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Apple Releases macOS Sonoma 14.3 With Collaborative Apple Music Playlists

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Apple today released macOS Sonoma 14.3, the third major update to the macOS Sonoma operating system that came out last September. macOS Sonoma 14.3 comes over a month after the release of macOS Sonoma 14.2.

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The ‌‌‌macOS Sonoma‌ 14.3‌ update can be downloaded for free on all eligible Macs using the Software Update section of System Settings. There's also a macOS 13.6.4 release for those who are still running macOS Ventura and a macOS 12.7.3 release for those who have macOS Monterey installed.

macOS Sonoma 14.3 brings collaborative playlists in Apple Music, so that Apple Music subscribers can create playlists with friends and family members. The software also has an updated AppleCare & Warranty section in Settings that shows coverage for all devices signed in with an Apple ID.

Apple's full release notes for macOS Sonoma 14.3 are below:
macOS Sonoma 14.3 introduces enhancements to Apple Music, as well as other features, bug fixes, and security updates for your Mac.
  • Collaborate on playlists in Apple Music allows you to invite friends to join your playlist and everyone can add, reorder, and remove songs
  • Emoji reactions can be added to any track in a collaborative playlist in Apple Music
  • AppleCare & Warranty in Settings shows your coverage for all devices signed in with your Apple ID
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More information on the features that have been introduced in macOS Sonoma to date can be found in our macOS Sonoma roundup.

Article Link: Apple Releases macOS Sonoma 14.3 With Collaborative Apple Music Playlists
 
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I bet it won't fix the Magic Trackpad stuttering/jumpy/delay on my iMac M3 because I'm a pessimist LOL
 
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swrobel said:
So silly that an entire OS update is still required to roll out an enhancement to one app
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I've been saying this for years. Separate the Apps from the OS apple. Hire a development team solely for Apple Music (You can even allow someone like Lowe to be head of that team) and give us Apple Music updates a little more frequently. If you want to be a service company, then the services should be like priority number 5 in the rankings of how said company is run.
 
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MacRumors said:
The ‌‌‌macOS Sonoma‌ 14.3‌ update can be downloaded for free on all eligible Macs using the Software Update section of System Settings. There's also a macOS 13.6.4 release for those who are still running macOS Ventura and a macOS 12.7.3 release for those who have macOS Monterey installed.
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I was running macOS Ventura until six days ago when Apple force upgraded my system to Sonoma with no user input from me. I'd like to see a MacRumors article explaining what is going on here and how to prevent it in the future.
 
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For public release full installers you can run these in terminal:

Sonoma:

Code: 
for file in $(curl -# https://swscan.apple.com/content/catalogs/others/index-14-1.sucatalog | grep Info.plist | grep -Evw '(Info.plist.integrityDataV1|InstallInfo.plist)' | sed -e s/"<string>"//g -e s/"<\/string>"//g -e s/\ //g); do
    curl -# $file | egrep -EA 1 '(>Build<|OSVersion)' | sed -e s/"<string>"//g -e s/"<\/string>"//g -e s/\ //g | sed -e s/"<key>"//g -e s/"<\/key>"//g -e s/\ //g
    echo $file | sed -e "s/Info.plist/InstallAssistant.pkg/g"
done

Ventura:

Code: 
for file in $(curl -# https://swscan.apple.com/content/catalogs/others/index-13-1.sucatalog | grep Info.plist | grep -Evw '(Info.plist.integrityDataV1|InstallInfo.plist)' | sed -e s/"<string>"//g -e s/"<\/string>"//g -e s/\ //g); do
    curl -# $file | egrep -EA 1 '(>Build<|OSVersion)' | sed -e s/"<string>"//g -e s/"<\/string>"//g -e s/\ //g | sed -e s/"<key>"//g -e s/"<\/key>"//g -e s/\ //g
    echo $file | sed -e "s/Info.plist/InstallAssistant.pkg/g"
done

Monterey:

Code: 
for file in $(curl -# https://swscan.apple.com/content/catalogs/others/index-12-1.sucatalog | grep Info.plist | grep -Evw '(Info.plist.integrityDataV1|InstallInfo.plist)' | sed -e s/"<string>"//g -e s/"<\/string>"//g -e s/\ //g); do
    curl -# $file | egrep -EA 1 '(>Build<|OSVersion)' | sed -e s/"<string>"//g -e s/"<\/string>"//g -e s/\ //g | sed -e s/"<key>"//g -e s/"<\/key>"//g -e s/\ //g
    echo $file | sed -e "s/Info.plist/InstallAssistant.pkg/g"
done

The links and builds will be revealed.

So you don't have to wait till some dude posts them up on the net somewhere. You can get them as fast as apple puts them up.
 
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tywebb13 said:
23D56 - same as RC

ipsw: https://updates.cdn-apple.com/2024W...F3AC0982/UniversalMac_14.3_23D56_Restore.ipsw

full installer: https://swcdn.apple.com/content/dow...vc2cux0qm55lfweb2u90euyo/InstallAssistant.pkg

The Ventura and Monterey builds are also the same as their RC 4s:

13.6.4 is build 22G513

full installer: https://swcdn.apple.com/content/dow...rytq1r67eli9zrgsu8jxxoqw/InstallAssistant.pkg

12.7.3 is build 21H1015

full installer: https://swcdn.apple.com/content/dow...453a3hi7c3hc9n6zzju9di7f/InstallAssistant.pkg
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Is the Ventura "full installer" the same thing as a Delta update, or is it the same thing as what Apple used to call a Combo update? Or is it something different from both of those?
 
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sjsharksfan12 said:
I've been saying this for years. Separate the Apps from the OS apple. Hire a development team solely for Apple Music (You can even allow someone like Lowe to be head of that team) and give us Apple Music updates a little more frequently. If you want to be a service company, then the services should be like priority number 5 in the rankings of how said company is run.
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This macOS update is what allows this feature to be enabled, that's all.
 
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ThomasJL said:
Is the Ventura "full installer" the same thing as a Delta update, or is it the same thing as what Apple used to call a Combo update? Or is it something different from both of those?
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Full installers are typically 12-14 GB. Even if you already updated the computer to the current build it is useful to still download the full installer to make a bootable usb installer like in https://support.apple.com/en-au/101578

If the OTA update fails you can use a full installer to force it to update. I did this once for Sonoma. But it's like smashing a pea with a sledgehammer.

The OTA updates are typically 1-3 GB and are much quicker to download

There used to be deltas/combos - before Big Sur. The last of these were for Catalina.

Now we talk like "OTA/full installer/ipsw" rather than "delta/combo".

ipsws are for apple silicon macs, not intel macs. It is rarely used. Full installers are more versatile anyway, like ability to make usb installers.
 
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Safari has been wonky since day 1 of Sonoma. Some website targets don't work when in Private Mode, so I have to use Chrome to open them.

I feel like going back to Ventura and staying there, since it's the OS my MBA came with. Sad that not even AS has changed the trope of performance reductions with every OS update.
 
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tywebb13 said:
Full installers are typically 12-14 GB. Even if you already updated the computer to the current build it is useful to still download the full installer to make a bootable usb installer like in https://support.apple.com/en-au/101578

If the OTA update fails you can use a full installer to force it to update. I did this once for Sonoma. But it's like smashing a pea with a sledgehammer.

The OTA updates are typically 1-3 GB and are much quicker to download

There used to be deltas/combos - before Big Sur. The last of these were for Catalina.

Now we talk like "OTA/full installer/ipsw" rather than "delta/combo".

ipsws are for apple silicon macs, not intel macs. It is rarely used. Full installers are more versatile anyway, like ability to make usb installers.
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Thank you for that explanation, @tywebb13 .

Is the full installer similar to what used to be called a Combo update in the sense that it is the most comprehensive update and also less likely to have problems than an OTA update?
 
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ThomasJL said:
Thank you for that explanation, @tywebb13 .

Is the full installer similar to what used to be called a Combo update in the sense that it is the most comprehensive update and also less likely to have problems than an OTA update?
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No. Even back in Catalina days the Combo was not the most comprehensive update. Catalina also had full installers.

So for example you would need a Catalina full installer to make a bootable usb, not the combo.

Same for systems even older than Catalina.
 
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tywebb13 said:
No. Even back in Catalina days the Combo was not the most comprehensive update. Catalina also had full installers.

So for example you would need a Catalina full installer to make a bootable usb, not the combo.

Same for systems even older than Catalina.
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The full installer in the days of Catalina and before would require users to reinstall the entire OS. Would running the latest full installer on Sonoma do the same?
 
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