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Apple Releases macOS Big Sur 11.3 With M1 Optimizations, AirTag Integration, Updated Controller Support, Apple Music Updates and More
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it's really none of your business at this point I will leave you to speculate and dwell on it at length even though I just laid it out in grueling detail. I am moving on.
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Existing side-loaded apps are now broken with 11.3. New installations are prevented with the standard error message... the dev didn't intend for this app to be installed on this platform. Lame.
dislike but - like for the insight. Thanks for the empirical answer
I'm getting an error of "You do not have permission to open the application "..."." I don't think it's affecting all of my previously sideloaded applications but it's most of them.
For example, my sideloaded copy of Ace Attorney is still working and was sideloaded (ie. it's not available from the app store on MacOS).
Sigh. The disadvantages of the wall garden ...
Why do I have a "Relocated Items" folder on my desktop now? 5 layers down it has a group_system_default file?
Wonder why apple didn’t mention stereo homepod support in the release notes
Will have to try this out later today. Was not happy to find that I was only getting 3840x2160 (16:9) when I connected my LG 31MU97 to my M1 Air. It should be 4096x2160 (17:9). Had to resort to Switchresx.
I am sadly noticing a blurriness in Safari’s web content.
For some reason, they chose not to overwrite the current file /etc/group but instead left it and placed the default version under “Relocated Items”. There is a PDF file there that recommends comparing both files and merging the changes.
I have not seen something like this before, normally Apple would just overwrite the file and keep the old file next to it (with “~previous” appended to to the file name), or put the original file there as well (appended with “~orig”). Unusual for Apple IMO to let the user do this themselves.
I have it as well. Apparently, Apple added this line to the system default:
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_trustd:*:282:_trustdFor some reason, they chose not to overwrite the current file /etc/group but instead left it and placed the default version under “Relocated Items”. There is a PDF file there that recommends comparing both files and merging the changes.
I have not seen something like this before, normally Apple would just overwrite the file and keep the old file next to it (with “~previous” appended to to the file name), or put the original file there as well (appended with “~orig”). Unusual for Apple IMO to let the user do this themselves.
What monitor & what resolution?...I am sadly noticing a blurriness in Safari’s web content.
I am using an external 4K display (DELL U2718Q, 3840 × 2160) with a scaled resolution of 1080p (2x; “Retina” like).
Big Sur messed with font smoothing before: https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...nt-smoothing-in-big-sur.2267601/post-29231045.
This update has caused my 16" MacBook Pro to constantly reboot. Progress bar goes to ¾, then goes back to Apple logo and starts over.
Thanks for the reply. I wanted to make sure before I used Configurator 2 on my M1 to do a clean install.
Urm... You know that M1 uses IPSW as install image and not the regular .app bundles Intel machines use? I haven't checked for that. But I'm sure they offer both.
I am aware. I appreciate you making sure for me, though. Always good to have follow-up.
The new Safari version ignores previously disabled font smoothing (https://www.macrumors.com/how-to/disable-font-smoothing-in-macos-big-sur/). Does anybody know, how to make it to respect the setting? Looks terrible.
I just updated to 11.3 on my 2019 16" Macbook Pro Intel and the new Applecare info shows up under a "Service" tab, not Support as the Macrumors screen shows. The Service tab is at the far right end of the row where the Resource tab used to be but has now been replaced by Service. See my screenshot below:
Great..
For those who don't know yet. I found a website that hosts all the links to direct Apple ISPW downloads for the M1 machines. Maybe someone finds this helpful for their M1 machine. https://ipsw.me/download/MacBookPro17,1/20E232
Upgraded on my MacBooks here... And it seems like, nothing has been fixed:
- still not able to reinstall or update 11.3 on my MacBook Pro 13" 2018
- M1 external Display is still gone, also rebooting does not help here
- weather link is broken
- Bluetooth stuck also like before
Thanks Apple for not fixing the important bugs!
- still not able to reinstall or update 11.3 on my MacBook Pro 13" 2018
- M1 external Display is still gone, also rebooting does not help here
- weather link is broken
- Bluetooth stuck also like before
Thanks Apple for not fixing the important bugs!