[MEDIUM] Fix Local Network permissions in MacOS App

[rltakashige]

Context: The MacOS app requires Local Network access (in System Settings -> Privacy & Security) in order to allow devices to discover each other.

Issue: This is configured correctly upon install of the app, where a pop-up requests Local Network access. However, upon restart, devices no longer discover each other until turning Local Network for the Exo app off and on again (with the app closed).

[DariusSasarman]

Hi! I saw your issue and I looked it up on google to see how other people dealt with it.

I found this link, which mentions a similar issue:

https://foldr.com/foldr-support/foldr-for-macos/macos-15-sequoia-local-network-privacy/

Turns out, it's an OS-level issue. Try checking your MacOS version and see if it's lower than 15.3. If so, update your OS and the issue should be solved.

[rltakashige]

Thanks for a quick response. However, we've mainly been testing on MacOS 26.2, which shouldn't have this issue. Unless it's a regression?

[Evanev7]

Yup! mDNS access - which we use for local discovery - is definitely intended to require a permission to access. We've googled it quite a bit! The issue is why we seem to lose this permission on restart. I'd ask that unless you have an actual idea of what the problem is, please don't post the first few links you find - it doesn't particularly help us move forward.