By the .1 update of any release, the OSes are fine to use. macOS Tahoe has been good since 26.1.
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Apple Releases macOS Tahoe 26.2 With Edge Light
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Updates are done on the weekends and at nights. I know it because I have a 12 hour shift tomorrow.
Updates are always installed when nobody's using the devices and it's usually at nights and on the weekends. Christmas isn't off either.
The IT company I work for has many customers too. We usually get an SLA to perform the update for example Sunday night between 02:00 - 03:00 a.m and if it's not successful within the SLA timeframe the company pays fine to a customer.
Maybe your company should also outsource their IT. I can't believe people are complaining about such things. Releasing an update on Friday is not an issue.
Just open a req / task ticket to your IT department and they'll do it. No problemo.
i get this one
14.8.3: https://swcdn.apple.com/content/dow...l8rmaz7jicf3wmys68ptjwho/InstallAssistant.pkg
here is a way to test build numbers for links to InstallAssistant.pkg even before downloading it
replace the g with m at end of link to make link to InstallAssistant.pkm file
so applying this to your link we get this
now download the InstallAssistant.pkm file and open with textedit and we see this:
...version="25.2.56"...
how to read this is second number 0,1,2,... is A,B,C,...
so the 2 is C and build is 25C56
this is the MacOS Tahoe 26.2 NOT MacOS Sonoma 14.8.3
I’m not understanding how these two statements have anything to do with each other.
MacBooks pre-2024 only have a built-in two megapixel camera, and before 2021 only a 1.3 MP camera.
It was only with the 2024 models Apple started shipping them with 12 megapixel cameras.
Well, it is not really Apple, but the third world teenagers (I mean software developers) that Apple (I mean Cook) relies on to get the most profit possible by not spending on software development.
if you want the 25C56 ipsw it is here
i am suspicious of your 23C55 one. For Tahoe it's going to be a 25Csomething not a 23Csomething
Updated both my MacBook Pros, and both of them reopened windows with a weird purple tint for a couple seconds as things loaded. That was unique, and a little concerning at first.
Sorry I got confused with copy and paste. I even checked the pkm files before and the wrong list was somehow in the clipboard.
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Or for those of us trying to keep the far too common "latest version of macOS" breakages at arm's length. 😜
exactly my thoughts.. Think I'm gonna keep on rocking Sequoia. Have 26.1 on a dual boot but find myself preferring Sequoia and don't really even boot into 26.1. Will wait and see how it turns out for others. Heck, I waited forever getting to Sequoia as I updated finally from Monterey!
This release booted into the recovery screen. Told it to reboot again and then upgrade finished. Definitely a buggy release.
So I will assume that you are one of those that swear that everything is absolutely ok with this mess of a release?You sir need to install Windows 11
that's ok i can see that you fixed it in your original post. but it is a good lesson to test builds before downloading from links to InstallAssistant.pkg
if someone stubbornly wants to stick to sonoma and downloaded from your original link they might get a nasty surprise when they end up with tahoe
I have been trying to update my iphone 16P and ipad mini7 through my MAC connecting it with usb cable in Finder (not over the air I dont want that). Mac keeps saying that 18.7.2 is the most current iphone and iPad version, that my software is up to date. We know that’s not true. So I haven’t been able to update these 2 devices ever since 18.7.2 came out. I escalated to apple 3 weeks ago and they have no clue. Still pending engineer investigation. Am I the only experiencing this? Any ideas or solutions ?
That may be the case for servers, but not workstations. Most workstations are not online during the weekend/overnights. At least not 1:1 devices. If the computer is not online, it does not get updated. Plus, in most cases, an Apple O/S updates requires the user to provide their password to complete the update. (The only exception is using DDM to push/enforce the update.)
It really only affects Enterprises, but, if you enrollment process creates a user as a Standard user during setup, instead of Admin and you try and enforce FileVault during setup, FileVault will not be enabled. Screws up Zero Touch work flows.
The Edge Light feature tells you exactly what Apple has become or turning into. Simulating Ring Light that annoying influencers who are full of themselves living a narcissistic lifestyle packed with a pound of butter on their face is what it's all about. LMAO
No.
My iMac is still overheating with zero software load. It's been doing that all the time since I got this terrible OS update. It's so bad.
15.2 - December 11
14.2 - December 12
13.1 - December 13
12.1 - December 13
11.1 - December 14
They're consistent with the timeframe, but they don't always release on the same day. ...I honestly expected them to wait until Monday for this one, just because releasing on a Friday seems like not the best idea!
P.S. They also have a consistent window of January 22-27 for the subsequent release, so I expect macOS 26.3 to drop around then...
Still feels like beta software. Apple needs to get their sh*t together.
This was true in the past, but not in the last few years, and especially with Tahoe. I have 28 unresolved cases in the feedback assistant, and there's probably more reported issues with this version than any before it. At this point, I honestly don't see Tahoe getting fully fix, not is there any compelling reason to use it relative to the potential issue.
Just upgraded my M1 Air. Now when connected to a USB dock I lose audio/video every minute.. How far Apple software has fallen