Disabling the 'Turn on Reactions' prompt when camera turns on

Is it possible to disable the prompt that says '<application> has turned off Reaction effects. Click <camera icon> and select Reactions to add more impact to your gestures'?


Each time my camera turns on, it prompts me to turn Reactions back on, which I don't want to do.

Turning Reactions on doesn't seem to work either, as the popup still appears even if I have Reactions enabled.


This seems to only happen with Microsoft Teams (tested also with an online webcam), but I would expect not to be notified if it chooses to disable it.


I'm using a MacBook Pro with Sequoia 15.2, tested with Microsoft Teams 24335.204.3298.2649 and webcamtoy on Safari.



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MacBook Pro 14″, macOS 15.2

Posted on Dec 19, 2024 4:02 PM

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Posted on Jan 7, 2025 8:20 AM

Just updated the OS to Sonoma and now this is an annoying part of my day - every call I get the "turn on reactions" pop up. 😡

I don't want stuff shoved in my face - this is not how you build a happy user base.

And, by the holy teapot, allow us to TURN IT OFF!

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Mar 16, 2025 5:41 PM in response to cosmqc

It's unlikely (and disabling them certainly doesn't work for me) that this has anything to do with FaceTime notifications. The green camera menu extra isn't a FaceTime feature; Apple calls this the Video menu and it "appears in the menu bar when a video call is in progress":


Use Reactions, Presenter Overlay, and other effects when videoconferencing on Mac - Apple Support


Basically, it appears when any video device is connected to your Mac and is active in an app.


I realize this doesn't solve the problem, but maybe it'll keep folks from going down that dead end.

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Apr 15, 2025 1:36 PM in response to cosmqc

Took me a quick minute, but I might have figured this out. I use Teams. The pop-up is so annoying. I clicked the green icon in the toolbar, and disabled reactions. No joy. Pop-up still happened. I opened FaceTime. Clicked the green icon--and noticed reactions were ENABLED. I disabled them (again). Rebooted. No more pop-ups. My suggestion is to open each app you use your camera for (Teams, Zoom, FaceTime, etc.). With the app open, (make sure it's the "active" window), click the green icon in the toolbar, and disable reactions--for--each--app. THEN reboot. Worked for me anyway.

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Disabling the 'Turn on Reactions' prompt when camera turns on

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