Apple Releases macOS Monterey 12.5 With Safari and TV App Updates

[MacRumors]

Apple today released macOS Monterey 12.5, the fifth major update to the macOS Monterey operating system that launched in October 2021. macOS Monterey 12.5 more than two months after the launch of macOS Monterey 12.4.

The ‌‌‌‌‌macOS Monterey‌‌ 12.5 update can be downloaded on all eligible Macs using the Software Update section of System Preferences.

According to Apple's release notes, macOS Monterey 12.5 adds a bug fix for a Safari tab issue and it adds the option to restart, pause, rewind, or fast-forward a live sports game that's in progress. Apple's release notes for the update are below.

macOS Monterey 12.5 includes enhancements, bug fixes and security updates.

- TV app adds the option to restart a live sports game already in-progress and pause, rewind, or fast-forward
- Fixes an issue in Safari where a tab may revert back to a previous page

Some features may not be available for all regions, or on all Apple devices.

For detailed information about the security content of this update, please visit: https://support.apple.com/kb/HT201222

macOS Monterey 12.5 could be one of the last updates to the Monterey operating system as Apple is now working on macOS Ventura, the next-generation version of macOS set to be released this fall.

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[Mr. Dee]

Considering Ventura likely won’t be here until October when Apple launches new Macs; I’m sure they could squeeze out a 12.6 by then.

 

[lverg]

Would this update finally solve the jumping tab group tabs? Such a great feature but unusable for me so far.

 

[MacsRgr8]

3.09 GB on iMac M1

 

[antiprotest]

3GB smh but whatever.

 

[CarAnalogy]

Surely there's more in this enormous patch than that. They might as well just write "bug fixes and performance improvements."

 

[Account25476]

- Fixes an issue in Safari where a tab may revert back to a previous page

Sorry guys, but I can't refrain from saying it:

A trillion company that took months to solve a bug like this that was present since the MacOS 12 beta 3. 🥲

 

[wellander1]

Any updates to Catalina or big sur?
As I am not seeing them.

 

[blazerunner]

Sorry guys, but I can't refrain from saying it:

A trillion company that took months to solve a bug like this that was present since the MacOS 12 beta 3. 🥲

So why do so many of you still praise Apple so much?

 

[project_2501]

Am I being overly hopeful that they fixed bluetooth?

Bluetooth with Apple's own keyboard and trackpad from Monterey on M1 (no issues with intel 2015)

Bluetooth with buggy headphone balance randomly changing (a decade old bug).

Almost daily I need to issue a

sudo pkill bluetoothd

 

[G46&Fbnth5]

I assume these are final updates, so gestures and scrolling from the trackpad of iPad Magic Keyboard will never work in Universal Control with iOS 15 and macOS Monterey. Disappointing.

 

[mikeboss]

build # same as RC2 (21G72)

 

[darngooddesign]

So why do so many of you still praise Apple so much?

Because Apple is still pretty great regardless.

 

[chrfr]

Any updates to Catalina or big sur?
As I am not seeing them.

Yes, there's 11.6.8 and Security update 2022-005 for Catalina, but I don't see them as available just yet. I'm sure there will also be Safari 15.6 updates for these OSes as well.

 

[Buntschwalbe]

3.09GB for M1
2.2GB for Intel
both updated from 12.4.
i'm curious...

 

[Lounge vibes 05]

I assume these are final updates

I would not be so sure about that. last year We got iOS 14.7 and macOS 11.5 on July 21, then 14.8 and 11.6 on September 13.
I expect something similar this year.
15.7 and 12.6 in September

 

[Lounge vibes 05]

macOS Catalina security update 2022-005 and macOS Big Sur 11.6.8 were also released

 

[brerlappin]

Any word if the Studio Display got an update with this release? It doesn't look like it, but it would be good to know for sure. Thx!

 

[foggygray]

Fingers crossed systemstats won't balloon up to 20GB of memory used after this.

 

[CarAnalogy]

So why do so many of you still praise Apple so much?

Compared to the competition they're pretty good. Have you had a look at the debacle that has been Windows updates lately? I say this as someone who has had to roll back security patches to stop domain controllers boot looping.

 

[icwhatudidthere]

Really wish Apple would make TV App functionality uniform across their platforms. My current pet peeve is iOS and iPadOS versions don't have "View Details" whereas TVOS and MacOS versions do.

They do this in other apps too. The last one they fixed was Safari on Mac didn't have an "Open in News" option so if you wanted to read something on your Mac that was paywalled but available in Apple News+, you had to share the link to your iOS device, then open in Apple News, bookmark it and then go back to Apple News on the Mac and find it in your bookmarks. Thankfully they added the Open in News link in Safari recently.

 

[zorinlynx]

They do this in other apps too.

Smart photo albums not appearing on iOS or iPadOS is one of my long-standing pet peeves.

 

[BarkDawg]

Getting this out before NFL pre-season. Next announcement - Sunday Ticket!

 

[Realityck]

Considering Ventura likely won’t be here until October when Apple launches new Macs; I’m sure they could squeeze out a 12.6 by then.

Big Sur 11.6 and 11.6.1 was only security updates. Monterey is pretty much done this year with 12.5 now being released. You're out of excuses.

 

[tinygoblin]

Anyone knows what's updated EFI & iBridge version on Intel T2 Macs?