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May 22, 2019:
Apple releases new software via macOS Software Update:
- macOS Mojave 10.14.5 MacBook Pro Supplemental Update (Update Product ID: 041-64751)
- macOS Mojave 10.14.5 Upgrade for users of macOS Sierra (Update Product ID: 041-64745)
- BridgeOS Customer Update (Update Product ID: 041-64749)
BridgeOS is the secondary hardware management operating system running on the Apple T2 processors of selected Macintosh model series.
The re-released versions of macOS 10.14.5 address a firmware issue affecting 15-inch MacBook Pro computers with T2 Security Chip.
May 15, 2019:
Apple releases new software via macOS Software Update:
- Safari Technology Preview version 82 (Update Product ID: 041-62842 / 041-62875)
Safari Technology Preview allows users to get a sneak peek at upcoming web technologies in macOS and experiment with these technologies in websites and extensions.
May 13, 2019:
Apple releases new software via macOS Software Update:
- macOS Mojave 10.14.5 Update (Update Product ID: 041-57074)
- macOS Mojave 10.14.5 Combo Update (Update Product ID: 041-57076)
- macOS Mojave 10.14.5 Upgrade for users of macOS Sierra (Update Product ID: 041-59913)
- Security Update 2019-003 for macOS Sierra (Update Product ID: 041-44357)
- Security Update 2019-003 for macOS High Sierra (Update Product ID: 041-44076)
- Safari 12.1.1 for macOS Sierra (Update Product ID: 041-30515)
- Safari 12.1.1 for macOS High Sierra (Update Product ID: 041-29455)
- BridgeOS Customer Update (Update Product ID: 041-59915)
- Gatekeeper version 166 Configuration Data (Update Product ID: 041-56834)
- Mobile Device Update for macOS Sierra and High Sierra (Update Product ID: 041-62886)
- Beats Updater 4.1 (Update Product ID: 041-59912)
BridgeOS is the secondary hardware management operating system running on the Apple T2 processors of selected Macintosh model series.
May 8, 2019:
We are releasing TinkerTool
System 6 version 6.4:
- Added new feature to display “reveal in Finder” buttons for objects in the preflight list shown before deleting files as part of a clean-up operation.
- Added new feature to check a file system hierarchy against a user-specified limit for the length of absolute or relative paths.
- Added new warning feature for the ACL pane that makes the user aware if a selected file system may not support ACL permissions or uses virtual permission settings only. A new info panel offers guidance for inexperienced users.
- When propagating permissions onto a large folder hierarchy, the temporary memory consumption has been greatly reduced for specific use cases.
- Corrected an issue where specific locale settings of the user account could prevent a request to automatically free storage space of APFS Time Machine snapshots by a specified size to take any noticeable effect.
May 1, 2019:
Apple releases new software via macOS Software Update:
- Safari Technology Preview version 81 (Update Product ID: 041-59126 / 041-58763)
- XProtect version 2103 (Update Product ID: 041-59062)
- Apple Malware Removal Tool (MRT) version 1.41 (Update Product ID: 041-56550)
Safari Technology Preview allows users to get a sneak peek at upcoming web technologies in macOS and experiment with these technologies in websites and extensions. XProtect and MRT are part of the built-in antivirus software of macOS.