This week of never-ending security updates continue. Now Apple emits dozens of fixes for iOS, macOS, etc Apple has released a fresh batch of software security updates for its flagship devices. The July 15 security refresh from Cupertino includes fixes for bugs in iOS, macOS, tvOS, and WatchOS: basically every hardware product from the Cupertino giant. Given the massive patch overload this week, it's a good time to bury bad news …
Why does an update from MacOS 10.15.5 to 10.15.6 involve a 2.96 Gb download?
Can't MacOS just patch the affected applications without downloading a fresh copy of the OS?
I guess huge downloads like this are fine in the world of fibre broadband, but I'm still on 8 meg ADSL out here in the sticks...
And how much free disk space it expects when installing those updates.
Can't believe how much free disk space Apple updates seem to need, yet Apple still sells devices with pathetic 128GB SSDs + iOS devices with 32GB Flash storage.
quite a problem with updates for watchOS. Capacity on my series 3 is 4.8 GB, apparently, i have 0 bytes free. New update is 135 MB, so that is going to mean taking all the music off which takes ages, don't have any apps installed that i can remove, install the update and then put some of the music back on, which again, takes ages.
Her indoors has just brought a series 5 which has considerably more storage, but has an original SE, so faces similar problems any time an iOS update turns up.
Xiaomi, while they have been doing a fairly good job on security updates/MIUI updates, just need to double down and concentrate on security patches and removing adware (by building the expected ad revenue for a typical device into the upfront price). Make security their No.1 goal, over more cosmetic changes like additional of pop up cameras, give devices a minimum 4-5 year life.
Having owned the workhorse Xiaomi MI8 for the last year, you really can't fault it as a phone (mainly for the reason the Qualcomm 845 hardware is near identical to an iPhone XS in performance) but costs £200 compared to £1000.
It's biggest fault?
Those ads in things like file manager and the music player. So much to like, yet so much to hate.
Yes, you can get rid of them, but nicer to have the option to pay a little more and not have them at all, I'd happily pay an annual sub for security updates over ads in file manager/music player, because the Xiaomi devices themselves are pretty good regards build quality.
As for security, Apple has lost it's shine, far too many preventable bugs/updates this year, that have found their way to the end-user. As other have said, Craig Federighi needs to be replaced at Apple.
When you post that Xiaomi patches much fewer vulnerabilities than Apple does, most people don't jump to the conclusion that Xiamoi's code has higher quality, but that it has more unpatched vulnerabilities.
Or, inasmuch as Xiaomi's phones run Android, Xiaomi doesn't actually do a lot of software development.
When it comes to fixing vulnerabilities Android is now timelier than IOS, at least for devices running on Android ≥ 8.
I wish they'd fix outstanding bugs too. My Mac Mini only managed to scale the screen properly on my TV on startup on one particular Mojave release (can't remember which now). It was broken before that release and they rebroke it after and ever since. Oddly if you switch the TV on after its booted to the login screen its fine, but if you switch the TV on first then you can't see the finder bar and the dock is almost off screen. The biggest issue is booting into recovery mode as in that case it makes no difference when I switch the TV on - you can't see the menu bar and can't access the display control panel to change the scale. Nice one Apple.
No, it crashed as it proudly told me "something went wrong". It really has done this a lot recently.
I don't have updates set to install automatically, not least because of Apple's terrible record when it releases new versions of MacOS: usually wait 6 months or more of other people playing guinea pig before I do.
Which class of drinks: caffeinated, alcoholic, ice water, other, all of the above?
(I won't even ask about pizza type & toppings; asking that opens a black hole.)
Paris --> because so many left-pond waitresses emulate(d) her, both in looks and intellect (and for many the latter came naturally).
For "slightly" older iPhones, iOS 12.4.8 has just appeared, presumably with similar fixes. I think I asked before: when does support stop for iPhone models that aren't supported for iOS 13 and can't update past 12? I thought it was when 13 came out, but evidently not?
I probably shouldn't be talking about how old and unsupported my phone is, in public. But if I don't risk it, then who will?
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