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AKB2000014 Ongoing List of Apple Operating System Updates
Published July 29, 2021 rev 1.62
This is a regularly updated list of Apple operating system updates (grouped by device), along with guidance in determining when it is recommended to install each update. Instructions on updating each device are also included.
For users with multiple Apple devices (such as a Mac, iPhone, and iPad, etc.), I recommend waiting to install annual major operating system upgrades after Apple has released the major operating system upgrades for each device type. Occasionally, Apple will make major changes to how app data syncs across devices over iCloud, and waiting to upgrade devices after the major operating system upgrades have been released for each device type provides for the smoothest upgrade experience.
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macOSmacOS (formerly Mac OS X and OS X) is the operating system that powers Mac computers. Mac OS X Cheetah-OS X Lion installs operating system updates through Software Update in System Preferences. OS X Mountain Lion-macOS High Sierra installs operating system updates through the Mac App Store. macOS Mojave-Present has moved operating system update installs back through Software Update in System Preferences. Instructions for installing macOS updates can be found here.
Major operating system upgrades for all future macOS releases are delivered through an installer downloaded from the Mac App Store (prior to OS X Lion, operating system upgrades were delivered through a DVD). Mac OS X Cheetah-OS X Mountain Lion named major operating system releases after large cats. OS X Mavericks to the present version of macOS are named after California locations. Major versions are released once a year.
General recommendations for installing macOS upgrades:
- When a major operating system upgrade is released (such as macOS Catalina 10.15 in October), it is generally recommended to wait and install the upgrade after its first minor update is released (in this case, 10.15.1).
- When a minor update to a major operating system version is released (for Catalina, that would be 10.15.1, 10.15.2, 10.15.3, etc.), it is generally recommended to wait a few days after the update has been released before installing it to ensure no major issues have been noted. I generally install such updates on the Friday after release to give myself the weekend to further test and ensure my Mac is working as should from the update before the following week.
- When an update marked Supplemental Update or Security Update is released, it is generally safe to install these shortly after the update is released, although I generally follow the same schedule and install such updates on the Friday after release. Some Security Updates are folded into minor updates instead of being released as separate updates.
Current Version: macOS Big Sur 11.5.1, July 26, 2021 Security content of Big Sur 11.5.1 Information on MacRumors and 9TO5Mac and AppleInsider.
Previous Version: macOS Big Sur 11.5, July 21, 2021 Security content of Big Sur 11.5 Information on MacRumors and 9TO5Mac and AppleInsider.
Current Version: macOS Catalina 10.15.7 Security Update 2021-004, July 21, 2021.
Previous Version: macOS Catalina 10.15.7 Security Update 2021-003, May 24, 2021.Instructions for preparing to upgrade to macOS Catalina is available here.
Current version: macOS Mojave 10.14.6 Security Update 2021-005 issued July 21, 2021.
Previous version: macOS Mojave 10.14.6 Security Update 2021-004 issued May 24, 2021.Instructions for upgrading to macOS Mojave for users on High Sierra or earlier is available here.
Previous Versions: macOS High Sierra 10.13.6 Security Update 2020-006 issued Nov. 12, 2020 INSTALL.
Previous Versions: macOS Sierra 10.12.6 Security Update INSTALL
A list of older previous versions of Mac OS X, OS X, and macOS is available here.
Occasionally, certain Macs will also require a firmware update. These updates are usually included in a minor update or a Supplemental update. While firmware updates are generally safe to install (and Macs generally need the firmware update to resolve an issue), occasionally a firmware update can cause issues, so it is recommended to read up on firmware updates before installing them to ensure it is safe to proceed. This article provides general instructions concerning Mac firmware updates. The most common firmware updates have been SMC firmware updates.
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iOSiOS (formerly iPhone OS until iOS 4) is the operating system that powers iPhones, iPod Touches, and iPads (up until iOS 12. iOS 13 offers a variant for iPads known as iPadOS). Updates can either be installed wirelessly using Software Update in Settings (iOS 5 or later), or through iTunes (in macOS Catalina, iTunes iOS device management is being replaced by device management through the Finder that will mirror the functionality of iTunes). Instructions for installing iOS updates are available here. Major versions are released once a year with successive version numbers.
General recommendations for installing iOS updates:
- When a major operating system upgrade is released (such as iOS 13), it is generally recommended to wait and install the update after its first minor update is released (in most cases, that would be a 0.1 update such as iOS 13.0.1, but it seems for iOS 13, Apple is folding such updates into iOS 13.1).
- When a minor bug fix update is released (such as iOS 12.4.1), it is generally safe to install these shortly after the update is released, although I generally wait and install such updates on the Friday after release to give myself the weekend to further test and ensure my iOS devices are working as should from the update before the following week.
- When a minor feature update is released (such as iOS 12.4 or iOS 13.1), it is generally safe to install these shortly after the update is released, although I generally wait and install such updates on the Friday after release to give myself the weekend to further test and ensure my iOS devices are working as should from the update before the following week. I have occasionally encountered an issue with minor feature updates causing an issue I would need to self-resolve or need resolved in a successive minor bug fix update.
Current Latest Version: iOS 14.7.1, July 26, 2021 Security content of iOS 14.7.1.
Information on AppleInsider, 9TO5Mac, and MacRumors.Previous Latest Version: iOS 14.7, July 19, 2021 Information on AppleInsider and 9TO5Mac, 9TO5Mac, MacRumors, MacRumors.
iOS 13 Device Compatibility is available here.
iOS 12.5.3, May 3, 2021.
More details on iOS 12.4.3 for iPhone 5iOS 12 Device Compatibility is available here.
Special Updates to Previous Versions:
iOS 10.3.4 INSTALL
iOS 9.3.6 INSTALL
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iPadOSBeginning with iOS 13, Apple has released a variant for iPads known as iPadOS. Updates can either be installed wirelessly using Software Update in Settings, or through iTunes (in macOS Catalina, iTunes iOS device management is being replaced by device management through the Finder that will mirror the functionality of iTunes). Instructions for installing iPadOS updates are available here. Major versions are released once a year with successive version numbers.
General recommendations for installing iPadOS updates:
- When a major operating system upgrade is released (such as iPadOS 13), it is generally recommended to wait and install the update after its first minor update is released (in most cases, that would be a 0.1 update such as iPadOS 13.0.1, but we are not sure how Apple is going to handle the first minor update to iPadOS 13 yet).
- When a minor bug fix update is released (such as iPadOS 13.0.1, if released), it is generally safe to install these shortly after the update is released, although I generally wait and install such updates on the Friday after release to give myself the weekend to further test and ensure my iPad is working as should from the update before the following week.
- When a minor feature update is released (such as iPadOS 13.1, if released), it is generally safe to install these shortly after the update is released, although I generally wait and install such updates on the Friday after release to give myself the weekend to further test and ensure my iPad is working as should from the update before the following week. I have occasionally encountered an issue with minor feature updates causing an issue I would need to self-resolve or have need resolved in a successive minor bug fix update.
Current Latest Version: iPadOS 14.7.1, July 26, 2021 Information on AppleInsider, 9TO5Mac, and MacRumors.
Current Latest Version: iPadOS 14.7, July 21, 2021 Information on AppleInsider, 9TO5Mac, and MacRumors.
iPadOS 13 Device Compatibility is available here.
Previous Versions (still on previous iOS branding): iOS 12.5.3, May 3, 2021
iOS 12 Device Compatibility is available here.
Special Updates to Previous Versions:
iOS 10.3.4 INSTALL
iOS 9.3.6 INSTALL
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watchOSwatchOS is the operating system that powers Apple Watches. Updates can either be installed through the Watch app on a paired iPhone or wirelessly using Software Update in Settings (future updates installed after installing watchOS 6 or later). Instructions for installing watchOS updates are available here. Major versions are released once a year with successive version numbers.
General recommendations for installing iOS updates:
- When a major operating system upgrade is released (such as watchOS 6), it is generally recommended to wait and install the update after its first minor update is released (such as watchOS 6.0.1).
- When a minor bug fix update is released (such as watchOS 6.0.1), it is generally safe to install these shortly after the update is released, although I generally wait and install such updates on the Friday after release to give myself the weekend to further test and ensure my Apple Watch working as should from the update before the following week.
- When a minor feature update is released (such as watchOS 6.1), it is generally safe to install these shortly after the update is released, although I generally wait and install such updates on the Friday after release to give myself the weekend to further test and ensure my Apple Watch working as should from the update before the following week.
Current Latest Version: watchOS 7.6.1, July 29, 2021 Information on AppleInsider, 9TO5Mac, and MacRumors.
watchOS 5.3.9 is available for Series 4 connected to older iOS devices not receiving iOS 13 INSTALL.
Previous Versions: 6.2.9 (Apple Watch Series 1 and Series 2) INSTALL
watchOS 5 (and later) isn’t compatible with first generation Apple Watch.
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tvOStvOS is the operating system that powers the fourth-generation Apple TV (Apple TV HD) and later (previous Apple TV models used custom Apple TV software based on a variant of iOS). Updates can be installed wirelessly using Software Update in Settings. Instructions for installing tvOS updates are available here. Major versions are released once a year with successive version numbers.
General recommendations for installing tvOS updates:
- When a major operating system upgrade is released (such as tvOS 13), it is generally safe to install these shortly after release (as fewer issues tend to occur with Apple TV compared to other Apple devices). I generally install these on the Sunday after their release since I am generally watching some content on Apple TV over the weekend, and I initiate the update when I am finished watching content on Apple TV.
- When a minor bug fix update is released (such as tvOS 13.0.1), it is generally safe to install these shortly after release. I generally install these on the Sunday after their release since I am generally watching some content on Apple TV over the weekend, and I initiate the update when I am finished watching content on Apple TV.
- When a minor feature update is released (such as tvOS 13.1), it is generally safe to install these shortly after release. I generally install these on the Sunday after their release since I am generally watching some content on Apple TV over the weekend, and I initiate the update when I am finished watching content on Apple TV.
Current Latest Version: tvOS 14.7 July 19, 2021. Information on MacRumors and AppleInsider.
Previous Version: tvOS 14.6 May 24, 2021. Information on 9TO5Mac.
Occasionally, the Siri remote on the fourth-generation Apple TV (Apple TV HD) or later will require a firmware update. These are generally handled automatically after tvOS updates, although occasionally it is recommended to check for these firmware updates manually. These instructions explain how to manually update the Siri remote firmware. Siri remote firmware updates are safe install shortly after release (and it is generally recommended they are installed shortly after release).
Special Updates to Previous Versions:
Apple TV Software 7.6.1 (for third generation Apple TV) INSTALL
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AirPods
The firmware on AirPods should update automatically, especially after iOS updates. However, occasionally it is recommended to check for these firmware updates manually. These instructions explain how to manually check AirPods firmware. AirPod firmware updates are safe install shortly after release (and it is generally recommended they are installed shortly after release).Current Latest Firmware Version: AirPods 2nd-gen and AirPods Pro revision 3E751 Auto install April 28, 2021, (See AppleInsider)
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HomePod
The software on the HomePod should update automatically. However, occasionally it is recommended to install these software updates manually. These instructions explain how to manually update the software on the HomePod. HomePod software updates are likely safe to install shortly after release (as fewer issues tend to occur with the HomePod compared to other Apple devices).Current Latest Version: HomePod Software v14.7 July 19, 2021. Information on MacRumors.
Previous Version: HomePod Software v14.4 INSTALL. More on AppleInsider.
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AirPort
AirPort wireless routers have been discontinued by Apple. However, occasionally there has been a firmware update released for AirPort wireless routers. These firmware updates are generally installed automatically. However, here are the the instructions explaining how to manually update the firmware on AirPort wireless routers. Firmware updates should be installed shortly after release to improve the security and reliability of AirPort wireless routers.Due to the fact that Apple has discontinued AirPort wireless routers, users should slowly begin transitioning to another brand wireless router for security updates. I have personally had good experience with Cisco Small Business routers, and I have had excellent wireless performance with Cambium Networks business routers and wireless access points. I have also had decent wireless performance with Asus wireless routers.
The latest firmware available for AirPort Extreme AC models is:
7.9.1 INSTALL
The latest firmware available for AirPort Express N models is:
7.8 INSTALL
A list of the latest firmware for older AirPort models is available here.
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Security Updates
Apple occasionally releases security updates for its various devices. These are generally included in major operating system upgrades or minor operating system updates. A list of all recent Apple security updates is available here.19 users thanked author for this post.
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NOTE: both iOS 9.3.6 and 10.3.4 GPS Fix for older tech
Apple recommends all users with eligible devices install the new updates. Apple devices won’t be affected until November 3, 2019, so there should be plenty of time for users with affected iPhones and iPads to install the new software.
quote from
https://www.macrumors.com/2019/07/22/apple-releases-gps-bug-fix-older-iphones-ipads/and from the horses mouth: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210239
My interpretation of this is that it needs to be done prior to November 3rd 2019 otherwise the GPS function will not work as intended thereafter.
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I just updated a friend’s iPhone5 to 10.3.4 and it’s all good. Glad we have Apple on the AW forum. It’s going to help lots of folks.
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Let’s give Credit where Credit is due.
If you will notice at the top, the credit goes to Nathan Parker for this Thread. It’s his knowledge that he put together for this very informative piece.I simply did the posting.
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Yep. I often let Nathan know how valuable his input and research/knowledge is for us with Apple devices and such. We are very lucky to have Mr. Parker aboard.
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Yes, I’m afraid I missed that. So now I must make it even clearer that Nathan is behind this. He has been great help from his first coming to Woody’s as go-to Apple expert in residence, always quick to answer questions and give useful advice concerning the problems I and others may be having with the use of our Macs, iPhones, iPads, etc. As well as being a bringer of timely and useful information on new developments and changes concerning Apple products, both software and hardware. Doing all that while in the middle of his higher-degree studies and being active making informative videos. For that and for your ever gentle and unassuming manner: Thank you, Nathan!
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Here’s a big thanks to Nathan Parker!
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I would DEFINITELY suggest waiting to update to ipadOS 13.1 – first time I’ve ever really had issues with an iOS update happened last night. My Air2 now won’t connect to wifi and isn’t recognizable by itunes. (Itunes 12.6.5.3, so ymmv.) Limited # of apps tested; most of them crash soon after startup.
I didn’t do a backup before I did it, since I had been lulled into a false sense of security. Last backup was about 2 weeks ago.
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*Edit to say I just saw where you’re having trouble connecting to WiFi and further say that iTunes won’t even recognize your device, ouch! Sounds like a jumbled mess. So the suggestion below seems a moot point unless someone can come through with better advice. Good luck!
Maybe this will help. You should be able to restore your iPad Air2 back to 12.4.1. from 13.1. through iTunes using a PC or Mac. Of course it would be ideal to have a recent backup prior to the upgrade but at least you will have a reliable and stable iOS. You can wait for a new update that fixes this mess, but considering all the flaws popping up that could take awhile. Here’s a link with downgrade info.
https://wccftech.com/how-to/downgrade-ipados-to-ios-12/Win7 Home x64 MacOS Chromebook
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Released iOS /iPadOS 13.1.1 to fix battery drain, Siri, iPhone restores.
iOS 13.1.1 includes bug fixes and improvements for your iPhone. This update:
Fixes issues that could prevent iPhone restoring from backup
Addresses an issue that could cause battery to drain more quickly
Fixes an issue that could impact recognition of Siri requests on iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max
Resolves a problem where Safari search suggestions may re-enable after turning them off
Addresses an issue that could cause Reminders to sync slowly
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Maybe somebody could start a new topic for the latest Apple iOS, iPadOS updates after a download/install. I’m sticking with 12.4.1 until an update comes along that’s more solid. Sometimes it takes a few additional minor fixes until they get it right.
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Maybe somebody could start a new topic for the latest Apple iOS, iPadOS updates after a download/install. I’m sticking with 12.4.1 until an update comes along that’s more solid. Sometimes it takes a few additional minor fixes until they get it right.
12.4.2 has been released in parallel with 13.1.1. I’ve installed 12.4.2 on my iPhone 6 with no visible issues.
I’ve also not seen any issues so far on my iPhone 8 with 13.1.1.
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The AKB will get updated when I get the time. There are updates for older iOS and MacOS that need to be added. Nathan has sent me some of the information to add (when I get a round tuit).
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I knew there was a 12.4.2 for iPhone 6 and others who were using an older device that were dropped by 13. I have an 8Plus but will wait a bit longer. Good to know your 8 is problem free so far! Let us know if there’s anything buggy or even if a few days from now it’s still doing good. Thanks!
Today my iPhone 6 (that I updated to 12.4.2) had a wonky Bluetooth issue with my car.
It initially connected okay, but when I turned on the audio in the car to play the music that I had ready to go on the phone, there was no sound. I checked the volume level. I checked the phone, which showed that the music was playing. Pausing and resuming the playback did nothing. I turned off the Bluetooth on the phone and turned it back. The phone and car now would not connect.
For the return trip, I followed the normal procedures. The connection took place normally and the music played through the car’s speakers normally.
I don’t know if the issue had anything to do with 12.4.2. I don’t even know whether the issue was the fault of the phone or of the car.
I’m taking the iPhone 6 out of service very soon anyway. The iPhone 8 (on 13.1.1) is replacing it. I’ve got it almost ready to go.
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I made four trips today (going to two different places, returning home between) and did not have any problems on any trip with my iPhone 6 running 12.4.2 with either Bluetooth connectivity or with car audio playing music from the phone.
I’ve upgraded my iPhone 8 to 13.1.2 with no apparent issues yet. I haven’t used the Bluetooth on the 8 yet because the SIM card is still in the 6, so the 8 stays home when I go places.
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AKB2000014: Ongoing List of Apple Operating System Updates has been updated Saturday, September 28, 2019 to reflect the recent updates issued by Apple.
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Dev/Public beta of iOS 13.1.2 released.
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why do you recommend install for 13.1.1 and do you think these problems are iPhone model specific? I have a 6S
Just installed iOS 13.1.2 on my iPhone Max, Installed WatchOS 6.0.1 on my Apple Watch 5 and starting installation of iPadOS 3.1.2 (3.06GB) on my iPad 10.5 Pro.
I am a beta user too.Contrary to Windows 10 updates where I wait 30 days (security updates) and 6 months (feature update) I install Apple’s security and bug fixes the minute they are out. Never in ~8+ years have I came across a sever problem/bug.
I think the the 6s hardware is too old for the new iOS 13.
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According to this Ars Technica article:
iOS 13 on the iPhone 6S and SE: New software runs fine on a phone that’s still fast
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AKB2000014: Ongoing List of Apple Operating System Updates has been updated Wednesday, October 2, 2019 to reflect the recent updates issued by Apple.
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macOS Catalina final.
macOS Catalina now available, here are the top 7 new Mac features
https://9to5mac.com/2019/10/07/macos-catalina-available-top-new-mac-features/
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Just a note from an iOS/macOS technician (worked at an aasp until fall 2017…)
new iOS version (11.x.x 12.x.x 13.x.x) wait a month. if you’re on 12.4.1 and your iPhone wants to go to 13.anything, wait a month.
major iOS revision (12.3.x going to 12.4.x) wait two weeks.
minor iOS revision (12.4.1 going to 12.4.2) wait a week.
let the other folks be on the bleeding edge. almost all the time, if there is an issue, Apple will address is pretty fast. but older devices might have issues with the latest updates, give Apple a chance to fix it before you install. staying within the last major version is a super good idea if your iPhone can handle it.
for macOS, wait a week or two after the security update for your version of macOS pops up. don’t just hit the “update” button, read what got fixed and maybe even go to macrumors.com and see what if anything got broken with the update. if you’re an Adobe Creative Cloud or other big expensive software user, you know where to go to verify these updates won’t break your shiny.
for versions of macOS, everyone should decide for themselves when to migrate. wait at least 2 months after release, in my opinion. unless you know and have practiced how to use disk utility or carbon copy cloner to make a bootable image of your Mac on an external drive, you have no business playing canary in the coal mine. newer Mac laptops are ssd-soldered-down and lack the data recovery port on the logic board that the 2015 laptops showed up with. so if your mac goes belly up the only solutions may be “erase and fresh install” or “replace the logic board” both of which blows away your data. iMacs are mostly showing up with Fusion Drive so if those hiccup it’s “erase everything and rebuild from scratch – you have a current time machine backup don’t you?”
when the new versions of the os come out, pay attention to stuff like “file system is now apfs not hfs+” and “time machine backups will be converted to the new format which may make the backup disk unreadable to older OS”. that tsunami washed ashore with 10.14 and if people dedicate a backup disk to one machine, not a problem. but for those of us with 16tb drobo raids for time machine and 7 macs, these details matter. get a usb-c/thunderbolt3 disk and be happy with speedy new disk.
just my .02.
in conclusion, my day job is keeping Microsoft desktops and servers alive. and every single computer I own is either Apple or has Linux on it. I would rather experience an Apple update/version problem than ANY of the last two years of Microsoft screwups.
Hey look! Another Feature Update!
You mean I shouldn't click Check for Updates?
Where is the Any key?
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I’m surprised that this Knowledge Base column isn’t covering the iOS 13 problems instead of so quickly recommending “Install”.
What iOS 13 problems ?
I run beta versions of iOS (and now iPadOS) for years… never have I encountered any crashes, apps not launching, iOS not booting…
Now on iOS/iPadOS 13.2 beta 3 (iPhone XS Max, iPad 10.5 Pro.)
Staying on iOS 12 you lose security updates, lot of new features, you can’t update Apple Watch to WatchOS 6, you can’t connect to Apple Arcade,…
Make a double backup to iCloud and local PC and upgrade to 13.1.3
Better still, join the Beta group.
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HomePod 13.2 released
HomePod 13.2 has been pulled as the update bricked some HomePods which are being replaced at Apple Stores.
macOS Catalina 10.15.1 released
WathcOS 6.1 released (for Apple Watch 1 & 2 as well).
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See the AKB above. Updated today.
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iOS 13.2.2 released
iOS 13.2.2 includes bug fixes and improvements for your iPhone. This update:
Fixes an issue that could cause apps to quit unexpectedly when running in the background
Resolves an issue where iPhone may temporarily lose mobile signal after a call
Addresses an issue where mobile data may temporarily not be available
Fixes an issue that caused replies to S/MIME encrypted email messages between Exchange accounts to be unreadable
Addresses an issue where using Kerberos single sign-on service in Safari may present an authentication prompt
Resolves an issue where charging may be interrupted on YubiKey Lightning-powered accessories
https://www.macrumors.com/2019/11/07/apple-releases-ios-13-2-2/
iPadOS 13.2.2 released as well.
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For those of you with MacOS, some information:
I have installed MacOS 10.15 on my 2012 iMac and 10.15.1 on my old 2012 13″ MacBook Pro (yes, the one that still had the slot DVD drive), both upgraded from Mojave. Both seem to be running normally on Catalina. Note that I do not use the built in apps like Safari, Mail, Pages, Numbers, Keynote, etc with any frequency, so they have not been tested.32-bit Apps are no longer allowed. I had to uninstall Office 2011 and iWorks from the older MacBook Pro (even I had the latest Pages, Numbers, and Keynote installed) and some third-party apps from both machines. My old version of InSSIDer (Free) no longer worked.
The change in SMB1 required some finagling to get my NAS drives reconnected. Change from:
smb://<servername>/<sharename>
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smb://<servername>._smb._tcp.local/<sharename>Quite a few of my third-party apps had to be upgraded to a later version: TrendMicro AV, my file sync software, Parallels Desktop, Paragon NTFS for Mac, Adobe Reader, Calibre, Kindle app among them.
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I updated from 13.2 to 13.2.2 a week ago (November 7) and I haven’t noticed any problems.
I use the iOS Mail app for three Gmail accounts (all of which I set up as Other so that I could manually configure exactly as I wanted), but my iPhone 8 is a secondary device for email. My PC is the primary device so I don’t leave mail on the account. I delete it or move it to the hard drive of my PC. So I never use Search in the Mail app.
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“Apple iOS 13.2.2 has landed and it’s both an essential upgrade and a negligent mess. Apple’s sixth rapid-fire update since September addresses the appalling performance problems introduced by iOS 13.2 but introduces new ones and ignores major ongoing issues.”
https://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2019/11/08/apple-ios-1322-release-should-you-upgrade-iphone-update/Above excerpt from Gordon Kelly with Forbes – last update to his report was Nov 8. Any thoughts as to his findings on the latest iOS 13.2.2 update? I’m running on 12.4.1 and there are no major issues on my iPhone or iPad with this iOS 12 update. I really would like to wait and see what iOS 13.3 has to offer in the way of stability. I understand it’s out in Beta now and planned for release in December.
Willygirl….I also follow Gordon Kelly as I do Woody. Woody never recommends installing new updates when they first come out. The sky won’t fall if you wait. I subscribe to this same philosophy for iOS updates. Until Gordon gives the OK, I’m not updating to iOS 13….iOS 12 works just fine for me. I can live without dark mode. While people have installed 13 without problems, there are definitely problems out there. I’m not willing to play Russian roulette with my iPhone.
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iOS/iPasOS 13.3 beta 2 released
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iOS 13.3 and iPadOS 13.3 beta 3
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Final iOS 13.3, watchOS 6.1.1, and tvOS 13.3 and Catalina 10.15.2
Catalina :
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT210642
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT201222
HomePod OS 13.3
Improves the ability of HomePod to recognize the voice profile of family members
Allows individual family members to enable/disable personal requests
Fixes an issue that could prevent music playback from resuming on a stereo pair after a phone calliOS 12.4.4 has been released for older iPhones with security and performance improvements. It is available for iPhone 5S, iPhone 6, iPad Air, iPad Mini 2/3, and iPod touch 6th-gen.
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There’s a new Safari update 13.0.4 for Mojave and High Sierra which I’ve installed successfully on each OS.
Also Security Update 2019-002 for Mojave and 2019-007 for High Sierra both installed successfully.
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DrBonzo: A few days ago, I got a security updates for Safari (same one as you did) and for Mojave. The latter, strangely enough, had the same number as the current version of Mojave: 10.14.6…
That made me suspicious, so I clicked in the little link in the popup with the update numbers, and it said there that it was a security update for Mojave 10.14.6 . So I shouted Geronimo! and clicked on “Update”. That happened (with the usual black screen, white apple, white loading line that sometimes moves backwards, etc. Eventually, it finished doing that and nothing bad has happened since then. So far. That I have noticed.
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iOS 13.3.1 beta 2, iPadOS 13.3.1 beta 2, macOS Catalina 10.15.3 beta 2, watchOS 6.1.2 beta 2, and tvOS 13.3.1 beta 2
Xcode 11.3.1
So iOS 13.3.1 beta 2 does have a new toggle to disable Ultra Wideband.
So iOS 13.3.1 beta 2 does have a new toggle to disable Ultra Wideband. pic.twitter.com/Tswt7V5GMV
— Brandon Butch (@BrandonButch) January 17, 2020
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AKB2000014 has been updated February 3, 2020.
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Dev Beta 2 : iOS 13.4, macOS 10.15.4, watchOS 6.2, and tvOS 13.4
Public beta 2 out.
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I just installed 2020-003 and one Safari update. I do not use Safari, but prefer to keep it up to date all the same. The Mac is still alive and maybe even well. Thanks, PK.
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bassmanzam: I have had a Mac now for about three years and, in this time, have moved from the Mac Operating System (*) major release the Mac came with: “Sierra”, to “Mojave” (skipping the intermediate “High Sierra.”)
So, since I bought the Mac, in mid-2017, I have installed one new operating system (“Mojave”) and also several (something like 10, or an average of just over 3 a year) point releases and security patches. For a while there was a problem with one update to “High Sierra” in a government computer that I have to use for work, but have experienced none in my own Mac, updating its software as outlined above.
As to Safari: there are very occasional security updates and also what I would call “improvement” ones (to fix bugs, add new features, that sort of thing), but nothing that happens regularly, unlike what is the case with Internet Explorer.
Generally speaking, for me updating (so far) has been a very low-key and infrequent event, unlike with Windows. I hear that “Catalina”, still the latest major Operating System release, is creating some more trouble for users than those previous versions of macOS I have mentioned. I believe that it has to do with “Catalina” being a major overhaul of macOS. I hope that things will settle down after some more months have gone by. Then I might move from “Mojave” to “Catalina.”
I close by saying that it is a good idea to follow what PKCano and Nathan Parker post in “Forums/Non-Windows Operating Systems/macOs” and “…/iOs” section of “AskWoody” about patches, updates and related news of interest to users.
(*) Or macOS that, until a few years ago, was called OS X.
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I’m not OscarCP but here’s how it generally works. A new version of macOS comes out every Fall, usually around September, October, maybe even November. There are usually 3 versions of macOS that are supported at any given time. Right now those 3 versions from oldest to newest are High Sierra, Mojave, and Catalina. This coming Fall, a new version of macOS will come out, and High Sierra will get bumped off the list of supported macOS versions, leaving Mojave, Catalina, and New Version as the 3 supported versions (from oldest to newest). Following the pattern means that Mojave support will end in the Fall of 2021.
There may be some finer points to this but that’s basically how it works.
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bassmanzam: Sorry I just got here and saw your question. I also see that DrBonzo has answered it quite fully.
For my part, as I mentioned in my previous post, I am still running Mojave. Seeing that Catalina is having a bumpy ride, I am waiting for the bumps to get smoothed out. If necessary I am quite ready to bypass Catalina and wait for the next major update of macOS that, as DrBonzo mentions, will follow Catalina.
That would be later this year, some time in the early Fall, if past history of such releases is still applicable to this future one. Apple does not have a published written policy, at least that I know of, on matters having to do with the updates of its software, so one has to go by what experience has shown to have repeatedly happened in the past.
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Pull down the black Apple logo menu (upper left of screen). Choose About This Mac, then click the System Report button. In the left panel of the resulting screen, scroll down to Software and expand it and choose Installations. On the right you’ll see all the programs installed on your machine. Scroll down far enough and you should see the Security Updates that have been installed.
I’m not sure about Safari, but I don’t think it’s part of the macOS operating system in the sense that IE 11 is an integral part of Windows. On the other hand, I would assume that macOS uses Safari to download some of what I call ‘stealth’ security patches (there are patches that Apple pushes out and installs automatically – well, depending on your system prefs – and are typically pretty small)
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You’re update for iOS 13.5.1 says “Install. Wait for Testing”. Which is it? Safe to install or wait for further testing? Thank you.
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Ooops. Should be only “WAIT for testing.” “INSTALL” didn’t get deleted in the edit.
Nathan is going to test this weekend. If no problems, it will change to INSTALL next week.
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You’re update for iOS 13.5.1 says “Install. Wait for Testing”. Which is it? Safe to install or wait for further testing? Thank you.
If you want to jailbreak stay away from 13.5.1
iOS 13.5.1 is stable. No problems at all on my iPhone XS Max or iPad 10.5″
I am currently on iOS 13.5.5 beta
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I’ve had no problems with iOS 13.5.1 since installing the other day. Not into jailbreak so it’s all good here.
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My 5 Macs and MacBooks are also on 10.15.5 Supp. with no problems. (3 Ivy Bridge, 1 Haswell, 1 Kaby Lake)
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any status update on iOS 13.5.1?
I’ve posted that iOS 13.5.1 seems stable for my iPhone 8Plus. Still having battery drain issues with the iPadOS 13.5.1. But it isn’t anything for me to worry about. I use it frequently but it drains quicker now on this current OS.
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any status update on iOS 13.5.1?
I’ve posted that iOS 13.5.1 seems stable for my iPhone 8Plus. Still having battery drain issues with the iPadOS 13.5.1. But it isn’t anything for me to worry about. I use it frequently but it drains quicker now on this current OS.
I am on 13.6 beta 2 on iPhone Max and iPad 10.5″ Pro.
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I’m seeing it along with an update for Safari. They’ve been out for a couple days. There’s only one or two holes that get patched in the 004 update so it’s probably pretty safe, although I haven’t installed it yet; might install it tomorrow.
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Thanks DrBonzo. From what I can tell there is only one hole plugged…Vim. If I remember correctly Vim is a text editor. Why then is the security update 1.67GB? Just guessing here but is the security update cumulative like the Monthly Rollup in Windows 7?
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I don’t know why the updates are so big, but if I recall correctly, all of the Mojave updates have been about 1.7 GB. I’ve never had the impression that security updates were/are cumulative, but that’s just an impression (or lack thereof)
In any case, I just installed the 004 update on a MacBook Air running Mojave. No issues. It seems the update was already downloaded. After clicking Restart it only took about 12 minutes until I was back to the login screen. That’s a lot faster than normal.
Also installed the Safari update on the same machine with no issues.
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Fastest way to install the updates:
Click on the black apple at the top left corner of the screen, then, in the box that opens, click on “Check for Updates”; that will open a new box with a button to install Catalina, below it will say “Other updates are available/More information” Click on “More Information” and it will open a last dialog box with “Security update 2020-004” and “Safari” with an “Install Now” button at the lower right corner of the dialog box. Click on that if you are going to install both updates. Or you can uncheck the box next to the name of one update and install the other. Or wait to install anything, as I intend to do, until the situation becomes more clear.
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Today, 22 July, I’ve installed both the 2020-004 patch for Mojave and the Safari patch offered at the same time. Everything I use regularly seems to be working fine. (The text on the 2020-004 patch has changed to “INSTALL.”)
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pmcjr6142 : Yes, I continue to get those alerts and one red dot on the “Software Update” icon on the Dock indicating there is a macOS update waiting.
My plan, as always, is to watch and learn.
Right now I have no worries about staying with Mojave and I think it is likely I’ll skip Catalina and watch what happens after Big Sur is deployed. It will be only some months after Big Sur is finally released that I’ll decide whether to install it, or not, depending on what I hear from those who do. If, in the end, I decide not to install Big Sur, then it is likely I will install Catalina, so a year and some months from now, when the next macOS version following Big Sur comes out, I’ll still have a supported version of this OS. And keep on watching and learning.
There is also an interesting possibility worth looking into, discussed by Alex and Nathan, of installing Big Sur in a separate partition of the HD or SSD in a way that makes it possible to switch between them and, in this way, move gradually to Catalina or to Big Sur while retaining the fall back option of using Mojave.
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Just installed Security Update 2020-004 for Mojave on my Macbook air. No real issues.
Hope to update Safari tomorrow
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An article today in Ars Technica about iOS 14 on iPhone 6S and the original iPhone SE:
iOS 14 on the iPhone 6S and SE: Performance is fine, other stuff is not
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iOS 14.0.1 and iPadOS 14.0.1 have been released, including fixing the bug that on power-cycling would reset changes to the default browser and email apps.
Apple’s first iOS update after iOS 14 just hit, and it fixes resetting app defaults
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I have Nathan’s updates. As soon as I have the time to update the AKB……
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Please tell me where you see that Sierra is getting “this update.”
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That is Nathan’s AKB. I just do the grunt work on it when he notifies me with a list to be updated (because he can’t access the Edit). Those two weren’t on his list this time.
There may be some people still on Sierra that need access to the documentation. That is not a link to download and update like AKB200003. It is documentation.
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Per the Install recommendation, I installed 14.01 (having held off on 14.o) and 10.15.7. No installation problems and all seems well. Not overly excited with the Widgets and certainly not the App Library. I do these updates largely for the Security improvements. Thanks again to Nathan and PK.
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Interesting article in The Verge about some people experiencing battery drain on iPhones and Apple Watches after installing iOS 14 and watchOS 7. This is NOT fixed in iOS 14.0.1.
If iOS 14 is causing battery drain, you might need to wipe your iPhone
I haven’t upgraded from iOS 13.7 yet and I guess I’ll wait a while longer.
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Haven’t had any problems with battery drain on my iPhone 8 Plus, or the 2020 SE, updated both to iOS 14.0.1 the other night. Only thing that went wrong was me at the controls for JavaScript. Don’t turn it off, websites don’t like it when it isn’t active. I kinda knew this but I’m a maniac sometimes with these devices.
I don’t understand why The Verge is creating panic with their headlines “… You may have to wipe your iPhone …” if you upgrade. Crazy. But if you feel best holding off then do it. iOS 14.0.1 on the two iPhones is running fine so far, I’ll post an update if it messes up. I’m still on iPadOS 13.7. Just haven’t had the time, I’ll wait until the next update then do everything at the same time once we get the all clear.
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Did you miss the word “some” (in my post) and the words “if” and “might” (in the headline)?
I don’t know if I would have a problem or not. But there’s nothing in iOS 14 that I desperately want, so I’ll play it safe and wait.
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Interesting article in The Verge about some people experiencing battery drain on iPhones and Apple Watches after installing iOS 14 and watchOS 7. This is NOT fixed in iOS 14.0.1.
If iOS 14 is causing battery drain, you might need to wipe your iPhone
I haven’t upgraded from iOS 13.7 yet and I guess I’ll wait a while longer.
I don’t have any battery drain on both Apple Watch 5 (WatchOS 7.1 beta 2) and iPhone XS Max (iOS 14.2 beta 2) nor has any with previous WatchOS iOS versions.
28 hours after charging both batteries show 45% for the iPhone and 44% for the watch.
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AKB2000014 has been updated 10/05/2020.
Nathan has advised, if there has been no uproar as of Monday, Oct 5, to mark the October 1, 2020 reissued Supplemental Updates for Mojave 10.14.6 and High Sierra 10.13.6 as “INSTALL.”
Since I have heard no screams, I have done so.
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Nathan Parker…thank you for the good writeup of your iOS 14 impressions in Woody’s Oct. 11 Newsletter. You mentioned how to quickly switch to speakerphone from the new incoming call banner. To solve this for me, I reverted to the pre iOS 14 full page notification instead of the new banner. I found this in Settings>Phone>Incoming Calls. Since I always use speaker anyway, I found a setting I didn’t know about that was there pre 14 to always answer calls in speaker mode. This is in Settings>Accessibility>Touch>Call Audio Routing…turn on Speaker. Apparently, this setting used to be in General, but with iOS 14, Accessibility is a separate line item in Settings. I wish I had known about this before. I don’t mean to tell you something you didn’t know, but maybe, like me, these settings will be useful to someone.
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I was running 14.2 (iPhone/iPad) dev versions for weeks. No problems.
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I’m not running Mojave anymore but I was offered Safari 14.0.1 on a macBook Air and an iMac, both running Catalina. Installed it on both with no problems.
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I just checked and Big Sur is now waiting to install (and I intend to keep it waiting). There is also a new security update (2020-06) for Mojave and High Sierra: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211946
I am going to wait to install it, as usual, for a couple of weeks, or until I hear enough times that it is OK to install.
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KB2000014 has been updated 11/15/2020 to include MacOS 11.0.1 Big Sur and security Update 2020-006 for MacOS Mojave 10.14.6 and MacOS High Sierra 10.13.6
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I’d let Big Sur sit for a while and get the kinks out before upgrading.
I am on Catalina on my 5 Macs, all are Intel based.
Three of them (2012 13″ MacBook Pro, 2012 iMac, and 2012 MacMini) are Ivy Bridge i7s and won’t be eligible for Big Sur. They will continue to get security updates for three years, though.
My 15″ MacBook Pro (Haswell i7) and my iMac4K (Kaby Lake i7) are eligible, but I am in no hurry this time to update. Both will receive security updates for three years.
I am running Parallels VMs on all the Intel Macs, and I have questions about where the interaction with Windows is headed. My workhorse is the almost 9 year old MacMini, and I’m concerned about replacing the Intel chip with an M1 chip at this point because of the Intel/M1 incompatibility.1 user thanked author for this post.
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After several days without noticing any complaints about something definitely bad about it, I have gone ahead and installed the latest security update 2020-006 for my current operating system: Mojave.
Then I have run several tests and everything seems OK.
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Check your settings in System Preferences. Read carefully. I think there is a difference between the upgrading type updates and the Security updates.
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I believe this setting is in Software Update>Advanced
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That’s up to you.
I have mine set to check for updates, but I have download new updates unchecked b/c I want to be able to download when I want to, not when I’m busy using the bandwidth. Even though I have this on manual, I keep my system up to date as soon as OS updates are safe, just like on Windows.
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I’m still on Catalina with my 5 Macs: iMac, MacMini, 13″ MacBook Pro, 15″MacBook Pro, and iMac4K.
The first three of mine are 2012 Ivy Bridge i7s – not eligible for Big Sur. So Catalina for the next 3 years.
The other two – 15″ MacBook Pro Haswell i7 and an iMac4 Kaby Laie i7 are running Parallels VMs with various Win versions. I am not sure I want to try that on the first-out Big Sur. I think I’ll hold out with the Intel talking to Intel until I know how the other is going to work.In the past (my older ones started with Lion and Mountain Lion) the upgrades have not had any problems. It takes a bit longer that the incremental updates, but that’s no biggie.
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@pmcjr6142 – Hope this isn’t too late, but regarding your question 2) above, make sure you quit everything that’s running. Don’t just close or minimize windows, quit or exit everything. The only thing you probably can’t quit is the Finder. The one time I got in a bit of trouble was when I went from Sierra to High Sierra on an iMAC. I had forgotten to quit a program, and I got a warning to that effect and was given about 3 seconds to quit. By the time I finished reading the warning, the display went grey (a GSOD – grey screen of death) and hung there for over two hours. I finally forced a shutdown, waited about 10 minutes and powered back up, at which point the update continued successfully.
Also, give yourself plenty of time. The Big Sur update looks to be about 12 GB and could take between a half hour to an hour just to download it. Then give yourself another hour or two for the installation/restart. My iMAC is a base model: 8 GB RAM, and a 1TB hard drive (non-SSD, and non-Fusion), so it may be slower than yours if you’ve got better specs.
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I just received notice that two updates, one for my version of macOS, Mojave, the other for Safari have been released:
Mojave 2020-007 and Safari 10.14.6
I am going to wait several days before installing them, in case there is news of early installings causing problems.
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There’s also an update for Catalina 10.15.7 and Big Sur 11.0.1.
And a bunch of other iOS, watchOS, etc.
All the above can be found at
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In the past two days, I have installed the latest Catalina 10.15.7 Supplement and the Safari update on all 5 of my Macs (3 Ivy Bridge, 1 Haswell, 1 Kaby Lake, all i7s) with no problems. All run Parallels VMs with various versions of Windows.
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I am still on Catalina. 3 of 5 of my Macs are too old for Big Sur and I am running Parallels VMs with Windows on all of them. So between those two reasons, I’m not moving on the two eligible yet.
Nathan has a Topic on his experience with Big Sur – and I’m sure there are others.
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For those still on the 11.1 fence, I went ahead and installed it today. Here are the particulars so far. The program software took 21 minutes to download and the install after several starts and stops took 74 minutes. All in all much faster than the early adopters, but then my iMac is a 10 month old base model with Malwarebytes, Chrome, Firefox, and my HP printer as the only 3rd party software. Chrome seems slow right now, but I believe this should improve as everything settles down. No Menu bar items or Dock items changed. They’re all there as before. The stock Desktop picture is just wavy colors and way too bright. Be prepared to change that. All in all, so far so good.
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It’s been now a week since Mojave 2020-007 and Safari 10.14.6 showed up in my Mac, that is still running Mojave.
Has anybody heard yet of anything deleterious in these patches causing problems for people like me when they installed these two updates? And many heartfelt thanks to anyone that brings to my attention any helpful information on this particular.
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Seeing that it’s been over 2 weeks since Security Update 2020-007 for Mojave came out I decided to take the plunge and went ahead and installed.
No issues to report. Took only 15 minutes to download and install. Had to be patient at times as it rebooted 3 or 4 times.
I will install the Safari update soon.
I’m running a MacBook Air by the way.
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I have had the same experience as baasmanzam, yesterday night, at least while installing the Mojave security update 2020-007 and, unlike baasmanzam, also the one for Safari.
But after testing the effects of the update by running all the applications I would regularly use, I found some changes in how a few of them work now:
My default browser Waterfox used to have some problems when using sites at, for example, Amazon Prime and Netflix to stream videos from there, and these problems now seem to have have disappeared.
Which is good.
In Office for Macs 2016 (I still use it, having not replaced it with “2019” for lack of motivation):
Older Excel files in the “XLS” format, so they are automatically opened in “Compatibility” mode, I still can edit just fine. But when I open them, they appear so far to the right of the screen that only a tiny strip of its left edge shows up there. Then I have to grab them from the top of that strip and drag them towards the middle of the screen, until they are fully visible. This never happened before installing this Mojave update.
Which is not great.
Word DOCX files (the only kind I have in the Mac) open fine, but the letters looked tiny, even when originally I created them with the font size set to 12 points, and it is still supposed to be that, according to the font information in the ribbon. Using “Zoom” in “View”, in the old-fashioned menu bar, one can make them large enough to read without problems and also of about the right size for a 12-point font. After I did this in one Word file, all others I have opened so far at least, even though they may be in different directories, now look also OK.
Which is good, but not altogether great.
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MacBook Pro circa mid-2015, 15" display, with 16GB 1600 GHz DDR3 RAM, 1 TB SSD, a Haswell architecture Intel CPU with 4 Cores and 8 Threads model i7-4870HQ @ 2.50GHz.
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Also security update 2021-001 for each of Mojave 10.14.6 and Catalina 10.15.7.
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I received 2021-001 for Mojave. As usual, I’ll wait some weeks before installing and keep paying attention to reports of problems.
Also Sierra has received a security update!
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MacBook Pro circa mid-2015, 15" display, with 16GB 1600 GHz DDR3 RAM, 1 TB SSD, a Haswell architecture Intel CPU with 4 Cores and 8 Threads model i7-4870HQ @ 2.50GHz.
Intel Iris Pro GPU with Built-in Bus, VRAM 1.5 GB, Display 2880 x 1800 Retina, 24-Bit color.
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I am currently only offered 2021-002 on my macOS Mojave. I never installed 2021-001 as I was holding off a bit.
Is 2021-001 “rolled up” in 2021-002 or did I miss the boat?
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bassmanzam: You probably have to install 2021-001 first. If you cannot find it any longer with your “updates” utility (the one with the gears in the icon) you can get it from Apple here:
https://support.apple.com/kb/DL2069?locale=en_US
However, after you download this update and before doing anything else, I would suggest sending a Direct Message to Nathan Parker addressing it to parkernathan and ask him if it is OK to go and install it before 2021-002.
Good luck.
Ex Windows user (Win. 98, XP, 7) since mid-2020. Now: running macOS Mojave & sometimes, Linux (Mint)
MacBook Pro circa mid-2015, 15" display, with 16GB 1600 GHz DDR3 RAM, 1 TB SSD, a Haswell architecture Intel CPU with 4 Cores and 8 Threads model i7-4870HQ @ 2.50GHz.
Intel Iris Pro GPU with Built-in Bus, VRAM 1.5 GB, Display 2880 x 1800 Retina, 24-Bit color.
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I can’t guarantee this but I believe the security updates for macOS are cumulative. On my Catalina MacBook Air I was offered Security Update 2021-001 with a size of about 1.34 GB back on Feb 1 and then yesterday I was offered just the supplemental update with the same size (I had not yet installed the Feb 1 Security Update). There are only a couple of vulnerabilities that are fixed in the newer Supplemental Update, so the fact that both are the same size leads me to think that the updates are cumulative.
Just found this which seems to support my contention.
https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/407764/are-macos-mojave-security-updates-cumulative
I would probably wait, though, for confirmation from one of our Mac experts (PKCano, Nathan Parker, probably some others as well).
Edit: In light of PaulT’s message I’m not suggesting a DM. I’m sure they’ll read this thread and respond as they see fit.
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Thanks DrBonzo!
I think you may be right that these security updates are cumulative. But it would be nice to get confirmation from Nathan or PKCano!
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AKB2000014 has been updated 2/7/2021. Changes made for macOS Big Sur, Catalina, and Mojave.
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By the way, I just updated, because it was time to do so, from Mojave to Catalina a government MacBook Pro ca. 2019 I use to work from home and nothing seems to have been lost or be malfunctioning that I have noticed. I am keeping my Mac laptop on Mojave until sometime this summer, when I’ll make the jump to BigSur, because I am in the third version of macOS since I bought the Mac, which came with Sierra on it, and now have no other choice.
Ex Windows user (Win. 98, XP, 7) since mid-2020. Now: running macOS Mojave & sometimes, Linux (Mint)
MacBook Pro circa mid-2015, 15" display, with 16GB 1600 GHz DDR3 RAM, 1 TB SSD, a Haswell architecture Intel CPU with 4 Cores and 8 Threads model i7-4870HQ @ 2.50GHz.
Intel Iris Pro GPU with Built-in Bus, VRAM 1.5 GB, Display 2880 x 1800 Retina, 24-Bit color.
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I have installed Catalina 10.15.7 Supplemental update 2021-002 on my two main-use Macs (2012 MacMini Ivy Bridge i7 and 2017 iMac4K Kaby Lake i7) a couple of days ago with no problems.
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I just updated Mojave to 2021-002, as well as Safari. The whole update was quite fast: some 15 minutes in total. It is too early to say yet if all is well: it seems so, right now. If I have problems later on that can be attributed to this updating of Mojave, I’ll come back to report that here. I would also comment on that, if it happened, in some thread in the Mac OS forum.
Ex Windows user (Win. 98, XP, 7) since mid-2020. Now: running macOS Mojave & sometimes, Linux (Mint)
MacBook Pro circa mid-2015, 15" display, with 16GB 1600 GHz DDR3 RAM, 1 TB SSD, a Haswell architecture Intel CPU with 4 Cores and 8 Threads model i7-4870HQ @ 2.50GHz.
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Today I was warned that there was a new software update, so I went and had a look: it was for Safari.
I just installed it and the Mac is still alive and even seems to be fully aware: knows who’s the current US president, etc. If things later prove not to be so good after all, I will come back to report.
Ex Windows user (Win. 98, XP, 7) since mid-2020. Now: running macOS Mojave & sometimes, Linux (Mint)
MacBook Pro circa mid-2015, 15" display, with 16GB 1600 GHz DDR3 RAM, 1 TB SSD, a Haswell architecture Intel CPU with 4 Cores and 8 Threads model i7-4870HQ @ 2.50GHz.
Intel Iris Pro GPU with Built-in Bus, VRAM 1.5 GB, Display 2880 x 1800 Retina, 24-Bit color.
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Ditto on Catalina
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The ongoing list of updates still shows 11.2.1 has the current version for OS. Since then, there has been 11.2.2 and 11.2.3 for Big Sur. I have installed them both with no problems on my 2019 iMac.
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This could be happening, perhaps, because Nathan might be otherwise occupied these days. If that were so, maybe someone like PK could take care of the updating in the meantime?
Ex Windows user (Win. 98, XP, 7) since mid-2020. Now: running macOS Mojave & sometimes, Linux (Mint)
MacBook Pro circa mid-2015, 15" display, with 16GB 1600 GHz DDR3 RAM, 1 TB SSD, a Haswell architecture Intel CPU with 4 Cores and 8 Threads model i7-4870HQ @ 2.50GHz.
Intel Iris Pro GPU with Built-in Bus, VRAM 1.5 GB, Display 2880 x 1800 Retina, 24-Bit color.
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AKB2000014 has been updated 4/3/2021 with current versions, to the best of my knowledge. I will attempt to keep that part of this thread up-to-date. If I get behind, one of you with knowledge please DM me. Thank you, @KP , for doing it this time.
This has been Nathan Parker’s project. It has been a reflection his knowledge and testing of Apple’s Operating Systems and devices. The recommendations to “HOLD” or “INSTALL” the updates have been his. He has moved on to other things in his life.
I have a limited knowledge of Mac updates. My desktops/laptops are stuck on Catalina, and my “i” devices (iPhone6 and iPad Mini 2) are old enough to get only rare security fixes. On top of that, I have spent much of my time trying to keep up with Windows (in order to be of some use on the Forums 🙂 ).
Onward……
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AKB2000014 has been updated 4/26/2021. Changes made for macOS Big Sur 11.3, Security Update 2021-002 for Catalina 10.15.7, Security Update 2021-003 for Mojave 10.14.6, iOS/iPadOS 14.5, watchOS 7.4, and tvOS 14.5. HomePod OS 14.5 also released.
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Thanks, PK.
Security Update 2021-003 for Mojave 10.14.6: Now available in and waiting to be installed on my Mac.
As usual, I am leaving it on a shelf for a couple of weeks to mature, while I see what happens elsewhere to others after they install it, before installing it myself.
Ex Windows user (Win. 98, XP, 7) since mid-2020. Now: running macOS Mojave & sometimes, Linux (Mint)
MacBook Pro circa mid-2015, 15" display, with 16GB 1600 GHz DDR3 RAM, 1 TB SSD, a Haswell architecture Intel CPU with 4 Cores and 8 Threads model i7-4870HQ @ 2.50GHz.
Intel Iris Pro GPU with Built-in Bus, VRAM 1.5 GB, Display 2880 x 1800 Retina, 24-Bit color.
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I have installed Security Update 2021-002 on two out of five of my Macs running Catalina 10.15.7 with no apparent problems. The two I have updated are constantly in use during my waking hours, but are turned OFF overnight.
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I got this at the same time I got the last Catalina Security Update 2021-02. Have had no problems.
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My MacBook Air running Mojave no longer has Safari 14.1 offered. Don’t know when it was taken away. Still waiting to install 2021-003.
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Apparently the Safari 14.1 update for Catalina and Mojave has been pulled.
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/safari-14-1-is-completely-unusable.2293717/
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I am once again being offered Safari 14,1 on my 2 Catalina Macs.
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Never saw this sequence requirement before.
iOS 14.5 require the latest iTunes.
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Day before yesterday, I installed in may MacBook Pro laptop the update 2021-003 for Mojave 10.14.6, the OS currently running on it. So far, everything seems right as rain. But if anything bad happened that could be attributed to this update, I’ll be back here to report.
Ex Windows user (Win. 98, XP, 7) since mid-2020. Now: running macOS Mojave & sometimes, Linux (Mint)
MacBook Pro circa mid-2015, 15" display, with 16GB 1600 GHz DDR3 RAM, 1 TB SSD, a Haswell architecture Intel CPU with 4 Cores and 8 Threads model i7-4870HQ @ 2.50GHz.
Intel Iris Pro GPU with Built-in Bus, VRAM 1.5 GB, Display 2880 x 1800 Retina, 24-Bit color.
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Just checking in. Installed Security Update 2021-003 on my MacBook Air running Mojave. Installation was smooth, download and install in about 20 minutes. So far no issues but will monitor for awhile.
Still waiting to install Safari 14.1 in a few days.
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A quick follow-up. Installed Safari 14.1 over the weekend. No issues that I can see but don’t use Safari anyway.
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My iMac on Big Sur says “my Mac will check for updates” not iTunes as on your screenshot. Didn’t iTunes go away with Catalina for iPhone backups? iTunes is in the Music store, but it’s now a standalone app on my Mac.
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I missed that you are on Big Sur 🙁
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I am once again being offered Safari 14,1 on my 2 Catalina Macs.
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Some notes that might be of interest.
I have updated Safari 14.1 to the security release of May 4, 2021 on my Macs that initially received v14.1 with MacOS 10.15.7 (Catalina) Security Update 2021-002 on 4/28. No problem with the installation.
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Yesterday (5/4/20201), I tried to update my iPad Mini-2 (old h/w) to iOS 12.5.3 from 12.5.2 using Finder on my MacMini. Should have listened to the chatter above.
The iPad connected to the Mac OK, and it backed up OK. The s/w was downloaded without a hitch, but the install produced an error (there was a problem with the iPad and the install failed). It wouldn’t install and it wouldn’t restore from the backup made a few minutes before. The iPad screen sowed a “connect to iTunes” with the connector showing. Seems the OS had been wiped in preparation for the update.Not having iTunes on the Mac any longer, I dug out my laptop with a Win8.1 installation of iTunes for Win and updated it to make sure I had the latest version installed. I connected the iPad using iTunes and it did a Factory Restore and update to 12.5.3. I had been backing up the iPad to my Mac instead of iCloud and was afraid if I tried a restore from the Mac I would have the same results. So I was faced with reinstalling all the Apps under my ID from the AppStore.
I also have an iPhone 6 (more old h/w) I have been backing up and updating using Finder. Needless to say I didn’t try to update it to 12.5.3 that way this time. It was done over my network connection.
And I now have iCloud backup turned on on both devices!!!
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AKB2000014 has been updated 5/24/2021. Changes made for macOS Big Sur 11.4, iOS/iPadOS 14.6, watchOS 7.5, tvOS 14.6, and HomePod 14.6
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AKB2000014 has been updated 5/25/2021. Changes made to include Catalina 10.15.7 Security Update 2021-003 and Mojave 10.14.6 Security Update 2021-004 issued on May 24, 2021.
Note: I have installed Catalina 10.15.7 Security Update 2021-003 on three of my five Macs without any apparent problems.
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FYI…I installed both OS 11.4 and iOS 14.6 today. No problems with either except 11.4 took close to 90 minutes from start to finish on a 2019 iMAC. iOS 14.6 was much faster. Maybe 30 minutes on a 6S. I did have the spinning beachball for the first few minutes after 11.4 was complete, but I believe it is now faster than before 11.4.
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A week after it became available, I have installed the Security Update 2021-004 for Mojave 10.14.6 with no immediate problems apparent.
Longer term problems, though, I’ll have to wait and see. If it is anything the matter that can be blamed on this update, I’ll be back to report.
Ex Windows user (Win. 98, XP, 7) since mid-2020. Now: running macOS Mojave & sometimes, Linux (Mint)
MacBook Pro circa mid-2015, 15" display, with 16GB 1600 GHz DDR3 RAM, 1 TB SSD, a Haswell architecture Intel CPU with 4 Cores and 8 Threads model i7-4870HQ @ 2.50GHz.
Intel Iris Pro GPU with Built-in Bus, VRAM 1.5 GB, Display 2880 x 1800 Retina, 24-Bit color.
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AKB2000014 has been updated 7/20/2021. Changes made for iOS 14.7, watchOS 7.6, tvOS, 14.7 and HomePod 14.7.
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Update: Apple has released iPadOS 14.7 on 7/21/2021. AKB2000014 has been updated.
Update: Also added: MacOS Big Sur 11.5, Catalina 10.15.7 Security Update 2021-004 and Mojave 10.14.6 Security Update 2021-005 (Information on Security Updates for Catalina and Mojave on 9TO5Mac and iMore )
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Since you have an Intel Mac, you shouldn’t have many problems. You won’t have to transfer data and reinstall programs like you do with a new device.
Be sure all of your third-party programs are compatible with Big Sur – you may need to update some versions. And it is a bit more picky about giving permissions for non-Apple stuff (System Preferences\Security & Privacy\Privacy)I just got my new M1 MacMini up and running in the last two weeks, Big Sur and all. The only thing that asked for Rosetta was Waterfox Current (maybe others needed it too, but it was already installed?) Anyway, the only thing I needed a later version of was TrendMicro (same license, just update version). And the only thing I can’t run on the M1 chip (yet) is a Windows VM on Parallels, but I am in the process of archiving the VMs anyway because I’m so fed up dealing with MS and Windows. I may keep fooling with Win10/Win11 long enough to publish update change information, but my interest is lagging.
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more info over on the fruity site:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212602| Quality over Quantity |
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I believe I said I was using Waterfox Current.
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if I were to get an M1 Mac and assuming this solution is feasible — would be to install Mojave and whatever only runs on Intel chips, on a VM running on an M1 Mac?
“Rosetta 2 enables a Mac with Apple silicon to use apps built for a Mac with an Intel processor.”
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AKB2000014 has been updated 7/26/2021. Security updates were released for Big Sur 11.5.1, iOS 14.7.1, and iPadOS 14.7.1.
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A couple of days ago I installed Security Update 2021-005 for Mojave on my MacBook Air. Installation went well and finished in about 20 minutes.
Still need to install the Safari update.
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As I have explained in detail in a thread I started today with that purpose here #2381561 , I did not have it easy, yesterday, jumping from Mojave to Big Sur, which I did deliberately to stay ahead of the release of Monterrey in a month or two from now. Had I waited later than that I would have failed to upgrade before the release of the fourth version of macOS after that of Mojave (Monterrey) and would, most like, have become ineligible for upgrading further, if my understanding of this is correct.
Well, I did upgrade, it was a royal pain to do so, but now I don’t have to upgrade ever again. Why?
Because my Mac’s model, first sold by Apple in mid-2015, was produced and sold, also by Apple, through mid-July of 2018. Counting from the date of its last official sales, a Mac is fully supported for another five years, in my case through July of 2023 (with a further upgrade coming a few months later that I shall miss for being, by then, already ineligible for one), but should continue to receive security updates for another two, until mid-July of 2025 — as long as Apple does not change this long-held policy. I bough this Mac in June of 2017, so by July of 2025 it will be more than 8 years old, at least in my possession, no counting the time before that when it sat on a shelf in some Apple warehouse, waiting to be sold.
Eight years is a respectable age for a computer, but I doubt that I am going to have it for that long as my workhorse, as it is now, for three very important reasons, not to mention the ever-shortening of what remains of my own lifespan.
To wit:
(1) Mine has an Intel CPU and odds are that big corporations, governments and other big users of Macs, and probably, by 2025, also many small business owners and home users, will have replaced their machines more than once, or have just started using Macs, then available only with ARM Mx CPUs.
So:
(2) Developers of Mac software would have quietly stopped supporting as much as now, or at all, their software for Intel CPU Macs, and even Apple might not be so consistent about keeping its support of Intel ones, like mine, for at least seven years, as it has been doing until now.
And besides, on a rather pessimistic, but probably not entirely unwarranted note:
(3) By the late 2020s, the Web might have been subject already to so many massive and outrageous acts of aggression against all kinds of users, that it might have become a heavily fortified affair, one where everything works surrounded by near-impregnable firewalls, and the online world we like and need to use these days may be something much less user-friendly than it is now. Because to rise up to the dire dangers of that not so distant day, there will have to be a correspondingly massive revamping of operating systems, of hardware, as well as of the Internet itself, most likely using stiffer and more hard to use protocols, with matter-of-fact quantum encryption for messages sent over a very different kind of optical links than those I am using to write this, on this page of AskWoody, right now.
Or to put it more succinctly, Roman-like:
Sic transit gloria Telam …
Ex Windows user (Win. 98, XP, 7) since mid-2020. Now: running macOS Mojave & sometimes, Linux (Mint)
MacBook Pro circa mid-2015, 15" display, with 16GB 1600 GHz DDR3 RAM, 1 TB SSD, a Haswell architecture Intel CPU with 4 Cores and 8 Threads model i7-4870HQ @ 2.50GHz.
Intel Iris Pro GPU with Built-in Bus, VRAM 1.5 GB, Display 2880 x 1800 Retina, 24-Bit color.
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