macOS Big Sur Brings Back Startup Chime

[DaveWotzit]

Well, you could wait. Or just type:

sudo nvram StartupMute=%00

...at command line. Change the 00 to 01 to turn it off again.

Reboot to test.

 

[Theophilos]

IMHO, MacOS Big Sur, along with Apple Silicone, is part of Apple's efforts to converge the Mac and iOS lineup. Even though they claimed they would not do this, it is now being done in a more stealthy way. And to encourage Mac faithful that this is somehow the same Mac they've all grown to love, they are bringing back the startup chime to try to convince us things are the same.

But they're not.

 

[usagora]

IMHO, MacOS Big Sur, along with Apple Silicone, is part of Apple's efforts to converge the Mac and iOS lineup. Even though they claimed they would not do this

Source? Not denying it - just curious.

 

[diarbyrag]

This is for fun so moaners will be ignored. ( and apologies to Pepsi )

Cook's apple
mag safe steelin - dongle needin - batt-ery n hard drive gluedin - start up chime-less - snoozin light-less - sd card-less - new finder icon grinning mess - no more backlit apple logo - charging led where’d that go - need more ram much later no chance - latest keyboard is just pants - skinny macpros are just nuts - pros need macs with lots of guts - dear tim cook less is not more - at times I wish you out the door - steve gave macs personality - nearly all gone none in actuality - never did I want to moan about a mac I love to own ??

( written before the start-up chime re-introduction, even wall-e has it ! )

 

[Lozza013]

The question has to be asked. Why was the chime removed in the first place?

 

[brdeveloper]

Big Sur reminds macOS Henry Miller... it's time to bring macOS American Writer series.

 

[sideshowuniqueuser]

Mac reboots itself without warning: BOOOOONNNGGG!!!!

Me to sleeping baby: oops, sorry, were you sleeping?

Baby: wah wah wah

Me: thanks Apple, your royal smugness!

Anyway, I'm very happy that they've decided to give this a check box so people can choose.

 

[Fuzzy Dunlop]

 

[luvbug]

It seems you have a lack of good taste at everything

And, obviously, you missed the reason for my tasteless comment, which doesn't surprise me in the least.

 

[MisterAndrew]

Also bring back the glowing Apple Logo, Magsafe connector, *amongst others.

*Edit, breathing sleeping light.

And Rainbow Apple.

 

[ipedro]

Bring back MagSafe, Glowing  and a breathing sleep light while you’re at it...

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Why would they remove this? I recall vividly noticing this on my first Mac "Hey, it's sleeping, you can see it in the light! So cool!" and it was one of those things that made me fall in love with Apple. It ensured that I stayed with the platform even though I was a Windows nerd who had a momentary curiosity to try out Apple. All these little instances of "surprise and delight" worked for me. After that first Powerbook, I spent another 20+ years on Apple hardware.

 

[tomi03]

And, obviously, you missed the reason for my tasteless comment, which doesn't surprise me in the least.

And tasteless sarcasm too, wonderful.

 

[kazmac]

I 💕 the start up chime. Nice to see it back. Hopefully, it will still be a thing if I buy another Mac at some point.

 

[cjducasse]

I do miss this when troubleshooting, a welcome change imo

 

[Tech198]

Now that's something I truly missed! 👏

I guess Apple had trouble with callers asking "how to disable this in Terminal if it worked" Gives everyone the convenience, but then they shouldn't have taken it away either.

Am I the only person that finds this sound annoying? Just like the windows 7 startup sound.

I guess like anything, it "grows' on ya . Windows 7 sound i like.. Apple chime on my MBA 2017, i've reduced MacOSv sound from OS, so i never hear it. For reference, its just one slide up from 0% (I guess someone at Apple forgot that was in there)

 

[ChromeAce]

The startup chime occurs before macOS starts loading so it’s actually part of a firmware update in the Mac, not Big Sur. Big Sur just happens to be how it’s installed.

 

[Tech198]

The startup chime occurs before macOS starts loading so it’s actually part of a firmware update in the Mac, not Big Sur. Big Sur just happens to be how it’s installed.

I can't remember if i had a firmware update, but If it was separate from the OS. then Apple was a fool allowing the volume control to dictate chime. It makes my life easier though, cos I just raise volume when i need it

 

[pratikindia]

One of things I missed very much. Also they should bring the breathing light. It was so cool.

 

[russell_314]

This is enough reason to upgrade alone! Yes I know the chime can be enabled but I'm so glad it's back by default ❤️

 

[alexwmccabe]

If anyone is desperate for it now, run this in the terminal:

sudo nvram StartupMute=%00

If you want to disable it again:

sudo nvram StartupMute=%01

 

[D3ggy]

If anyone is desperate for it now, run this in the terminal:

sudo nvram StartupMute=%00

If you want to disable it again:

sudo nvram StartupMute=%01

Is there a way just to reduce its volume, its soooo loud on my MBA

 

[Seanm87]

Good for those that like it. I will immediately be turning it off though.

 

[simonmet]

Wish they could update it, or even better: support custom startup sounds! It might be hard-coded though unfortunately.

The chime/bong/chord has seen several iterations in the Mac’s history. It feels due for another refresh.

 

[Jas-Singh685]

Is there a way just to reduce its volume, its soooo loud on my MBA

Same here! I’ve just disabled it for now as it’s too loud for if I reboot at night.

Anyone figure out a way to control the chime volume? It doesn’t respond to the system volume like it used to. I love it but not when it’s announcing it’s presence to the entire street!

 

[KPOM]

I’m guessing this was a psychological move. In other words, they are charting a new direction, moving to their own silicon and moving on from OS X to version 11, but are adding back a few physical cues to the past, such as the startup chime and the transparency, to reassure users that they haven’t forgotten their roots.