The bulk of our coverage this week revolves around Apple’s just-released updates to iOS 17.2, iPadOS 17.2, macOS 14.2 Sonoma, watchOS 10.2, and tvOS 17.2, all of which deliver improvements and features Apple promised earlier in the year. In addition, the company published security updates for iOS 16.7.3, iPadOS 16.7.3, macOS 13.6.3 Ventura, and macOS 12.7.2 Monterey. Adam Engst also tracks down a crashing bug in Contacts when printing lists in Sonoma and links to the nearly silent release of the Zoom videoconferencing app for the Apple TV. Finally, in our latest Do You Use It? poll, we ask to what extent you use widgets on Apple’s various platforms. Notable Mac app releases this week include Default Folder X 6.0.3, Fantastical 3.8.9 and Cardhop 2.2.14, GarageBand 10.4.10, Hazel 5.3, Keyboard Maestro 11.0.2, and Typinator 9.1.
If you try to print using the Lists style in Contacts in macOS 14 Sonoma, Contacts will freeze and require force-quitting. Worse, if Contacts gets stuck on Lists style, you won’t be able to print at all. Here’s how to recover.
Apple has released iOS 17.2, iPadOS 17.2, macOS 14.2 Sonoma, watchOS 10.2, and tvOS 17.2 with notable improvements and several features promised early in the year. HomePod Software 17.2 received only unspecified bug fixes. Apple also published security updates for iOS 16.7.3, iPadOS 16.7.3, macOS 13.6.3 Ventura, and macOS 12.7.2 Monterey.
Watchlist
Rounds up some convenient additions and bug fixes for the Open/Save dialog utility. ($39.95 new, free update, 17.3 MB, macOS 10.13+)
Adds support for European and Brazilian Portuguese and to the calendar and contact-management apps. ($56.99 annual subscription, free update, 69.4/30.7 MB, macOS 11+)
Brings a couple editing updates to the Piano Roll. (Free, 854.1 MB, macOS 13.5+)
File automation and cleanup utility adds full support for macOS 14 Sonoma. ($42 new, free update, 22.3 MB, macOS 10.14+)
Maintenance release for the the automation and clipboard utility. ($36 new, free update, 37.4 MB, macOS 10.13+)
Brings enhanced performance and optimizations tailored for macOS 14 Sonoma. ($29.99 new, free update, 9.2 MB, macOS 11+)
