Doesn't work in Sonoma

[Heilemann]

What the title says ¯_(ツ)_/¯

[serban]

Hi, there. Thanks for the bug report!

I don't have any machines running macOS Sonoma at this time, so it might be a while before I can diagnose the problem and fix it.

Can you describe more specifically how it doesn't work?

1. Does the problem affect iTunes / Music.app or Spotify or both?
2. Does the menu bar icon stay the same when you play music (♫) or does it change and show blank information for the artist and track name (-)?

Thanks!

[tario-you]

1. both
2. it shows the ♫ symbol, with no dash nor artist nor track name

I also don't get a request from the app to access spotify / music.app, how do I get that request for the permission (as I cannot add a permission in [System Settings > Privacy & Security > Automation]; thanks in advance!

[serban]

Hi, @tario-you.

Sorry to hear that you are having trouble. Unfortunately, I still do not have macOS Sonoma, so I cannot confirm that this fix will work there. However, I have verified that it works in macOS Ventura. Please try the following and let me know how it goes:

1. Reset the “Transparency, Consent, and Control” permissions for Menu Bar Ticker by running this command in the terminal:

/usr/bin/tccutil reset All org.serban.MenuBarTicker

2. Launch Music.app and Menu Bar Ticker if they are not already running.

3. Wait about 10 seconds.

4. macOS should prompt you for permission with the following dialog:

“Menu Bar Ticker.app” wants access to control “Music.app”. Allowing control
will provide access to documents and data in “Music.app”, and to perform
actions within that app.

Menu Bar Ticker needs permission to read the current song.

5. Click “OK”.

If everything is set up correctly, the following entry should appear in System Settings:

System Settings › Privacy & Security › Automation › Menu Bar Ticker › Music › ✓

Let me know if this solves your problem. Thanks!

[lothar-cell]

Works for me on Sonoma.

[gingerbeardman]

Also works for me in Sonoma. 14.4