Latest OS versions - discussions

[J. A.]

Apple published the following updates today:
iOS and iPadOS 18.1, iOS and iPadOS 17.7.1, macOS Sequoia 15.1, macOS Sonoma 14.7.1, macOS Ventura 13.7.1, watchOS 11.1, tvOS 18.1, visionOS 2.1, HomePod OS 18.1.

 

[giradman]

Apple published the following updates today:
iOS and iPadOS 18.1, iOS and iPadOS 17.7.1, macOS Sequoia 15.1, macOS Sonoma 14.7.1, macOS Ventura 13.7.1, watchOS 11.1, tvOS 18.1, visionOS 2.1, HomePod OS 18.1.

Well, took me less than an hour to do the updates in bold above (5 + 2 + 2 = 9 devices) doing 2-3 at a time - no problems, but need to explore AI on the machines we own that are compatible, probably only our Mx computers and possibly wife's new iPad Air? Dave

 

[J. A.]

Apple released iOS and iPadOS 18.1.1, iOS and iPadOS 17.7.2, macOS Sequoia 15.1.1, and visionOS 2.1.1.

 

[J. A.]

iOS and iPadOS 18.2, HomePod Software 18.2, and macOS Sequoia 15.2, watchOS 11.2, tvOS 18.2, visionOS 2.2 have been released today.

 

[J. A.]

Apple released Safari 18.2 for macOS Ventura and Sonoma, iPadOS 17.7.3, macOS Sonoma 14.7.2, and macOS Ventura 13.7.2 as well.

 

[giradman]

Apple released Safari 18.2 for macOS Ventura and Sonoma, iPadOS 17.7.3, macOS Sonoma 14.7.2, and macOS Ventura 13.7.2 as well.

Well, I kept my old MBAir for wife to watch You Tube exercise videos in our spare bedroom - Monterey was its last supported MacOS which ended last month (see below) - never kept a Mac computer to this point - just wondering for those w/ outdated macOS machines - do you continue to use them 'as is' or obtain malware app(s) either free or purchased? Dave

MacOS 12 Monterey Support Ending on November 22, 2024. With last year's release of Mac operating system (MacOS) 14 Sonoma, MacOS 12 Monterey will no longer receive security updates after November 2024.

 

[giradman]

Well, just a follow-up to my question above - decided to shut-down my mail accounts on that old computer and also had the two 'free' apps below installed (which are also on my newer Macs) - just ran both on the Air and nothing was detected - neither of these are 'always active' but run periodically (or when I suspect an issue) - believe I'll just continue in the same manner. Dave
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[Thomas1977]

I have 18.2 on all my devices and 11.2 on my watch. So far I’m not really impressed with it but the emoji thing is cool.

 

[Aerofly]

I have 18.2 on all my devices and 11.2 on my watch. So far I’m not really impressed with it but the emoji thing is cool.

I think the whole AI thing can be a bit daunting at first, there’s such a lot going on and so many changes and upgrades. It pays to watch a few ‘good’ videos on YouTube to learn some of the idiosyncrasies and tips which will help.
I agree some of it such as Image Playground can be a bit ‘gimmicky’ at present, but all of this AI is in it’s infancy at the moment and we have far greater things yet to come.