Juli Clover (release notes, security, no developer):
Apple today released tvOS 18.5, the latest version of the tvOS operating system.
The tvOS 18.5 update that Apple released yesterday adds support for synchronizing Dolby Atmos playback to speakers over AirPlay or Bluetooth, according to Apple’s release notes for the update.
The feature could help address some persistent syncing issue that some Apple TV users have encountered when trying to play audio with Dolby Atmos.
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Juli Clover (release notes, security, enterprise, no developer, full installer, IPSW):
macOS Sequoia 15.5 is light on new features, with Apple listing only a change to Screen Time in its notes.
I still haven’t been able to get this update to install on an external drive. The former workaround of manually setting the Startup Disk before running the installer no longer helps. With either Software Update or the Installer app, the update seems to install correctly, and there’s a lengthy progress bar after rebooting, but then when I eventually log back in the macOS version is unchanged. Maybe the answer is to erase the external drive and do a fresh install, but I’d rather not have to do that.
End of an era: AFP client support is deprecated in macOS 15.5. Deprecating stuff in an OS months after release is weird, I wonder if this change wasn’t supposed to ship until macOS 16.
They did fix some security bugs with it.
large network shares should enumerate correctly in the Finder
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The new Apple Diagnostics app looks particularly interesting, but appears to attempt a remote connection that is denied, so reports the error and does nothing else.
See also: Mr. Macintosh and Adam Engst.
Anyone else think there’s something flaky about select/copy actions in Sequoia?
I often think i’ve selected and cmd-C copied text to find it’s not in the clipboard.
The etresoft dev confirmed this is a sequoia bug.
I can imagine ways this bug could cause bad things to happen …
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Update (2025-05-14): Rich Trouton:
This announcement is providing a end-of-the-road notification for AFP, which has been included in Apple’s operating systems for the Mac since System 6 in 1988. The ability to run an AFP server was removed from macOS as part of macOS Big Sur and it is not possible to host AFP shares from APFS formatted drives, so the AFP client has been the final functional part of AFP left as of macOS Sequoia.
This deprecation will affect the AFP functionality available via the Finder and via the mount_afp command line tool, with the mount_afp man page also noting that the AFP client is being deprecated.
Update (2025-05-15): Howard Oakley:
Greatest problems come with Apple’s old Time Capsules, most of which are still used with AFP, as they can only support SMB version 1, not versions 2 or 3. If you’re still using a Time Capsule, or an old NAS that doesn’t support SMB version 3, then access to your network storage may well still be reliant on AFP.
there is still an entire lobe of my brain dedicated to installing XServes and reading “AFP client is depreciated” is like finding out I am a withered dead mummy and this is the afterlife
macOS 14.7.6 (full installer, security):
This update provides important security fixes and is recommended for all users.
macOS 13.7.6 (full installer, security):
This update provides important security fixes and is recommended for all users.
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Juli Clover (iOS/iPadOS release notes, security, enterprise, no developer):
iOS 18.5 and iPadOS 18.5 are on the smaller side, featuring a limited number of new features. There’s an update to Screen Time that lets parents know when a Screen Time passcode is used on a child’s device, and there is support for carrier-provided satellite features on iPhone 13 models.
According to Apple’s security support document for iOS 18.5, there’s a fix for a vulnerability with the C1 modem. Apple says that it addressed a baseband security flaw that could allow an attacker “in a privileged network position” to intercept network traffic. Basically, a hacker that had access to cellular network infrastructure could potentially exploit the vulnerability for surveillance or to employ a man-in-the-middle attack.
Would really like being able to talk to that Apple engineer who clearly believes that every minor iOS update is a good opportunity to nag iPhone users who have NOT signed up for Apple Pay with a red badge that it takes a very special (and stupid) UI dance to get rid of.
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Update (2025-05-16): Eric Slivka:
Apple has stopped signing the iPadOS 17.7.7 update that was released earlier this week for devices unable to run versions of iPadOS 18, meaning that users will not be able to install the update even if they see it available in Software Update.
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The company has not provided a reason for unsigning the update, but there are a number of reports on the MacRumors forums, Reddit, and elsewhere from users who have experienced issues logging into apps after updating their devices.
Update (2025-06-06): Joe Rossignol:
A growing number of iPhone users are seeing a blank screen in the Mail app, according to comments posted across the MacRumors Forums, Reddit, Apple Support Community, and other online discussion platforms. Affected users are unable to view any emails in their inboxes, and the app can also become glitchy and unresponsive.
The issue does not appear to be tied to any specific iPhone model, and the underlying cause is unknown. Most if not all affected users said their iPhones were running iOS 18.5, but it is unclear why online discussion about this issue only started to gain traction within the past few days, given that the update was released more than three weeks ago.
Juli Clover (release notes, security, no developer):
The watchOS 11.5 update adds a new Pride Harmony watch face and it fixes an issue that could prevent the iPhone from showing a notification when the Apple Watch battery is fully charged.
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Juli Clover (release notes, security, no enterprise, developer):
With visionOS 2.5, Apple added a Vision tab to the Apple TV app to make it easier for users to find content created for the Vision Pro.
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