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iMazing 3 is coming soon, macOS Release Candidate available now!
iMazing 3 beta testing is about to end, and just before we officially release this third major version, we are very happy to announce iMazing 3 Release Candidate for macOS, the final, most refined, and stable version to date.
Notable features in iMazing 3 Release candidate include:
- Added support for Apple Vision Pro
- Remote pairing for Apple TV and Vision Pro (macOS only, to pair, navigate to Settings > General > Remote Devices on visionOS or tvOS)
- Final UI refinements and polishing
- Full dark mode support on Windows
- Improved progress reporting for operations
- iOS 17.4 support
Download and try iMazing 3 macOS Release Candidate today, and please let us know what you think!
đ¸ Focus
Appleâs Worldwide Developers Conference returns June 10, 2024
Entire conference available online for all developers, with a special event at Apple Park on June 10
Nothing surprising about this year's WWDC announcement. Except for the logo... Am I the only one who is irritated by the missing slant?
One small surprising thing, though, Apple will be making the videos available not only on their Developer page and app, but also on YouTube. Some of last year's sessions are already appearing on that channel.
đ° News and Opinion
Who wins when regulators take on Apple? Maybe no one
Is iPhone lock-in really a problem when people don't want to leave?
âď¸ Apple Updates
macOS
- macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 (23E224): What's new, Security
- macOS Ventura 13.6.6 (22G630): What's new, Security
- Safari 17.4.1: Security
The following updates were released earlier, but the security notes were only posted this week:
đ Security and Privacy
Recent 'MFA Bombing' Attacks Targeting Apple Users
In this scenario, a targetâs Apple devices are forced to display dozens of system-level prompts that prevent the devices from being used until the recipient responds âAllowâ or âDonât Allowâ to each prompt.
đ¨ Support and Tutorials
Using Smart Card Authentication with Citrix Workspace on iPhone and iPad
By using Smart Card Utility with either the Twocanoesâ USB-C or Lightning reader users can now access a Citrix Workspace and use a CAC/PIV within it.
Migrating a Jamf Pro AWS-hosted cloud distribution point to a JCDS2 cloud distribution point
I recently needed to migrate a Jamf Cloud-hosted Jamf Pro instance from using an AWS-hosted cloud distribution point to using a Jamf-hosted JCDS2 cloud distribution point.
How to recover Recovery
You normally start a Mac up in Recovery when thereâs a problem. But what if that doesnât work, and that Mac wonât enter Recovery?
Leveraging Application Usage Data From Munki
One of the neat features of Munki, is that it can track application usage and Munki can take action from that data.
How to find the bundle ID for an application
there are several ways to find an application's bundle ID, both for macOS and iOS
A Guide to Privacy Modes in Jamf Safe Internet
Privacy Modes recently came to Jamf Safe Internet. Take a deep dive into these settings and learn how to configure your Jamf School Instance with the right privacy settings for your school.
The Mac Hardware/Software Obsolescence Chart
Updated with new hardware and updated links to new support pages.
The (excellent) revamp of the Apple Support Documentation means that all of the links to the model specs pages have changed. Thankfully, the old pages redirect to the new ones, but a trick I previously used to link to multiple models can't be replicated. So if you click on a model picture and it doesn't load the specs page, click on the text of the size of the model. (link)
đ¤ Scripting and Automation
Updated scripts for downloading packages from a JCDS2 distribution point
Iâve made some updates to the scripts to provide more checking of the installer packages, to hopefully ensure that the downloaded installer package and the package available in the JCDS2 distribution point are exactly the same package.
âťď¸ Updates and Releases
đ§ Listen
Securing your home network is long, tiresome, and entirely worth it, with Carey Parker
Few words apply as broadly to the publicâyet mean as littleâas âhome network security.â
AI will transform network management
Roger Sands from Wyebot about the state of networking, how generative AI will impact network management, and much more.
Talking NSITSP with Jason Harrison of Harrison Technology Consulting
Jason takes us through the history of his consulting practice, where he handles a variety of operating systems.
Jordan Burnette on Transitioning From A Solo Admin To Team – Mac Admins Podcast
Being a solo admin is great! So is going to a larger team, where the whole is much greater than the sum of its parts. We interview Jordan Burnette about such a transition in todayâs episode.
đJust for Fun
The Apple Jonathan: A Very 1980s Concept Computer That Never Shipped
there was a fifth possibility in the mix, named the Jonathan.
Clear Wallpaper Collection
but narrowed it down to 19 of my favourite variations inspired by Clear's original heatmap gradient, a few iPhone and iMac-inspired variations, and a beautiful dynamic wallpaper that transitions through six gorgeous hues, from dawn to midnight, across the course of a day.