Tag: Software Updates

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Apple to Release iOS 11.2.5 Soon

According to firstnameatappledotcom, iOS 11.2.5 is ready and might be released as soon as Tuesday, January 23, 2018.

The update also includes the fix to address the crash caused by specially crafted malicious text that can cause iOS device to freeze.

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Apple Releases macOS 10.12.4, iOS 10.3, watchOS 3.2, and tvOS 10.2

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Today Apple released a deluge of updates which includes macOS 10.12.4, iOS 10.3, watchOS 3.2, and tvOS 10.2.

macOS 10.12.4

  • Adds Night Shift for automatically shifting the colors in your display to the warmer end of the spectrum after dark.
  • Adds Siri support for cricket scores, schedules, and player rosters from the Indian Premier League and International Cricket Council.
  • Adds Dictation support for Shanghainese.
  • Improves right-to-left language support for the Touch Bar, toolbar, and visual tab picker in Safari.
  • Resolves several PDF rendering and annotation issues in Preview.
  • Improves the visibility of the subject line when using Conversation View in Mail.
  • Fixes an issue that may prevent content from appearing in Mail messages.
  • Adds support for more digital camera RAW formats.

 

iOS 10.3

iOS 10.3 introduces new features including the ability to locate AirPods using Find my iPhone and more ways to use Siri with payment, ride booking and automaker apps. 

Find My iPhone

  • View the current or last known location of your AirPods
  • Play a sound on one or both AirPods to help you find them

 

Siri

  • Support for paying and checking status of bills with payment apps
  • Support for scheduling with ride booking apps
  • Support for checking car fuel level, lock status, turning on lights and activating horn with automaker apps
  • Cricket sports scores and statistics for Indian Premier League and International Cricket Council

 

CarPlay

  • Shortcuts in the status bar for easy access to last used apps
  • Apple Music Now Playing screen gives access to Up Next and the currently playing song’s album
  • Daily curated playlists and new music categories in Apple Music

 

Other improvements and fixes

  • Rent once and watch your iTunes movies across your devices
  • New Settings unified view for your Apple ID account information, settings and devices
  • Hourly weather in Maps using 3D Touch on the displayed current temperature
  • Support for searching “parked car” in Maps
  • Calendar adds the ability to delete an unwanted invite and report it as junk
  • Home app support to trigger scenes using accessories with switches and buttons
  • Home app support for accessory battery level status
  • Podcasts support for 3D Touch and Today widget to access recently updated shows
  • Podcast shows or episodes are shareable to Messages with full playback support
  • Fixes an issue that could prevent Maps from displaying your current location after resetting Location & Privacy
  • VoiceOver stability improvements for Phone, Safari and Mail

 

watchOS 3.2

This release introduces the ability to use Siri with apps and Theater Mode to keep the screen dark until you tap it. This release also includes additional improvements and bug fixes.

  • Siri now works with apps from the App Store to start workouts, send messages, make payments, book rides, and more.
  • Theater Mode setting turns on silent mode and keeps the screen dark until you tap it, even when you raise your wrist.
  • Scribble is now available in French, Spanish, and Italian.
  • Music playlist sync progress is now displayed in the Apple Watch app on iPhone.

 

Apple also updates Pages, Keynote and Numbers for iOS and macOS.

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OS X 10.10.2 Update

OS X Update 10.10.2

Apple releases OS X 10.10.2 Update build 14C109.

About the update

  • This update includes the following improvements:
  • Resolves an issue that might cause Wi-Fi to disconnect
  • Resolves an issue that might cause web pages to load slowly
  • Fixes an issue that could cause Spotlight to load remote email content when this preference is disabled in Mail
  • Improves audio and video sync when using Bluetooth headphones
  • Adds the ability to browse iCloud Drive in Time Machine
  • Improves VoiceOver speech performance
  • Resolves an issue that could cause VoiceOver to echo characters when entering text on a web page
  • Addresses an issue that could cause the input method to switch languages unexpectedly
  • Improves stability and security in Safari

Enterprise content

For enterprise customers, this update:

  • Improves performance for browsing DFS shares in the Finder
  • Fixes an issue where certain Calendar invitations could be displayed at the incorrect time
  • Fixes an issue for Microsoft Exchange accounts where the organizer of a meeting might not be notified when someone accepts an invitation using Calendar
  • Addresses an issue where Safari could continually prompt for credentials when accessing a site protected by NTLM authentication
  • Adds the ability to set “Out of Office” reply dates for Microsoft Exchange accounts in Mail

Security Content

This update is said to include fix against “Thunderstrike” (via iMore).

One thing I noticed with the pre-release build, the computer was no longer incremented. The last time it happened my MacBook Pro was named “Deus ex Macintosh (13)”.