Any user who does not like Gatekeeper can turn it off on their machine in ten seconds by running this in a Terminal:

    sudo spctl —-master-disable

People will say, no, that’s too big a hammer, it’s not safe… but then, like, what do you actually want? Either you keep Gatekeeper because you like the friction it introduces, or you don’t like that friction and you should go turn it off. Pick one, you obviously can’t have both.

Of course, you as the developer can’t make this choice for your users… but isn’t that as it should be? The user decides what code is allowed to run on their machines. And the default setting is restrictive because anyone who knows what they’re doing can easily change it.

P.S. Meanwhile, on iOS there’s no way to install unsigned software at all, and on Android (starting soon) the process takes 24 hours instead of ten seconds. That is actually ridiculous because it’s taking away user choice.

My favorite is when someone discovers they haven't yet granted Zoom screensharing permission, and that they need to exit the call to re-launch the application with the permission granted.

> I'm sure that other countries also have plenty of similar services for ID and age verification

laughs in Bundesdruckerei

Try to open the file, say ok to the ‘can’t check for malware’ prompt, go to settings, security, approve running the software.

Annoying, but if you’re delivering your app to semi-technical users, not really a problem.

Notarize the application and staple the receipt to your app bundle. It won’t trigger the Gatekeeper warning.

Siri has the same effect.