 iOS/iPadOS/tvOS 16, watchOS 9, macOS 13 : 2022/23 Updates

[AudioHTIT]

iOS / iPadOS / tvOS 16.4 have been released … notes to follow.

iOS 16.4
This update includes the following enhancements and bug fixes:
* 21 new emoji including animals, hand gestures, and objects are now available in emoji keyboard
* Notifications for web apps added to the Home Screen
* Voice Isolation for cellular calls prioritizes your voice and blocks out ambient noise around you
* Duplicates album in Photos expands support to detect duplicate photos and videos in an iCloud Shared Photo Library
* VoiceOver support for maps in the Weather app
* Accessibility setting to automatically dim video when flashes of light or strobe effects are detected
* Fixes an issue where Ask to Buy requests from children may fail to appear on the parent's device
* Addresses issues where Matter-compatible thermostats could become unresponsive when paired to Apple Home
* Crash Detection optimizations on iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro models

Some features may not be available for all regions or on all Apple devices. For information on the security content of Apple software updates, please visit this website: support.apple.com/kb/HT201222

iPadOS 16.4
This update includes the following enhancements and bug fixes:
* 21 new emoji including animals, hand gestures, and objects are now available in emoji keyboard
* Apple Pencil hover adds tilt and azimuth support so you can preview your mark at any angle before you make it in Notes and supported apps on iPad Pro 11-inch (4th generation) and iPad Pro 12.9-inch (6th generation)
* Notifications for web apps added to the Home Screen
* Duplicates album in Photos expands support to detect duplicate photos and videos in an iCloud Shared Photo Library
* VoiceOver support for maps in the Weather app
* Accessibility setting to automatically dim video when flashes of light or strobe effects are detected
* Fixes an issue with Apple Pencil responsiveness that may occur while drawing or writing in the Notes app
* Fixes an issue where Ask to Buy requests from children may fail to appear on the parent's device
* Addresses issues where Matter-compatible thermostats could become unresponsive when paired to Apple Home

Some features may not be available for all regions or on all Apple devices. For information on the security content of Apple software updates, please visit this website: support.apple.com/kb/HT201222

tvOS 16.4
Apple doesn’t release detailed notes on tvOS updates, this is all they say officially.

“This update adds Dim Flashing Lights, an accessibility option to automatically dim the display of video when flashes of light or strobe effects are detected, and includes performance and stability improvements.”

watchOS 9.4
Includes improvements to Apple Watch and brings features to new regions.
* Wake-up alarms are no longer silenced with cover to mute gesture to avoid accidental cancellations during sleep
* Cycle Tracking with retrospective ovulation estimates and cycle deviation alerts now supported in Moldova and Ukraine
* AFib History now available in Colombia, Malaysia, Moldova, Thailand, and Ukraine

[405x5]

…… for the first time in like a year I think I got my iOS updates before seeing your email…(sure you don’t work for Apple ?) lol.

[LCSeminole]

Thanks for the heads-up, just updated all my Apple stuff!!! :}

[AudioHTIT]

Mar 28, 2023 10:30:01 GMT -5 405x5 said:

…… for the first time in like a year I think I got my iOS updates before seeing your email…(sure you don’t work for Apple ? ) lol.

No, but I bought my first one in 1980, and was a 3rd party Apple developer in the mid/late 80s.

[405x5]

Mar 29, 2023 7:11:07 GMT -5 AudioHTIT said:

Mar 28, 2023 10:30:01 GMT -5 405x5 said:

…… for the first time in like a year I think I got my iOS updates before seeing your email…(sure you don’t work for Apple ? ) lol.

No, but I bought my first one in 1980, and was a 3rd party Apple developer in the mid/late 80s.

Wow, you were right there in the beginning (shades of Wozniak) 🍏

[AudioHTIT]

Mar 29, 2023 7:29:56 GMT -5 405x5 said:

Mar 29, 2023 7:11:07 GMT -5 AudioHTIT said:

No, but I bought my first one in 1980, and was a 3rd party Apple developer in the mid/late 80s.

Wow, you were right there in the beginning (shades of Wozniak) 🍏

Met Woz once, and saw Jobs speak several times in the 80s and 90s (even met Todd Rundgren at a developer conference). Learning from scratch on an Apple ][+ & //e during that time was both challenging and exciting, wanting to ‘computerize’ part of my work inspired me to dive in and learn quickly. I credit Apple with a successful IT career, even though it was designing and building a very large PC based network.

[AudioHTIT]

As often happens a bug fix comes out shortly after a major release.

iOS / iPadOS 16.4.1
This update provides important bug fixes and security updates for your iPhone / iPad including:
Pushing hands emoji does not show skin tone variations
Siri does not respond in some cases

Some features may not be available for all regions or on all Apple devices. For information on the security content of Apple software updates, please visit this website:
support.apple.com/kb/HT201222

[AudioHTIT]

… Don’t remember seeing this description of a patch before, sounds important to do right away!

iOS / iPadOS update 16.4.1 (a)

This Rapid Security Response provides important security fixes and is recommended for all users.
To learn more please visit: support.apple.com/HT201224

www.forbes.com/sites/kateoflahertyuk/2023/05/02/ios-1641-a-why-you-should-apply-the-latest-iphone-update-now/?sh=74678670516f

“Rapid Security Responses are a new type of software release for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. They deliver important security improvements between software updates — for example, improvements to the Safari web browser, the WebKit framework stack, or other critical system libraries. They may also be used to mitigate some security issues more quickly, such as issues that might have been exploited or reported to exist "in the wild."

[LCSeminole]

iOS 16.5/iPadOS 16.5/tvOS 16.5 are now available.

[AudioHTIT]

May 18, 2023 14:42:44 GMT -5 LCSeminole said:

iOS 16.5/iPadOS 16.5/tvOS 16.5 are now available.

Thanks Laurence, came here to post that so I’ll add the notes — the total release today included iOS, iPadOS, tvOS, watchOS, and macOS.

iOS 16.5
This update includes the following enhancements and bug fixes:
* A new Pride Celebration wallpaper for the Lock Screen to honor the LGBTQ+ community and culture
* Sports tab in Apple News gives easy access to stories, scores, standings, and more, for the teams and leagues you follow
* My Sports score and schedule cards in Apple News take you directly to game pages where you can find additional details about specific games
* Fixes an issue where Spotlight may become unresponsive
* Addresses an issue where Podcasts in CarPlay may not load content
* Fixes an issue where Screen Time settings may reset or not sync across all devices

iPadOS 16.5
This update includes the following enhancements and bug fixes:
* Sports tab in Apple News gives easy access to stories, scores, standings, and more, for the teams and leagues you follow
* My Sports score and schedule cards in Apple News take you directly to game pages where you can find additional details about specific games
* Fixes an issue where Spotlight may become unresponsive
* Fixes an issue where Screen Time settings may reset or not sync across all devices

tvOS 16.5
This update adds Multiview support in the Apple TV app for watching up to four live sporting events at once on Apple TV 4K (available for MLS Season Pass and Friday Night Baseball*) and includes performance and stability improvements.

watchOS 9.5
watchOS 9.5 includes new features, improvements and bug fixes, including a new Pride Celebration watch face to honor the LGBTQ+ community and culture.

macOS 13.4
* Sports feed in the sidebar of Apple News gives easy access to stories, scores, standings, and more, for the teams and leagues you follow
* My Sports score and schedule cards in Apple News take you directly to game pages where you can find additional details about specific games
* Resolves an issue where Auto Unlock with Apple Watch does not log you into your Mac
* Fixes a Bluetooth issue where keyboards connect slowly to Mac after restarting
* Addresses a VoiceOver issue with navigating to landmarks on webpages
* Fixes an issue where Screen Time settings may reset or not sync across all devices

Cult of Mac article on the updates

[AudioHTIT]

iOS / iPadOS 16.5.1 is out …

This update provides important security fixes and is recommended for all users. It also fixes an issue that prevents charging with the Lightning to USB 3 Camera Adapter.

[AudioHTIT]

More information on the update to iOS / iPadOS 16.5.1, watchOS 9.5.2, and macOS Ventura 13.4.1. Besides the feature fix, the security portion of this update patches an active exploitation, it is highly recommended. Users of the previous versions of these OS’ should also update to: iOS 15.7.7, iPadOS 15.7.7, watchOS 8.8.1, macOS Big Sur 11.7.8, and macOS Monterey 12.6.7.

support.apple.com—about security update 16-5-1

Mac Rumors—ios-16-5-1-actively-exploited-vulnerabilities

[LCSeminole]

Before I left on my current three week travel for work, I was brave, turned on the “Get Beta Updates” under the “System” tab, and updated to the beta tvOS 17.0 one of my newest ATV4K. My house sitter just informed me of another tvOS 17.0 beta update (21J5293g). Thus far tvOS 17.0 and my RMC-1 are playing nice together, I’ll be home the following weekend so I’ll get to further explore the beta tvOS 17.0.

[AudioHTIT]

Another Rapid Security Response just came out, 16.5.1 (c), recommended you do it soon. iOS & iPadOS so far, you can read generally about them here:
support.apple.com/en-us/HT201224

[LCSeminole]

I've been running iPad/iOS 17.0 beta 3 for about a week now. Link below pretty much says it all.

appleinsider.com/articles/23/07/05/everything-new-in-ios-17-beta-3-music-credits-home-activity-ui-changes-more

[AudioHTIT]

iOS, iPadOS, tvOS, HomePodOS version 16.6, watchOS 9.6, and macOS 13.5 are now available.

Not many details yet, but "This update provides important bug fixes and security updates and is recommended for all users", many are recommending it sooner rather than later. 

[LCSeminole]

I just loaded iOS 17.0 beta4, today. Thus far, iOS 17.0 is to my liking, see link below.

appleinsider.com/articles/23/07/26/everything-new-in-ios-17-beta-4-imessage-app-drawer-changes-new-standby-settings-other-tweaks

[405x5]

My pseudo iPod, which is a dead SE phone hasn’t even made it to iOS 16, but the security updates are in place as with all of my devices as of this morning. This morning underscored my decision to replace my windows computer with an apple when the day comes. My windows computer was updating yesterday. It took what seem like all day. I just walked away from it until it was finally caught up. That being said all my Apple devices were done this morning, and back in business in less than an hour, I rest my case

[AudioHTIT]

I think I've mentioned this before, but Apple updates remind me of all the devices in our home, and how much traffic they generate.

Whenever Apple has an update (like the most recent 16.6), there are usually several products affected: iPhone/iOS, iPad/iPadOS, TV/tvOS, Watch/watchOS, Mac/macOS, and HomePod/HomePodOS — in our home we have maybe 18 of these devices. By default, each device will download it's own copy of the latest update directly from Apple to the device, the size of these updates range from about half a GB to several GB — a major revision to macOS might be 12 or 13 GB. If you have a fibre connection this may not concern you (though reducing traffic at the source can help make us all faster). If you have limited bandwidth, a capped data plan, or many similar devices (like my home), all of this data usage and congestion may be something you want to try and reduce. 

Enter Apple Content Caching, a feature of macOS since at least 2018's High Sierra (10.13), and before with the Apple Server OS. By turning on content caching, and configuring it for what you want it to do, most of your Apple updates will be cached (stored) on a designated disk the first time they are downloaded from Apple. What makes it work is that this 'service' advertises itself on the local network, so when say your iPhone asks for an update, the service directs the phone to the local device to get the download, saving the download from Apple, and preserving bandwidth on your ISP connection. Of course for this to work you also need a Mac that's left on all the time, or is at least on whenever you update your devices — we have a Mac mini 18 as essentially an HTPC and music server, that is always on and provides this service. If you only have one of each device type, you won't benefit much, but if you also use iCloud to store documents and files it will cache those as well, speeding up retrieval of frequently used items.

If this interests you it's really pretty simple to configure, you can read about it on the page below, and get the procedure for enabling it (select your macOS at the top of the page).

Apple Content Caching

Content Supported by Caching

[AudioHTIT]

Security fix 16.6.1 for iOS/iPadOS, watchOS 9.6.2, and macOS 13.5.2 just came out, recommended.





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