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bug(mac): unexpected alert when starting Keyman Configuration #16442
Description
Activity
The best way to address this will probably be to first check and see if the input method is running, and, if it is, send a distributed notification instead of killing and invoking the input method.
Reacted by Marc Durdin- linked a pull request that will close this issuefeat(mac): do not kill Keyman.app during config app startup 🍎 #16554
on Sep 11, 2026 Closed by #16554.
- added a commit that references this issue
on Sep 24, 2026
Describe the bug
If the Keyman input method was in use before running Keyman Configuration, the user will see this alert:
This happens because the config app kills the input method at startup so that it can run it exclusively to make an API call to check whether accessibility permission has been granted. It does this to either prepare for a new installation (which would only happen once per install) or to check whether the installation needs repairs.
The check for repairs is currently happening every time the config app is opened, but it may need to be invoked on demand instead to avoid this behavior.
Reproduce the bug
Keyman apps
Keyman version
19 alpha