Apple Releases macOS Big Sur 11.4 With Apple Podcasts Subscription Support

[gusping]

For the first time in my Mac computing history (started using it at system 7.5.5) I'm going to keep my machines on Big Sur when MacOS 12 comes out. Too many bugs, too many problem, and it takes them forever to fix anything. I use my M1 MBP in the wilderness / off grid all the time for back country camping and I cannot afford to have it crap out on me because of some ****** bug they should have caught in QA.

Me too. In my experience they don’t fix a lot of issues, at least with the 2018/20 mini. I had display issues and kernal panics when i bought my mini in Dec 2018. Some things don’t change.... Funnily enough, my new W10 gaming pc runs flawlessly. How the tables have turned...

 

[sirozha]

I hhope it fixes my 4K display not being recognised, crackling speaker noise and kernal panics upon waking. Big Sur is the worst software i have ever used.

Can you elaborate what your problem is with the 4K display? Are you connecting to an HDMI or DisplayPort interface in the monitor? If DisplayPort, is the port on the monitor DP1.2 or 1.4 and also are you using a DP 1.2 or 1.4 cable/adapter/dock? Are you connecting directly to the Mac or via a dock/adapter? What kind of Mac do you have (Intel or M1)?

 

[gusping]

I agree. I receive constant kernel panics, have done everything under the sun to try to fix, and am now in discussions with Apple engineers about it (I've gone through the whole Apple process to be escalated up)... Big Sur is trash.

Yep. I received them when i first bought my mini in 2018 and still have them now. Not sure what advice i can give, but hang in there!

 

[gusping]

Can you elaborate what your problem is with the 4K display? Are you connecting to an HDMI or DisplayPort interface in the monitor? If DisplayPort, is the port on the monitor DP1.2 or 1.4 and also are you using a DP 1.2 or 1.4 cable/adapter/dock? Are you connecting directly to the Mac or via a dock/adapter? What kind of Mac do you have (Intel or M1)?

Upgraded to Big Sur from Catalina and my 4k display instantly stopped working on any connection. It was fine before and is fine on my gaming pc and other computers running other OS. I have a 2018 mini which is very temporamental with displays, and was right from the very minute it was released. Seems to be a more widespread issue that never was fixed. I don’t think Apple know how to make software for desktops anymore.... lol

 

[sirozha]

Seems like a relatively unimportant update. Think I'll hold off and let the guinea pigs... er, eager beavers update first.

I’ll do the same. 11.3 seems to be working more or less stable for me, as it fixed my monitor issues.

 

[NervousFish2]

So now Apple decide to break the macOS version of Apple Podcasts as well?

They broke it already, with the 11.3.1 update.

 

[sirozha]

Upgraded to Big Sur from Catalina and my 4k display instantly stopped working on any connection. It was fine before and is fine on my gaming pc and other computers running other OS. I have a 2018 mini which is very temporamental with displays, and was right from the very minute it was released. Seems to be a more widespread issue that never was fixed. I don’t think Apple know how to make software for desktops anymore.... lol

Direct connection or a dock? HDMI or DisplayPort? If DisplayPort, is it 1.2 or 1.4 in the monitor?

 

[Realityck]

macOS thrashed the SSD pretty hard on my Intel MacBook too: 119 TB over ~36 months. But it does seem even worse on M1: 27.7 TB after 3 months! In fact it's gone up 0.2 TB since this morning. Both 8 GB machines.

Do you have enough apps opened simultaneous to eat up all your 8GB Unified that your doing continuous shuffling of memory? I would have opted for 16 GB at least, because of how much memory the MacOS uses. Most of us x86 Mac users have 16 or 32 GB RAM installed or more.

 

[Imperial926]

I agree. I receive constant kernel panics, have done everything under the sun to try to fix, and am now in discussions with Apple engineers about it (I've gone through the whole Apple process to be escalated up)... Big Sur is trash.

You need to think this through. I have 3 machines, no issues. You most likely have a hardware fault.

 

[zorinlynx]

For the first time in my Mac computing history (started using it at system 7.5.5) I'm going to keep my machines on Big Sur when MacOS 12 comes out. Too many bugs, too many problem, and it takes them forever to fix anything. I use my M1 MBP in the wilderness / off grid all the time for back country camping and I cannot afford to have it crap out on me because of some ****** bug they should have caught in QA.

To be honest, Big Sur was a major visual refresh, so more effort was probably spent on that than rooting out bugs.

There's a good chance MacOS 12 will be a nice "fixup" release, so will absolutely be worth upgrading to. I'm definitely staying away from the betas at first though. (A good policy for everyone!)

 

[Mattyman]

To be honest, Big Sur was a major visual refresh, so more effort was probably spent on that than rooting out bugs.

There's a good chance MacOS 12 will be a nice "fixup" release, so will absolutely be worth upgrading to. I'm definitely staying away from the betas at first though. (A good policy for everyone!)

Do you think MacOS 12 will be exclusively for Apple silicon?

 

[benwiggy]

This is the first one I'd recommend. There's a lot of fixes in here.

 

[sirozha]

Do you think MacOS 12 will be exclusively for Apple silicon?

Of course, it won’t. There will be at least 5-6 more years of macOS releases for Intel Macs.

 

[gusping]

Direct connection or a dock? HDMI or DisplayPort? If DisplayPort, is it 1.2 or 1.4 in the monitor?

Direct. Tried both connections and both DP 1.2 and 1.4 modes (USB-C to DP). I’m just cursed i think.

 

[sirozha]

Direct. Tried both connections and both DP 1.2 and 1.4 modes (USB-C to DP). I’m just cursed i think.

What cable did you try with DP? Try the CableConn USB-C to DP cable (DP1.4) off Amazon. It’s about $20. It’s definitely worth a try. I found that the CableConn USB-C to DP1.4 cables work miracles. I have a few of them. If that doesn’t work, you can try the OWC USB-C to dual-DP adapter. That adapter fixed my 5K display issue before 11.3 was released. 11.3 fixed my direct cable connection to the 5K display via a single DP1.4 port, using the CableConn cable.

 

[soyazul]

Next Big Sur beta needs to add AMD 6700 XT support.

it's supposed that 11.4 has those drivers

 

[eRondeau]

Easy & quick update here on a base M1 Mac Mini. Using a 4K Samsung monitor via HDMI-2; 1GB OWC Thunderbolt M.2 NVMe SSD for data; 2GB Orico USB-C M.2 NVMe SSD for Time Machine backup. All good here. Love this set-up!

 

[roncron]

Someone be brave on m1 air and give us a status report

been running the release candidate on my M1 Air, all is well

 

[TheSynchronizer]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1396374313591140357

Safe to say all m1 users should definitely consider updating to this one, I know I will be in just a second

 

[AllStarCelica]

still didn't fix the bookmark problem, even though it's listed in the release note. what a joke

 

[LV426]

I agree. I receive constant kernel panics, have done everything under the sun to try to fix, and am now in discussions with Apple engineers about it (I've gone through the whole Apple process to be escalated up)... Big Sur is trash.

Something to check for is your monitor cable and connector. I had intermittent clicks and buzzes that got progressively worse over a few years. The problem was fixed when I got a new cable.

 

[Apple_Robert]

Does anyone know if the full installer has been released as well?

 

[thadoggfather]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1396374313591140357

Safe to say all m1 users should definitely consider updating to this one, I know I will be in just a second

been running the release candidate on my M1 Air, all is well

Good enough for me! here goes from 11.2.1

Should be (in theory) more attention to Big Sur now that yet another popular product is on M1, too: the iMac.

 

[02275629]

Anyone else still have Battery Service message on an M1 machine? I have an M1 Air and my battery "needs servicing." Has said this for quite a few versions now.. Do I have to get my laptop replaced to get this fixed? Anyone have experience on how to fix this?

 

[TheSynchronizer]

Anyone else still have Battery Service message on an M1 machine? I have an M1 Air and my battery "needs servicing." Has said this for quite a few versions now.. Do I have to get my laptop replaced to get this fixed? Anyone have experience on how to fix this?

Possibly a hardware fault? I have an M1 pro essentially from launch day and it's at 100% battery health. Maybe you should get it checked out while you're in warranty