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Apple Releases macOS Sonoma 14.6.1 With Bug Fixes

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Apple today released macOS Sonoma 14.6.1, a minor update to the macOS Sonoma operating system that Apple launched last year. macOS Sonoma 14.6.1 comes a week after the release of macOS Sonoma 14.6, an update that added security fixes.

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The macOS Sonoma 14.6.1 update can be downloaded for free on eligible Macs by opening up System Settings and going to the Software Update section. Apple has also released a macOS 13.6.9 update for those unable to upgrade to Sonoma.

According to Apple's release notes, macOS Sonoma 14.6.1 fixes an issue that prevented the enabling or disabling of Advanced Data Protection. Apple says there are also other "important bug fixes."

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coolfactor
23 months ago

At least they have a change log of why it came out though. Having updates come out with no explanation is a terrible business practice.
I've given up asking developers to include proper changelog notes. The number of big names that copy-paste the same boilerplate text into each update blows my mind.
Score: 12 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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adamw
23 months ago
Oops. Apple you should have better software validation teams before releasing macOS updates please. Have you been hiring former CrowdStrike engineers Apple?
Score: 11 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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chrono1081
23 months ago

It feels like much of these companies testing is done by the public these days.

At least they have a change log of why it came out though. Having updates come out with no explanation is a terrible business practice.
What likely happened is partway through 14.6 the bug was found. It needed to be researched, corrected, and tested. 14.6 was probably already getting prepped for release and it's never a good practice to just "roll a fix in" really quickly so instead they released 14.6, then once 14.6.1 was ready it got a point release.
Score: 8 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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Account25476
23 months ago
One week after macOS 14.6 and four betas later… If the bugs were so important, it’s surprising they weren’t noticed during the last 2 months and half. If it was just a security fix, well, they invented Rapid Security Responses for that. Maybe they forgot about it.

Either way, I don’t get it.⬤
Score: 7 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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icymountain
23 months ago

Hilarious stuff given the horrible, horrible inconvenience of clicking a button and rebooting to get the upate.
No need to be snarky. Not everyone likes rebooting their computers every week. I typically have stuff running for a long time and a second update needing a reboot within a week is a pain.

I would also add that not all OSes require rebooting for every update. I maintain some Linux boxes that systematically get months of uptime, and still get updated frequently. Except kernel updates, few updates require a reboot. Most OS components can be updated without a reboot.
Score: 6 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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StuBeck
23 months ago

One week after macOS 14.6 and four betas later… If the bugs were so important, it’s surprising they weren’t noticed during the last 2 months and half. If it was just a security fix, well, they invented Rapid Security Responses for that. Maybe they forgot about it.

Either way, I don’t get it.⬤
It feels like much of these companies testing is done by the public these days.

At least they have a change log of why it came out though. Having updates come out with no explanation is a terrible business practice.
Score: 6 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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