Apple releases iOS 15.3.1, iPadOS 15.3.1, watchOS 8.4.2, macOS 12.2.1 with bug fixes
Apple has released iOS 15.3.1, iPadOS 15.3.1, watchOS 8.4.2, and macOS 12.2.1 with bug fixes and security fixes, including a patch for a flaw that may have been actively exploited.
New iOS, iPadOS, watchOS and macOS public release
The release notes of each operating system note the usual bug fixes and performance enhancements that come with minor releases. Though, iOS 15.3.1 also includes a fix for Braille displays that may stop responding. Users can wait to be prompted to update, or check out Software Update in the Settings app.
The build number for iOS 15.3 and iPadOS 15.3 is 19D52, up from 19D50. The build number for watchOS 8.4.2 is 19S553, up from 19S550. The build number for macOS 12.2.1 is 21D62, up from 21D49.
This is the first set of updates since January 26 for iOS, iPadOS, and macOS which focused on bug fixes and stability. watchOS 8.4.1 was released on February 1.
There are no user-facing features in these recent releases, however the current developer betas promise a new version of Face ID with mask unlock and Universal Control.
Read on AppleInsider
New iOS, iPadOS, watchOS and macOS public release
The release notes of each operating system note the usual bug fixes and performance enhancements that come with minor releases. Though, iOS 15.3.1 also includes a fix for Braille displays that may stop responding. Users can wait to be prompted to update, or check out Software Update in the Settings app.
The build number for iOS 15.3 and iPadOS 15.3 is 19D52, up from 19D50. The build number for watchOS 8.4.2 is 19S553, up from 19S550. The build number for macOS 12.2.1 is 21D62, up from 21D49.
This is the first set of updates since January 26 for iOS, iPadOS, and macOS which focused on bug fixes and stability. watchOS 8.4.1 was released on February 1.
There are no user-facing features in these recent releases, however the current developer betas promise a new version of Face ID with mask unlock and Universal Control.
Read on AppleInsider
Comments
One thing I found this update does, before the update when I would make a new note on my m1 Air it wouldn't show up on my iPhone but since the update it now shows up on my iPhone.
So happy for this updateMy 2021 MacBook Pro (Verne-MBP16) doesn't appear in the Finder sidebar on either my 2017 or 2020 iMac 5K under Locations, though it can be connected via SMB: in Connect to Server. Unfortunately, I don't know the prefix to use to connect to Screen Sharing.
All three Macs are running 12.2.1, and the Intel iMacs can see each other, but the MacBook Pro can't see either of the iMacs. I've put in a report via Feedback Assistant.
My home network is on a Wifi 6 mesh - the MBP and 2020 iMac are on the office satellite connected via ethernet and the 2017 iMac is on the living room satellite connected via Wifi. The network is flattened into a single 192.168.1.0/24 subnet whether they're on Wifi or ethernet. I am running Murus Pro on all three, but even turning off PF on the MBP doesn't make the MBP visible on the iMacs, nor does it make the iMacs visible on the MBP.
Have Apple Silicon Macs disappeared from anyone else's Finder sidebar?
Also released were Safari 15 updates for Catalina and Big Sur.
As for manually connecting via screen sharing, this is what I use: Finder -> Command-K -> vnc://<device name>.local
And let me say how much I appreciate you folks on the bleeding edge of technology.