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  • Blocking Dialpad automatic updates in July 2026

    In a previous post, I discussed the Dialpad app for macOS and how to block it from prompting non-admin users for admin credentials to complete a self-update. Starting in Dialpad 2606.1.1, the environment variable method of blocking self-update has been obsoleted by a new configuration profile-based approach. This is a far more standard approach to…

  • Blocking Dialpad automatic updates

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    UPDATE: See a more Mac-like approach to this problem now available. Dialpad, in their own words, an “all-in-one AI-powered customer communications platform” has a Mac app that self-updates. If it attempts to install an update and the logged-in end-user is not an admin, the app prompts for admin credentials. This frustrates end-users and help desks…