On the Mac, allow Decky to record the screen when prompted. You can review this in System Settings, under Privacy & Security and the screen-recording controls.
Step by step
- On the Mac, allow Decky to record the screen when prompted. You can review this in System Settings, under Privacy & Security and the screen-recording controls.
- For control of Mac apps, check Decky in Privacy & Security → Accessibility. Follow any macOS instruction to quit and reopen the app after changing permissions.
- On Android, allow camera or microphone access when you use Webcam or Microphone. Review denied permissions in Android Settings → Apps → Decky Display → Permissions.
- Approve the Windows administrator prompt when Decky Setup installs Decky. It installs Decky’s display, USB and firewall parts once.
- Start Decky from your regular account, not with Run as administrator. Windows asks for nothing else to share the screen or to accept touch and keys.
- Keep the PC unlocked. Decky pauses on the lock screen and on Windows’ administrator prompts, and a device cannot drive an app that runs as administrator.
What to know
Showing a Mac desktop does not itself require the Android camera or microphone. Webcam also needs the Decky camera extension approved on the Mac.
Windows has no screen-recording or accessibility permission to grant. On Android, allow camera access when you use Webcam.
If it does not work
If a permission is enabled but the feature still fails, quit and reopen Decky, then reconnect. Include the permission screen and exact error in a support request if it persists.
If Decky says “Start Decky from your regular user account.”, quit it and start it normally. If control stops in one app, check whether that app runs as administrator.