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July 30, 2025:
Apple releases new software via macOS Software Update:
- Safari 18.6 for macOS Sonoma (Update Product ID: 093-01292)
- Safari 18.6 for macOS Ventura (Update Product ID: 093-01291)
The updates address critical security issues in the web
browsers.
July 29, 2025:
Apple releases new software via macOS Software Update:
- macOS 15.6 Sequoia
- macOS 15.6 Sequoia Update (Update Product ID: 082-08661)
- macOS 14.7.7 Sonoma (Update Product ID: 082-85709)
- macOS 13.7.7 Ventura (Update Product ID: 082-87267)
- BridgeOS Customer Update 15.6 (Update Product ID: 082-08655)
The updates address critical security issues and technical defects in the operating systems. For macOS 15.6, the following issues have been fixed:
- The feature to download macOS installers now works again.
- Mac computers no longer fail to obtain an IP address through DHCP when using a transparent proxy network extension.
- Setup Assistant completes successfully if the user attempts to migrate data from a computer or backup and device management skips both Terms and Conditions and data migration.
- Resolves an issue where Mac computers may boot to Recovery after installing a software update.
- Platform SSO enrollment no longer fails when an associated domains configuration is required.
- The authentication timeout is increased when
manually entering 802.1X credentials.
July 22, 2025:
Apple releases new software via macOS Software Update:
- Apple XProtect Configuration Data version 5308 for OS X 10.11 to macOS 10.14 (Update Product ID: 082-87279)
- Apple XProtect Configuration Data version 5308 for macOS Catalina (Update Product ID: 082-87278)
XProtect is part of the built-in antivirus software of macOS. The package does not appear in the Software Update section of System Preferences (or App Store in older versions of the operating system). macOS is updating the software automatically in the background if you have granted the system permission to download system data files and security-related files.
July 15, 2025:
Apple releases new software via macOS Software Update:
- Apple XProtect Configuration Data version 5305 for OS X 10.11 to macOS 10.14 (Update Product ID: 082-75749)
- Apple XProtect Configuration Data version 5305 for macOS Catalina (Update Product ID: 082-75750)
XProtect is part of the built-in antivirus software of macOS. The package does not appear in the Software Update section of System Preferences (or App Store in older versions of the operating system). macOS is updating the software automatically in the background if you have granted the system permission to download system data files and security-related files.
July 14, 2025:
We are releasing TinkerTool System
9 version 9.8:
- Added new feature to review the list of purgeable data on APFS volumes. It is part of the Storage Space tab on the Operational Safety pane.
- The list of system services that perform automatic purging has been updated.
- Added support for the latest and future versions of macOS when creating macOS install media.
- When creating install media for virtual machines in the form of ISO files, lack of free storage space is now handled in advance.
- The Uninstallation Assistant for software now also removes an application’s live RAM cache of the preferences subsystem when deleting the associated preference files of that application. This ensures that the operating system does not recreate the affected preference files at its own discretion later.
- Many small optimizations.
- Additional support for future versions of macOS.
- Fixes a problem in the German user interface when macOS should ask for privileged permissions to search for dataless files.
- Fixes a problem in the Uninstallation Assistant where computer-specific user preference files of some applications may not have been suggested for deletion.
TinkerTool System 9 is a collection of system utility features helping you in performing advanced administration tasks on Apple Macintosh computers.
July 10, 2025:
Apple releases new software via macOS Software Update:
- Apple SafeView version 10.6 (Update Product ID: 082-33199)
- Fixed bug preventing SafeView from launching Gravity when trying to submit feedback
- General bug fixes
- Updated Bomgar infrastructure to AWS servers
- Anti-spam rules fully implemented
- Share Settings transitioning out of SafeView to Amphora
- Share Settings in SafeView will only be available to users not provisioned for Amphora
SafeView is an internal utility that macOS customers can use to share their screens via Internet with service representatives from Apple or AppleCare. It allows remote access for support purposes. This software is not available to the general public.
July 9, 2025:
We are releasing Autostarter
version 2.2 through the Mac App Store:
- This version adds support for Safe Mode during user login. If the shift key is held down while Autostarter is about to launch the configured applications, it will ignore its list of items and do nothing.
Autostarter is a small app that makes it possible to launch applications automatically during login without letting the applications show windows, even with macOS Ventura or later.
July 8, 2025:
Apple releases new software via macOS Software Update:
- Apple XProtect Configuration Data version 5304 for OS X 10.11 to macOS 10.14 (Update Product ID: 082-72556)
- Apple XProtect Configuration Data version 5304 for macOS Catalina (Update Product ID: 082-72557)
- Apple XProtect Payloads version 152 (Update Product
ID: 072-96750)
XProtect is part of the built-in antivirus software of macOS. The package does not appear in the Software Update section of System Preferences (or App Store in older versions of the operating system). macOS is updating the software automatically in the background if you have granted the system permission to download system data files and security-related files.
July 8, 2025:
Developers who have upgraded a beta version of macOS 26
Tahoe to Developer Preview 3 or later (Build 25A5306g)
will also need to upgrade some of our applications due
to a critical change in the operating system. The
following programs have been re-released as build 250708
to become compatible with the latest beta versions:
If you don't upgrade to the current builds, the
affected applications will indicate that the operating
system is unsupported.
July 8, 2025:
We are releasing System Monitor
Plus version 2.6:
- Added support for monitoring selected sensors of Mac Studio (M3 Ultra, 2025).
System Monitor Plus is a free add-on for System Monitor. After simply copying it to your computer, many additional features become available which are not permitted to be directly included in Apps from the Mac App Store.
July 3, 2025:
We are releasing Bresink
Software Updater, version 1.91:
- Due to the unreliability of Spotlight in the latest versions of macOS, further checks have been added to detect specific technical defects in the operating system installation.
- Small internal optimizations.
If you use many of our software products on your Mac, it can become tedious to keep all of them up-to-date. Bresink Software Updater facilitates the maintenance of our applications considerably. At a glance you can see if all programs are at their latest versions. You will be notified about available updates and can decide to either trigger the update procedure for a single product or for all of them automatically.
July 1, 2025:
Apple releases new software via macOS Software Update:
- Apple XProtect Configuration Data version 5303 for OS X 10.11 to macOS 10.14 (Update Product ID: 082-70695)
- Apple XProtect Configuration Data version 5303 for macOS Catalina (Update Product ID: 082-70694)
XProtect is part of the built-in antivirus software of macOS. The package does not appear in the Software Update section of System Preferences (or App Store in older versions of the operating system). macOS is updating the software automatically in the background if you have granted the system permission to download system data files and security-related files.
July 1, 2025:
We are releasing System Monitor
Plus version 2.5:
- Added monitoring for the power supply temperature sensor of the Mac Studio (M4, 2025).
- Confirmed official support for the Mac Studio (M4, 2025) and MacBook Air (15-inch, M4, 2025).
- Small internal optimizations.
System Monitor Plus is a free add-on for System Monitor. After simply copying it to your computer, many additional features become available which are not permitted to be directly included in Apps from the Mac App Store.