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📰 News and Opinion
MacPaw launches its alternative iOS app store for EU in open beta
Ukraine-based Mac and iOS app developer MacPaw announced today that it is releasing its alternative mobile app store Setapp thanks to the new Digital Markets Act (DMA) rules in the EU.
⚙️ Apple Updates
macOS
- macOS Sequoia 15.0 (24A335): What's new, Developer Release Notes, Security, Enterprise, App Store, IPSW, PKG installer, MacStories review, Ars Technica review, Michael Tsai summary
- macOS Sonoma 14.7 (23H124): What's new, Security, Enterprise
- macOS Ventura 13.7 (22H123): What's new, Enterprise, Security
- Safari 18.0: WebKit Features, Developer Release Notes, Security
- Xcode 16: Mac App Store, Developer Downloads, Developer Release Notes, Security
iOS and iPadOS
- iOS 18.0: About, Enterprise, MacStories review
- iPadOS 18.0: About, Enterprise, MacStories review
- iOS 17.7: About, Enterprise
- iPadOS 17.7: About, Enterprise
- iOS and iPadOS 18.0: Developer Release Notes, Security
- iOS and iPadOS 17.7: Security
- iOS and iPadOS 16.7.10: iOS, iPadOS, Security (16.7.9)
Other Platforms
- watchOS 11.0: About, Developer Release Notes, Security, MacStories review
- tvOS 18.0: About, Developer Release Notes, Security
- visionOS 2.0: About, Developer Release Notes, Security, Enterprise, MacStories review
- HomePod Software 18: About
- AirPods: Firmware updates
- Swift 6, Michael Tsai summary
Applications
- Pages 14.2: Mac, iPhone, iPad, iCloud
- Keynote 14.2: Mac, iPhone, iPad, iCloud
- Numbers 14.2: Mac, iPhone, iPad, iCloud
Platform User Guides
Here Are the macOS Sequoia Features Intel Macs Don't Support
With macOS Sequoia now released, there are again new features that aren't available to Intel Mac owners.
iOS 18 is out. Here are the new privacy and security features
Besides a lot of exciting new features, iOS 18 comes with some privacy and security enhancements.
Preparing for Okta FastPass on iOS 18 and macOS 15 Sequoia
Devices on iOS 18.0 and macOS 15.0 may experience an authentication loop when using Okta FastPass, Admin action will be required to mitigate or resolve the issue.
iPhone 16 firmware can be restored wirelessly from another iPhone
the iOS 18 firmware for iPhone 16 models includes the same RecoveryOS that lets users restore Apple Watch and Apple TV firmware from an iPhone.
Apple Pulls iPadOS 18 for M4 iPad Pro After Bricking Complaints
The update appears to have been pulled following complaints from some iPad Pro owners, who found that the update bricked their devices.
Blocking system extension disablement via System Settings on macOS Sequoia
As part of the release of macOS Sequoia, Apple has added new user functionality for managing system extensions, as well as management profile options for Mac admins.
Determining a Mac's SSID (like an animal)
SSID discovery in macOS 15 Sequoia need not require excessive execution cycles
macOS 15 Upgrade: Key Features and Improvements
major features and functionalities from the macOS 15 Sequoia release like Setup Assistant, Apple Intelligence (including options to control it), and Managed Apple Accounts.
macOS Sequoia: What’s New in Privacy and Security for Enterprise?
we bring you a quick roundup of the features in Sequoia that enterprise security teams should be aware of before upgrading.
macOS Firewall Regressions in Sequoia
It seems the OS firewall can sometimes start blocking access to web browsing after upgrading to macOS Sequoia
Keychain Access app in new location on macOS Sequoia
One of the changes made as part of macOS Sequoia is that the location of Keychain Access.app has moved
Sequoia introduces pinning to iCloud Drive
One of the unannounced features in macOS Sequoia is, for many who use iCloud Drive, one of its most important, as this upgrade introduces the ability to pin files and folders to ensure they remain downloaded and don’t get evicted.
Handling MAC address randomization in macOS 15
macOS Sequoia 15 introduces a new privacy feature: randomized MAC addresses for Wi-Fi networks
Using Application & Custom Settings to restrict 2024 fall release features with Jamf Pro
very quickly show how you can use the Application & Custom Settings payload in Jamf Pro to deploy restrictions for some of the new functionality shipping with the new operating systems from Apple.
Using the xprotect command in macOS 15
macOS Sequoia 15 provides a new command, xprotect, that allows for the automation of updates to XProtect.
Build a VM with iCloud access in Sequoia, on Apple silicon
This article explains how to build a macOS VM on an Apple silicon Mac that can access iCloud and iCloud Drive, and its quirks and limitations.
🔐 Security and Privacy
Zero-Click Calendar invite: Critical zero-click vulnerability chain in macOS
a zero-click vulnerability in macOS Calendar, which allows an attacker to add or delete arbitrary files inside the Calendar sandbox environment
Jamf Threat Labs observes targeted attacks amid FBI warnings
we provide detailed insights into the nature of these attacks in order to provide others with the knowledge needed to better identify and mitigate potential threats.
🔨 Support and Tutorials
Everyone says Chrome devastates Mac battery life, but does it? I tested for 36 hours to find out.
About 18 months ago, Google claimed they’d caught up to Safari in battery drain, so I decided to do some testing of my own.
What to do when your Mac can't update
What should you do, though, when you know updates have been released by Apple but your Mac can’t find them, or when it tries to install them and fails?
What should you do when an update goes wrong?
Even the smallest of updates to macOS or its security components can leave your Mac in a mess. Once those feelings of panic are subsiding, what should you do next?
🤖 Scripting and Automation
macOS Forensically Sound* Workstation Lockout with CrowdStrike Falcon and Jamf Pro
Designed as a possible last step before a MDM “Lock Computer” command, FSWL.bash *may aid in keeping a Mac computer online for investigation, while discouraging end-user tampering
♻️ Updates and Releases
- Setup Manager v1.1beta
- Jamf Compliance Editor 1.4
- swiftDialog 2.5.2
- Adobe Admin Console Packages 3.0
- Jamf Pro 11.9.1
- iMazing 3.0.4
- iMazing Profile Editor 1.9.1
- Nudge 2.0.12.81807
- Munki 6.6.2 Official Release (MacAdmins open source)
- erase-install 36.0
- Setup Your Mac 16.0-b3
- Smartcard Menu 1.4
- super v5.0.0-beta4
- nudge-auto-updater v1.2.3
- SupportCompanion 1.3.0.80829
Windows App now available on all major platforms
users of Remote Desktop clients for Windows, macOS, iOS, iPadOS, and web will transition to Windows App
Could they have chose a more confusing name?
🎧 Listen
Enforcing minimum OS with Bushrat Chowdhury
Software Updates is a subject that is dear to the heart of all Mac Admins. […] This week, we’ll talk with Bushrat Chowdhury of Jamf about the adaptation of this feature into the product.
Day 1 ready - 9to5Mac
Weldon Dodd joins the show to talk about Apple's latest software releases, day 1 ready for device management, and more.
🎈Just for Fun
Strokes Wallpaper Collection
a vibrant collection of painted wallpapers for your iPhone, Mac, and iPad