Samuel Axon
Today, Apple released a small update to its MacOS 11 Big Sur operating system for supported Mac laptops and computers. Named Big Sur 11.2, Bluetooth improves reliability and repairs a number of bugs.
These bugs include one widely reported issue with the Mac mini in which external monitors only display a black screen when using an HDMI-to-DVI converter. It also fixes an issue where the System Preferences panel would not unlock after a user entered their password in some cases, as well as an error that sometimes prevented the changes from being saved to Apple ProRAW images.
These are the release notes that accompany the MacOS update:
macOS Big Sur 11.2 improves Bluetooth reliability and solves the following issues:
- External monitors can display a black screen when connected to a Mac mini (M1, 2020) using an HDMI-to-DVI converter
- Changes to Apple ProRAW Photos in the Photos app may not be saved
- can turn off iCloud Drive after disabling the iCloud Drive Desktop & Documents Folders option
- System Preferences may not be unlocked when you enter your administrator password
- Globe key cannot display Emoji & Symbols window when pressed
The update of today’s macOS follows the updates of iOS, iPadOS, watchOS and tvOS last week. iOS 14.4 and iPadOS 14.4 enabled supported mobile devices to read smaller QR codes and implemented a notification to let users know if a repair shop had replaced their Apple-made camera with a non-genuine alternative.
And watchOS 7.3 has added support for Apple’s new Time to Walk training feature, as well as the new Unity watch, some bug fixes, and extensive health features in certain regions.