On the subject of OS updates, we right here at Macworld encourage customers to put in them as quickly as attainable. Updates typically have good new options, nevertheless it’s the bug fixes and safety updates which can be a very powerful. However with iOS 16.4, iPadOS 16.4, and macOS 13.3, the replace to the replace was the one value ready for—and so they might be a very powerful ones of the yr, relying on the problems you’ve had together with your units.
On Friday, Apple launched small updates to iOS 16.4 and macOS 13.3, and for those who take a look at the discharge notes, they’re extraordinarily small updates. Simply three insignificant points are talked about—fixes to Siri, Auto Unlock your Mac with Apple Watch, and an emoji—however they’re much greater than that. For one, they embrace two main safety patches for vulnerabilities that “might have been actively exploited.” And for one more, they seem to repair most if not the entire bugs launched in iOS 16.4 and macOS 13.3:
iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4
- Climate app: The Climate app that many people come to depend on to set the tone for the day has issues displaying the forecast. Earlier this week, the Climate app had an entire knowledge outage, and whereas service is restored (in line with Apple’s System Standing web site), the app nonetheless acts wonky. We don’t know for certain if the Climate app is fastened, however we haven’t skilled any points since Friday.
- Battery drain: There at all times appears to be a vocal variety of customers who expertise shortened battery life when an replace is launched. However the variety of anecdotal accounts, equivalent to these on Apple’s Assist Neighborhood, appears to be extra frequent with iOS 16.4. YouTuber iAppleBytes has a video demonstration of a Geekbench battery check with iOS 16.4 that helps the shortened battery life declare. Battery drain is at all times troublesome to quantify, however we haven’t observed any uncommon drain in iOS 16.4.1.
- House app: The House app, used to manage good dwelling units, received an replace to its structure, however Apple stumbled throughout its rollout. It was initially provided in iOS 16.2 nevertheless it was pulled again after which launched with iOS 16.4. Now, there are a variety of complaints concerning the reworked app, stories iMore. We didn’t expertise points in iOS 16.4, however our House app is working effectively in iOS 16.4.1.
macOS Ventura 13.3
- House listing: macOS 13.3 introduces an issue with person House directories saved to exterior drives. A workaround to this downside includes turning off System Integrity Safety, however that’s not supreme. We’ve confirmed that this downside is fastened within the macOS Ventura 13.3.1 replace.
- Fast Look: Although I’ve not had this downside, many customers on Apple’s Assist Neighborhood can’t get Fast Look to work in macOS 13.3. Responses to the unique publish verify that macOS 13.3.1 repair the problem.
- Common Management and Handoff: These options, which depend on iCloud connectivity, have stopped working for some customers after putting in 13.3. The workaround includes logging off of iCloud after which logging again on, however that may trigger a complete bunch of complications, particularly for those who use iCloud to sync your Picture library. We have to check to see if this bug persists.
