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Recap: macOS Sierra Launch Day
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It's been a busy day of macOS Sierra news following the public launch, so we've put together a quick rundown of all of our coverage to make it easy for everyone to find everything all in one place.
- Apple Releases macOS Sierra With Siri, Apple Pay, Apple Watch Unlock, Universal Clipboard, and More
Feature Highlights and How Tos
- macOS Sierra: How to Use Apple Pay on the Web
- macOS Sierra: Save Disk Space With the New 'Optimize Storage' Option
- macOS Sierra and iOS 10: Universal Clipboard for Cross Device Copy/Paste
- macOS Sierra: Photos Gains 'Memories' and Messages Adds Rich Links, Tapback, and Large Emoji
- macOS Sierra: Picture in Picture Mode for Safari and iTunes Videos
- macOS Sierra: How to Unlock Your Mac With Your Apple Watch
- macOS Sierra: Apps Gain Safari-Style Tabs
- macOS Sierra: iCloud Drive Syncs Desktop Files and Documents Across Devices
Other Sierra-Related News
- Tweetbot for Mac Updated With Support for macOS Sierra and Extended Tweets
- iWork Apps for macOS Sierra Updated With Real-Time Collaboration
- Safari 10 Now Available for OS X El Capitan and OS X Yosemite
- macOS Server Updated for Sierra With New Setup Assistant Options and More
- macOS Sierra Addresses Dropbox Security Concerns by Asking for Accessibility User Permission
For more on macOS Sierra, make sure to check out our dedicated roundup and visit our macOS Sierra forum to discuss all of the new features and changes.
Article Link: Recap: macOS Sierra Launch Day
It's been a busy day of macOS Sierra news following the public launch, so we've put together a quick rundown of all of our coverage to make it easy for everyone to find everything all in one place.
- Apple Releases macOS Sierra With Siri, Apple Pay, Apple Watch Unlock, Universal Clipboard, and More
Feature Highlights and How Tos
- macOS Sierra: How to Use Apple Pay on the Web
- macOS Sierra: Save Disk Space With the New 'Optimize Storage' Option
- macOS Sierra and iOS 10: Universal Clipboard for Cross Device Copy/Paste
- macOS Sierra: Photos Gains 'Memories' and Messages Adds Rich Links, Tapback, and Large Emoji
- macOS Sierra: Picture in Picture Mode for Safari and iTunes Videos
- macOS Sierra: How to Unlock Your Mac With Your Apple Watch
- macOS Sierra: Apps Gain Safari-Style Tabs
- macOS Sierra: iCloud Drive Syncs Desktop Files and Documents Across Devices
Other Sierra-Related News
- Tweetbot for Mac Updated With Support for macOS Sierra and Extended Tweets
- iWork Apps for macOS Sierra Updated With Real-Time Collaboration
- Safari 10 Now Available for OS X El Capitan and OS X Yosemite
- macOS Server Updated for Sierra With New Setup Assistant Options and More
- macOS Sierra Addresses Dropbox Security Concerns by Asking for Accessibility User Permission
For more on macOS Sierra, make sure to check out our dedicated roundup and visit our macOS Sierra forum to discuss all of the new features and changes.
Article Link: Recap: macOS Sierra Launch Day
My update went smoothly last night. About 20 minutes to download, another 20 to install. I have an Apple Watch and eventually got it to unlock my MBP '15. I completed the several steps and couldn't get it to work. But I think you have to log out a couple of times and possibly reboot and then you can unlock with the watch.
macOS Sierra very slow downloading. I started the upgrade last night and it still has over 11 hours to go. I have a 200 Gbit download for my internet service. Has anybody else had this problem?
I love people who lose their minds over this fully aware it does this on a new install/OS update, and the people who go bat chit over the iOS battery drain that happens EVERY TIME for the first 48 hours.
Mine took about an hour and my Internet is 15mb so it sounds like something is definitely wrong. If you've got a full TimeMachine backup of your system you could roll the dice and power your system off and then on again. I've done this in the past with upgrades that are "stuck" and have had no issues but there is the risk that you would need to restore your system from your backup. Sorry that I don't have better advice.
EDIT: I believe that I misread your post. I initially thought you were stuck at the startup screen, not the download screen. Pausing and restarting the download, as others have suggested, might help.
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I've read others mention to pause the download, and then resume. That has been speeding up the process.
Sierra isn't all that bad. It's performing really well for me but it just doesn't seem that innovative.The bigger problem is that Apple hasn't released a desktop or pro model laptop for quite some time now and the one's they do offer are over priced. Couple that with the company running tablet commercials where they think it can replace laptops and it's easy to arrive at the conclusion that yes, Apple has completely neglected the mac. We're the fools though; we wait years for products that never come - and when they do come, it's clearly too late.
Very much agree with what you are saying, it was always Steve`s dream to control the users environment, nor do I mean that in a negative way. I just feel it`s more a numbers game now. Steve was fanatical about the user experience this I feel we have lost in recent years, and the target audience has also changed significantly.
24 month cycle is little to do with Apple more usage, and the cost of downtime, with 1-2 days equaling the cost of a high tier rMBP. Still have an Early 15" MBP that is fully stock and runs as new on 10.6.8. As for the plunge it`s already done; from 100% Mac to less than 3% nor was this decision taken lightly, Apple`s focus has shifted as has ours...
Q-6
Should be no surprise, really ... biggest fanfare for the new iOS 10 was the iMessage work-over complete with balloons and exploding emoji.
* Meanwhile Asianpork sits on the side of the road. His trusty 2008 MBP resting wearily on a wheelchair. Both watching the others in a rush to install the latest. This doesn't concern them because they know they can't take part in this endeavor. Asianpork, spits out a toothpick he's been chewing on for far too long, looks at the barely moving 2008 MBP, and grabs the handle of its wheelchair and pushes along. Walking down the side of the road. Staring at the horizon for a sign that a new savior MBP model will come.
They keep looking. Gently kicking up dust as the squeaky wheelchair trudges on. Both oblivious to the joys of all that is new. They only have each other and the side of the road*
They keep looking. Gently kicking up dust as the squeaky wheelchair trudges on. Both oblivious to the joys of all that is new. They only have each other and the side of the road*
For what it's worth. These are the steps that I take before upgrading my O/S. Might just be my OCD but my updates are typically trouble free. Here are the steps.
1. Go to the App Store and make sure that all updates are installed.
2. Go to the developers web sites for apps that I didn't purchase through the App Store and make sure that all updates are installed.
3. Next, I use a third party app, Onyx, to cleanup my system by running the automated cleanup tasks.
Should I have to do this? Probably not but I believe that this process might negate some "gotchas" that might hamper the upgrade process. I've got nothing to back this up other than my experience of relatively smooth upgrades.
Did I mention my OCD? And remember, free advice is worth exactly what you paid for it. Hope this helps.
1. Go to the App Store and make sure that all updates are installed.
2. Go to the developers web sites for apps that I didn't purchase through the App Store and make sure that all updates are installed.
3. Next, I use a third party app, Onyx, to cleanup my system by running the automated cleanup tasks.
Should I have to do this? Probably not but I believe that this process might negate some "gotchas" that might hamper the upgrade process. I've got nothing to back this up other than my experience of relatively smooth upgrades.
Did I mention my OCD? And remember, free advice is worth exactly what you paid for it. Hope this helps.
I always dread full changeovers from hardware to hardware. Nothing ever goes 100% so I feel you there...
It takes courage.This is something only Apple could do.
The current Apple mobile Hardware list is too big, 5 laptops, 3 tablets, and 3 phones... I think that they have to think about it: the more models, the more difficult to update and to manufacture and expensive too.
Well I have an iPhone and a old mac, so i can't get continuity, handoff, airdrop... and some things that require bluetooth 4.0, so I'm almost in the same boat as you.
Well I have an iPhone and a old mac, so i can't get continuity, handoff, airdrop... and some things that require bluetooth 4.0, so I'm almost in the same boat as you.
My download was slow but it completed in around couple of hours. My issues started after I made the USB stick from the download using Apple specified tool. It was slow to boot from the new USB3 sandisk, then the installer crashed and after restarting the install made it stuck again. All of that on a 1 yr old supported rMBP! That's what is crazy about this.
And Windows 10 reinstalled quite fast using the same USB3 drive on the same machine - Bootcamp installed and drivers updated - painless! Apple's QA has been going down for a while now and it's not getting better.
Download and update took around 45 mins in total. Sierra seems pretty snappy and is working well. There's virtually no discernible difference other than it being a little speedier, though.
Universal Clipboard will probably come in handy some day, Siri I'm not sure I'll ever use, and the iCloud storage features I definitely won't. Messages has been left behind iOS a long way in these latest updates, by the way.
Universal Clipboard will probably come in handy some day, Siri I'm not sure I'll ever use, and the iCloud storage features I definitely won't. Messages has been left behind iOS a long way in these latest updates, by the way.
I thought similar. There is this though: http://www.macworld.com/article/312...acos-sierra-fixes-over-60-security-flaws.html
Personally, I'm glad we aren't faced with a slew of new features. Stability, security and performance (in that order) is what I'm looking for. So far all seems well for me at least with no issues (as yet) that have affected me other than several mail plug-ins don't work until they are updated.