Apple Releases macOS Ventura 13.5.1 With Fix for Location Services Bug

[MacRumors]

Apple today released macOS Ventura 13.5.1, a bug fix update for the macOS Ventura operating system released last October. macOS Ventura 13.5.1 comes three weeks after the launch of macOS Ventura 13.5.

The ‌‌‌‌macOS Ventura‌‌‌‌ 13.5.1 update can be downloaded for free on all eligible Macs using the Software Update section of System Settings.

macOS Ventura 13.5.1 addresses a bug that impacts location services settings on the Mac. Mac users have complained since July of an issue with the location privacy settings, with the bug preventing them from accessing and controling location permissions for first and third-party apps.

Under System Settings > Privacy and Security > Location Services, macOS Ventura 13.5 had no apps listed, preventing users from accessing location services toggles or seeing apps that have access to their location information. Newly installed apps were also unable to be given access to location.

According to Apple's release notes, the macOS 13.5.1 update fixes the issue, so Location Services should work as expected going forward.

Article Link: Apple Releases macOS Ventura 13.5.1 With Fix for Location Services Bug

 

[jz0309]

Glad to see this (finally)

 

[polee]

Thank you Apple. Finally!

 

[MrGimper]

Next Sonoma beta in a few hours?

 

[antiprotest]

Ridiculous. Glad to finally get a fix.

And hope that guy over at Apple forums who kept passive aggressively gaslighting users saying probably "feature change, not a bug" gets exposed and unmodded. Doubt that will happen though.

 

[Realityck]

Finally we get to have the location services bug fixed after 24 days of waiting for this 13.5.1 patch. 13.5 was released July 24th.

 

[minik]

Build 22G90 this time and hopefully no new bugs being introduced.

 

[patsfan83]

ah this explains why our new builds were showing up as Afghanistan region and timezone, even though it was set to use current location.

 

[revs]

Oh no…. I’m installing and it’s looping at the apple logo. And now a black screen. And apple logo again. And resetting to the apple logo again…

And finally the login prompt.

That was weird and worrying!

 

[coolfactor]

Remember the days when a Mac didn't know where it was? Those were the good days.

 

[coolfactor]

Oh no…. I’m installing and it’s looping at the apple logo. And now a black screen. And apple logo again. And resetting to the apple logo again…

And finally the login prompt.

That was weird and worrying!

You're like a narrator of an intense action movie...! 👀🤣

 

[nvmls]

That was quick Apple...

/s

 

[hoodafoo]

why was everyone up in arms about this? what app uses locations services?? If anything, it's a good thing apps dont know my location!

 

[james734]

why was everyone up in arms about this? what app uses locations services?? If anything, it's a good thing apps dont know my location!

I'm not sure it's not that apps aren't using location services, it's the fact you had no control over if they do.

 

[StoneJack]

Where am i? Who am i? Ohh no

 

[Mac_tech]

why was everyone up in arms about this? what app uses locations services?? If anything, it's a good thing apps dont know my location!

Apple states that it allows apps and websites to gather and use information based on the current location of your Mac. It only determines your approximate location using information from local Wi-Fi networks. It is collected in a manner that doesn’t personally identify you.

Hope this helps.

 

[frenchcamp49er]

About dang time

 

[katbel]

I really hope they fixed this and maybe something else I was waiting to see fixed ...like Photos?
It took so long, hopefully it will be the best system we ever had 😉

 

[svenmany]

3.5 weeks - one bug.

 

[sjsharksfan12]

I feel like of all the software updates, I'm the most out of the loop on Ventura. I tried Stage Manager for a while and didn't really like it, but I haven't really taken advantage of any of the other features. What is the most exciting new feature that has come out of the mac?

 

[switz]

I set the bar vey low.

The computer boots up and I get the Desktop
Safari works as a web browser.

That is about as basic as it gets today.....

 

[ItWasNotMe]

Bizarre - applying this update changed the default file location for open of my apps - MacFamilyTree

 

[TinyMito]

The ‌‌‌‌macOS Ventura‌‌‌‌ 13.5.1 update can be downloaded for free on all eligible Macs using the Software Update section of System Settings.

Are there time when it is not free ever? I wonder why even bother mentioning that.

 

[frenchcamp49er]

Are there time when it is not free ever? I wonder why even bother mentioning that.

Once upon a time .......

 

[lkrupp]

in case anyone actually wants to know, the update does indeed fix the Location Services bug. It took just about ten minutes to download and update. Never ceases to amaze me that Apple gets trashed on MacRumors for fixing something. Well, Apple gets trashed on MacRumors for everything doesn't it?