Juli Clover (release notes, security, no enterprise, no developer, full installer/M4, IPSW/M4):
According to Apple’s release notes, macOS Sequoia 15.3.2 includes important bug fixes and security updates, and it is recommended for all users.
See also: Mr. Macintosh and Howard Oakley.
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Update (2025-03-12): Jeff Johnson:
The use of the plural “security fixes” seems a bit misleading, because Apple has documented only one security fix in 15.3.2, for a bug in WebKit: “Maliciously crafted web content may be able to break out of Web Content sandbox.” In any case, macOS 15.3.2 appears to be entirely, or at least mostly, a security update. And the update was uneventful on my Mac mini, though of course overlong, as all macOS updates are nowadays. On my MacBook Pro, however, the update was… not uneventful. For some reason, immediately after the update, the Setup Assistant ran again, as if I were setting up a new Mac.
I suspect that the Setup Assistant would have re-enabled Apple Intelligence if I hadn’t already intentionally mismatched my system and Siri languages to prevent that very outcome.
My theory is that the Setup Assistant is the reason that Apple Intelligence is re-enabled on some Macs but not on others.
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Update (2025-03-24): Ric Ford:
Yet another MacInTouch reader emailed us about Apple’s recurring macOS bugs that keep breaking home folder relocation and forcing insecure workarounds.
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Apple Intelligence Mac macOS 15 Sequoia macOS Release
Juli Clover (no iOS/iPadOS release notes, security, no enterprise, no developer):
According to Apple’s release notes, the iOS 18.3.2 update adds important bug fixes and security updates. On some devices, it fixes an issue that could prevent playback of some streaming content.
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Update (2025-03-12): Juli Clover:
After installing iOS 18.3.2, iPhone users have noticed that Apple Intelligence is automatically turned on, regardless of whether it was turned off prior to the update being installed. There is an Apple Intelligence splash screen that comes up after updating, and there is no option other than tapping “Continue,” which turns on Apple Intelligence.
If you’ve updated to iOS 18.3.2 and do not want Apple Intelligence enabled, you will need to go the Settings app, tap on Apple Intelligence , and then toggle it off. When Apple Intelligence is enabled, it consumes up to 7GB of storage space for local AI models, which is an inconvenience when storage space is limited.
Ric Ford:
iOS 18.3.2 switched on Apple Intelligence against our wishes without permission or notification.
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai (tweet):
In February, Apple used the same language — “an extremely sophisticated attack against specific targeted individuals” — for another bug, but there is no evidence the two attacks are connected. Before that February patch, Apple had never used this wording before.
Adam Engst:
Apple identifies this latest vulnerability as CVE-2025-24201. Apple filing a CVE is unusual, as the company typically only acknowledges external researchers and organizations while remaining silent about vulnerabilities discovered internally.
I spent some time trying to piece together what may have taken place.
[…]
I suspect that Apple would have quietly integrated this fix into its next set of updates, except that it also affected Google Chrome. That required going public and filing a CVE, and once that had happened, Apple had no choice but to release these updates immediately to ensure that its current operating systems weren’t vulnerable.
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Update (2025-03-18): Juli Clover:
The iOS 18.3.2 update that Apple released last week appears to have broken iCloud Mail for some users. There are multiple complaints on Reddit and the MacRumors forums from users who say that iCloud Mail is not able to push new iCloud emails to their iPhones after the iOS 18.3.2 update.
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Juli Clover (no release notes, security, no developer, no enterprise):
According to Apple’s release notes, visionOS 2.3.2 provides important bug fixes, security updates, and addresses an issue that may prevent playback of some streaming content.
Previously:
visionOS visionOS 2 visionOS Release
Juli Clover (release notes, no security, no developer):
This update addresses an issue that may prevent playback of some streaming content on Apple TV 4K (3rd generation).
Previously:
tvOS tvOS 18 tvOS Release
