Will sandboxing be mandatory for all Mac apps?

Hi,

I want to know, will Apple eventually obligate developers to use Sandboxing for all apps, even outside Mac App Store? As a similar happened with code signing, notarisation, hardening. Are there any plans for this?

We're working on our first app, but sandbox looks very restrictive. A user project includes links to added files from multiple folders and it will become a nightmare for users to approve endless requests for files and folders.

I checked macOS 11 Big Sur and our app still works fine without sandboxing.
Answered by DTS Engineer in 617802022

Are there any plans for this?

Apple has not announced anything along those lines. In the absence of such an announcement, all that anyone can do is speculate.

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Are there any plans for this?

Apple has not announced anything along those lines. In the absence of such an announcement, all that anyone can do is speculate.

Share and Enjoy

Quinn “The Eskimo!” @ Developer Technical Support @ Apple
let myEmail = "eskimo" + "1" + "@apple.com"
Will sandboxing be mandatory for all Mac apps?
 
 
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