Studio Display and Studio Display XDR Get Firmware Update

[MacRumors]

Apple today released a new firmware update for the Studio Display and Studio Display XDR, its two new monitors that came out earlier in March.

The Studio Display Firmware 26.4 update is only for the new Studio Display options, and it is not available on the older model.

Studio Display firmware can be updated by connecting the display to a Mac and going to System Settings > Software Update.

Apple did not provide release notes for the firmware update.

Article Link: Studio Display and Studio Display XDR Get Firmware Update

 

[Jamie0003]

Where’s my polishing cloth firmware update Apple?

 

[mihighil]

Totally unrelated, does anyone know if this is a wallpaper available somewhere or its just for promo shots?

 

[jukeboxaddict]

Totally unrelated, does anyone know if this is a wallpaper available somewhere or its just for promo shots?

nowhere that I've found unless they juar added it in macOS 26.4, which I haven't installed yet. I dig that wallpaper too. They have an animated version on demo units at the Apple Store.

 

[hagar]

Can’t imagine they sold a lot of those. Huge disappointment at those price points.

 

[ThailandToo]

I think $999 and $1999 would be good prices. But Apple has to get $999 just for a stand.

 

[Syrianos82]

update not showing up yet

 

[Syrianos82]

just did 🙂

 

[codepour]

They added the Medical Imaging presets. Let's hope they also fixed some of the crash issues that other reported.

 

[btrach144]

It’s version 26.4 build 23E246 on my Studio XDR. File size was 2.19GB. After rebooting, the update took just over 4 minutes to install.

It only showed up for me after updating my machine to macOS 26.4.

I just installed it so I have not had time to see if the only bug I encountered on 26.3 firmware was fixed (black screen when switching presets).

My initial testing shows that preset switching is wicked fast now. You might even dare say… snappier! I feel like the preset bug wasn’t always an issue though so will continue to use it for the next day or two and see what happens.

 

[Syrianos82]

They added the Medical Imaging presets. Let's hope they also fixed some of the crash issues that other reported.
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just naming change I think, dicom presets were there since launch

 

[svish]

Would be very good if Apple provides exact details on what is changing with the firmware update.

 

[k187]

Can’t imagine they sold a lot of those. Huge disappointment at those price points.

Even though I agree the pricing was bad, I bought 3 :/. I'm part of the problem I know!

It applied the update to two of them, then rebooted, then showed the update available again. Let's see what happens next boot...

 

[citysnaps]

I'll be updating my Studio Display XDR tomorrow tonight. Looking forward to seeing what's changed.

 

[Syrianos82]

Would be very good if Apple provides exact details on what is changing with the firmware update.

*120hz looks more snappy 😅

 

[tothemoonsands]

My initial observations:
Switching presets no longer causes black screen (switching works instantly and no issue with adaptive refresh rate)
Music sounds fuller in my opinion
Waking up from sleep appears to be noticeably faster
Early impression is automatic brightness is smoother and no noticeable flickering. Still need to test this more to confirm.

 

[mightysashiman]

Apple did not provide release notes for the firmware update.

Yes they did: rolling changelog: https://support.apple.com/en-gb/119926

Monitor FW update came through as a separate update just after updating to stable MacOS Tahoe 26.4 stable.

It brings along full calibration availability (that previously was greyed out) and, better even, support for third party colorimeters such as Calibrite (ex X-rite) ones, baked right into MacOS! This is a complet 180° compared to the previous Pro Display XDR that required stupidly expensive laboratory grade spectrometers.

I need to try out the process, but if it does work as intended, it means we don't even need to rely on wonky third party colorimeter vendor software!

 

[codepour]

Yes they did: rolling changelog: https://support.apple.com/en-gb/119926

Monitor FW update came through as a separate update just after updating to stable MacOS Tahoe 26.4 stable.

It brings along full calibration availability (that previously was greyed out) and, better even, support for third party colorimeters such as Calibrite (ex X-rite) ones, baked right into MacOS! This is a complet 180° compared to the previous Pro Display XDR that required stupidly expensive laboratory grade spectrometers.

I need to try out the process, but if it does work as intended, it means we don't even need to rely on wonky third party colorimeter vendor software!

The changelog you referred to is for the Pro Display XDR, not the Studio Display/Studio Display XDR. They did not provide a changelog.

 

[mightysashiman]

Would somebody have a

The changelog you referred to is for the Pro Display XDR, not the Studio Display/Studio Display XDR. They did not provide a changelog.

My bad, apple's own help docs aren't up to date. I suspect they homogenised calibration features across Pro Display XDR and Studio Display (XDR).

 

[Alex.ne]

I think $999 and $1999 would be good prices. But Apple has to get $999 just for a stand.

I guess you are not aware of 5K monitors' prices on the market.

 

[Zyhon]

Totally unrelated, does anyone know if this is a wallpaper available somewhere or its just for promo shots?

It is a video demo at the Apple Store. It looks very good.

 

[xraydoc]

Is this just for the 2026 Studio Displays, or for the original model as well?

 

[mightysashiman]

It is a video demo at the Apple Store. It looks very good.

Static version: https://basicappleguy.com/haberdashery/xdr-wallpaper

I'd love a live wallpaper version though

 

[macOScurious]

Is this just for the 2026 Studio Displays, or for the original model as well?

As of the time of this post, it’s only for the new 2026 ASD

 

[1037]

They should just lower the price.