10.15.5 update on MBP

[IngerMan]

Hello MBP owners,

Over in the Air section we noticed very good changes for fans, temperature, battery life and even Geek Bench CPU increases. It is posted improvements from 2018 through 2020 models.

Can any of you MBP owners that did the update Please share improvements.

 

[mcaswell]

Curious too... I didn't do 10.15.4 (still on .3), and am wondering if it's safe / beneficial to go to .5 now.

 

[ascender]

I've not noticed any difference to be honest, that's on a four-port model.

I didn't have any complaints to begin with though....

 

[jerryk]

I've not noticed any difference to be honest, that's on a four-port model.

I didn't have any complaints to begin with though....

Me neither, but I don't run benchmarks and such. But, just using the systems (2020 13 and 16") I don't see much change.

 

[b.kind]

Curious too... I didn't do 10.15.4 (still on .3), and am wondering if it's safe / beneficial to go to .5 now.

I didn't like what I read about 15.4, skipped it, jumped straight from 15.3 to 15.5, went smooth, zero issues. Seems safe and stable.

Use the combo update, not the regular update.

 

[edubfromktown]

Hello MBP owners,

Over in the Air section we noticed very good changes for fans, temperature, battery life and even Geek Bench CPU increases. It is posted improvements from 2018 through 2020 models.

Can any of you MBP owners that did the update Please share improvements.

Haven’t noticed yet... can you post a link to the MBA discussion?

 

[IngerMan]

Haven’t noticed yet... can you post a link to the MBA discussion?

10.15.5 MBA update

How is 10.15.5 on 2020 Air?

i haven’t installed .4 on my macbook air just because of the reviews of bad performance. I can say the temperature feels cooler (tested by touch, i don’t do the monitoring software haha) and the battery is lasting about 1 to 2 hours longer for an average of about 9 to 10 hours

forums.macrumors.com

There are many post on the 60+ page heat sink mod showing Geek Bench 5 benchmarks from 10.15.4 to 10.15.5 starting on page 63, it might of started sooner but I did not go backwards.

2020 Air Heatsink Modification Thread

Do you think it would be ok to put a piece of thermal pad instead of the copper shim, between the cpu and the heatsink? 1590775972 Between 70 and 72º with Chrome :oops:

forums.macrumors.com

 

[mcaswell]

I didn't like what I read about 15.4, skipped it, jumped straight from 15.3 to 15.5, went smooth, zero issues. Seems safe and stable.

Use the combo update, not the regular update.

Sorry, but what does it mean to use the combo update? Does that mean don’t use the regular updated in system preferences?

 

[Dhock_Holiday]

Well that pretty positive news, how much has battery life changed? I'd be interested to know as the 13 inch 2020 MBP has been somewhat underwhelming with its battery life. I'm seeing essentially only 5 hours of normal use.

 

[CoastalOR]

Sorry, but what does it mean to use the combo update? Does that mean don’t use the regular updated in system preferences?

The "macOS Catalina 10.15.5 Combo Update" is a package you can download from Apple that will update any Catalina (10.15.0 - 10.15.4) installed to 10.15.5. You can skip Catalina versions and go directly to 10.15.5.

Download macOS Catalina 10.15.5 Combo Update - Apple Support

macOS Catalina 10.15.5 introduces battery health management in the Energy Saver settings for notebooks, an option to control automatic prominence of video tiles on Group FaceTime calls, and controls to fine-tune the built-in calibration of your Pro Display XDR. The update also improves the...

support.apple.com

 

[chrfr]

Sorry, but what does it mean to use the combo update? Does that mean don’t use the regular updated in system preferences?

There's really no need to use the combo update. Lots of people advocate for doing it but many more people just use software update and never have an issue.

 

[b.kind]

Sorry, but what does it mean to use the combo update? Does that mean don’t use the regular updated in system preferences?

Correct. Read this:

What is a combo update and how is it different than the regular update?

What is a combo update and how is it different from a normal update?

apple.stackexchange.com

Regular Update: https://support.apple.com/kb/DL2039?locale=en_US
Combo Update: https://support.apple.com/kb/DL2040?locale=en_US
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There's really no need to use the combo update. Lots of people advocate for doing it but many more people just use software update and never have an issue.

This poster asked about updating directly from 10.15.3 to 10.15.5. That is the reason.

 

[edubfromktown]

Well that pretty positive news, how much has battery life changed? I'd be interested to know as the 13 inch 2020 MBP has been somewhat underwhelming with its battery life. I'm seeing essentially only 5 hours of normal use.

On the 13" MBP gen-10 2GHz 16/512 I'm getting 8-9 hours of battery run time for a typical day with 50% screen brightness.

When connected to my external UHD display, depending on what I'm doing: the battery either charges at a slow rate or trickles down at a much slower rate than when running on battery power.

 

[mcaswell]

Correct. Read this:

What is a combo update and how is it different than the regular update?

What is a combo update and how is it different from a normal update?

apple.stackexchange.com

Regular Update: https://support.apple.com/kb/DL2039?locale=en_US
Combo Update: https://support.apple.com/kb/DL2040?locale=en_US
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This poster asked about updating directly from 10.15.3 to 10.15.5. That is the reason.

Thanks... I do notice that my System Preferences, which was prompting me to upgrade to 10.15.4 previously, now shows 10.15.5 (I'm still on 10.15.3). Would hitting this update button be the same as the combo updater?

 

[malkovich87]

Power Nap kernel panics fixed?

 

[b.kind]

Thanks... I do notice that my System Preferences, which was prompting me to upgrade to 10.15.4 previously, now shows 10.15.5 (I'm still on 10.15.3). Would hitting this update button be the same as the combo updater?

Probably? I used the combo link above.

Later: No issues after installing the 10.15.5 Supplemental Update either.
1.6 GB is kind of big for a security update.

Certain actions still make the laptop unacceptably hot.
These updates have not fixed that, and probably never will.
My guess is that the MBP16 has a hot dGPU.