Introduced in iOS 10.3 on 27 March 2017, then in macOS 10.13 six months later. It ups and downs, and where it still has further to go.
iOS
The vulnerability in Ventura 13.5.1 must have been reported to Apple between 28 August and 1 September. On 7 September, Apple released fixes for2 vulnerabilities across 4 OSes.
So is macOS slowly merging with iOS, and are our Macs going to be locked down, so they can only run notarized apps?
When you updated your iPhone or iPad to iOS 10.3 six years ago, you were among the first to use Apple File System, although you didn’t know it at the time.
The iPad Pro has the same M2 chip as a MacBook Air, a keyboard and trackpad, and a single Thunderbolt/USB4 port, but there the similarities end.
So macOS is being swallowed up into iOS? Haven’t you forgotten how iPadOS is trying to establish itself the middle ground between them?
Born secretly on 27 March 2017, it was Apple’s biggest gamble. Introduced in High Sierra, it didn’t work on Fusion Drives and had other problems. Also explains version numbering.
Exactly how does iCloud protect data in Contacts, files stored in iCloud Drive, those saved by 3rd party apps, and your email?
Although it’s attractive that Apple should make its macOS support commitment explicit, it has reasons to avoid doing so. Would it really bring users any benefit?
