Is macOS Monterey 12.3 bug-free on Apple Silicon?

[Fomalhaut]

I wanted to ask the community if you've seen any issues with macOS 12.3 on Apple Silicon, specifically the MBP14?

I have been hesitant to install it after reading about issues with external screens in the 12.3 beta.

 

[leman]

I dint think you’ll find any major OS out there that’s bug free ?

Specific issues I’ve encountered since 12.3 (but maybe earlier): sometimes Notes.app would hang and consume a lot of CPU time, a Time Machine backup corruption on my Synology NAS (but that could have also been Synology problem).

 

[153957]

Does not seem worse than the previous versions to me… but still with some bugs of course.

 

[Bodhitree]

I haven’t been pushing it hard so it seems fine to me.

 

[MrGunny94]

There's some bugs with Sidecar not working and having to restart the iPad.. Memory usage on Monterey is off the charts though

 

[pshufd]

The problems I have on 12.3 are related to network (some websites are unreachable after a couple of days and I have to reboot), and memory leaks (very slow). The memory leaks were really bad on the original Monterey and have gotten better with each release since then, at least for me. I generally prefer Big Sur for stability over Monterey but I don't have a choice on my 2021 MacBook Pro.

 

[dandeco]

Well, there is this, but it also happens on Intel Macs running 12.3...

DV capture bug on 12.3?

I recently did some experimentation with my Canon Optura 60 and HV40 DV camcorders. Somehow, with one of the recent versions of Mac OS 12 Monterey, I believe version 12.3, some kind of bug was developed that prevents video capture software from detecting IEEE-1394/FireWire video cameras! I would...

forums.macrumors.com

 

[Realityck]

Apple Releases macOS Monterey 12.3.1 With Bluetooth and Display Fixes

Apple today released macOS Monterey 12.3.1, a minor update to the macOS Monterey operating system that launched in October. macOS Monterey 12.3.1...

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[Fomalhaut]

I dint think you’ll find any major OS out there that’s bug free ?

Specific issues I’ve encountered since 12.3 (but maybe earlier): sometimes Notes.app would hang and consume a lot of CPU time, a Time Machine backup corruption on my Synology NAS (but that could have also been Synology problem).

Thanks. I also have Time Machine on a Synology NAS - what was the issues?

There's some bugs with Sidecar not working and having to restart the iPad.. Memory usage on Monterey is off the charts though

Oh dear....I'm still on 12.1 and think the memory management is not as efficient as Big Sur - I am nearly always with "yellow" memory pressure with 32GB RAM as soon as I open more than a couple of dozen web-browser tabs. Doesn't seem to be dependent on the browser either.

The problems I have on 12.3 are related to network (some websites are unreachable after a couple of days and I have to reboot), and memory leaks (very slow). The memory leaks were really bad on the original Monterey and have gotten better with each release since then, at least for me. I generally prefer Big Sur for stability over Monterey but I don't have a choice on my 2021 MacBook Pro.

Maybe I'm seeing memory leaks on 12.1 then?

Just seen that 12.3.1 is available today, so I'll do a carbon copy backup and give it a go I think!

 

[leman]

Thanks. I also have Time Machine on a Synology NAS - what was the issues?

It seems to be exactly this one: https://community.synology.com/enu/forum/1/post/149543?page=1&sort=oldest

At any rate, my TM sparsebundle was corrupted. Had to create a new backup.