{"id":13525,"date":"2017-05-13T11:59:30","date_gmt":"2017-05-13T06:29:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/?p=13525"},"modified":"2017-05-13T11:59:30","modified_gmt":"2017-05-13T06:29:30","slug":"change-macs-volumebrightness-control-overlay-hud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/change-macs-volumebrightness-control-overlay-hud\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Change Mac\u2019s Volume\/Brightness Control Overlay HUD"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>How to Change Mac\u2019s Volume\/Brightness Control Overlay HUD &#8211;<\/strong> Over all the design changes that Apple has ever completed, the brightness\/volume control overlay has proceeded\u00a0with all the way. Apple\u2019s volume\/brightness control overlay on its devices is prominent, gets in the way of your work process and is a major diversion particularly when you\u2019re watching a movie. A fast search on StackOverflow reveals many people ranging on how to change the overlay to something minimal or even totally disable it. While there are a lot of considerable measure that change the overlay to something non-obtrusive on the iPhone.<\/p>\n[ad type=&#8221;banner&#8221;]\n<p>To change Mac\u2019s Volume\/brightness control overlay in 2 easy steps.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Disable System Integrity Protection (SIP)<\/li>\n<li>Install mySIMBL<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This method works on the latest macOS Sierra 10.12, and it should be backwards compatible all the way up to OS X macOS 10.9.<\/p>\n<h4 id=\"1-disable-system-integrity-protection-sip\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>1. Disable System Integrity Protection (SIP)<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><strong><em><u>Note<\/u><\/em><\/strong><em>: <\/em>SIP was introduced in 10.11 El Capitan, so if we running an older version of macOS, we must skip this step. Additionally, please remember that disabling SIP could possibly allow malicious software to modify system files. It is suggested\u00a0to turn on SIP as soon as you\u2019re done with this entire process.<\/p>\n<p>To disable System Integrity Protection on macOS running 10.11 El Capitan or newer<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Click on \uf8ff menu \u2014&gt; \u201c<strong>Restart<\/strong>\u2026\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13536\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1-76.png\" alt=\"How to Change Mac\u2019s Volume\/Brightness Control Overlay HUD\" width=\"855\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1-76.png 855w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1-76-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1-76-768x384.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 855px) 100vw, 855px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hold the\u00a0<strong>CMD+R<\/strong>button on your keyboard until you boot into the recovery OS. Booting into the recovery may take a little longer than your regular boot up.<\/li>\n<li>Click on \u201c<strong>Utilities<\/strong>\u201d\u00a0\u2014&gt; \u201c<strong>Terminal<\/strong>\u201d from the menu bar on the top.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13538\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/2-69.png\" alt=\"How to Change Mac\u2019s Volume\/Brightness Control Overlay HUD\" width=\"956\" height=\"626\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/2-69.png 956w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/2-69-300x196.png 300w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/2-69-768x503.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 956px) 100vw, 956px\" \/><\/p>\n[ad type=&#8221;banner&#8221;]\n<ul>\n<li>Enter the command \u201c<strong>csrutil disable; reboot<\/strong>\u201d (without the quotes).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This should disable SIP and your Mac should restart automatically.<\/p>\n<h4 id=\"2-install-mysimbl\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>2.Install mySIMBL<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/w0lfschild\/mySIMBL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mySIMBL<\/a>\u00a0is a tool that inject third-party code into applications developed for Mac. It is a one-stop place for managing SIMBL plugin-ins and tuning your Mac without getting your coding part.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Open mySIMBL, navigate to the\u00a0<strong>\u201cDiscover\u201d<\/strong>tab on the left and click on \u201c<strong>Wolf\u2019s plugins<\/strong>\u201c.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13541\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/3-62.png\" alt=\"How to Change Mac\u2019s Volume\/Brightness Control Overlay HUD\" width=\"1082\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/3-62.png 1082w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/3-62-300x110.png 300w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/3-62-768x282.png 768w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/3-62-1024x377.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1082px) 100vw, 1082px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Navigate to \u201c<strong>cleanHUD<\/strong>\u201d \u2014&gt; \u201c<strong>Install<\/strong>\u201c.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13547\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/6-47.png\" alt=\"How to Change Mac\u2019s Volume\/Brightness Control Overlay HUD\" width=\"880\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/6-47.png 880w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/6-47-300x191.png 300w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/6-47-768x489.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 880px) 100vw, 880px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Once you\u2019ve installed the cleanHUD plugin for mySIMBL, just\u00a0<strong>restart your Mac<\/strong>. After the boot-up, try pressing the volume\/brightness keys on your Mac\u2019s keyboard and minimalistic control overlay centered on the menu bar on the top. It doesn\u2019t get in the middle of your way while you\u2019re working on something and appears lots high-quality than Apple\u2019s default implementation.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13545\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/5-54.png\" alt=\"How to Change Mac\u2019s Volume\/Brightness Control Overlay HUD\" width=\"1110\" height=\"456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/5-54.png 1110w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/5-54-300x123.png 300w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/5-54-768x316.png 768w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/5-54-1024x421.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>CleanHUD works fine, but it has its own share of issues. For example, <strong>you are<\/strong> <strong>not able to get it to work on full-screen apps<\/strong>. It also randomly makes a decision not to show up the brightness\/volume bar sometimes. Fortunately, you can always change the volume\/brightness\u00a0regardless of whether it displays the control overlay HUD or not.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h4 id=\"how-to-revert-to-apples-default-volume-brightness-volume-overlay\"><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>How to revert to Apple\u2019s default volume\/brightness volume overlay?<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Open mySIMBL and navigate to\u00a0<strong>\u201cDiscover\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0tab on the left. Click on \u201c<strong>Wolf\u2019s plugins<\/strong>\u201d \u2014&gt; \u201c<strong>cleanHUD<\/strong>\u201d \u2014&gt; \u201c<strong>Remove<\/strong>\u201c. Restart your Mac.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13547\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/6-47.png\" alt=\"How to Change Mac\u2019s Volume\/Brightness Control Overlay HUD\" width=\"880\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/6-47.png 880w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/6-47-300x191.png 300w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/6-47-768x489.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 880px) 100vw, 880px\" \/><\/p>\n[ad type=&#8221;banner&#8221;]\n<h4 id=\"how-to-re-enable-system-integration-protection\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>How to re-enable System Integration Protection?<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Follow the procedures from\u00a0<strong>Step 1<\/strong>, but just change the command to\u00a0\u201c<strong>csrutil enable; reboot<\/strong>\u201d (without the quotes).<\/p>\n<h4 id=\"my-mac-defaults-to-apples-control-overlay-after-every-reboot\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>My Mac defaults to Apple\u2019s control overlay\u00a0after every Reboot<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Open mySIMBL, click on \u201c<strong>Preferences<\/strong>\u201d and ensure that \u201c<strong>Run helper at login<\/strong>\u201d box is checked. If you still see Apple\u2019s default control overlay every time, it doesn\u2019t work with your Mac. Your best would file an error report with the developer.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13549\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/7-41.png\" alt=\"How to Change Mac\u2019s Volume\/Brightness Control Overlay HUD\" width=\"772\" height=\"568\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/7-41.png 772w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/7-41-300x221.png 300w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/7-41-768x565.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 772px) 100vw, 772px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 id=\"how-to-uninstall-mysimbl-completely\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>How to uninstall mySIMBL completely?<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Open mySIMBL and navigate to\u00a0<strong>\u201cSIMBL\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014&gt; \u201c<strong>Uninstall SIMBL<\/strong>\u201c.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13552 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/8-29.png\" alt=\"How to Change Mac\u2019s Volume\/Brightness Control Overlay HUD\" width=\"496\" height=\"618\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/8-29.png 496w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/8-29-241x300.png 241w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 496px) 100vw, 496px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to Change Mac\u2019s Volume\/Brightness Control Overlay HUD &#8211; 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