They aren't pushing OS updates, they're pushing OS upgrades.
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Apple is getting pushy
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If you're on Sequoia, I think it's due to be supported until around September 2027.
As far as I know, MacOS upgrades retain your user data by default, but Apple are known for breaking past standards in new versions of MacOS meaning that some software may no longer work.
As far as I know, MacOS upgrades retain your user data by default, but Apple are known for breaking past standards in new versions of MacOS meaning that some software may no longer work.
Laptop here on Sierra running Chrome for a specific application (one website). Zero update notifications.
I always gut GoogleSoftwareUpdate on every computer I have to install something coming from that wretched place. There are instructions out there for how to do that on a Mac.
Many posts from different members here about how buggy and sloppy version 26 is.
There are many posts on this board complaining about anything and everything.
If it sets your mind at ease, I have noticed exactly zero bugs or sloppy things.
You can. Replace that icon in the doc with a link to the Prefs app. That’s what I’ve been doing for years.
I've had 3 unique push notifs on iOS to upgrade from 18 to 26.2 just this week!
It seems adoption is not going well
It seems adoption is not going well
You will end up in a lunatic asylum if you go by the member complains here on everything. Just use your computers and enjoy life, it isn’t end of the world. Some of us endured Tiger and Lion OS X. Tahoe isn’t anything like those early mac osx releases.
Yes, putting an alias from the Applications folder to the Dock does remove the bothersome badge... but then you have the little annoying arrow. Maybe not so annoying?
Buy a 2018 Mini and I can assure you, you will never receive a notification to update to Tahoe. 🥳
Permanently remove the badge with a configuration profile
https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...ys.2436999/page-3?post=33628256#post-33628256
installation video
https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...-me-to-upgrade-to-tahoe.2471234/post-34292501
Good old little snitch days. For those who know 😬
Is there any way to stop MacOS from reminding me? I also find it really annoying.
Besides security, I'm not interested in any other updates.
Besides security, I'm not interested in any other updates.
I recently came across this article, which states the aforementioned Little Snitch tricks, specifically which processes and domains to block.
The article also states:
I never knew that, helpful to know.
I stand corrected. However the upgrades include security updates.
The defer 90 days configuration profile still hides Tahoe https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/defer-tahoe-for-90-days.2465304/
My entire household is still on pre-26 systems — except for a gen9 iPad. iPadOS 26.2 is much better than 26.1.
My belief is to continue to update WITHIN an OS, but never jump into The Next Big Thing.
my experience lately is focuses on their end to make that dollar,
while ignoring basic tasks.
therefore (Chime-ching)
We see these notifications to update, place your $ in accounts, join cr music, etc
as these carrots take some effort on their end- development wise
while NOW, quality is a back burner, secondary aspect of their company
as our phones are the last device to receive a "real actually call" form a human.
go figure....
while ignoring basic tasks.
therefore (Chime-ching)
We see these notifications to update, place your $ in accounts, join cr music, etc
as these carrots take some effort on their end- development wise
while NOW, quality is a back burner, secondary aspect of their company
as our phones are the last device to receive a "real actually call" form a human.
go figure....
After making the mistake of “upgrading” to 26 on all of my devices, I managed to get my wife’s iPhone 14 on the iOS 18 beta program in time to download iOS 18.7.3. At about the same time, the only firmware update that was offered on her M1 iPad Air was iPadOS 18.7.3. All good. Now, this week, Apple has begun badgering her to update the iPad to 26.2. I was able to get the iPad on the iPadOS 18 beta program which at least turned off the red dot and stopped the badgering. I’m not sure about what will be offered going forward since Apple stopped people from using this hack to avoid 26.2 on newer devices.
have you tried clicking on it? On iPhone you select it and then get the option to do it later. This acknowledges the offer and it goes away.
as an OCLP user, you get used to it after awhile. its annoying, sure, but so is apple so they are gonna do it.
The Apple "fanboys" aren't going to agree with you
There are 3 Macs, an iPad, and two iPhones in my household, and none is running on Tahoe. I turned off the Automatic updates once I updated Sequoia, but now I am being "pushed" by Apple to upgrade to Tahoe. Every time I pick may iPhones or turn on any of my Macs, the Upgrade pusher appears on the screen giving me the option to restart the computer (s) or the iPhones' OS. In fact, I am not longer given the option to install the upgrade later, just to restart the computer (s).
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Im still using Monterey on my mini along with Windows 10 on my other mini for games. I find the farther away the older os's are, they tend to not hassle you anymore. Not that the older OS is not good, but I rather have a fully completed OS for stability vs getting the latest experiment.