Apple's current version of macOS, Monterey, might not be everyone's cup of tea. As a result, there are certainly still some Mac users out there in the wild who are running the previous version, Big Sur, on their machine(s). In an effort to help keep those folks safe and secure while using the desktop operating system, Apple's released a software update with security fixes in tow.
Apple is issuing minor software updates to several of its platforms today. The primary goal is to fix some lingering issues across the board. However, it doesn't look like there are any major forward facing features in the mix this time around.
Apple provided a new macOS Monterey 12.3 beta build for public testing this week, and as some early adopters quickly discovered, the newly-bundled Mail app broke the AltServer Mail app plug-in.
Apple has launched a second iOS 15 public beta, as well as released second betas of iOS 15.4, iPadOS 15.4, macOS Monterey 12.3 and tvOS 15.4 to public beta testers.
Earlier this year, after the public launch of macOS Monterey 12.2, some MacBook Air and/or MacBook Pro owners that utilize Bluetooth noticed a bug, rather than an improvement. That bug causes the MacBook that has Bluetooth enabled to drastically drain the battery while the machine is in sleep mode. Which is less than ideal.
A new app works around the MacBook battery drain issue in macOS Monterey 12.2 which happens overnight due to a Bluetooth bug continually waking your notebook from sleep.
In this guide, we go over several ways to quickly run a shortcut on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac that don't required opening Apple's Shortcuts app.
Some folks who installed the latest macOS Monterey 12.2 update are reporting an unusual Bluetooth issue that drains a Mac notebook's battery overnight while in sleep mode.
Apple typically kicks things off for an upcoming software update with a developer beta. Soon after that, a public beta arrives to broaden the testing phase. And sure enough, that's what we have today.
Apple has officially deprecated Python 2.7 in macOS Monterey 12.3. The company is advising its developers to use an alternative programming language instead, such as Python 3, which, however, does not come preinstalled on macOS.
Earlier this week, Apple officially released the iOS 15.3 update out into the wild, along with a few others. But the company isn't slowing down anytime soon. So today, Apple has moved right along with the seeding of yet another update for its major platforms.
While iCloud services are currently experiencing some issues across various tools, Apple does have some good news to share. Directly to some developers, at least. In this case, it's related to iCloud sync, and the fact it hasn't been working so well for some third-party apps. But it looks like a fix is incoming.