{"id":47447,"date":"2025-04-21T17:04:39","date_gmt":"2025-04-21T21:04:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=47447"},"modified":"2025-04-29T11:28:11","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T15:28:11","slug":"macos-15-4-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2025\/04\/21\/macos-15-4-1\/","title":{"rendered":"macOS 15.4.1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2025\/04\/16\/apple-releases-macos-sequoia-15-4-1\/\">Juli Clover<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/support.apple.com\/en-us\/120283\">release notes<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/support.apple.com\/en-us\/122400\">security<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/support.apple.com\/en-us\/121011\">enterprise<\/a>, no <a href=\"https:\/\/developer.apple.com\/documentation\/macos-release-notes\/macos-15_4-release-notes\">developer<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/swcdn.apple.com\/content\/downloads\/09\/16\/082-33200-A_9FRARUF9NM\/jnf31ewnvxlmf5ld7l7n7hzv6lkd6fiuz9\/InstallAssistant.pkg\">full installer<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/updates.cdn-apple.com\/2025SpringFCS\/fullrestores\/082-23340\/61923341-EE73-4C6E-BB3E-DAB3069548BF\/UniversalMac_15.4.1_24E263_Restore.ipsw\">IPSW<\/a>):<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2025\/04\/16\/apple-releases-macos-sequoia-15-4-1\/\"><p>According to Apple&rsquo;s release notes,   macOS Sequoia   15.4.1 includes important bug fixes and security updates, and is recommended for all users.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n<p>The enterprise release notes include the tantalizing line, &ldquo;Improves reliability when installing macOS updates,&rdquo; but it&rsquo;s not clear whether that refers to any of the <a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2025\/04\/11\/failed-software-update-on-the-external-drive-of-an-apple-silicon-mac\/\">recent<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2025\/03\/25\/error-702-installing-macos-on-an-external-drive\/\">issues<\/a> I&rsquo;ve had.<\/p>\n\n<p>See also: <a href=\"https:\/\/mrmacintosh.com\/macos-sequoia-15-4-1-update-everything-you-need-to-know\/\">Mr. Macintosh<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/eclecticlight.co\/2025\/04\/16\/apple-has-released-macos-sequoia-15-4-1-update\/\">Howard Oakley<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macintouch.com\/post\/46932\/home-folder-bug-remains-in-macos-15-4-1\/\">Lee Mendoza<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.macintouch.com\/post\/46932\/home-folder-bug-remains-in-macos-15-4-1\/\">\n<p>macOS 15.4.1 does not resolve the issue preventing users with home directories that are not on the boot volume from logging in when System Integrity Protection (SIP) is enabled.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macintouch.com\/post\/46891\/apple-updates-bring-critical-security-patches\/\">Ric Ford<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.macintouch.com\/post\/46891\/apple-updates-bring-critical-security-patches\/\"><p>The macOS 15.4.1 update <strong>enabled automatic updates<\/strong> <em>without notification or permission<\/em> here, so you may have to manually disable it again in <em>Settings &gt; General &gt; Software Update &gt; Automatic Updates<\/em> if that&rsquo;s your personal preference, too.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n<p>It did not do this on my Mac.<\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@tolmasky\/114360145125730855\">Francisco Tolmasky<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@tolmasky\/114360145125730855\"><p>You know what I <em>never<\/em> want? For macOS to FUCK WITH MY SETTINGS on point updates. STOP TURNING ON MY BLUETOOTH AND WIFI FOR YOUR BRAINDEAD POINT UPDATES.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n<p>Previously:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2025\/04\/11\/failed-software-update-on-the-external-drive-of-an-apple-silicon-mac\/\">Failed Software Update on the External Drive of an Apple Silicon Mac<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2025\/04\/04\/how-external-bootable-disks-work-with-apple-silicon-macs\/\">How External Bootable Disks Work With Apple Silicon Macs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2025\/03\/31\/macos-15-4\/\">macOS 15.4<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2025\/03\/25\/error-702-installing-macos-on-an-external-drive\/\">Error 702 Installing macOS on an External Drive<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2025\/03\/10\/tricked-into-installing-macos-update\/\">Tricked Into Installing macOS Update<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2025\/01\/27\/apple-intelligence-enabled-automatically\/\">Apple Intelligence Enabled Automatically<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2024\/10\/01\/sequoias-warning-when-turning-off-bluetooth\/\">Sequoia&rsquo;s Warning When Turning Off Bluetooth<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2024\/05\/21\/apple-updates-silently-enable-icloud-keychain\/\">Apple Updates Silently Enable iCloud Keychain<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2022\/07\/22\/apple-re-enables-bluetooth-on-every-update\/\">Apple Re-enables Bluetooth on Every Update<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p id=\"macos-15-4-1-update-2025-04-29\">Update (<a href=\"#macos-15-4-1-update-2025-04-29\">2025-04-29<\/a>): <a href=\"https:\/\/toot.community\/@betalogue\/114371481286528649\">Pierre Igot<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/toot.community\/@betalogue\/114371481286528649\">\n<p>Once again, macOS 15.4.1 again reset my preference for the Downloads folder in Safari.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@tonyarnold\/114349858961150885\">Tony Arnold<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@tonyarnold\/114349858961150885\"><p>Whatever got fixed in macOS 15.4.1\/iOS 18.4.1 did not fix the HTTP communication issues with iOS 18.4.x Simulators. They still don&rsquo;t work properly for basic HTTP comms.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/infosec.exchange\/@thomasareed\/114393432336166116\">Thomas Reed<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/infosec.exchange\/@thomasareed\/114393432336166116\">\n<p>A bunch of my coworkers tried to install the macOS 15.4.1 update and are now stuck in recovery mode. Although some have gotten the update installed just fine, it may be a good idea to skip this release until Apple fixes the issue.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Juli Clover (release notes, security, enterprise, no developer, full installer, IPSW): According to Apple&rsquo;s release notes, macOS Sequoia 15.4.1 includes important bug fixes and security updates, and is recommended for all users. The enterprise release notes include the tantalizing line, &ldquo;Improves reliability when installing macOS updates,&rdquo; but it&rsquo;s not clear whether that refers to any [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"apple_news_api_created_at":"2025-04-21T21:04:41Z","apple_news_api_id":"05dc7a73-0dc5-44f5-b4a7-8346fefdd662","apple_news_api_modified_at":"2025-04-29T15:28:13Z","apple_news_api_revision":"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQ==","apple_news_api_share_url":"https:\/\/apple.news\/ABdx6cw3FRPW0p4NG_v3WYg","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_is_hidden":false,"apple_news_is_paid":false,"apple_news_is_preview":false,"apple_news_is_sponsored":false,"apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":"\"\"","apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[422,1836,30,2598,2303,2087,187],"class_list":["post-47447","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-technology","tag-bluetooth","tag-dark-patterns","tag-mac","tag-macos-15-sequoia","tag-macos-release","tag-software-update","tag-wifi"],"apple_news_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47447","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47447"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47447\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47534,"href":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47447\/revisions\/47534"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47447"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47447"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47447"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}