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Apple Releases macOS Big Sur 11.5.2 With Bug Fixes

Yawn. Zero problems with Big Sur on my Intel Mac Mini.

11.5.2 runs fast on the Mini’s internal drive. It’s also speedy running off a Samsung X5 TB3 external SSD.

SanDisk Extreme USB-C NVMe external SSD and Sonnet Breakaway Box 650 TB3 eGPU continue to work perfectly with my Intel Mac Mini.

Good times.
 
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Fomalhaut said:
I had terrible issues with my old (c. 2010) Apple Bluetooth keyboard and trackpad, but these stopped a few updates ago.

One thing I also did, which might help, is to use a wired Ethernet connection and disable wifi on the computer. I'm convinced that wi-fi interferes to some degree with the Bluetooth signal from the keyboard/trackpad.
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I already use a wired connection. And that is not a solution. It shoukd just wirk. Wifi and Bluetooth co-existed just fine in Catalina.
 
Johnny Santiago said:
I have updated to 11.5.2 a while ago, and immediately restart after updated. After 15 minutes, it restart again. Yes i have called apple support, countless smc and nvram reset. Nothing fix the problem including updates from catalina up to this date. The only thing this machine is usable is to use windows 10 on it. Otherwise, infinite loop - panic and restart.
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Have you checked the logs in the console app as it might have something in the Diagnostic Reports section?
 
What has been fixed? Last time I checked, Apple didn't give any information. Is this what transparency looks like? Maybe the bugs and security holes are too embarrassing. Or what is the reason?
 
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jz0309 said:
Unspecified bug fixes - I don’t like the tone of that. Please just be honest on what has been fixed Apple!
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I recently bought a new iMac 24 and was having problems waking from a sleep unless I pressed the on/off button. I was on the line with a tech Friday night, and he told me of the update. I don't usually miss these, but I had no notification downloaded and the sleep/wake problem was solved. Not sure this was the bug fix, but it fixed mine.
 
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So!
Quick observation after install, Safari runs much faster and smoother. Noticeable change.
On 11.5.1 if I left Apple Music open like for sleep/lid down, after wake up, it severly slowed down my laptop. This has seemed to gone away now. I had to force quit Apple Music to get everything working properly. Overall performance seemed to have improved in comparison to 11.5.1 that felt kinda buggy/sluggish to me.

Those are 3 things i noticed.
 
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I installed 11.5.1 in July then left to travel. Before leaving I backed up mobiles (12, SE wifi only, and older iPad Mini) using USB/Lightnimg ok. but on returning and finally firing up my intel Mac Mini devices not recognized and was advised to restore. I waited a week and now this update to 11.5.2 will happen in a few minutes - we'll see if I can now back up the mobiles.
 
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Why would anyone install an update with No description of what is in it?

You see Apple this is what happens when your user community looses trust in you. No update for me without detailed description of what's in it, Thanks.
 
dschlosser15 said:
Why would anyone install an update with No description of what is in it?

You see Apple this is what happens when your user community looses trust in you. No update for me without detailed description of what's in it, Thanks.
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When Apple gives a detailed description of its security updates how much do you really understand?

Come on, be honest...
 
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I just downloaded 11.5.2, took about 30 minutes, and as always I run disc first aid, as a double check
 
RumorConsumer said:
I think that is a) a bit dramatic and b) a bit paranoid. Welcome to cutting edge technology. Nobody is sitting at Cupertino thinking about how to hobble your device. Sure it happens at some point but if you look more closely its not malevolence its usually incompetence.
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Absolutely spot on! This is how it works, no one will admit it in Apple, I had a perfectly useable high end MBP(2013) and after an update in 2019 it all went south. When I went to apple, they declared it vintage, and that no parts could be provided any longer for the fix, for a perfectly fixable Mac. The Mac just goes off from time to time, but when it is on, it's as fast as my new MBP and everything it does. The aim is to keep us spending endlessly and if the Mac was well priced we could still smile and buy, but it costs a massive chunk each time.
 
RumorConsumer said:
I think that is a) a bit dramatic and b) a bit paranoid. Welcome to cutting edge technology. Nobody is sitting at Cupertino thinking about how to hobble your device. Sure it happens at some point but if you look more closely its not malevolence its usually incompetence.
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I think it's naive to think it's just cutting edge technology. I promise you, it is no coincidence that they're labelling devices as vintage, that could be easily fixable, it is not perchance that in software updates somehow slow down devices (iPhone 6 saga proved that, and they got caught, but always have a 'good reason') and how it can encourage you to buy again when your device is still 100%. No it's no malevolence, it is leveraging your control over technology and the demand for it, to gently or less gently persuade customers to buy more regularly even when it is not necessary. On another note, the push to get person into Apple Music, and the pop up Google like adverts, and redesigning Apple Music to work best for subscribers and the rest have basic bland, it is no coincidence.
 
Mark263 said:
I think it's naive to think it's just cutting edge technology. I promise you, it is no coincidence that they're labelling devices as vintage, that could be easily fixable, it is not perchance that in software updates somehow slow down devices (iPhone 6 saga proved that, and they got caught, but always have a 'good reason') and how it can encourage you to buy again when your device is still 100%. No it's no malevolence, it is leveraging your control over technology and the demand for it, to gently or less gently persuade customers to buy more regularly even when it is not necessary. On another note, the push to get person into Apple Music, and the pop up Google like adverts, and redesigning Apple Music to work best for subscribers and the rest have basic bland, it is no coincidence.
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If you’re using the iPhone 6 situation as evidence then you do not understand the technical features Apple is actually implementing and why. And if you are crying Apple won’t service your 5 to 7 year old computer there might be another reality check around the corner for you. There are plenty of people who will and the law is on their side. The Apple Music situation is a bummer and I really wish they would get their act together on that one. There we agree.
 
Interestingly, i started facing an issue which i thought was related to hardware on my Macbook air early 2015, but it seems to be fixed with just a software update.
Half of the screen used to get dim (as if some of the backlight turned off), and sometimes complete screen got completely dim. After few seconds, it gets recovered though. It was not auto brightness (i know how that thing works). At first i thought its due to the fact that the screen hinge got easy than how it used to be. But so far so good after the update.
 
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I'll add an update to crashes I was having on my M1 MBP with 11.5 and 11.5.1. These have not recurred since 11.5.2 update was applied.
 
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Finally updated to this (Intel Macbook Pro 2020) and it looks like they've broken the one-finger trackpad drag gesture. Can't enable it now without drag lock always being enabled no matter the setting (it's under Accessibility for those who care). :(
 
fhall1 said:
You guys aren't making me feel real good....

I'm still at Mojave 10.14.6. My usual process for the past few years is to go to the previous major OS version when the new one drops in Sep/Oct. So I went from 10.13.6 to 10.14.6 when 10.15.0 was released. Usually that means most/all 3rd party software/hardware issues are pretty much fixed since the OS is now a year old. So last fall I should have migrated to 10.15.5 (or was it 6) when 11.0 was released.

However, I saw tons of complaints about Catalina still having a terrible amount of bugs when Big Sur was released and people were saying the early releases of 11.x were way better than the last release of Catalina. So I stayed on Mojave and figured I'd wait until THIS fall and go directly to Big Sur 11.5 or 11.6, whichever is last released.

But seeing how 11.5.2 is still pretty sucky - I'm on the horns of a dilemma. I really don't want to fall behind three versions and lose security fixes, etc. I guess I'm looking for suggestions from the group?
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You are like my sister, bricked a HTC phone once, and is not willing to install any updates ever.
Stop reading so much stuff online, and just do it. I have the latest 11.5.2 and confirm, I have 0 issues with it. Absolute 0, if anything performance improved in comparison to previous build. Don't trust everything said on the forums, and remember, majority of issues with hardware/software, people face, people have caused themselves.
 
I have a 2016 MBP (one of the ones with the dodgy keyboard (having to type this using the onscreen keypad)) and BS has killed my TouchBar (can’t see it, nor use the keys by guesswork). It will reappear upon restart, but then it'll vanish again after a couple of days. Tried 'pkill' in Terminal, didn’t work. It also has a failing battery, so I think it's being replaced when the M2 MBPs are released. Downloading 11.5.2 now - anyone else have a MBP of similar vintage with a dead TouchBar - and, if so, did 11.5.2 fix it?

BS's initials are really quite apropos, considering what else they stand for... :mad:
 
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