bearing a microphone symbol and a cross in white
has appeared at the top right corner of my iMac.
It is totally unresponsive to being clicked or dragged. If I shut down and reboot, it is about 30 seconds after I log in before it appears.
There is a similar microphone symbol, equally unresponsive, in the right hand group in the menu bar.
I have two accounts on the iMac. If I log out of the primary account and into the secondary one it does not appear. So it is associated with the primary account, rather than the iMac as a whole.
What causes it, and how can I get rid of it?
John Hill <[email protected]> wrote:
A red square half an inch big bearing a microphone symbol and a cross in white
has appeared at the top right corner of my iMac.
It is totally unresponsive to being clicked or dragged. If I shut down and >> reboot, it is about 30 seconds after I log in before it appears.
There is a similar microphone symbol, equally unresponsive, in the right hand
group in the menu bar.
I have two accounts on the iMac. If I log out of the primary account and into
the secondary one it does not appear. So it is associated with the primary >> account, rather than the iMac as a whole.
What causes it, and how can I get rid of it?
Something to do with dictation? It’s probably just associated with your primary account. I have never seen this myself so intrigued I did a search and came across this article which may explain things?
<https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/363545/what-is-the-small-microphone-icon-floating-on-top-of-the-screen-in-macos-and-how#375222>
On 20 Jun 2024 at 06:55:57 BST, "Alan B" <[email protected]d>
wrote:
Alan B <[email protected]d> wrote:
John Hill <[email protected]> wrote:
A red square half an inch big bearing a microphone symbol and a cross in white
has appeared at the top right corner of my iMac.
It is totally unresponsive to being clicked or dragged. If I shut down and >>>> reboot, it is about 30 seconds after I log in before it appears.
There is a similar microphone symbol, equally unresponsive, in the right hand
group in the menu bar.
I have two accounts on the iMac. If I log out of the primary account and into
the secondary one it does not appear. So it is associated with the primary >>>> account, rather than the iMac as a whole.
What causes it, and how can I get rid of it?
Something to do with dictation? It’s probably just associated with your >>> primary account. I have never seen this myself so intrigued I did a search >>> and came across this article which may explain things?
<https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/363545/what-is-the-small-microphone-icon-floating-on-top-of-the-screen-in-macos-and-how#375222>
Re-reading the article again suggests it’s about Voice Control which the >> article explains how to fix it.
It is associated with this, but Voice Control was not on.
However, if I turn it on, a white microphone symbol appears and the red one with the x against the microphone disappears. The white one toggles between Sleep and Wake Up, and can be dragged around.
When I turn Voice Control off the white one disappears but the red one reappears. In any case, I do not need or want to use Voice Control.
There must be another setting somewhere that changed itself overnight; the problem is finding it among the huge range of settings.
Alan B <[email protected]d> wrote:
John Hill <[email protected]> wrote:
A red square half an inch big bearing a microphone symbol and a cross in white
has appeared at the top right corner of my iMac.
It is totally unresponsive to being clicked or dragged. If I shut down and >>> reboot, it is about 30 seconds after I log in before it appears.
There is a similar microphone symbol, equally unresponsive, in the right hand
group in the menu bar.
I have two accounts on the iMac. If I log out of the primary account and into
the secondary one it does not appear. So it is associated with the primary >>> account, rather than the iMac as a whole.
What causes it, and how can I get rid of it?
Something to do with dictation? It’s probably just associated with your
primary account. I have never seen this myself so intrigued I did a search >> and came across this article which may explain things?
<https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/363545/what-is-the-small-microphone-icon-floating-on-top-of-the-screen-in-macos-and-how#375222>
Re-reading the article again suggests it’s about Voice Control which the article explains how to fix it.
On 20 Jun 2024 at 06:55:57 BST, "Alan B" <[email protected]d>
wrote:
Alan B <[email protected]d> wrote:
John Hill <[email protected]> wrote:
A red square half an inch big bearing a microphone symbol and a cross in white
has appeared at the top right corner of my iMac.
It is totally unresponsive to being clicked or dragged. If I shut down and >>>> reboot, it is about 30 seconds after I log in before it appears.
There is a similar microphone symbol, equally unresponsive, in the right hand
group in the menu bar.
I have two accounts on the iMac. If I log out of the primary account and into
the secondary one it does not appear. So it is associated with the primary >>>> account, rather than the iMac as a whole.
What causes it, and how can I get rid of it?
Something to do with dictation? It’s probably just associated with your >>> primary account. I have never seen this myself so intrigued I did a search >>> and came across this article which may explain things?
<https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/363545/what-is-the-small-microphone-icon-floating-on-top-of-the-screen-in-macos-and-how#375222>
Re-reading the article again suggests it’s about Voice Control which the >> article explains how to fix it.
It is associated with this, but Voice Control was not on.
However, if I turn it on, a white microphone symbol appears and the red one with the x against the microphone disappears. The white one toggles between Sleep and Wake Up, and can be dragged around.
When I turn Voice Control off the white one disappears but the red one reappears. In any case, I do not need or want to use Voice Control.
There must be another setting somewhere that changed itself overnight; the problem is finding it among the huge range of settings.
Old John
A red square half an inch big bearing a microphone symbol and a cross in white
has appeared at the top right corner of my iMac.
It is totally unresponsive to being clicked or dragged. If I shut down and reboot, it is about 30 seconds after I log in before it appears.
There is a similar microphone symbol, equally unresponsive, in the right hand group in the menu bar.
On 20 Jun 2024 at 06:40:55 BST, "John Hill" <[email protected]> wrote:
A red square half an inch big bearing a microphone symbol and a cross in white
has appeared at the top right corner of my iMac.
It is totally unresponsive to being clicked or dragged. If I shut down and >> reboot, it is about 30 seconds after I log in before it appears.
There is a similar microphone symbol, equally unresponsive, in the right hand
group in the menu bar.
The one in the menu bar essentially means that the microphone is on - that something on the Mac is listening to audio. I couldn't get rid of it.
Eventually I realised that if the Sound preferences Output & Input section is set to Input, then the preference pane is monitoring sound levels, and as far as the Mac is concerned, "listening".
A red square half an inch big bearing a microphone symbol and a cross in white
has appeared at the top right corner of my iMac.
It is totally unresponsive to being clicked or dragged. If I shut down and reboot, it is about 30 seconds after I log in before it appears.
There is a similar microphone symbol, equally unresponsive, in the right hand group in the menu bar.
I have two accounts on the iMac. If I log out of the primary account and into the secondary one it does not appear. So it is associated with the primary account, rather than the iMac as a whole.
What causes it, and how can I get rid of it?
On 20 Jun 2024 at 06:55:57 BST, "Alan B" <[email protected]d>
wrote:
Alan B <[email protected]d> wrote:
John Hill <[email protected]> wrote:
A red square half an inch big bearing a microphone symbol and a cross in white
has appeared at the top right corner of my iMac.
It is totally unresponsive to being clicked or dragged. If I shut down and >>>> reboot, it is about 30 seconds after I log in before it appears.
There is a similar microphone symbol, equally unresponsive, in the right hand
group in the menu bar.
I have two accounts on the iMac. If I log out of the primary account and into
the secondary one it does not appear. So it is associated with the primary >>>> account, rather than the iMac as a whole.
What causes it, and how can I get rid of it?
Something to do with dictation? It’s probably just associated with your >>> primary account. I have never seen this myself so intrigued I did a search >>> and came across this article which may explain things?
<https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/363545/what-is-the-small-microphone-icon-floating-on-top-of-the-screen-in-macos-and-how#375222>
Re-reading the article again suggests it’s about Voice Control which the >> article explains how to fix it.
It is associated with this, but Voice Control was not on.
However, if I turn it on, a white microphone symbol appears and the red one with the x against the microphone disappears. The white one toggles between Sleep and Wake Up, and can be dragged around.
When I turn Voice Control off the white one disappears but the red one reappears. In any case, I do not need or want to use Voice Control.
There must be another setting somewhere that changed itself overnight; the problem is finding it among the huge range of settings.
On 20/06/2024 07:47, John Hill wrote:
On 20 Jun 2024 at 06:55:57 BST, "Alan B" <[email protected]d>
wrote:
Alan B <[email protected]d> wrote:
John Hill <[email protected]> wrote:
A red square half an inch big bearing a microphone symbol and a cross in white
has appeared at the top right corner of my iMac.
It is totally unresponsive to being clicked or dragged. If I shut down and
reboot, it is about 30 seconds after I log in before it appears.
There is a similar microphone symbol, equally unresponsive, in the right hand
group in the menu bar.
I have two accounts on the iMac. If I log out of the primary account and into
the secondary one it does not appear. So it is associated with the primary
account, rather than the iMac as a whole.
What causes it, and how can I get rid of it?
Something to do with dictation? It’s probably just associated with your >>>> primary account. I have never seen this myself so intrigued I did a search >>>> and came across this article which may explain things?
<https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/363545/what-is-the-small-microphone-icon-floating-on-top-of-the-screen-in-macos-and-how#375222>
Re-reading the article again suggests it’s about Voice Control which the >>> article explains how to fix it.
It is associated with this, but Voice Control was not on.
However, if I turn it on, a white microphone symbol appears and the red one >> with the x against the microphone disappears. The white one toggles between >> Sleep and Wake Up, and can be dragged around.
When I turn Voice Control off the white one disappears but the red one
reappears. In any case, I do not need or want to use Voice Control.
There must be another setting somewhere that changed itself overnight; the >> problem is finding it among the huge range of settings.
Just trying to help you, Old John!
On the ASC forum ...
As another person has asked, do you still see the icon if you start your
iMac in Safe Boot mode?
How to do this? Use safe mode on your Mac https://support.apple.com/en-gb/116946
Please let us know.
=
Please respond there OR here! ;-)
A red square half an inch big bearing a microphone symbol and a cross in white
has appeared at the top right corner of my iMac.
It is totally unresponsive to being clicked or dragged. If I shut down and reboot, it is about 30 seconds after I log in before it appears.
There is a similar microphone symbol, equally unresponsive, in the right hand group in the menu bar.
I have two accounts on the iMac. If I log out of the primary account and into the secondary one it does not appear. So it is associated with the primary account, rather than the iMac as a whole.
What causes it, and how can I get rid of it?
On 2024-06-20, John Hill <[email protected]> wrote:
A red square half an inch big bearing a microphone symbol and a cross in white
has appeared at the top right corner of my iMac.
It is totally unresponsive to being clicked or dragged. If I shut down and >> reboot, it is about 30 seconds after I log in before it appears.
There is a similar microphone symbol, equally unresponsive, in the right hand
group in the menu bar.
I have two accounts on the iMac. If I log out of the primary account and into
the secondary one it does not appear. So it is associated with the primary >> account, rather than the iMac as a whole.
What causes it, and how can I get rid of it?
Another stab in the dark - ignore if you wish. Do you use a Logitech keyboard? If so, try pressing F9. There are various reports of your
symptom using that keyboard, e.g. on Reddit.
On 21 Jun 2024 at 10:19:53 BST, "Alan B" <[email protected]d>
wrote:
On 2024-06-20, John Hill <[email protected]> wrote:
A red square half an inch big bearing a microphone symbol and a cross in white
has appeared at the top right corner of my iMac.
It is totally unresponsive to being clicked or dragged. If I shut down and >>> reboot, it is about 30 seconds after I log in before it appears.
There is a similar microphone symbol, equally unresponsive, in the right hand
group in the menu bar.
I have two accounts on the iMac. If I log out of the primary account and into
the secondary one it does not appear. So it is associated with the primary >>> account, rather than the iMac as a whole.
What causes it, and how can I get rid of it?
Another stab in the dark - ignore if you wish. Do you use a Logitech
keyboard? If so, try pressing F9. There are various reports of your
symptom using that keyboard, e.g. on Reddit.
It is indeed a Logitech Wave, but pressing F9 brings up Music.app and starts a
track playing.
To explore further, I disconnected the keyboard and reverted to my Apple Magic
Keyboard. Nothing. So I did a Restart - nothing. it's still there.
So the keyboard is not the problem. But it was a good suggestion and well worth a try.
The offending items do not appear until the last of the other icons on the RHS
have loaded. There are only six Login Items, and the only one that is new is the CCC Dasgboard.
Would it help if I found some way of giving you access to a screenshot of the beast? Others manage it somehow…
Old John.
I now have to decide whether or not to keep on using the keyboard. Hmmm…
On 21 Jun 2024 at 11:59:01 BST, "John Hill" <[email protected]> wrote:
On 21 Jun 2024 at 10:19:53 BST, "Alan B" <[email protected]d>
wrote:
On 2024-06-20, John Hill <[email protected]> wrote:
A red square half an inch big bearing a microphone symbol and a cross in white
has appeared at the top right corner of my iMac.
It is totally unresponsive to being clicked or dragged. If I shut down and >>>> reboot, it is about 30 seconds after I log in before it appears.
There is a similar microphone symbol, equally unresponsive, in the right hand
group in the menu bar.
I have two accounts on the iMac. If I log out of the primary account and into
the secondary one it does not appear. So it is associated with the primary >>>> account, rather than the iMac as a whole.
What causes it, and how can I get rid of it?
Another stab in the dark - ignore if you wish. Do you use a Logitech
keyboard? If so, try pressing F9. There are various reports of your
symptom using that keyboard, e.g. on Reddit.
It is indeed a Logitech Wave, but pressing F9 brings up Music.app and starts a
track playing.
To explore further, I disconnected the keyboard and reverted to my Apple Magic
Keyboard. Nothing. So I did a Restart - nothing. it's still there.
So the keyboard is not the problem. But it was a good suggestion and well
worth a try.
The offending items do not appear until the last of the other icons on the RHS
have loaded. There are only six Login Items, and the only one that is new is >> the CCC Dasgboard.
Would it help if I found some way of giving you access to a screenshot of the
beast? Others manage it somehow…
Old John.
The keyboard IS the problem! Or rather, something in the Logi Options+.app. I compressed it and binned the actual app. AppCleaner obligingly binned a load of stuff in the Library with it and the red square vanished. I didn't even need to restart.
I wonder why F9 didn't work? The mute function (somebody said it was because "it" was muted) is on F10, but that's for speakers, not the microphone.
I wondeer why it did not appear at first?
I now have to decide whether or not to keep on using the keyboard. Hmmm…
Old John.
On 21 Jun 2024 at 11:59:01 BST, "John Hill" <[email protected]> wrote:
On 21 Jun 2024 at 10:19:53 BST, "Alan B" <[email protected]d>
wrote:
On 2024-06-20, John Hill <[email protected]> wrote:
A red square half an inch big bearing a microphone symbol and a cross in white
has appeared at the top right corner of my iMac.
It is totally unresponsive to being clicked or dragged. If I shut down and >>>> reboot, it is about 30 seconds after I log in before it appears.
There is a similar microphone symbol, equally unresponsive, in the right hand
group in the menu bar.
I have two accounts on the iMac. If I log out of the primary account and into
the secondary one it does not appear. So it is associated with the primary >>>> account, rather than the iMac as a whole.
What causes it, and how can I get rid of it?
Another stab in the dark - ignore if you wish. Do you use a Logitech
keyboard? If so, try pressing F9. There are various reports of your
symptom using that keyboard, e.g. on Reddit.
It is indeed a Logitech Wave, but pressing F9 brings up Music.app and starts a
track playing.
To explore further, I disconnected the keyboard and reverted to my Apple Magic
Keyboard. Nothing. So I did a Restart - nothing. it's still there.
So the keyboard is not the problem. But it was a good suggestion and well
worth a try.
The offending items do not appear until the last of the other icons on the RHS
have loaded. There are only six Login Items, and the only one that is new is >> the CCC Dasgboard.
Would it help if I found some way of giving you access to a screenshot of the
beast? Others manage it somehow…
Old John.
The keyboard IS the problem! Or rather, something in the Logi Options+.app. I compressed it and binned the actual app. AppCleaner obligingly binned a load of stuff in the Library with it and the red square vanished. I didn't even need to restart.
I wonder why F9 didn't work? The mute function (somebody said it was because "it" was muted) is on F10, but that's for speakers, not the microphone.
I wondeer why it did not appear at first?
I now have to decide whether or not to keep on using the keyboard. Hmmm…
On 21/06/2024 13:00, John Hill wrote:
On 21 Jun 2024 at 11:59:01 BST, "John Hill" <[email protected]> wrote: >>
On 21 Jun 2024 at 10:19:53 BST, "Alan B" <[email protected]d>
wrote:
On 2024-06-20, John Hill <[email protected]> wrote:
A red square half an inch big bearing a microphone symbol and a cross in white
has appeared at the top right corner of my iMac.
It is totally unresponsive to being clicked or dragged. If I shut down and
reboot, it is about 30 seconds after I log in before it appears.
There is a similar microphone symbol, equally unresponsive, in the right hand
group in the menu bar.
I have two accounts on the iMac. If I log out of the primary account and into
the secondary one it does not appear. So it is associated with the primary
account, rather than the iMac as a whole.
What causes it, and how can I get rid of it?
Another stab in the dark - ignore if you wish. Do you use a Logitech
keyboard? If so, try pressing F9. There are various reports of your
symptom using that keyboard, e.g. on Reddit.
It is indeed a Logitech Wave, but pressing F9 brings up Music.app and starts a
track playing.
To explore further, I disconnected the keyboard and reverted to my Apple Magic
Keyboard. Nothing. So I did a Restart - nothing. it's still there.
So the keyboard is not the problem. But it was a good suggestion and well >>> worth a try.
The offending items do not appear until the last of the other icons on the RHS
have loaded. There are only six Login Items, and the only one that is new is
the CCC Dasgboard.
Would it help if I found some way of giving you access to a screenshot of the
beast? Others manage it somehow…
Old John.
The keyboard IS the problem! Or rather, something in the Logi Options+.app. I
compressed it and binned the actual app. AppCleaner obligingly binned a load >> of stuff in the Library with it and the red square vanished. I didn't even >> need to restart.
I wonder why F9 didn't work? The mute function (somebody said it was because >> "it" was muted) is on F10, but that's for speakers, not the microphone.
I wondeer why it did not appear at first?
I now have to decide whether or not to keep on using the keyboard. Hmmm… >>
Old John.
Please rember to report back on the ASC forum the solution which rid you
of the problem! ;-)
Thank you.
On 20 Jun 2024 at 13:36:04 BST, "David Brooks" <[email protected]d> wrote:
On 20/06/2024 07:47, John Hill wrote:
On 20 Jun 2024 at 06:55:57 BST, "Alan B" <[email protected]d>
wrote:
Alan B <[email protected]d> wrote:
John Hill <[email protected]> wrote:
A red square half an inch big bearing a microphone symbol and a cross in white
has appeared at the top right corner of my iMac.
It is totally unresponsive to being clicked or dragged. If I shut down and
reboot, it is about 30 seconds after I log in before it appears.
There is a similar microphone symbol, equally unresponsive, in the right hand
group in the menu bar.
I have two accounts on the iMac. If I log out of the primary account and into
the secondary one it does not appear. So it is associated with the primary
account, rather than the iMac as a whole.
What causes it, and how can I get rid of it?
Something to do with dictation? It’s probably just associated with your >>>>> primary account. I have never seen this myself so intrigued I did a search
and came across this article which may explain things?
<https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/363545/what-is-the-small-microphone-icon-floating-on-top-of-the-screen-in-macos-and-how#375222>
Re-reading the article again suggests it’s about Voice Control which the >>>> article explains how to fix it.
It is associated with this, but Voice Control was not on.
However, if I turn it on, a white microphone symbol appears and the red one >>> with the x against the microphone disappears. The white one toggles between >>> Sleep and Wake Up, and can be dragged around.
When I turn Voice Control off the white one disappears but the red one
reappears. In any case, I do not need or want to use Voice Control.
There must be another setting somewhere that changed itself overnight; the >>> problem is finding it among the huge range of settings.
Just trying to help you, Old John!
On the ASC forum ...
As another person has asked, do you still see the icon if you start your
iMac in Safe Boot mode?
How to do this? Use safe mode on your Mac
https://support.apple.com/en-gb/116946
Please let us know.
=
Please respond there OR here! ;-)
No, starting in safe Safe Mode stops it. So the logical place to look is in the LogIn Items. I have replied to Luis Sequeira1 on Apple Support.
While I thank you for your efforts, may I suggest that it was rather indiscreet of you to broadcast an indication of my age to everybody and their uncles? While it is no secret, I prefer to control its release myself.
Old John.
On 21 Jun 2024 at 13:31:00 BST, "David Brooks" <[email protected]> wrote:
On 21/06/2024 13:00, John Hill wrote:
On 21 Jun 2024 at 11:59:01 BST, "John Hill" <[email protected]> wrote:
On 21 Jun 2024 at 10:19:53 BST, "Alan B" <[email protected]d>
wrote:
On 2024-06-20, John Hill <[email protected]> wrote:
A red square half an inch big bearing a microphone symbol and a cross in white
has appeared at the top right corner of my iMac.
It is totally unresponsive to being clicked or dragged. If I shut down and
reboot, it is about 30 seconds after I log in before it appears.
There is a similar microphone symbol, equally unresponsive, in the right hand
group in the menu bar.
I have two accounts on the iMac. If I log out of the primary account and into
the secondary one it does not appear. So it is associated with the primary
account, rather than the iMac as a whole.
What causes it, and how can I get rid of it?
Another stab in the dark - ignore if you wish. Do you use a Logitech >>>>> keyboard? If so, try pressing F9. There are various reports of your
symptom using that keyboard, e.g. on Reddit.
It is indeed a Logitech Wave, but pressing F9 brings up Music.app and starts a
track playing.
To explore further, I disconnected the keyboard and reverted to my Apple Magic
Keyboard. Nothing. So I did a Restart - nothing. it's still there.
So the keyboard is not the problem. But it was a good suggestion and well >>>> worth a try.
The offending items do not appear until the last of the other icons on the RHS
have loaded. There are only six Login Items, and the only one that is new is
the CCC Dasgboard.
Would it help if I found some way of giving you access to a screenshot of the
beast? Others manage it somehow…
Old John.
The keyboard IS the problem! Or rather, something in the Logi Options+.app. I
compressed it and binned the actual app. AppCleaner obligingly binned a load
of stuff in the Library with it and the red square vanished. I didn't even >>> need to restart.
I wonder why F9 didn't work? The mute function (somebody said it was because
"it" was muted) is on F10, but that's for speakers, not the microphone.
I wondeer why it did not appear at first?
I now have to decide whether or not to keep on using the keyboard. Hmmm… >>>
Old John.
Please rember to report back on the ASC forum the solution which rid you
of the problem! ;-)
Thank you.
I have already done so.
John Hill <[email protected]> wrote:
On 21 Jun 2024 at 11:59:01 BST, "John Hill" <[email protected]> wrote: >>
On 21 Jun 2024 at 10:19:53 BST, "Alan B" <[email protected]d>
wrote:
On 2024-06-20, John Hill <[email protected]> wrote:
A red square half an inch big bearing a microphone symbol and a cross in white
has appeared at the top right corner of my iMac.
It is totally unresponsive to being clicked or dragged. If I shut down and
reboot, it is about 30 seconds after I log in before it appears.
There is a similar microphone symbol, equally unresponsive, in the right hand
group in the menu bar.
I have two accounts on the iMac. If I log out of the primary account and into
the secondary one it does not appear. So it is associated with the primary
account, rather than the iMac as a whole.
What causes it, and how can I get rid of it?
Another stab in the dark - ignore if you wish. Do you use a Logitech
keyboard? If so, try pressing F9. There are various reports of your
symptom using that keyboard, e.g. on Reddit.
It is indeed a Logitech Wave, but pressing F9 brings up Music.app and starts a
track playing.
To explore further, I disconnected the keyboard and reverted to my Apple Magic
Keyboard. Nothing. So I did a Restart - nothing. it's still there.
So the keyboard is not the problem. But it was a good suggestion and well >>> worth a try.
The offending items do not appear until the last of the other icons on the RHS
have loaded. There are only six Login Items, and the only one that is new is
the CCC Dasgboard.
Would it help if I found some way of giving you access to a screenshot of the
beast? Others manage it somehow…
Old John.
The keyboard IS the problem! Or rather, something in the Logi Options+.app. I
compressed it and binned the actual app. AppCleaner obligingly binned a load >> of stuff in the Library with it and the red square vanished. I didn't even >> need to restart.
I wonder why F9 didn't work? The mute function (somebody said it was because >> "it" was muted) is on F10, but that's for speakers, not the microphone.
I wondeer why it did not appear at first?
I now have to decide whether or not to keep on using the keyboard. Hmmm…
I think the Music app is the default Mac keyboard option but the article I saw suggested the Logitech drivers changed it to toggle the icon you saw. Anyway it looks like you’re just about sorted and just need to decide which keyboard to use.
Alan B <[email protected]d> wrote:
John Hill <[email protected]> wrote:
On 21 Jun 2024 at 11:59:01 BST, "John Hill" <[email protected]> wrote:I think the Music app is the default Mac keyboard option but the article I >> saw suggested the Logitech drivers changed it to toggle the icon you saw.
On 21 Jun 2024 at 10:19:53 BST, "Alan B" <[email protected]d>
wrote:
On 2024-06-20, John Hill <[email protected]> wrote:
A red square half an inch big bearing a microphone symbol and a cross in white
has appeared at the top right corner of my iMac.
It is totally unresponsive to being clicked or dragged. If I shut down and
reboot, it is about 30 seconds after I log in before it appears.
There is a similar microphone symbol, equally unresponsive, in the right hand
group in the menu bar.
I have two accounts on the iMac. If I log out of the primary account and into
the secondary one it does not appear. So it is associated with the primary
account, rather than the iMac as a whole.
What causes it, and how can I get rid of it?
Another stab in the dark - ignore if you wish. Do you use a Logitech >>>>> keyboard? If so, try pressing F9. There are various reports of your
symptom using that keyboard, e.g. on Reddit.
It is indeed a Logitech Wave, but pressing F9 brings up Music.app and starts a
track playing.
To explore further, I disconnected the keyboard and reverted to my Apple Magic
Keyboard. Nothing. So I did a Restart - nothing. it's still there.
So the keyboard is not the problem. But it was a good suggestion and well >>>> worth a try.
The offending items do not appear until the last of the other icons on the RHS
have loaded. There are only six Login Items, and the only one that is new is
the CCC Dasgboard.
Would it help if I found some way of giving you access to a screenshot of the
beast? Others manage it somehow…
Old John.
The keyboard IS the problem! Or rather, something in the Logi Options+.app. I
compressed it and binned the actual app. AppCleaner obligingly binned a load
of stuff in the Library with it and the red square vanished. I didn't even >>> need to restart.
I wonder why F9 didn't work? The mute function (somebody said it was because
"it" was muted) is on F10, but that's for speakers, not the microphone.
I wondeer why it did not appear at first?
I now have to decide whether or not to keep on using the keyboard. Hmmm… >>
Anyway it looks like you’re just about sorted and just need to decide which
keyboard to use.
I bought the keyboard from Amazon and it was still well within the returns window. So back it has gone!
Problem solved - permanently.
Old John.
John Hill <[email protected]> wrote:
I now have to decide whether or not to keep on using the keyboard. Hmmm…
Surely the keyboard will work without the app? Maybe it won't play music when you press the Music button, but do you actually care about that?
(usual moral of the story, first try hardware without installing vendor software. If it works and does what you want, stop here. Sometimes the vendor software can be as much for their benefit as yours)
Theo
On 21/06/2024 13:27, Theo wrote:
John Hill <[email protected]> wrote:
I now have to decide whether or not to keep on using the keyboard. Hmmm… >>Surely the keyboard will work without the app? Maybe it won't play music >> when you press the Music button, but do you actually care about that?
(usual moral of the story, first try hardware without installing vendor
software. If it works and does what you want, stop here. Sometimes the >> vendor software can be as much for their benefit as yours)
Theo
Please see here:-
https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/757636
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