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Not to mention that late patch releases for an update are most likely to only contain spot bug fixes, not new features, or functionality, or major refactors/pieces of work/etc. Looking at the release notes posted above we can see this beta 5 follows that expectation.

Well, this release (14.4) drops a few drivers that were used by Macs unsupported by Sonoma. I like to call that Apple's spring cleaning. They tend to do driver removals around this time. This year is the keyboard driver used by Macbooks 2015-2017. So folks using OCLP to install Sonoma will need to get a new version OCLP or their keyboard stops working. Last year's 13.3 broke legacy Metal support, also requiring some patching. Of course the release notes won't include them, because Apple likes to keep things a secret unless they have to disclose something, and because those Macs are unsupported to begin.

In addition, if you pay attention to the release notes of Xcode, Apple likes to do internal API refactoring with this release. Some system dylib adds/removes a few functions here and there. So if you copied a system application from 14.4 to 14.3, they may refuse to run, because they expected a new API, whereas if you copied from 14.3 to 14.2 they should run fine.

Apple still have to make them for their devices though (I understand and agree with what you’re saying, you’re just implying that Unicode has already made the emojis for Apple, and Apple has to just ‘enable’ them...)
Apple graphics designers have to make the icons that gets put into the font library. Unicode only defines the codepoint and what the icon should be in text, but actual graphics design is up to the vendor to design. That's why you have different water pistol icons in Android/Windows/MacOS. And people can't just rip the Mac icons out and put it in their app on another platform because it is actually copyrighted by Apple. It is completely incorrect to say Unicode makes the icons for Apple because Unicode does not make them.
 
Apple graphics designers have to make the icons that gets put into the font library. Unicode only defines the codepoint and what the icon should be in text, but actual graphics design is up to the vendor to design. That's why you have different water pistol icons in Android/Windows/MacOS. And people can't just rip the Mac icons out and put it in their app on another platform because it is actually copyrighted by Apple. It is completely incorrect to say Unicode makes the icons for Apple because Unicode does not make them.

I pretty much said this and wasn’t disagreeing. How it was originally worded was that it was implying that Unicode did make them, and Apple “enabled” them, which isn’t the case.
 
Suddenly the ESC button doesn't take me out of Reader View in Safari. Must use command-R to turn it off (as well as on).
 
Can someone let me know if this fixes the file sharing bug? (if file sharing is enabled with a folder selected and you reboot, file sharing is broken requiring you to turn it off, reboot, then turn it back on)
 
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I truly hope it fixes Universal Control disconnecting so often. This is soooo annoying. Anybody tried this out yet?

Since one of the Macs is my work machine I don't want to install a beta on it. Tempted with my private Mac though...
 
Well, this release (14.4) drops a few drivers that were used by Macs unsupported by Sonoma. I like to call that Apple's spring cleaning. They tend to do driver removals around this time. This year is the keyboard driver used by Macbooks 2015-2017. So folks using OCLP to install Sonoma will need to get a new version OCLP or their keyboard stops working. Last year's 13.3 broke legacy Metal support, also requiring some patching. Of course the release notes won't include them, because Apple likes to keep things a secret unless they have to disclose something, and because those Macs are unsupported to begin.

In addition, if you pay attention to the release notes of Xcode, Apple likes to do internal API refactoring with this release. Some system dylib adds/removes a few functions here and there. So if you copied a system application from 14.4 to 14.3, they may refuse to run, because they expected a new API, whereas if you copied from 14.3 to 14.2 they should run fine.


Apple graphics designers have to make the icons that gets put into the font library. Unicode only defines the codepoint and what the icon should be in text, but actual graphics design is up to the vendor to design. That's why you have different water pistol icons in Android/Windows/MacOS. And people can't just rip the Mac icons out and put it in their app on another platform because it is actually copyrighted by Apple. It is completely incorrect to say Unicode makes the icons for Apple because Unicode does not make them.
Oh, yeah. To clarify, I was talking more bout the beta 5 patch, not the 14.4 release in general. A late patch to a pre-release upgrade generally isn't going to have a lot of surface area.
 
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So this isn't a release candidate, and we're now out of sync between the iOS and macOS software again?
Just 1 week out of sync. The only reason iPadOS 17.4 RC is pushed out at the same time, is not the EU DMA requirements but that it shares the same build with iOS 17.4 RC. Everything else is taking a normal paced software cycle. (MacOS/tvOS/WatchOS) Sometimes Apple doesn't release a particular update which has occurred with WatchOS this week so far.
 
Works fine on my M1 Ultra 🤷‍♂️
I've put in numerous feedback issues with Apple to no avail and 3 clean installs over last 6 months, and I've seen several similar reports. With yours working, curious it must be hardware related of some kind. How much ram in your machine, and do you have Studio Display?
 
I've put in numerous feedback issues with Apple to no avail and 3 clean installs over last 6 months, and I've seen several similar reports. With yours working, curious it must be hardware related of some kind. How much ram in your machine, and do you have Studio Display?
128 GB, and I do have a Studio Display
 
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