Note: This Article Only Applies For OSX Version 10.8 And Above I.E Mountain Lion (10.8), Mavericks (10.9).

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If you’re Mac OS X user, you may have already upgraded to the latest version called Mountain Lion

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. By default this new version of OS X will only allow you to install applications downloaded from the App Store.

Whilst in theory, this is a great idea, unfortunately there are a few issues with its implementation. Specifically, the terms of the App Store licence do not appear to be compatible with the commonly used open source licensing (GPL) and the App Store will not permit privileged applications such as Tunnelblick, our preferred VPN application. All is not lost and there is a way around this, but it’s bit of a pain!

Mac Double-click the zip archive to open it and then move the Diogenes application to your Applications folder. How to close apps on new mac update. Windows Just double-click on the installer and answer the questions as prompted. Linux Follow your distribution's usual practice for installing third-party packages. An Untrusted Application?

If you download software from anywhere other than the App Store, you will probably see one of the following errors (in these examples, we are trying to install an application called Tunnelblick):

1. Application Tunnelblick can’t be opened because it is from an unidentified developer.

or

2. Application Tunnelblick is damaged and can’t be opened. You should eject the disk image or move it to trash.

This is simply because the application you’ve downloaded is not digitally signed by Apple.

Before you can install unsigned software, you have to change your security settings.

Note. Please only do this for software that you trust! Apple have taken this step to protect you the customer from rogue third party applications. We strongly recommend that you do not leave this setting off and that you only temporarily disable it to install trusted software from nice people like us!

Click on the Apple icon in the top left corner of your screen and choose System Preferences.

Next, click on Security & Privacy icon.
To edit the security settings, you must first click the padlock icon in the bottom left of the window.

You will be asked to confirm your Mac credentials, just enter them and hit Unlock.
On the following screen, you’ll see the options for Allow applications downloaded from, you need to click on the Anywhere option button, once you click that you will see a confirmation window, click on Allow From Anywhere.

That’s it! You may now install Tunnelblick or any other application that is not available through the App Store.

We strongly recommend that you set this option back to Mac App Store or Mac App Store and identified developers once you have finished installing the unsigned software. You can always change it back again later and it will prevent you, or someone else using your computer, from installing unsigned and potentially untrusted software

Unfortunately it doesn’t always go to plan!

If you have any problems or can’t get connected, please email us at [email protected]. We’ll get back to you as soon as possible and try to help.

Shortcuts on the iPhone and iPad make you more productive by performing various tasks in a few taps. Additionally, you can also add shared shortcuts from family and friends, other websites, etc. But since the source of these shortcuts is from outside the Gallery, they are called ‘untrusted.’ To get them, you have to enable shared Shortcuts on your iPhone and iPad. Let me show you how to do that.

How to Enable Allow Untrusted Shortcuts on iPhone and iPad

Before You Begin: Several shortcuts developed by the passionate iOS and iPadOS users are very helpful. However, make sure you do not install shortcuts from sketchy sites. It may cause harm like data leak, hack, unnecessary notifications, redirect to ads, etc. Unlike apps, Apple allows us to get third-party shortcuts. So make sure you use it with caution.

1. Launch the Settings app on your iPhone or iPad.
2. Scroll down and tap on Shortcuts.
3. Tap on the toggle for Allow Untrusted Shortcuts.
4. Confirm the action by tapping Allow.
5. The device will prompt for Passcode, enter your device password.

That’s it! Now you can add and run shortcuts from websites, Reddit, and elsewhere. However, in its endeavor to warn you against using untrusted sources, your device will show the “Add Untrusted Shortcut” tab in red color.

How to Fix Allow Untrusted Shortcuts is Grayed Out

If you have never used the Shortcuts app on your iPhone, you will see that the toggle for Allow Untrusted Shortcuts is grayed out – which means, you can not enable it. Thankfully, there is an easy fix for it.

1. Open the Shortcuts app and tap on My Shortcuts from the bottom left.
2. Tap on any one shortcut to run them successfully.
3. Now, open the Settings app and follow the above steps.

You will be able to turn on the option for Allow Untrusted Shortcuts without any hiccups.
If still the toggle stays grayed out, it means the shortcut did not run completely. To fix this, follow the above steps again or tap on a different shortcut.

Signing off…

Next, you may wonder where can I get helpful shortcuts? Well, we have a post for you that has a list of best Siri Shortcuts. Go ahead and download some of them that excite you the most.

Additionally, you can also get useful Siri Shortcuts from Reddit/r/shortcuts or ShortcutsGallery.com

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