Tray icon requires right-click on macOS 27 GoldenGate beta — left-click works on older macOS with same version
Describe the problem
On macOS 27 GoldenGate (beta, Darwin 27), the NetBird tray icon requires a right-click (or Ctrl+click) to open the menu. On other machines running the exact same NetBird version but on older macOS versions, the menu opens on left-click as expected.
This issue was also present on macOS 26.0.
Reinstalling NetBird does not fix the behavior.
To Reproduce
- Install NetBird 0.77.1 on macOS 26.0 or macOS 27 GoldenGate beta
- Click the tray icon with a regular left-click
- Nothing happens — menu only opens on right-click / Ctrl+click
Expected behavior
Left-clicking the tray icon should open the NetBird menu, consistent with behavior on macOS 15 and earlier.
Environment
- NetBird version: 0.77.1
- macOS: 27 GoldenGate (beta), Darwin 27.0.0, Apple Silicon (arm64)
- Also reproduced on: macOS 26.0
- Confirmed working correctly (left-click) on same NetBird version on macOS 15
Likely cause
NetBird uses the Fyne framework for its UI. Apple changed how NSStatusItem handles click events starting in macOS 26 — the tray icon's click handler behavior may no longer match Fyne's current implementation, causing the menu to only respond to secondary (right) clicks.
This may require a Fyne dependency update or a macOS 26/27-specific fix in the tray icon implementation.
Source: netbirdio/netbird