![]() ![]() In the Updates screen of the App Store app, most Mac users will be offered an update to GarageBand 10.4.1. With macOS 11 Big Sur, Apple seems to have taken the upgrade nags a step further. In other words, IT admins who have not yet certified a new version of macOS as compatible with their organization’s tools can hide the badge for their users, but everyday Mac users can no longer avail themselves of this trick. ![]() In the past, there was a softwareupdate -ignore command you could issue in Terminal to make the badge disappear, but Apple made it so that option is available only for Macs that are managed by an MDM solution. The macOS interface shouldn’t be cluttered with information that the user has deemed unnecessary. That’s problematic because it teaches users to ignore the badge, which could prevent them from installing a critical security update in the future. Unfortunately, there’s no Apple-provided way to make that System Preferences badge go away, so it constantly reminds the user that an update is waiting. ![]() Apple also pushes a notification-again, not something to protest as long as it doesn’t recur too frequently. Apple should be alerting users to the release of new versions of macOS. On the face of things, that’s not unreasonable. Most notable among these is how Apple badges the System Preferences icon in the Dock to indicate that a macOS update is available. Badges?īut some of the ways Apple encourages updates make using a Mac that’s not running the latest version of macOS a little less comfortable. Others are downright essential-if you don’t stay within two macOS releases behind Apple, your Mac could be exposed to significant security vulnerabilities that have been fixed in later releases. Some are technically justified-it’s unreasonable to expect Apple to forgo all forward motion on a system like Reminders, just so it can remain backward compatible forever. That becomes more true every year, particularly in the Apple world, where the company continually pesters users into upgrading in various ways. Implicit in the use of computer technology is the understanding that it will change, and you will have to go with the flow (see “ Why You Should Upgrade (On Your Own Terms),” 4 September 2015). #1630: Apple Books changes in iOS 16, simplified USB branding, recovering a lost Google Workspace account.#1631: iOS 16.0.3 and watchOS 9.0.2, roller coasters trigger Crash Detection, Medications in iOS 16, watchOS 9 Low Power Mode.#1632: Apple Card Savings accounts, SOS in the iPhone status bar, Tab Wrangler, Focus in iOS 16.#1633: macOS 13 Ventura and other OS updates, 10th-gen iPad, M2 iPad Pro, 3rd-gen Apple TV 4K, Apple services price hikes.#1634: New Messages features, Apple Q4 2022 results, Preview drops PostScript, iOS/iPadOS 15.7.1, Dvorak on iPhone and iPad. ![]()
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