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Kevin Okemwa

Mac users say Microsoft Teams won’t stop demanding location access, and Microsoft is now blaming Apple for the undismissible pop‑ups

Microsoft Teams app and logo running on a laptop and smartphone.

If you're using Microsoft's Teams app on Apple's Mac devices, specifically those running macOS versions 14 (Sonoma), 15 (Sequoia), and 26 (Tahoe) under the hood, then there's a chance you might have encountered annoying non-dismissible location prompts asking permission to use your location for things like GPS and Wi-Fi.

Microsoft recently acknowledged the issue, attributing it to a recent macOS security update that prevents the operating system from retaining a user’s location permission settings (via Bleeping Computer). The issue seems to affect a small number of Mac users with location access enabled in Teams' settings.

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