macOS Monterey 12.4 (21F79) Update is now Available

[MrMacintoshBlog]

The macOS Monterey 12.4 Update is now available for all users! This post will be continually updated with the latest information.

• Changes - Universal Control is now officially out of "Beta"
• Enhancements - Podcast app changes
• Bug fixes - 1 software bug addressed for the 2013 Mac Pro. Sleep wake panic fixed in the 430.120.6.0.0 firmware update.
• Security Updates - 54 Security fixes!!!
• Full installer and M1 IPSW - Full installer & M1 IPSW file are now available to download.
• Safari - Version 15.5 (17613.2.7.1.8) is included in the 12.4 update. For Big Sur and Catalina, Safari is available as a separate download.
• Xcode - Version 13.4 & Command Line tools released.
• Studio Display - 15.5 Firmware released (12.4 update required)
• Device Support Update - This update ensures proper updating and restoring for iOS and iPadOS devices with a Mac.
• 12.4 & 15.5 Universal Control NOTE: Universal Control in this release isn’t compatible with macOS 12.3 and iOS 15.4. Use Universal Control between macOS 12.4+ and iOS 15.5+.

Update Summary

• Enhancements - 1
• Resolved Issues - 1
• Security Fixes - 54!!!
• Enterprise Fixes - 6

Full list of Apple releases

iOS 📱✅

• iOS 15.5 (19F77)
• iPadOS 15.5 (19F77)
• tvOS 15.5 (19L570)
• audioOS 15.5 (19L570)
• watchOS 8.6 (19T572)

macOS 💻 ✅

• Big Sur 11.6.6 (20G624)
• Catalina 2022-004 (19H1922)
• Xcode - 13.4
• Command Line Tools for Xcode 13.4
• Apple Studio Firmware Update 15.5 (19F77)

Installer and Update Details

Full Installer = 12.3GB

M1 IPSW Apple Configurator 2 Restore File= 13.GB

Delta Update Sizes

• Full update with size 11.3 GB
• Delta from macOS Monterey 12.3.1 (21E258)= 2.3GB
• Delta from macOS Monterey 12.3 (21E230) = 2.4GB
• Delta from macOS monterey 12.2.1 (21D62) = 4.4GB
• Delta from macOS Monterey 12.2 (21D48) = 4.4GB
• Delta from macOS Monterey 12.1 (21C52) = 4.4GB
• Delta from macOS Monterey 12.0.1 (21A559) 4.5GB

Safari - Updated = 15.5

Intel Mac T2 Bridge OS - Updated = 19.16.15071

Apple Silicon M1 Firmware - Updated = 7459.121.3

Full Update notes

macOS Monterey 12.4 includes enhancements to Apple Podcasts and bug fixes:

• Apple Podcasts includes a new setting to limit episodes stored on your Mac and automatically delete older ones
• Support for Studio Display Firmware Update 15.5, available as a separate update, refines camera tuning, including improved noise reduction, contrast, and framing

 

[Artiste212]

Thank you!

 

[arkieboy72472]

Does this have a firmware update that fixes sleep in Mac Pro 2013?

 

[Artiste212]

Does this have a firmware update that fixes sleep in Mac Pro 2013?

Why not check the OP's first post, where he lists the fixes? Mr. Macintosh is considered THE expert in MacOS updates, so he has your answer posted in the first post above 😁

 

[minik]

Does this have a firmware update that fixes sleep in Mac Pro 2013?

Very interesting fix since I never put the Mac Pro to sleep mode.

 

[AMoosa]

It fixes the issue where firewire cameras would not show in the list of available cameras in any app. Works great in 12.4.

 

[AudiHeel]

Google Maps seems to be working without freezing now.

Hopefully my M1Air will no longer quit charging once a day (usually around noon or midnight) till it drops to 90%.

 

[ziggy29]

At least on my machine (2012 quad Mini with OCLP 0.44), this update seems to have broken the Brave browser. It may be only the Intel build since it didn't cause a problem with my M1 MBA.

[Edit to add -- my bad, nothing to see here. I forgot to run the OCLP post-install patch for the graphics. I ran it and rebooted, and it all works fine now. Interestingly, though, other browsers -- including other Chromium-based browsers -- did not break in the same way.]

 

[TinyMito]

Apple Music version 1.2.4.3 - not sure if this is the new or old version. But the playlist sync is now fixed.

 

[pshufd]

I'll give it a shot on my 2021 MacBook Pro 16. My mini is still on Big Sur.

 

[exoticSpice]

Apple Music version 1.2.4.3 - not sure if this is the new or old version. But the playlist sync is now fixed.

It is a new version in macOS 12.4. In 12.3.1 the Music version is 1.2.3.56.

Glad to see Apple making improvements

 

[DaveFromCampbelltown]

It took 20 some years to go from macOS 10.0 to 11.0
It took 13 months to go from macOS 11.0 to 11.6
It's now 6 months and we are already up to macOS 12.4.

My predictions
Aug 2022 - macOS 13.0
Nov 2022 - macOS 14.0
Dec 2022 Week 1 - macOS 15
Dec 2022 Week 2 - macOS 16
Dec 2022 Week 2, Fri. - macOS 17
Dec 2022 Week 3 - macOS 18, 19, 20

Jan 2023 - Apple disappears up its own fundamental trying to bring out major releases first every hour, then every minute, then every second...

Or, it could be that what Apple now calls a point release should really be a minor update.

Perhaps Apple should slow down, rethink its release numbering and just take care with updates, otherwise they will end up like M$, having to get clients to uninstall updates because they broke something.

 

[exoticSpice]

It took 20 some years to go from macOS 10.0 to 11.0
It took 13 months to go from macOS 11.0 to 11.6
It's now 6 months and we are already up to macOS 12.4.

My predictions
Aug 2022 - macOS 13.0
Nov 2022 - macOS 14.0
Dec 2022 Week 1 - macOS 15
Dec 2022 Week 2 - macOS 16
Dec 2022 Week 2, Fri. - macOS 17
Dec 2022 Week 3 - macOS 18, 19, 20

Jan 2023 - Apple disappears up its own fundamental trying to bring out major releases first every hour, then every minute, then every second...

Or, it could be that what Apple now calls a point release should really be a minor update.

Perhaps Apple should slow down, rethink its release numbering and just take care with updates, otherwise they will end up like M$, having to get clients to uninstall updates because they broke something.

Those 10.x updates were major updates like iOS going from 8 > 9 > 10.

Now Apple made the update numbering system easier like iOS.

Frankly, I like the new macOS numbering system better. Remember what the OS version is all marketing.

Apple started the new numbering system with the release of the new ARM M1 Macs. They just unified the number system. After all macOS was the odd duck.

Now macOS follow the iOS numbering ways. This year is macOS 13, next year is macOS 14.

iOS now is up to 15.5 and this year it will be iOS 16. I don't even get why it''s confusing to you.

 

[exoticSpice]

Perhaps Apple should slow down, rethink its release numbering and just take care with updates, otherwise they will end up like M$, having to get clients to uninstall updates because they broke something.

How is this any different to the 10.x and 10.x.x updates we used to get?

Apple just simplied the numbering. It so confusing before.

 

[MrGunny94]

Quick question to you guys who have it already, did it fix the external display arrangement? Also how's the memory usage?

Downloading now on my M1 Pro...

 

[pshufd]

I installed it last night, have been running it since then but have been using the system for about 90 minutes. It's pretty fast at using up RAM - mys system is using up 15.59 GB for OS and programs and 15 GB cache. In earlier versions, it would take longer to get up to those levels. The system has been running just fine though. I am really glad that I went with 32 GB of RAM. The most annoying problem that I've had with Monterey is the network going out for some websites. Some work and some don't and I don't know why this happens but I have to reboot about once a week because of the problem. The memory leak issues are much better than the original Monterey release - I somewhat suspect that there are some still around. My RAM use should be static - I'll keep an eye to see if it rises over time.

 

[AppleTO]

It took 20 some years to go from macOS 10.0 to 11.0
It took 13 months to go from macOS 11.0 to 11.6
It's now 6 months and we are already up to macOS 12.4.

My predictions
Aug 2022 - macOS 13.0
Nov 2022 - macOS 14.0
Dec 2022 Week 1 - macOS 15
Dec 2022 Week 2 - macOS 16
Dec 2022 Week 2, Fri. - macOS 17
Dec 2022 Week 3 - macOS 18, 19, 20

Jan 2023 - Apple disappears up its own fundamental trying to bring out major releases first every hour, then every minute, then every second...

Or, it could be that what Apple now calls a point release should really be a minor update.

Perhaps Apple should slow down, rethink its release numbering and just take care with updates, otherwise they will end up like M$, having to get clients to uninstall updates because they broke something.

Lol. macOS versioning style was changed to match iOS. It’s much better. This way we won’t end up with updates like 10.18.7 Supplemental update 2 or 2 years worth of security updates on the same version (like Catalina right now).

 

[Doru Oprisan]

Is the doubletap on the trackpad still horrible? It has been like that since upgrading from Catalina to Monterey.

 

[w5jck]

It took 20 some years to go from macOS 10.0 to 11.0
It took 13 months to go from macOS 11.0 to 11.6
It's now 6 months and we are already up to macOS 12.4.

My predictions
Aug 2022 - macOS 13.0
Nov 2022 - macOS 14.0
Dec 2022 Week 1 - macOS 15
Dec 2022 Week 2 - macOS 16
Dec 2022 Week 2, Fri. - macOS 17
Dec 2022 Week 3 - macOS 18, 19, 20

Jan 2023 - Apple disappears up its own fundamental trying to bring out major releases first every hour, then every minute, then every second...

Or, it could be that what Apple now calls a point release should really be a minor update.

Perhaps Apple should slow down, rethink its release numbering and just take care with updates, otherwise they will end up like M$, having to get clients to uninstall updates because they broke something.

Apple should spend a year or two fixing all the damn bugs rather than popping out a new OS every year.

 

[Rimmsi]

Firmware update is for Macbook Pro Mid 2015 (430.120.6.0.0)

 

[exoticSpice]

Apple should spend a year or two fixing all the damn bugs rather than popping out a new OS every year.

You know Apple did fix bugs in 12.4. They fixed 54 security bugs and a firmware bug that was causing the 2013 Mac Pro to freeze was also fixed.

But yeah Apple needs to hire even more people for the bug/QA team.

 

[DaveFromCampbelltown]

It took 20 some years to go from macOS 10.0 to 11.0
It took 13 months to go from macOS 11.0 to 11.6
It's now 6 months and we are already up to macOS 12.4.

My predictions
Aug 2022 - macOS 13.0
Nov 2022 - macOS 14.0
Dec 2022 Week 1 - macOS 15
Dec 2022 Week 2 - macOS 16
Dec 2022 Week 2, Fri. - macOS 17
Dec 2022 Week 3 - macOS 18, 19, 20

Jan 2023 - Apple disappears up its own fundamental trying to bring out major releases first every hour, then every minute, then every second...

...

Well, that was quick. I updated to 12.4 yesterday, and now 12.5ß1 is out today...

 

[duanepatrick]

It seems Apple releases new Mac OS so quickly these past years? And I hear the cry here to work on bugs instead

 

[exoticSpice]

Well, that was quick. I updated to 12.4 yesterday, and now 12.5ß1 is out today...

yep and macOS 13 will come out in October/November.

 

[conduit]

Anyone experiencing issues with Safari not loading websites randomly or taking a very long time to load websites? Ever since updating to 12.4, Safari has been extremely unreliable in loading websites. Some will not load and I have to try a few times, others take a long time to load or render.

When I try the websites in Google Chrome, they load instantly.