The latest XProtect update brings behavioural detection of malware, and extends assurance of app identification beyond notarisation. For some but not all Macs.
macOS 27
A new file in the latest XProtect data is set to protect private data used by eight widely used third-party apps, including popular web browsers. But which version of macOS will do this?
Few Macs survived the past week without an update, and for more recent models that meant two updates. Have we gone forward, and if so, where have we got to?
If you installed the first Xcode beta in macOS 26.5.1, it probably stopped you building any more VMs. Here’s what happened, and how to recover normal virtualisation, even creating Golden Gate beta VMs again.
Removes superfluous menu commands that could cause crashes, and adds support for auto-update. However, there are currently problems in macOS 27 betas to beware of.
This adds extensive information about the current locale and language settings, and is fully compatible with macOS 27.
Do you fancy trying the public beta of Golden Gate when it’s released in the next couple of weeks? This provides practical advice that could save you serious problems in doing so.
The phrase repeated throughout WWDC was ‘semantic search’. How does fit in with Spotlight, and how could it benefit those who aren’t so enthused by advanced AI?
A rite of passage when reporting a bug to Apple, sysdiagnoses contain huge amounts of data, including a logarchive containing its recent log entries. What you can do with them, and their snags.
A round-up of what we know so far, including Time Capsule support, encrypted HFS+, DVDPlayer framework, preparations for Rosetta removal, and logarchive format.
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