![]() I did rule out it being an iMac-specific issue after using my M1 MacBook Air with a potato-quality webcam. Then Group FaceTime crashed the iMac again with the very first call I made. Success! macOS reinstalled flawlessly and my Magic Mouse successfully paired again. The fix for this was buying a cheap wired mouse and using my USB-A to USB-C adapter to connect it and use it for reinstalling macOS. The Magic Mouse that comes with the iMac wouldn’t pair when connected over the wire. Unfortunately, the reinstall effort didn’t go well. ![]() Not completely convinced that my colleague and I were experiencing the same bug, I tried erasing and reinstalling macOS. I’m sure FaceTime is more popular than Group FaceTime, and FaceTime on an iPhone or iPad is used more than FaceTime on the Mac.īugs happen, and sometimes gremlins from beta versions of operating systems linger around for a while. ![]() I didn’t find any mentions of this bug online, but a Space Explored colleague mentioned that it happened on their M1 iMac as well. When you boot back up and log in to your profile, Messages and FaceTime both have to sign back in (prompting new sign-in notifications on the iPhone). Either way, the Mac is stuck in a loop with these requests until you force a power down. “CommCenter wants to use the ‘login’ keychain,” and so does iCloudNotificationAgent, assistantd, shared, and callservicesd. True Tone turns off and on, the beach ball persistently spins, and a series of profile password requests pop up. Then out of nowhere, the Mac freezes and the only escape hatch is holding the power button down until it shuts off. Group FaceTime works great for hours at a time – most of the time. I’m sure it’s on Apple’s radar already without my feedback, but I only realized this weekend that it’s not just me. Not to be all “there’s a nasty bug with Group FaceTime in macOS 12” here, but there’s kind of a nasty bug with Group FaceTime in macOS 12.
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