{"id":25737,"date":"2016-07-19T00:00:27","date_gmt":"2016-07-19T07:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.technightowl.com\/?p=25737"},"modified":"2016-07-18T19:45:44","modified_gmt":"2016-07-19T02:45:44","slug":"apples-patch-monday-all-problems-resolved","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.technightowl.live\/blog\/2016\/07\/apples-patch-monday-all-problems-resolved\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple’s Patch Monday: All Problems Resolved?"},"content":{"rendered":"

As development continues on fall’s OS updates, Apple hasn’t stopped working to improve the current versions. So on Monday, expected updates appeared for OS X version 10.11.6, iOS version 9.3.3, watchOS 2.2.2, and tvOS 9.2.1. All told, Apple has been busy, and it’s interesting how these were\u00a0all timed to appear around the same time.<\/p>\n

The cynics might suggest that Apple set a hard-wired deadline, and fixed what it could before\u00a0the deadline arrived. Fixes that didn’t make the cut might be pushed off to the future or, if not significant, perhaps set aside for the fall upgrades. But maybe I’m just guessing in light of how well the signs aligned in delivering these updaters.<\/p>\n

On the same day, the third developer betas appeared for macOS Sierra, iOS 10, watchOS 3, and tvOS 10. The public will very likely get the first two in a few days, perhaps a slightly later version. But I suppose that depends on the condition of these releases. But Apple does appear to have settled on a two-week schedule for now. I would expect that to become a weekly affair once it gets close to the final release dates.<\/p>\n

In case you’re wondering, I did update my iPhone 6 with\u00a0the iOS 10 beta a while back. For the things I do, it has worked quite well, with each successive release running even\u00a0better. But I won’t fall into the foolish trap of a few tech pundits who have reviewed Apple’s betas and complained about the rampant bugs. When you’re two months or so from the final release, what do you expect?<\/p>\n

Sure, it’s appropriate to mention problems when trying to describe how a feature works, especially of those problems prevent it from working properly. But the responsible reporter would also explain that it’s beta, so such things are par for the course. Sometimes things that work well in one beta, may be broken in the next. I know of one notable example in macOS Sierra, but I don’t want to dwell on it since it’s obvious enough that I’m sure Apple will fix it before long. Let’s just say that I am not prepared to put the beta on my iMac’s production partition just yet.<\/p>\n

When it comes to this week’s maintenance updates for the release operating systems, most of them involved fixing bugs and improving security. It’s possible those\u00a0fixes will thus go unnoticed for most of you. watchOS 2.2.2, however, requires that you install iOS 9.3.3 first. I suppose that might be a source of confusion, but one or more of the fixes must\u00a0involve how the iPhone and Apple Watch integrate. I suppose.<\/p>\n

The only update that actually carries much of a list of fixes is OS X 10.11.6. The list includes:<\/p>\n

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