One of the largest updates to macOS, with the most ever vulnerabilities fixed, Sequoia 15.4 also brings a lot of new components, particularly Private Frameworks.
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Is it possible to update a VM running macOS Sequoia to version 15.4? Three attempts, three failures. And why are all those file creation dates wrong?
Apple has just released the update to macOS Sequoia to bring it to version 15.4, and security updates […]
Can you install macOS Sonoma on an external SSD for an Apple silicon Mac running Sequoia 15.3.2? So far this has defeated two of us on many attempts. With useful tips that should have brought success.
The hidden command tool lsregister can be used to control LaunchServices and its registry, but there are now snags in most of its features, as explained here.
Overview of how different subsystems work together during launching a notarized app, from LaunchServices to checking WritingTools and AI availability.
This new build checks that it can get log extracts, and has a wider range of filters you can use to select which entries it fetches and displays.
T2 Macs updated to 15.3.2 should have a newer firmware version than those who installed the Safari update for Sonoma or Ventura, but what is 14.7.5 and 13.7.5? Time to deconfuse.
What was this new background service that suddenly appeared in Sonoma 14.1, liquiddetectiond? Why wasn’t it documented until a year later, and is Apple really gathering data about damp USB-C ports?
How laptop Apple silicon Macs help prevent attack by malicious USB and TB devices using Accessory Security, and why some of them also have liquid detectors in their USB-C ports.
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