What is the 'Allow Workflow App Control' pop-up for finding devices on my local network?

I have a pop-up that says allow workflow app control to find devices on your local network… What is this?



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MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 15.4

Posted on Apr 22, 2025 3:33 PM

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Apr 23, 2025 8:29 AM in response to rbtsquires


"Allow Workflow App Control" refers to a setting or permission that allows specific applications to interact with and control workflows, particularly within the Apple Automator application or the Shortcuts app.



Intro to Automator


Intro to Shortcuts on Mac - Apple Support




The current stable release of Sequoia including bug fixes, security updates is macOS 15.4.1

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