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macOS 13.3 and macOS 13.3.1 - Bug Fixes, Changes, and More

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macOS 13.3 and macOS 13.3.1​

Release Date ― March 27, 2023
Build Number ― 22E252
Update Size ― Pending (From 13.2.1)
macOS Storage Size after updating: (Pending)
Apple Silicon System Firmware Version ― 8422.100.650
T2 BridgeOS System Firmware Version ― 20.16.4252.0.0 (Thanks @MrMacintoshBlog )
Release log:
This update includes new emoji along with other enhancements, bug fixes, and security updates for your Mac.
• 21 new emoji including animals, hand gestures, and objects are now available in emoji keyboard
• Remove background option in Freeform automatically isolates the subject in your image
• Photos duplicates album expands support to detect duplicate photos and videos in an iCloud Shared Photo Library
• Transliteration support for Gujarati, Punjabi and Urdu keyboards
• New keyboard layouts for Choctaw, Chickasaw, Akan, Hausa, and Yoruba
• Accessibility setting to automatically dim video when flashes of light or strobe effects are detected
• VoiceOver support for maps in the Weather app
• Resolves an issue where Trackpad gestures may occasionally stop responding
• Fixes an issue where Ask to Buy requests from children may fail to appear on the parent's device
• Addresses an issue where VoiceOver may be unresponsive after using Finder

Some features may not be available for all regions, or on all Apple devices.

For detailed information about the security content of this update, please visit: https://support.apple.com/kb/HT201222
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New Features & Changes
Resolved Issues
  • SMB Fileservers don't work (Source: @RubberPants)
    • Issue present since macOS 13.2
  • "Open at login" can be spammed despite the user disabling it from opening (Source: MacRumors)
    • Issue present since macOS 13.1
  • Fixes an issue where third-party cloud storage apps using LocalStorage (like Dropbox, OneDrive, etc.) would not allow you to open files (or their file location) directly from a Spotlight search despite locating them successfully (Source: Dropbox forums).
    • Issue present since macOS 13.2
New Issues
  • If you have Advanced Data protection enabled, iWork suite app's collaborative documents may require you to close out of the software
    • Issue present since macOS 13.3
  • Continunity, such as Universal Clipboard, Universal Control, Sidecar, and Continunity Camera will not work
    • Issue present since macOS 13.3
    • Feedback ID's: Universal Clipboard (FB12108238), Universal Control (FB12110205)
Remaining Issues
  • You cannot update HomePods inside the Home App
    • Issue present since macOS 13.2
  • QuickTime Player does not record the first couple of seconds when you use a Microphone (FB10086556)
    • Workaround: Wait around 5 seconds after seeing the yellow indicator in the Menu Bar, or use a different app for your recording needs
    • Issue present since macOS 12.0
  • Alarms may not play when your display is asleep for a long period of time (FB10086690)
    • Workaround: Make your display not fall asleep in Settings > Lock Screen > Turn display off on ____ when inactive. You can turn your brightness off.
    • Issue present since macOS 13.0
Untested Issues

Other Releases:​

Release Date ― March 27, 2023
Build Number ― (Pending)
Update Size ― (Pending) (From 15.5)
New Features & Changes
Resolved Issues
New Issues
Remaining Issues
Untested Issues
Release Date ― April 7, 2023
Build Number ― (Pending)
Update Size ― (Pending) (From 13.3)

New Features & Changes
Resolved Issues
- Pushing hands emoji does not show skin tone variations
- Auto Unlock your Mac with Apple Watch may not work
New Issues
Remaining Issues
Untested Issues
Additional Links

Feel free to edit anything and reply with your experience, as well as the device you are using!
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Not only you cannot update HomePod but in my case I can't even control the HomePod with my iMac. It never show whats playing on right now on my HomePod inside the home app.

So, other than that, the update is safe to install? No major bugs like 13.2 with external blu rays or usb c hard drives ?
 
this is definitely new... interesting...🤔. But I don't see the "automatically dim video when flashes of light or strobe effects are detected" in the accessibility tab, is it an exclusive option only on arm processors? 🤔...
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When I turn on or reboot my MacBook Pro M1 and I login, my Desktop appears as expected but some seconds later the screen becomes black for about 1 second (then it goes back to normal). Is anyone else affected?
 
Anyone else experiencing handoff not working at all, as well as continuity camera not working except when the iPhone is plugged via USB?
Found someone else with the same issue on Reddit:
https://www.reddit.com/r/MacOSBeta/comments/11zhp7m

Iphone 12 on iOS 16.4 and MacBook Air M1 on macOS 13.3.

Everything on the same network, and handoff seems to work fine on my iPad (15.7.4) when I use Safari on the iPhone, which makes me think that this is a macOS related issue.
 
SaMMyS said:
well, animations feel slower on my Intel Mac... Good job Apple.
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never experienced that in ventura (on my intel macbook or intel imac). maybe... there's something worth troubleshooting? and apple hasn't purposely ruined your mac experience? 🤔
 
oMc said:
Anyone else experiencing handoff not working at all, as well as continuity camera not working except when the iPhone is plugged via USB?
Found someone else with the same issue on Reddit:
https://www.reddit.com/r/MacOSBeta/comments/11zhp7m

Iphone 12 on iOS 16.4 and MacBook Air M1 on macOS 13.3.

Everything on the same network, and handoff seems to work fine on my iPad (15.7.4) when I use Safari on the iPhone, which makes me think that this is a macOS related issue.
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I think I started to notice Continuity Cam issue (need to plug via USB) when I update my iPhone to 16.4 beta.
 
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I just updated to 13.3. I'm finding that finder is unable to render any pictures in preview. I have a number of folders of photos in User>Pictures>Folders, and view with columns or gallery mode. Right now, all photos are showing as files, but when I select one, I only get the spinning wheel. It's unable to render any. I restarted my computer, it rendered two images in a list of many, then froze up again and won't render any (including those two that just worked). Am I alone seeing this?
 
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ToomeyND said:
I just updated to 13.3. I'm finding that finder is unable to render any pictures in preview. I have a number of folders of photos in User>Pictures>Folders, and view with columns or gallery mode. Right now, all photos are showing as files, but when I select one, I only get the spinning wheel. It's unable to render any. I restarted my computer, it rendered two images in a list of many, then froze up again and won't render any (including those two that just worked). Am I alone seeing this?
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i reported this to apple several times, it's an issue with quicklook. if it happens, open activity monitor, do a search for quicklook, and force-quit the item in red. this is a workaround for now.

it's been an issue sporadically for me for a while, hope it gets sorted with the next update. for now... try the above.
 
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i reported this to apple several times, it's an issue with quicklook. if it happens, open activity monitor, do a search for quicklook, and force-quit the item in red. this is a workaround for now.

it's been an issue sporadically for me for a while, hope it gets sorted with the next update. for now... try the above.
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Thank you so much. This absolutely worked to get things rolling again. If it keeps up, I have my temp solution.
 
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G46&Fbnth5 said:
When I turn on or reboot my MacBook Pro M1 and I login, my Desktop appears as expected but some seconds later the screen becomes black for about 1 second (then it goes back to normal). Is anyone else affected?
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mine too. don't know how to fix it.
 
oMc said:
Anyone else experiencing handoff not working at all, as well as continuity camera not working except when the iPhone is plugged via USB?
Found someone else with the same issue on Reddit:
https://www.reddit.com/r/MacOSBeta/comments/11zhp7m

Iphone 12 on iOS 16.4 and MacBook Air M1 on macOS 13.3.

Everything on the same network, and handoff seems to work fine on my iPad (15.7.4) when I use Safari on the iPhone, which makes me think that this is a macOS related issue.
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And now it is working fine this morning, without me changing anything. And now, as well, my iPhone shows as a personal hotspot in my Mac wifi while it wasn't yesterday.
At the end, I'm wondering if maybe that was just some iCloud issues (wouldn't be the first time...).
 
fisherking said:
never experienced that in ventura (on my intel macbook or intel imac). maybe... there's something worth troubleshooting? and apple hasn't purposely ruined your mac experience? 🤔
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Well, they change the "show tabs preview" animation in Safari, making it slower and more complex, the difference is subtle. I can imagine the animation feels good on M-series Macs, but it's just choppy on my intel Mac. It's a design choice, and I guess Apple is making small changes to utilize graphic power of M-series Macs and, push me to buy their new Macs.
They Wish.
 
oMc said:
And now it is working fine this morning, without me changing anything. And now, as well, my iPhone shows as a personal hotspot in my Mac wifi while it wasn't yesterday.
At the end, I'm wondering if maybe that was just some iCloud issues (wouldn't be the first time...).
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Actually, I spoke too soon, it just stop working randomly during the day.

But as someone told me on Reddit, turning the Bluetooth off and back on does fix it. So, if you have issues with handoff and/or continuity camera, try this.
 
oMc said:
Actually, I spoke too soon, it just stop working randomly during the day.

But as someone told me on Reddit, turning the Bluetooth off and back on does fix it. So, if you have issues with handoff and/or continuity camera, try this.
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fisherking said:
i reported this to apple several times, it's an issue with quicklook. if it happens, open activity monitor, do a search for quicklook, and force-quit the item in red. this is a workaround for now.

it's been an issue sporadically for me for a while, hope it gets sorted with the next update. for now... try the above.
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Previews Stop Rendering in Finder started happening for me this morning; everything was good last night.

I just got off the phone with Apple Support, and they took some screenshots (including the spinning wheel with no rendering and where I forced quit the QuickLookUIService (Finder) process within Activity Monitor), and opened a case.

Also, I shared my multiple fix attempts, including those listed above. Plus what's in this article: https://www.guidingtech.com/top-ways-to-fix-preview-not-working-on-mac/ - including a reinstall of Ventura on my 2022 MacBook Air M2. All to no avail.

If I get a solution from my Apple Support Case, I'll post it on here.
 
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oMc said:
And now it is working fine this morning, without me changing anything. And now, as well, my iPhone shows as a personal hotspot in my Mac wifi while it wasn't yesterday.
At the end, I'm wondering if maybe that was just some iCloud issues (wouldn't be the first time...).
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Same here. I had continuity issues on a multi user Mac since its inception, I spent almost 6 months back and forth via email with an apple engineer, they finally got it right with the last release of Monterey before Ventura. Today with 13.3 it is broken again, not working at all. They are honestly a bunch of idiots.
 
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First bug i found on 13.3: after update, all my user fonts are borked. They are still in the font book, but somehow apps do not see them and default to some random system fonts. I had to delete then reinstall them
 
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