Apple Releases macOS Sonoma 14.4

[chris4565]

Oh no... This update complete broke automatic light / dark mode switching for me, great... I have a custom Night Shift schedule set up. This means that light / dark mode should follow this schedule. This worked flawlessly for years. This update complete broke this... I updated at 9 pm. Night Shift kicks in at 11 pm. Guess what I was greeted with after the update at 9 pm? Dark mode 😫 Anyone else also having this issue?

 

[hoodafoo]

14.3.1:

14.4:

Big upgrade

ok, now tell us how the hell you did a point update in 11 minutes?!!

 

[RescueGirl]

The fact they even list Emoji's are something of importance in a OS update is a joke. Emoji's are for kids they aren't a serious computing item.

Women use emojis frequently as a quick form of communication. They are not simply for kids, nor a joke.

 

[Kottu]

Why do I need emojis in Mac? I would rather have functions like Al dente, iStat etc natively in MacOs than a bunch of emojis. I hardly even use emojis in my iPhone!.

 

[g-7]

ok, now tell us how the hell you did a point update in 11 minutes?!!

Should it take longer? Like 11 minutes for each new emoji?

 

[bousozoku]

Why do I need emojis in Mac? I would rather have functions like Al dente, iStat etc natively in MacOs than a bunch of emojis. I hardly even use emojis in my iPhone!.

If Apple did all those things and crushed third parties from having opportunities for add-ons, they'd be creating separate application companies like Claris again.

The emoji are just being added with any other Unicode changes. Some people like them, other people can ignore them.

 

[profdraper]

Released today

• macOS 14.4 (23E214) - March 7, 2024
• tvOS 17.4 (21L227) - March 7, 2024
• visionOS 1.1 (21O211) - March 7, 2024
• watchOS 10.4 (21T216) - March 7, 2024

More accurately:

• macOS Sonoma 14.4
• macOS Ventura 13.6.5
• macOS Monterey 12.7.4
• Safari 17.4
• visionOS 1.1
• watchOS 10.4
• tvOS 17.4

 

[profdraper]

That remains to be seen : Mac Pro users are still experiencing a major bug.

Exactly, Apple appears to have still not addressed the long-standing Sonoma disk mounting bug:

Mac Pro 2019 NVME Raid drives failing to mount

I cannot comprehend running something like a Mac Pro without sleep mode enabled - I regularly get 30+ day uptimes, sleeping the machine every night, and often during the day. Though, I did have to disable the machine's ability to auto-wake to do maintenance etc, so it would stay asleep. I...

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[Realityck]

More accurately:

• macOS Sonoma 14.4
• macOS Ventura 13.6.5
• macOS Monterey 12.7.4
• Safari 17.4
• visionOS 1.1
• watchOS 10.4
• tvOS 17.4

Releases are not just about security notes.

 

[n-evo]

Isn't that what the RC (Release Candidate) is ... the build version to be released?

Not per se. As the name says it's a candidate to be released to the general public. If there's a show stopping bug you can get a RC 2, RC 3, etc.

 

[bousozoku]

Women use emojis frequently as a quick form of communication. They are not simply for kids, nor a joke.

I will write "Merry Christmas!" and I'll get 40 graphics from the women who have worked with me. 😆

 

[Ilde]

I need a Lard emoji, and perhaps, a Manteca macOS release.

Great!! Manteca colorá OS would be fine.

 

[LV426]

Apple is so obsessed with Emojis LOL Anyway here is hoping for a better Magic Keyboard 2 experience and less stutter, lag and sudden jump!

New emojis are ratified by the Unicode Consortium. I wouldn't call that being obsessed. They are a simple and obvious thing for reporters to write about, though.

 

[bousozoku]

Great!! Manteca colorá OS would be fine.

<waves arms in the air> Oh, Lard, what have I done? 😁

 

[GrantNeufeld]

Request for the MacRumors writers: When a system update includes significant security updates, like this one, please note that in the opening paragraph (or, even better, the headline).

Thanks!

 

[bradl]

I was about to post the same until I realised that after upgrading to 14.4 from 14.3.1, my Touch ID no longer works when my external monitor is plugged into the HDMI port. 🤬

In the macadmins Slack this just popped up with someone too.

Ugh.. and here I was just about to ask if it is safe to jump to this from Monterey.

I guess I'll play it safe and jump to 12.7.4 until this is fixed, because I'm not wanting to lose a monitor to keep touchID running, or vice versa.

BL.

 

[ThomasJL]

Is the 14.4 full installer available as of right now?

 

[Realityck]

Is the 14.4 full installer available as of right now?

Yes 12.12 GB

‎macOS Sonoma

‎macOS Sonoma brings all‑new capabilities that elevate your productivity and creativity. Personalize your Mac with stunning screensavers and widgets that you can add to your desktop. Elevate your presence on video calls with a new way to present your work that keeps you a part of the...

apps.apple.com

 

[sjsharksfan12]

All of these updates are really slow today. They have all be Stuck in the preparing phase and Sanoma is just taking forever. Probably the worst update day Apple has had in a long while.

 

[Pointillism]

Does anyone knows how to enable transcript mode in the Podcasts app on Mac? I can't find that option anywhere.

It's a new item added to the "..." menu.

I didn't have to do anything to enable it but, as far as I can tell, the whole "clicked to play from a specific point" bit isn't working.

 

[Realityck]

It's a new item added to the "..." menu.
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I didn't have to do anything to enable it but, as far as I can tell, the whole "clicked to play from a specific point" bit isn't working.

View Transcript shows only shows podcast text, not from a specific point.

 

[Pointillism]

Oh oops, I see what you mean now. I didn't realize it was supposed to do more than just show the podcast text. I can't find the option either.

 

[turbineseaplane]

Exactly, Apple appears to have still not addressed the long-standing Sonoma disk mounting bug:

Mac Pro 2019 NVME Raid drives failing to mount

I cannot comprehend running something like a Mac Pro without sleep mode enabled - I regularly get 30+ day uptimes, sleeping the machine every night, and often during the day. Though, I did have to disable the machine's ability to auto-wake to do maintenance etc, so it would stay asleep. I...

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Hey - who cares if their RAID drives mount?
We have new Emojis!

 

[spunkybart]

ENOUGH with the emoji bitching.

haha...I like the new emojis 🍄‍🟫🤣

 

[Morod]

Updated my 2023 M2 Mini with no trouble. Around 3.5GB, took 20 minutes.