Samuel Axon
Today Apple released a minor update to its macOS 11 Big Sur operating system for supported Mac laptops and desktops. The update, called Big Sur 11.2, “improves Bluetooth reliability” and fixes a number of bugs.
Those bugs include a commonly reported problem with the Mac mini, where external displays would only show a black screen when using an HDMI to DVI converter. It also fixes an issue where the System Preferences panel wouldn’t unlock in some cases after a user entered their password, as well as a bug that sometimes prevented changes to Apple ProRAW images from being saved.
These are the release notes associated with the macOS update:
macOS Big Sur 11.2 improves Bluetooth reliability and resolves the following issues:
- External displays can show a black screen when connected to a Mac mini (M1, 2020) using an HDMI to DVI converter
- Edits to Apple ProRAW photos in the Photos app may not be saved
- iCloud Drive can be disabled after disabling the iCloud Drive Desktop & Documents Folders option
- System preferences may not be unlocked when you enter your administrator password
- The Globe key may not display the Emojis and Symbols panel when pressed
Today’s macOS update follows last week’s iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, and tvOS updates. With iOS 14.4 and iPadOS 14.4, supported mobile devices were able to read smaller QR codes and a notification was implemented to let users know if a repair shop 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 face, some bug fixes, and expanded health features in select regions.