Apple releases macOS High Sierra 10.13.4

MadDailyNews ^ | March 29, 2018

[Swordmaker]

Apple has released macOS High Sierra 10.13.4 which improves the stability, performance, and security of your Mac, and it is recommended for all users. This update:

– Adds support for Business Chat conversations in Messages in the US
– Adds support for external graphics processors (eGPUs)
– Fixes graphics corruption issues affecting certain apps on iMac Pro
– Allows jumping to the right-most open tab using Command+9 in Safari
– Enables sorting Safari bookmarks by name or URL by right clicking and choosing “Sort by…”
– Fixes an issue that may prevent web link previews from appearing in Messages
– Helps protect privacy by only AutoFilling usernames and passwords after selecting them in a web form field in Safari
– Displays warnings in the Safari Smart Search Field when interacting with password or credit card forms on non-encrypted web pages
– Displays privacy icons and links to explain how your data will be used and protected when Apple features ask to use your personal information

For more detailed information about this update, please visit: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208533

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

MacDailyNews Take: Happy updating!

[Swordmaker]

Apple has released macOS High Sierra 10.13.4 which improves the stability, performance, and security of your Mac, and it is recommended for all users. —PING!

Apple macOS 10.13.4 High Sierra Update
Now Ready to Download & Install Ping!

If you want on or off the Mac Ping List, Freepmail me.

[Textide]

Thanks. Noticed the updates for the core apps recently and figured this was on the way.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Every release since 1984 “improves the stability.” You’d think by now it would be rock solid, bulletproof, 100% stable.

[gov_bean_ counter]

Like Roseanne Roseannadanna used to say...

It’s always something.

[Flick Lives]

Every release since 1984 “improves the stability.” You’d think by now it would be rock solid, bulletproof, 100% stable.

;-)

[Mark17]

Thanks SM.

[Flick Lives]

Every release since 1984 “improves the stability.” You’d think by now it would be rock solid, bulletproof, 100% stable.

Actually, the OS of today are way way better than the ones of the 1990's when a single memory fault in the code would smoke the whole OS and require a reboot. Good times.

[be-baw]

Thanks for letting us know. Almost 3 GB required. That’s a lot! And a PIA at that. Took considerably longer to upload than my MacBook promised. About 50% longer.

I’ve had my MacBook Pro more than a year now. Have to say it’s not at all worth the premium price. Runs warm, very short battery life. Lots of nice features, but I only mention the bad stuff for those who are considering purchasing a new MacBook Pro.

My recommendation is don’t...

[D-fendr]

I really get tired of such frequent OS updates and Application updates and checking which is compatible with which. And I have 12 users in our business to keep on the train. That’s not a lot I know, but we have mission critical stuff that breaks.

I would like off the train - or at least have it slow down. And I feel like half the time it’s doing this to support some new phone wiz-bang that i couldn’t care less about.

I’m old.

[roadcat]

I really get tired of such frequent OS updates and Application updates and checking which is compatible with which.

Some of us neglect to check compatibility with all apps. I realize this info is of no use to your situation, but it might help people with a single Mac. When I migrated to High Sierra, I lost access to an important app with an expensive update cost. So I bought an external SSD, and used a Time Machine backup taken just before the OSX update to restore OSX Sierra to the external drive. Now I can boot to the external old OS and use my app, or boot to the internal drive for the current OS. Half the cost of upgrading my app. The Time Machine restore was easy and painless.

[Swordmaker]

I’ve had my MacBook Pro more than a year now. Have to say it’s not at all worth the premium price. Runs warm, very short battery life. Lots of nice features, but I only mention the bad stuff for those who are considering purchasing a new MacBook Pro.

My recommendation is don’t...

The ones I have at my office do not run warm and battery life easily exceeds the rated life of ten hours as listed and some of them are running some heavy duty software. You have something wrong with yours. Have it checked out.

[trebb]

As locks get better, picking tools will improve.....

[Squantos]

My late 2012 MacPro is still working great. Every problem I have had was my own fault , doing something wrong. I’ll stick with what thus far has been my best laptop . Battery is not a good as when new. But I can still get 6 hours from it .

[ProtectOurFreedom]

OS 9 was so bad that I’d have multiple system crashes every day. I was seriously considering abandoning Apple at that point. Then OS X came out and, for the first time, “stability” really did improve.

[Flick Lives]

OS 9 was so bad that I’d have multiple system crashes every day. I was seriously considering abandoning Apple at that point. Then OS X came out and, for the first time, “stability” really did improve.

I remember. You'd be working along and suddenly... uh oh. Drat. How many open documents do I have?! Arg! Reboot. Wait.

[BTerclinger]

thx.

I didn’t know what “Business Chat” was. got some info on it here:

https://appleinsider.com/articles/18/03/29/apple-business-chat-in-ios-113-takes-on-social-media-in-privacy-sophistication

[BTerclinger]

Your anecdote is a reminder to all:

BACK UP REGULARLY, AND ESPECIALLY BEFORE DOING ANY UPGRADES or installing new software.