Apple releases macOS Mojave 10.14.4

MacDailyNews ^ | March 25, 2019

[Swordmaker]

Apple today released macOS Mojave 10.14.4 which adds support for Apple News+, includes bug fixes and improvements, improves the stability and reliability of your Mac, and is recommended for all users. Apple News+Lp>

• Apple News+ is a new subscription service that extends the Apple News experience with hundreds of magazines and top newspapers
• Our editors handpick top articles and magazine issues, and you also get personalized recommendations on the topics most interesting to you
• Automatic downloads make it easy to read magazine issues offline
• Apple News is now available in Canada, with a free experience that includes handpicked Top Stories, a personalized Today feed, and support for both English and French
• Apple News+ is available in the U.S. and in Canada, with dozens of additional Canadian magazines

  Safari
  

• Adds Dark Mode support for websites that support custom color schemes
• Streamlines website login when filling credentials with Password AutoFill
• Allows push notification prompts only after interacting with a website
• Adds a warning when an insecure webpage is loaded
• Removes support for the expired Do Not Track standard to prevent potential use as a fingerprinting variable; Intelligent Tracking Prevention now protects against cross-site tracking by default

  iTunes
  

• Shows more editorial highlights on a single page in the Browse tab, making it easier to discover new music, playlists, and more in Apple Music

  AirPods
  

• Adds support for new AirPods (2nd generation)

  More
  

• Supports Air Quality Index in Maps for US, UK and India
• Improves the quality of audio recordings in Messages
• Supports real-time text (RTT) for phone calls made through a nearby iPhone on Mac
• Provides enhanced support for external GPUs in Activity Monitor
• Fixes an App Store issue that may have prevented adoption of the latest versions of Pages, Keynote, Numbers, iMovie, and GarageBand
• Improves the reliability of USB audio devices when used with MacBook Air, MacBook Pro and Mac mini models introduced in 2018
• Corrects the default screen brightness for MacBook Air (Fall 2018)
• Fixes a graphics compatibility issue that may occur on some external displays connected to Mac mini (2018)
• Resolves Wi-Fi connection issues that may occur after upgrading to macOS Mojave
• Fixes an issue where re-adding an Exchange account may cause it to disappear from Internet Accounts
• Fixes an issue where AOL user passwords may be frequently requested in Mail

  For more detailed information about this update, please visit:https://support.apple.com/kb/HT209149

  For detailed information about the security content of this update, please visit: https://support.apple.com/kb/HT201222

[Swordmaker]

Apple today released macOS Mojave 10.14.4 which adds support for Apple News+, includes bug fixes and improvements, improves the stability and reliability of your Mac, and is recommended for all users.—PING!

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[Vermont Lt]

But I don’t want Apple News forced down my throat.

[Menehune56]

Large download, no problems

[adorno]

Is Apple including a service application within the OS?

[CurlyDave]

OK. Here is the big question about NEWS+ that the Apple descriptions are completely silent on:

If I follow a link from an external website to one of the newspapers included in NEWS+, does that link now work, or do I have to do something else to get through the paywall, or do I have to get thorough the paywall by accessing it through NEWS+ and then rummaging around to find the article I want?

For instance, FR frequently has links to Wall Street Journal articles, but they are always behind a paywall. If I pony up the $10/month does this annoyance go away, or is hit a long arduous process to get to the article?

[aMorePerfectUnion]

Thanks for the heads up!

[ChinaGotTheGoodsOnClinton]

http://macdailynews.com/2019/03/24/apple-backed-southern-poverty-law-center-wracked-in-turmoil-called-a-con-for-bilking-gullible-liberals/

Thanks Apple!

[TXnMA]

SM, do you know if Mojave fully supports "Spaces"?

I'm still on Yosemite, and have been in no hurry to upgrade...

Since I depend heavily on "Spaces", (including switching within multi-source presentations) loss of that functionality would be a total deal-breaker for me.

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[SunkenCiv]

They've had a busy eight days.

[Star Traveler]

For a long time I haven’t used Apple News ... and never felt that it was forced on me. It was only ‘there’ if I wanted it.

And now ... with this new offering, I think I’ll give it a try and see if there are some things I can ‘pick and choose’ and use for myself.

I don’t think you have to be concerned about it being forced down your throat. It’s never been that way. You can pick and choose whatever service you want and dump the others. It’s all up to you.

[Star Traveler]

I just updated my iPhone XS Max and I’ll see how this new News+ service is. I might not keep it in the long run, but I’ll give it a try for now.

[Star Traveler]

Let’s write to Apple, as ‘Apple users,’ and lodge complaints about supporting such a biased and so ‘insanely wrong’ outfit. I’m certainly going to do that.

[Star Traveler]

Does this help answer your question?

https://appleinsider.com/articles/18/10/12/how-to-use-spaces-apples-mostly-ignored-macos-mojave-productivity-feature

[PIF]

Not one feature interests me - sticking with 10.68 here.

[Vermont Lt]

Try to delete the app. It won’t let you.

[Star Traveler]

I have some apps I haven’t clicked on in over a year. Is someone making you click an app ... LOL ...

[Swordmaker]

But I don’t want Apple News forced down my throat.

It’s not. Where did you get the idea it would be? This update just makes it available among other updates with security fixes as well. It’s your choice to subscribe.

[Swordmaker]

Is Apple including a service application within the OS?

I gather the ability to subscribe has been apparently added to the existing free Apple News Service.