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Setup wizard: Accessibility permission check stuck on Fail regardless of toggle state #792

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Description

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Bug

During setup wizard, the macOS Permissions step shows:

  • Accessibility (Optional): Fail — never clears to Pass regardless of toggle state
  • Clicking the info icon shows stale instructions: "Open System Preferences > Security > Privacy > Accessibility" (should be Privacy & Security > Accessibility on modern macOS)
  • Toggling accessibility on/off in System Settings, removing and re-adding BlueBubbles — none clear the Fail state
  • Full Disk Access: Pass works correctly

Impact

Low — accessibility is marked Optional and the wizard can proceed past this step. Does not affect runtime.

Reproduction

  1. Fresh install (clean config.db)
  2. Open BlueBubbles, reach macOS Permissions step
  3. Grant Accessibility permission in System Settings
  4. Observe Accessibility still shows Fail

Notes

  • Reproduced on upstream v1.9.9 DMG and fork v1.11.4
  • Likely an upstream bug in the permission check logic for node-mac-permissions accessibility status
  • The "How to Fix" tooltip references the old System Preferences path

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