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Apple has now released the final version of macOS 10.15.5 Catalina for all users. In addition to bug fixes, the new operating system contains an interesting feature.
While Apple already iOS 13.5, iPadOS 13.5, tvOS 13.4.5, watchOS 6.2.5 and iOS 12.4.7 , macOS 10.15.5 was a long time coming. But now the update is available for download. The new version includes bug fixes and an interesting feature called "Battery Health Management." This new battery management feature is designed to extend the overall lifespan of a MacBook by slowing the chemical aging of the battery. You can learn how to use the feature in our article "macOS 10.15.5: Disable Battery Health Management” below. Below you will find the full update description. (Photo by Denys Prykhodov / Bigstockphoto)
macOS 10.15.5 Catalina
With macOS Catalina 10.15.5, you now have battery health management for notebooks in Energy Saver preferences, an option to control automatic highlighting of video tiles in group FaceTime calls, and controls to fine-tune the built-in calibration of your Pro Display XDR. The update also improves the stability, reliability, and security of your Mac.
battery health management
- Battery health management to maximize the battery life of Mac notebooks
- New battery health indicator in the Energy Saver system preference that indicates when battery service is required
- Option to disable battery health management
- For further information please visit: https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211094
FaceTime Highlight setting
- An option to control automatic highlighting in FaceTime group calls that does not resize video tiles of speaking participants
- Fine-tuning the calibration of the Pro Display XDR
- Controls for fine-tuning the built-in calibration of your Pro Display XDR by modifying the white point and luminosity to precisely match your own display calibration target
This update also includes bug fixes and other improvements.
- Fixed a bug where Reminders might not send notifications for repeating reminders
- Fixed an issue that could block password entry on the login screen
- Fixed an issue where System Settings continued to display a notice even after installing an update
- Resolved an issue where the built-in camera may no longer be recognized after using it for a video conferencing app
- Fixes an issue on Mac computers with the Apple T2 security chip that may prevent the built-in speakers from appearing as sound output devices in Sound preferences
- Fixes a stability issue when uploading and downloading media files from iCloud Photo Library while the Mac is in sleep mode
- Solved a stability problem when transferring large amounts of data to RAID volumes
- Fixed an issue where the Reduce Motion accessibility setting did not reduce the speed of animations in a Group FaceTime call
