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How to enable camera, microphone, or screen sharing access on your macOS?

Written by Imran Ahmed

If you see an error like ā€œCamera / Microphone / Screen sharing denied by OSā€, it usually means macOS hasn’t granted your browser the permissions it needs.
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This guide shows you how to check and enable the right System Settings so video calling works properly.

  1. Open macOS System Settings

  2. Go to Privacy & Security

    1. For screen sharing permissions, go to Screen & System Audio Recording.

    2. For camera permissions, go to Camera

    3. For microphone permissions, go to Microphone
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  3. Find your browser (for example, Chrome) and toggle it on to allow screen recording.

  4. When prompted, click Quit & Reopen to apply your changes.

  5. Return to Pencil Spaces and try again. If the issue continues, refer to this advanced troubleshooting guide.
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