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# That time Apple made Audio Hijack way worse, but eventually made it better for everyone
- URL: https://birchtree.me/blog/that-time-apple-made-auido-hijack-way-worse-but-eventually-made-it-better-for-everyone/
- Published: 2024-12-27T23:29:02.000Z
- Updated: 2024-12-28T03:10:43.000Z
- Author: Matt Birchler
- Tags: Links, #Import 2025-03-29 19:29

Paul Kafasis: [The Developers Who Came in From the Cold](https://weblog.rogueamoeba.com/2024/12/13/the-developers-who-came-in-from-the-cold/?ref=birchtree.me)

> I’m delighted to say that we have completed our transition to ARK, and it now powers all of our audio capture apps on MacOS 14 and higher. Our glorious hassle-free future has finally arrived, and you can get started with our apps in [under a minute](https://www.instagram.com/p/C5tb5pYoCjy/?ref=birchtree.me). This major improvement will allow many more people to utilize our tools, and we want everyone to know about it.

This is a great improvement, and a fine example of balancing security with user experience. Remember this the next time a new security feature rolls out and many people get annoyed by it…just because something makes things more secure doesn’t mean it’s automatically a purely good thing. This story is perfect for showing a company overcorrecting and compromising user experience, listening to their customers and developers, and finding a better solution that delivers a secure operating system without driving their user and developers up the wall.