Is it wise to software update as son as they are available?

[lumpycustard]

Performing a rollback on something as complicated as an operating system is an imperfect process. I wouldn't provide an option for it either. If you need to roll it back, you do so by restoring from a backup.

I've worked on Windows PC's with failing RAM that would BSOD during Windows update (to a new build) and they still could manage to roll back to a previous version and maintain stability.

Windows makes a duplicate of the Windows/System32 folder and can recover from a total crash or rollback to a previous version if the user requests it, and it works perfectly.

There is no excuse as to why Apple can't offer a similar solution.

 

[Abazigal]

Almost right way for me. The patch will have been out for about 4 hours by the time I wake up in the morning, so if there is any issue, it will likely already have been pulled by then.

 

[thekev]

I've worked on Windows PC's with failing RAM that would BSOD during Windows update (to a new build) and they still could manage to roll back to a previous version and maintain stability.

If the failing ram had silently resulted in any issue in a prior update, it may not have worked so well. Corruption isn't always easily detectable.

 

[Altis]

I think Apple has the mindset of saving the consumer from their own actions. If Apple allowed rollback at will, it could place a lot of people in danger from a security point of view, not to mention a usability point of view. Apple would need to keep updating all of the older OS and that just isn't really practical long term, in my opinion.

I don't mean to imply that Apple should necessarily update previous versions, just simply let us install them if a new version is giving us problems (as many of them do in one way or another).

Having said that, one nice alternative would be for Apple to maintain the previous major revision with security and stability updates only, as a form of 'stable release' -- one beautifully polished release people can revert back to or stay on until the current major release is sorted to the same degree.

I don't think it has anything at all to do with trying to save the consumer... it's all quite anti-consumer, and it comes down to their bottom-line and pleasing developers. They're one of the richest tech companies in the world -- it's not that they can't.

If anything, allowing some form of downgrade would put pressure on Apple to improve their releases to get people to stick with them. I'd be very, very interested to know what the adoption rates would be if people could choose.

 

[PeterZwegat]

My credo: Patience for the win.
People tend to forget quickly about the initial iOS 11, 13 and Catalina issues. You don't loose anything when waiting just a few more weeks. And I agree, blocking a downgrade/rollback to the previous stable version is not professional. Blender offers LTS for multiple versions, ensuring best compatiblity with plugins.

In general I would wish for major MacOS versions getting released every two years rather than each one. It's just silly and annoying

 

[TimFL1]

If you are on the beta channel, I would say maybe wait for a day or two and see if any detrimental bugs?

If you are on the public channel, I would say no harm in installing right away.

The software is tested by a lot of people, even the RC build got 2 releases.

This.

You have the full MacRumors beta fanatics taskforce verifying that a build works weeks before it hits public.

 

[Momof2.1107]

I’m probably in the minority, but I used to wait for 2-3 weeks before updating my software, but not anymore. My 12 Pro Max is still on the software version it was released with, iOS 14.1. My Apple Watch S4 is still on 6.2.8, so I haven’t experienced any of the battery draining issues that a lot of people seem to be having on both of those devices. I might keep my Pro Max on 14.1 or whichever version clears up these battery issues. As for my S4 I probably will keep it on 6.2.8, while I wait for the S7.