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Apple has today released macOS Ventura 13.5, watchOS 9.6, and tvOS 16.6 to the public.

Given Apple's current focus on its forthcoming major platform updates set for release in the fall, it comes as no surprise that today's updates do not introduce any notable new features or enhancements, instead being performance and stability releases.

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Apple has today released macOS Ventura 13.5.1, bringing a fix for a bug that caused location permissions not to appear in Privacy & Security Settings.

As this update appears to have been released to address a specific issue, our expectation is that it does not contain any accessibility changes for blind and low vision users; however, if you notice any changes, improvements or regressions in your own use of this release, please post a comment below with your findings.

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Apple has today released macOS Ventura 13.6, as well as macOS Monterey 12.7 for those unable to update to macOS Ventura.

As these releases are security fix updates and do not appear to include any new features, our expectation is that they do not contain any accessibility changes for blind and low vision users; however, if you notice any changes, improvements or regressions in your own use of these releases, please post a comment below with your findings.

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Today, Apple released OS X 10.10.3 to the public, marking the third major update to the OS X Yosemite operating system.

According to Apple's release notes via iMore, OS X 10.10.3 includes the following new features and changes:

The OS X Yosemite 10.10.3 update includes the new Photos app and improves the stability, compatibility, and security of your Mac.

With Photos you can:

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Following the release of Apple Music and iOS 8.4, Apple has today released OS X Yosemite 10.10.4 to the public.

According to Apple's release notes via Mac Rumors, OS X 10.10.4 includes the following bug fixes:

The OS X Yosemite v10.10.4 update improves the stability, compatibility, and security of your Mac.

This update:

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Alongside its release of iOS 8.4.1, Apple has today released OS X Yosemite 10.10.5 to the public.

According to Apple's support website, OS X 10.10.5 includes the following fixes and improvements:

The OS X Yosemite 10.10.5 update improves the stability, compatibility, and security of your Mac, and is recommended for all users. This update:

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Apple has today released OS X El Capitan 10.11.3, bringing with it a series of bug fixes and under-the-hood improvements.

According to Apple's release notes via MacRumors, “OS X 10.11.3 includes unspecified bug fixes and security updates”.

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Apple has today released the final version of OS X 10.9.1.
 
The Release Notes state that this update includes the following fixes:
 
  • Improved support for Gmail in OS X Mail, and fixes for users with custom Gmail settings 
  • Improves the reliability of Smart Mailboxes and search in Mail 
  • Fixes an issue that prevented contact groups from working properly in Mail 
  • Resolves an issue that prevent
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Alongside today’s release of iOS 7.1.2, Apple has also released OS X Mavericks 10.9.4 to the general public.

According to 9 to 5 Mac, OS X 10.9.4 includes the following improvements:

• Fixes an issue that prevented some Macs from automatically connecting to known Wi-Fi networks • Fixes issue causing the background or Apple logo to appear incorrectly on startup • Improves the reliability of waking from sleep • Includes Safari 7.0.5

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Apple has today released OS X El Capitan 10.11.1, bringing with it a series of bug fixes and improvements—including a fix for Microsoft Office 2016 compatibility.

According to AppleInsider, this update improves the stability, compatibility, and security of a user's Mac.

Specific changes made in OS X 10.11.1, according to Apple, include:

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Apple has today released OS X El Capitan 10.11.2, bringing with it a series of bug fixes and improvements.

According to Apple's release notes via MacRumors, this update improves the stability, compatibility and security of your Mac and includes the following changes:

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Apple has today released OS X El Capitan 10.11.4, bringing with it a number of bug fixes and under-the-hood improvements.

The main outward-facing changes that we are aware of in OS X 10.11.4 are Live Photos support in Messages; the ability to password protect notes in the Notes app; and an option to import notes from Evernote.

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Apple today released OS X Mavericks 10.9.2 with a variety of enhancements, including VoiceOver improvements and a fix for the SSL security vulnerability that was discovered last week. According to 9 to 5 Mac, the improvements in OS X 10.9.2 include FaceTime Audio in the FaceTime and Messages apps; contact blocking for FaceTime and iMessage; Mail app improvements; autofill fixes for Safari; audio fixes; VPN fixes; and VoiceOver fixes. While 9 to 5 Mac reported that
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Apple has just released OS X Mavericks 10.9.3, the third update to the OSX 10.9 Mavericks operating system.

According to the release notes, quoted on Mac Rumors, OS X 10.9.3 contains the following updates:

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Apple has today released OS X Yosemite 10.10.1, bringing with it a series of bug fixes and improvements—including a fix for WiFi reliability issues.

According to the OS X 10.10.1 release notes, via 9 to 5 Mac, this first Yosemite update includes the following changes:

"The OS X Yosemite v10.10.1 Update improves the stability, compatibility, and security of your Mac. This update:

• Improves Wi-Fi reliability

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Apple today released OS X 10.10.2 to the public. This second update to OS X Yosemite is believed to include a number of VoiceOver fixes.

We keep a running list of Yosemite bugs on our main Yosemite announcement page. You'll find all the new, fixed, and unaddressed bugs there.

Other notable changes and fixes include the addition of iCloud Drive support in Time Machine, a fix for the WiFi connectivity problems experienced by some users, and security fixes.

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Apple has released updates for its software platforms today, including iOS 16.3.1 and iPadOS 16.3.1, which aim to provide important bug fixes and security updates. These updates address issues such as unresponsive or incorrect iCloud settings display, Siri requests for Find My not working, and crash detection optimizations for iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro models.

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Today has seen another flurry of software updates from Apple. In addition to the release of iOS 9.3.3, there have also been updates for the Mac, Apple Watch, and fourth-generation Apple TV.

Full release notes for these updates are not yet available, but it is safe to assume that there will be the standard mix of bug fixes, security patches, and under-the-hood performance improvements. We will update this post if we learn of any significant new features or changes.

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Along with the release of iOS 11.1, today has also seen the releases of macOS High Sierra 10.13.1, watchOS 4.1 and tvOS 11.1.

According to the macOS 10.13.1 release notes via 9to5mac, this update brings new emoji characters and the following changes:

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Today has seen another round of software updates from Apple. In addition to the release of iOS 10.2.1, there have also been updates for the Mac, Apple Watch and fourth-generation Apple TV.

At the time of posting, full release notes for these updates are not yet available; however, it is safe to assume that there will be the standard mix of bug fixes, security patches, and under-the-hood performance improvements.