{"id":44890,"date":"2024-09-16T15:42:30","date_gmt":"2024-09-16T19:42:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=44890"},"modified":"2024-10-22T13:42:07","modified_gmt":"2024-10-22T17:42:07","slug":"macos-15-sequoia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2024\/09\/16\/macos-15-sequoia\/","title":{"rendered":"macOS 15 Sequoia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/newsroom\/2024\/09\/macos-sequoia-is-available-today\/\">Apple<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/macos\/macos-sequoia\/pdf\/macOS_All_New_Features_Sept_2024.pdf\">feature list<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/support.apple.com\/en-us\/120283\">release notes<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/support.apple.com\/en-us\/121238\">security<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/support.apple.com\/en-us\/121011\">enterprise<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/developer.apple.com\/documentation\/macos-release-notes\/macos-15-release-notes\">developer<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/swcdn.apple.com\/content\/downloads\/11\/43\/062-78429-A_DAI7Y9IP98\/qxbabjzemiel7guag7q09xxe0631iie45p\/InstallAssistant.pkg\">full installer<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/updates.cdn-apple.com\/2024FallFCS\/fullrestores\/062-78489\/BDA44327-C79E-4608-A7E0-455A7E91911F\/UniversalMac_15.0_24A335_Restore.ipsw\">IPSW<\/a>):<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/newsroom\/2024\/09\/macos-sequoia-is-available-today\/\">\n<p>macOS Sequoia brings exciting new features, including iPhone Mirroring, which expands Continuity by enabling access to and control of iPhone directly from macOS; big updates to Safari; a new Passwords app; and more. Starting next month, macOS Sequoia will introduce Apple Intelligence, the personal intelligence system that combines the power of generative models with personal context to deliver intelligence that is incredibly useful and relevant while protecting users&rsquo; privacy and security.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p>See also:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sixcolors.com\/post\/2024\/09\/macos-sequoia-review\/\">Jason Snell<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2024\/09\/16\/apple-releases-macos-sequoia\/\">Juli Clover<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/gadgets\/2024\/09\/macos-15-sequoia-the-ars-technica-review\/\">Andrew Cunningham<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/eclecticlight.co\/2024\/09\/16\/apple-has-released-macos-15-0-sequoia-and-security-updates-to-14-7-and-13-7\/\">Howard Oakley<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>So far (knock on wood), it seems like Sequoia breaks less stuff than other recent major releases. However, I can&rsquo;t upgrade yet because Xcode 15.4 <a href=\"https:\/\/techhub.social\/@cdfinder\/113152212747207866\">doesn&rsquo;t work<\/a> on Sequoia, and Xcode 16 <a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2024\/09\/12\/xcode-16\/\">can&rsquo;t compile for Big Sur<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/derflounder.wordpress.com\/2024\/09\/16\/blocking-system-extension-disablement-via-system-settings-on-macos-sequoia\/\">Rich Trouton<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/derflounder.wordpress.com\/2024\/09\/16\/blocking-system-extension-disablement-via-system-settings-on-macos-sequoia\/\">\n<p>As part of the release of macOS Sequoia, Apple has added new user functionality for managing system extensions, as well as management profile options for Mac admins.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/felixschwarz.bsky.social\/post\/3l46j7ylfu724\">Felix Schwarz<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/felixschwarz.bsky.social\/post\/3l46j7ylfu724\">\n<p>TIL that in macOS Sequoia <code>SecPKCS12Import()<\/code> fails with error <code>errSecAuthFailed<\/code> (&ldquo;Authorization\/Authentication failed&rdquo;) when trying to import PKCS12 data that&rsquo;s &ldquo;protected&rdquo; with an empty password (&ldquo;&rdquo;).<\/p><p>Written out as a file, the same data will also fail to import into the Keychain Access app with the same error.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/eclecticlight.co\/2024\/09\/16\/looking-ahead-to-sequoias-updates\/\">Howard Oakley<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/eclecticlight.co\/2024\/09\/16\/looking-ahead-to-sequoias-updates\/\">\n<p>Apple has already announced that this first &lsquo;minor&rsquo; update will bring its AI features, including most significantly Writing Tools. Although those have been in beta-testing for almost as long as 15.0, in terms of changes, the step from 15.0 will in many ways be greater than that from 14.6 to 15.0. However, that only applies to Apple silicon Macs that support AI.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p>Previously:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2024\/09\/11\/group-container-names-in-sequoia\/\">Group Container Names in Sequoia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2024\/08\/20\/apple-maps-in-sequoia-and-ios-18\/\">Apple Maps in Sequoia and iOS 18<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2024\/08\/14\/managing-the-home-screen-using-iphone-mirroring\/\">Managing the Home Screen Using iPhone Mirroring<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2024\/08\/08\/sequoia-screen-recording-prompts-and-the-persistent-content-capture-entitlement\/\">Sequoia Screen Recording Prompts and the Persistent Content Capture Entitlement<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2024\/08\/07\/safari-distraction-control\/\">Safari Distraction Control<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2024\/08\/05\/apple-intelligence-privacy-dark-patterns\/\">Apple Intelligence Privacy Dark Patterns<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2024\/07\/19\/apple-passwords-app-in-sequoia-and-ios-18\/\">Apple Passwords App in Sequoia and iOS 18<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2024\/07\/18\/safari-18-announced\/\">Safari 18 Announced<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2024\/07\/16\/macos-15-sequoia-public-beta\/\">macOS 15 Sequoia Public Beta<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2024\/07\/15\/sequoia-finally-addresses-notification-center-privacy\/\">Sequoia Finally Addresses Notification Center Privacy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2024\/07\/05\/sequoia-removes-gatekeeper-contextual-menu-override\/\">Sequoia Removes Gatekeeper Contextual Menu Override<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2024\/07\/01\/keyboard-shortcut-for-contextual-menus-in-sequoia\/\">Keyboard Shortcut for Contextual Menus in Sequoia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2024\/06\/13\/using-apple-accounts-with-macos-virtual-machines\/\">Using Apple Accounts With macOS Virtual Machines<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2024\/06\/11\/window-tiling-and-snapping-in-sequoia\/\">Window Tiling and Snapping in Sequoia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2024\/06\/10\/macos-15-sequoia-announced\/\">macOS 15 Sequoia Announced<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2023\/09\/26\/macos-14-sonoma\/\">macOS 14 Sonoma<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p id=\"macos-15-sequoia-update-2024-09-17\">Update (2024-09-17): See also: <a href=\"https:\/\/news.ycombinator.com\/item?id=41559761\">Hacker News<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/masto.adamchandler.me\/@AdamChandler\/113138152185877536\">Adam Chandler<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/masto.adamchandler.me\/@AdamChandler\/113138152185877536\">\n<p>Wait so another year of improvements coming to photos for my cellular phone and none of these improvements are on the computer I edit, proof and organize the photos?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/derflounder.wordpress.com\/2024\/09\/16\/keychain-access-app-in-new-location-on-macos-sequoia\/\">Rich Trouton<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/derflounder.wordpress.com\/2024\/09\/16\/keychain-access-app-in-new-location-on-macos-sequoia\/\">\n<p>As of macOS Sequoia, Keychain Access.app is in the following location:<\/p>\n<pre>\/System\/Library\/CoreServices\/Applications\/Keychain Access.app<\/pre>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/eclecticlight.co\/2024\/09\/16\/sequoia-introduces-pinning-to-icloud-drive\/\">Howard Oakley<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/eclecticlight.co\/2024\/09\/16\/sequoia-introduces-pinning-to-icloud-drive\/\">\n<p>One of the unannounced features in macOS Sequoia is, for many who use iCloud Drive, one of its most important, as this upgrade introduces the ability to <em>pin<\/em> files and folders to ensure they remain downloaded and don&rsquo;t get evicted.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/webkit.org\/blog\/15865\/webkit-features-in-safari-18-0\/\">Jen Simmons<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/webkit.org\/blog\/15865\/webkit-features-in-safari-18-0\/\">\n<p>With iPhone Mirroring on macOS Sequoia, you can use your iPhone from your Mac. Combine it with remote inspection from Safari, and now it&rsquo;s easier than ever to test and debug websites on iOS using Web Inspector.<\/p>\n<p>[&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p>macOS Sequoia adds support for opening links directly in web apps. Now, when a user clicks a link, if it matches the <code>scope<\/code> of a web app, that link will open in the web app instead of their default web browser.<\/p>\n<p>[&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p>Now users can personalize web apps on Mac with Safari Web Extensions and Content Blockers.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/underpassapp.com\/news\/2024\/9\/5.html\">Jeff Johnson<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/underpassapp.com\/news\/2024\/9\/5.html\">\n<p>For some reason, Apple chose not to support app extensions in Safari 18 web apps.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2024\/09\/17\/macos-sequoia-features-intel-macs-wont-support\/\">Tim Hardwick<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2024\/09\/17\/macos-sequoia-features-intel-macs-wont-support\/\">\n<p>With macOS Sequoia now released, there are again new features that aren&rsquo;t available to Intel Mac owners.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/eternalstorms\/status\/1836069019364761814\">Matthias Gansrigler<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/x.com\/eternalstorms\/status\/1836069019364761814\">\n<p>Does macOS Sequoia no longer accept global keyboard shortcuts with an option shift modifier, like (&#x2325; &#x21E7; 2) ?\nI can&rsquo;t seem to get it to work anymore using RegisterEventHotkey&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/bzamayo\/status\/1836038889678454972\">Benjamin Mayo<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/x.com\/bzamayo\/status\/1836038889678454972\"><p>The iPhone Mirroring window defaults to &ldquo;Actual Size&rdquo;, but it really isn&rsquo;t (at least for me). I&rsquo;d estimate it is about 80% of my actual iPhone&rsquo;s screen size, and is simply too small. The &ldquo;Larger&rdquo; view option is usable.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n<p id=\"macos-15-sequoia-update-2024-09-19\">Update (2024-09-19): <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/shottr_cc\/status\/1836270187819209298\">Shottr<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/macapps\/comments\/1fjpiiw\/psa_macos_15_breaks_optionkey_hotkeys\/\">Reddit<\/a>):<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/x.com\/shottr_cc\/status\/1836270187819209298\">\n<p>Starting with macOS Sequoia, Apple does not allow global hotkeys where Option or Shift+Option are the only modifiers.<\/p>\n<p>If you have an Opt+Letter hotkey, it'll stop working after you update macOS. Changing hotkey to Ctrl+Letter will help.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/developer.apple.com\/forums\/thread\/763878?answerId=804374022#804374022\">Apple Frameworks Engineer<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/developer.apple.com\/forums\/thread\/763878?answerId=804374022#804374022\">\n<p>This was an intentional change in macOS Sequoia to limit the ability of key-logging malware to observe keys in other applications. The issue of concern was that shift+option can be used to generate alternate characters in passwords, such as &Oslash; (shift-option-O).<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p>This doesn&rsquo;t make sense to me since most of the password characters would not use those modifiers, anyway.<\/p>\n\n<p><strike><a href=\"https:\/\/tyler.io\/2024\/09\/little-known-macos-sequoia-system-extensions\/\">Tyler Hall<\/a> has screenshots of Sequoia&rsquo;s notifications of extensions being added. Oddly, the spacing and use of smart quotes are inconsistent.<\/strike> [Update (2024-09-21): It&rsquo;s a parody that gets increasingly ridiculous.]<\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@neofinder\/113163694739042986\">Norbert Doerner<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@neofinder\/113163694739042986\">\n<p>Our experiences with macOS 15 so far are not very good. \n<a href=\"https:\/\/techhub.social\/@cdfinder\/113163430923499834\">Networking is flaky<\/a>, many apps crash a lot, Apples developer tools (Xcode 16) are still highly unstable.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/privacyis1st\/status\/1836791552410034262\">Alex Kleber<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/x.com\/privacyis1st\/status\/1836791552410034262\">\n<p>MacOS 15 total fail in networking. VPNs not working anymore or something they disconnect without any reason, VMs are not working anymore using Shared Networking (@UTMapp). Sometimes DHCP is simply refusing to provide IP<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/eternalstorms\/status\/1836646925837148181\">Matthias Gansrigler<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/x.com\/eternalstorms\/status\/1836646925837148181\">\n<p>My M1 MacBook Pro - logged out and sleeping - drained its battery completely over night, not connected to any other devices. Sequoia bug?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/guide\/50-new-macos-sequoia-features-and-changes\/\">Tim Hardwick<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/guide\/50-new-macos-sequoia-features-and-changes\/\"><p>In this article, we&rsquo;ve selected 50 new features and lesser-known changes that are worth checking out if you&rsquo;re upgrading.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n<p>See also: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macstories.net\/stories\/macos-sequoia-the-macstories-review\/\">John Voorhees&rsquo;s review<\/a> and the comments at <a href=\"https:\/\/talk.macpowerusers.com\/t\/well-have-you-updated-to-ios18-or-sequoia-what-s-it-like-so-far-so-good\/38435\">Mac Power Users Talk<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<p>Previously:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2024\/09\/18\/macos-firewall-regressions-in-sequoia\/\">macOS Firewall Regressions in Sequoia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p id=\"macos-15-sequoia-update-2024-09-20\">Update (2024-09-20): <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mronge\/status\/1836795394023424506\">Matt Ronge<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mronge\/status\/1836795394023424506\"><p>I&rsquo;m so sick of Apple treating us like children. Look at this nonsense that pops when you launch one of our apps on MacOS Sequoia.<\/p><p>Macs are power tools, let us use them as such!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/layer8.space\/@teilweise\/113168312853723966\">Der Teilweise<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/layer8.space\/@teilweise\/113168312853723966\">\n<p>Would you mind to tell me <em>what<\/em> updated? Including a file path?<\/p>\n<p>I did not update anything, who did it? What did you update &#8230; &ldquo;Apple Inc.&rdquo;?!? Even if this is legitimate, it&rsquo;s not like that&rsquo;s a single product company.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/appleinsider.com\/articles\/24\/08\/29\/mac-app-store-apps-can-now-be-installed-on-external-drives\">William Gallagher<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/appleinsider.com\/articles\/24\/08\/29\/mac-app-store-apps-can-now-be-installed-on-external-drives\">\n<p>Now if users turn on the option in the Mac App Store, larger apps will automatically download to a nominated location instead of straight into the regular Applications folder. Specifically, if an app is larger than 1GB, it will download to that external drive.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p id=\"macos-15-sequoia-update-2024-09-23\">Update (2024-09-23): <a href=\"https:\/\/lists.apple.com\/archives\/cocoa-dev\/2024\/Sep\/msg00000.html\">Gabriel Zachmann<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/lists.apple.com\/archives\/cocoa-dev\/2024\/Sep\/msg00000.html\">\n<p>I have received reports that my screensaver is not working under macOS 15.\nIn particular, it seems like it can't access its settings, using\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/developer.apple.com\/documentation\/screensaver\/screensaverdefaults?language=objc\">ScreenSaverDefaults<\/a>[&#8230;]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lists.apple.com\/archives\/cocoa-dev\/2024\/Sep\/msg00002.html\">Steve Mills<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/lists.apple.com\/archives\/cocoa-dev\/2024\/Sep\/msg00002.html\">\n<p>You should definitely submit a bug to Apple. You can reference FB13444225,\nwhich is my report of the bug that causes <code>ScreenSaverViews<\/code> to not be removed\nafter the screensaver stops, and they keep running after the screensaver starts\nup again, so they keep multiplying.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/discussions.apple.com\/thread\/255760324?sortBy=rank\">Tsinoy Newbie<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/discussions.apple.com\/thread\/255760324?sortBy=rank\">\n<p>After updating to Sequoia my file downloading process in safari is broken.<\/p>\n<p>it will initiate the process but it will not download any further. When you click on open finder message will say cannot move file<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.eternalstorms.at\/2024\/09\/23\/keyboard-shortcuts-using-option-and-or-shift-modifiers-only-no-longer-allowed-on-macos-sequoia\/\">Matthias Gansrigler<\/a> also doesn&rsquo;t understand how the keyboard shortcut restrictions really protect users:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/blog.eternalstorms.at\/2024\/09\/23\/keyboard-shortcuts-using-option-and-or-shift-modifiers-only-no-longer-allowed-on-macos-sequoia\/\">\n<p>That&rsquo;s sadly something that&rsquo;s becoming more and more routine at Apple: punish developers that adhere to the sandbox and Mac App Store rules, for no good reason.<\/p>\n<p>[&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p>Apple&rsquo;s own software is exempt from this restriction, as you can see in this screenshot of System Settings > Keyboard > Keyboard Shortcuts, where I could set it up just fine.\nWhy this matters? Consistency. Users expect that if it works in Apple&rsquo;s software, it should also work in other apps they use.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p id=\"macos-15-sequoia-update-2024-09-25\">Update (2024-09-25): <a href=\"https:\/\/social.panic.com\/@panic\/113188176914425405\">Panic<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/social.panic.com\/@panic\/113188176914425405\"><p>Nova users, if you&rsquo;re getting &ldquo;This file cannot be opened&rdquo; errors after updating to macOS Sequoia, please reboot your Mac. There is an issue with the update process to macOS Sequoia which prevents Nova from generating file bookmarks until after a reboot.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@stroughtonsmith\/113188960227307407\">Steve Troughton-Smith<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@stroughtonsmith\/113188960227307407\">\n<p>Really don&rsquo;t like the change in Messages on Sequoia\/iOS 18 to turn links in the text field into previews and masking their URLs, leaving all the tracking identifiers and YouTube timecodes. On macOS you get a menu item to turn it back into text, but then the receiver doesn&rsquo;t get a link preview either.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/krzyzanowskim\/status\/1837568525210472962\">Marcin Krzyzanowski<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/x.com\/krzyzanowskim\/status\/1837568525210472962\">\n<p>macOS 15 upgrade managed to delete my local Photos library. Since I don't have iCloud Photos enabled on that mac, all local photos are gone now. well.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/appdot.net\/@jgordon\/113177943574175734\">John Gordon<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/appdot.net\/@jgordon\/113177943574175734\"><p>Photos now allows one to go from a specific photo to that photo as seen in an album, which also shows what albums it&rsquo;s in.<\/p><p>This is something I&rsquo;ve wanted for years.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n<p id=\"macos-15-sequoia-update-2024-10-07\">Update (2024-10-07): <a href=\"https:\/\/techhub.social\/@cdfinder\/113266782098717581\">Norbert Doerner<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/techhub.social\/@cdfinder\/113266782098717581\"><p>And another very serious bug in macOS 15 &ldquo;sequoia&rdquo;.<\/p><p>The Apple NTFS driver is unable to traverse a volume using <code>opendir()<\/code>;\nThe very first call to <code>readdir()<\/code> will often return <code>NULL<\/code>, and thus failing to read the contents of that folder, even if the folder is NOT empty. \nAlso, the <code>child-&gt;d_type<\/code> value is often <code>0<\/code> for files, which is so wrong.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n<p id=\"macos-15-sequoia-update-2024-10-10\">Update (2024-10-10): <a href=\"https:\/\/discussions.apple.com\/thread\/255774895?sortBy=rank\">Alliumcepa<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/discussions.apple.com\/thread\/255774895?sortBy=rank\">\n<p>Following the upgrade from Sonoma to Sequoia, my external mouse is drifting. This only happens with the cursor over the external monitors, which are connected through a docking station. [&#8230;] I have tried with a trackpad and 3 other mice. The issue appears to be consistent across the bluetooth connection for pointers.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p id=\"macos-15-sequoia-update-2024-10-15\">Update (2024-10-15): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/computing\/mac-os\/macos-15-sequoia-problems-how-to-fix-the-most-common-issues-on-your-mac\">Darren Allan<\/a> (via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macintouch.com\/post\/42956\/macos-15-problems-workarounds\/\">Ric Ford<\/a>):<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/computing\/mac-os\/macos-15-sequoia-problems-how-to-fix-the-most-common-issues-on-your-mac\">\n<p>If you&rsquo;ve run into issues with macOS Sequoia, you&rsquo;ve come to the right place: in this article, we&rsquo;ve outlined the most common problems Mac users are coming up against, as well as potential cures for these ailments.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p id=\"macos-15-sequoia-update-2024-10-22\">Update (2024-10-22): <a href=\"https:\/\/eclecticlight.co\/2024\/10\/22\/boot-volume-layout-and-structure-in-macos-sequoia\/\">Howard Oakley<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/eclecticlight.co\/2024\/10\/22\/boot-volume-layout-and-structure-in-macos-sequoia\/\">\n<p>This article guides you around the volumes and directories that compose the boot volume group in macOS 15 Sequoia.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apple (feature list, release notes, security, enterprise, developer, full installer, IPSW): macOS Sequoia brings exciting new features, including iPhone Mirroring, which expands Continuity by enabling access to and control of iPhone directly from macOS; big updates to Safari; a new Passwords app; and more. 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