Apple Releases macOS Monterey 12.2.1 With Bluetooth Battery Drain Bug Fix

[usagora]

Maybe the update is for devices with batteries?

But I was able to update my iMac 2 days ago, as I said. And as far as I know, I believe all macOS updates are universal - in other words, anyone who runs a macOS device can update to the latest version.

 

[pshufd]

But I was able to update my iMac 2 days ago, as I said. And as far as I know, I believe all macOS updates are universal - in other words, anyone who runs a macOS device can update to the latest version.

There's probably a direct download link somewhere. I used to use those all the time when Hackintoshing.

 

[fhall1]

I've been an early adopter from Jaguar or Panther, and OS X used to be completely fine for me about .2 update back then. From Mojave on, I wait for next version to come out to upgrade to previous (completely missed Catalina tho, it was of no use for me).

I've been doing that for several years but slowed the cycle after Mojave. My everyday machine moved to Catalina about a month ago. My old "test" machine (2015 13" MBP) is at the latest Monterrey) - I'm thinking about skipping Big Sur on my "everyday" (2019 13" MBP) but not at least until a couple more releases of Monterrey

 

[HMI]

12.2.1 update still not available on my Mini. Why?! It showed up 2 days ago on both my iMac and MBA.

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You’ve probably already checked this, but….

You have “automatically keep my Mac up to date” selected.

Have you double-checked that Apple>About this Mac shows this update as your current version?

Just asking!

 

[Mr. Dee]

Probably not relevant to whether or not the software has issues. What matters most is that the design is thought through (which can be easier from a non-office setting), that the testing is also thought out and done properly, and that pressure to release too early is resisted. Here, the software was presumably not tested for battery drain in this scenario (which suggests desk use/non-mobile devices). If developers/testers were commuting or working from coffee shops, it might have shown up earlier as a side effect, but otherwise it would need to be explicitly included in the testing plan (whether on campus or remote). Hopefully, Apple has changed this.

One effect of covid where I am has been that we are losing people from the team at very short notice and at higher rates than usual. Working remotely helps (staff may not be well enough to come in to the office, but can sometimes still work remotely), but we are still needing to continually replan/cover. That can be very disruptive to delivery. I imagine Apple is also suffering from this.

My question is not really about the relevance of quality. Just wanted to know how the engineering team behind macOS is currently setup. Are they still centralized or distributed? The guy who brought up OS X for Intel did that from his home in New Jersey, while the guy who compiled Marklar did that from home, too. So, I do know software development doesn't have to be centralized. Just wanted to know if that is still the case.

 

[usagora]

You’ve probably already checked this, but….

You have “automatically keep my Mac up to date” selected.

Have you double-checked that Apple>About this Mac shows this update as your current version?

Just asking!

Yep, it shows it's still 12.2, not 12.2.1

 

[polee]

So it looks like 12.2.1 is not working well for everyone. I think I will continue to lurk and see before installing this update.

 

[lfaa]

About 1.9Gb download, installation quiet long on my intel MBpro2019 but no issues. And this update didn't break up my IDL settings (ok many people have switched to python, but I have so much stuff done with IDL that I don't want to migrate). 'Version 12.2.1' displayed in the About this Mac window.

 

[pshufd]

I do have an update available on my 2021 MacBook Pro and it says 1.94 GB. I'll see if I can find a thread on the WiFi issue to see if it has been fixed in this update.

 

[dwsolberg]

That's a shame, I'm sorry to hear that. Maybe I got lucky but I've been using portable and desktop Macs since the Intel transition primarily with external monitors, and never had a complaint until my current (huge) one.

You've been extra lucky or I've been unlucky. Either way, 90% of the issues I've had are related to waking after sleep.

 

[MacDownunder]

Because Apple is the new Microsoft. Back in the day if you used Microsoft you had to reboot for everything.

because if there are low level services that are updated it makes perfectly good sense

 

[MacDownunder]

Not that I regret moving from Big Sur to Monterey, but I do remember there being less issues than what I’m currently experiencing. I still have my 2010 MBP with SL! ?

Seeing that developers are still figuring out how to optimize their apps for Apple Silicon, I’d think it’s safe to assume that means Monterey will be safe for some time. At least a couple years lol

And yet I am typing this on an early 2013 15" MBP running 12.2.1 perfectly well - sure its Quad i7 2.8 with 16GB RAM, but its really really usable. And that mater my MacPro 5,1 is running Big Sur remarkably well too. All thanks to OCLP - those of you with old machines and want to use the latest OS's check it out and the support there is decent too.

 

[m_emelchenkov]

Still no fix for language switcher.

 

[pshufd]

My Windows desktop stays up for long periods of time; I think typically weeks - basically it reboots for Windows Updates. It's possible that it's been up for longer than weeks at a time. I'd say that High Sierra is very stable - that will stay up for months. Bit Sur is stable from Summer 2021 (when I got my M1 mini). Monterey is the only Operating system that I use that has a couple of annoying problems that I can't resolve (because it's the operating system and there aren't known workarounds for them). I have Mojave on my 2015 MacBook Pro and that's super-stable but I haven't used it in a while as I do all of my mobile stuff on my 2021 MacBook Pro now.

Fortunately the outstanding hardware in the 2021 MacBook Pro more than makes up for the small annoyances in Monterey and the Monterey problems will eventually get fixed and I'll say that Monterey is super-stable. One of these days.

My former workplace took 6-12 months to validate new macOS versions in our environment. They put a lot of spyware and security software on work-issued systems and I guess it took some time to make sure everything worked. Also, you couldn't put your own personal hardware on the network unless you installed their security software on it - and I never found a way to remove it without reformatting and reinstalling.

So I feel that Monterey is not quite ready for prime time but it depends on what you do. If you can accept needing to reboot from time to time or your WiFi going out partially from time to time than it can be fine. The memory leak issues are less of a problem if you got a lot of RAM though you shouldn't have to do that. It may not be a problem at all if you shut down every day.

 

[nt5672]

because if there are low level services that are updated it makes perfectly good sense

Yep, you must be of the Microsoft thought process. You missed one thing, the update process can restart daemons as necessary. For every BSD and linux box I manage, that works unless the kernel is being updated.

 

[sclawis300]

30 minutes into using this update and I have already noticed that it erased my signature in mail and it deleted my Pages application. Can't wait to see what other little nuggets I come across.

 

[bw44]

I have a different problem with Bluetooth new in 12.2.1: I use a wireless mouse (Logitec, not Apple) with my MBP (early 2015). When it wakes from sleep, the mouse is not always recognized. Sometimes it connects after several minutes, sometimes not. Never had this problem before 12.2.1. Suggestions?

 

[gank41]

I'm back to this problem again..... and yes, I am signed into iCloud on all devices, all iDevices are on current release OS, and I've restarted everything.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯




::UPDATE::
Checked settings again and the option to allow my Apple Watch was already selected, and when I clicked on the Lock icon, it prompted me on my watch as expected...