# 🔗 Local Network Permissions on Mac OS and iOS

- Author: @gurupanguji
- Date: 2026-10-14
- URL: https://gurupanguji.com/blog/2026/10/14/local-network-permissions-on-mac-os-and-ios/
- Categories: link, technology
- Tags: apple, macos, privacy

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> TN3179:
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> During testing, you might want to reset your program’s Local Network privilege to the undetermined state. Your options for this vary by platform.
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> On iOS, the easiest option is to delete your app.
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> Alternatively, if you don’t want to delete your app for some reason, reset the entire privacy subsystem using Settings > General > Transfer or Reset > Reset > Reset Location & Privacy.
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> On macOS, the list in System Settings > Privacy & Security > Local Network has add (+) and remove (-) buttons. To reset your program’s Local Network privilege, select it in the list and click the remove button.

*Source:* [Michael Tsai - Blog - Resetting Local Network Privacy](https://mjtsai.com/blog/2026/10/14/resetting-local-network-privacy/)

We are in the early innings of personal software and so I suspect things like this and other Settings are going to go through a wild ride of design changes until we find a new normal.