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How do Live Text and Visual Look Up work now?

How images have text recognised within them as Live Text, and objects of interest are classified, using VisionKit, mediaanalysisd, Espresso, the ANE and more.

August 12, 2025 Macs, Technology

macOS Sequoia end of cycle report

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How frequent and large were macOS Sequoia’s updates? How has it grown in total system bundles and apps? Which categories have grown most?

August 8, 2025 Macs, Technology

It’s time to pick your next version of macOS

Coming next month should be macOS Tahoe, security updates for Sequoia and Sonoma, but we’ve probably seen the last of support for Ventura. Which macOS will your Mac be running?

August 1, 2025 Macs, Technology

What has changed in macOS Sequoia 15.6?

macOS Sequoia 15.6 is likely to be the last scheduled general update before Sequoia enters its two years […]

July 29, 2025 Macs, Technology, Updates

Apple has released macOS 15.6 Sequoia update, and 14.7.7 & 13.7.7

Apple has just released the update to bring macOS Sequoia to version 15.6, and security updates for 14.7.7 […]

July 29, 2025 Macs, Technology, Updates

Cryptexes, AI and Creedence Clearwater Revival

Apple silicon Macs (and iPhones and iPads) with AI enabled load 23 cryptexes to support that. This explains how that works, and how you might see an odd volume named Creedence….

July 9, 2025 Macs, Technology

Starting up: early kernel boot in macOS 15, iPadOS 18 and iOS 18

Security services including TXM, Core Crypto, AMFI, Credential Manager and the SEP Key Store, Gatekeeper and AppleSystemPolicy, tracked during startup.

June 23, 2025 Macs, Technology

Spotlight search can be blocked by extended attributes

How a long-deprecated extended attribute can stop files such as images from being found in Spotlight search, and how to fix it.

June 16, 2025 Macs, Technology

What has Apple added in advance of macOS 16?

Pasteboard privacy protection, a Magnifier app, Vehicle Motion Cues, Braille Access, Accessibility Reader, Apple Diagnostics and many others coming to a macOS 16 next month.

May 14, 2025 Macs, Technology

What has changed in macOS Sequoia 15.5?

The update to macOS Sequoia 15.5 is likely to be the last to include remaining enhancements and fixes […]

May 12, 2025 Macs, Technology

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