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Apple made iOS 14.2, iPadOS 14.2, tvOS 14.2, and watchOS 7.1 available to all users this evening. The release candidate for macOS Big Sur 11.0.1 has now been released, as well as a supplementary update for macOS Catalina 10.15.7.
Tonight is truly a small update event. Updates are available for iPhone, iPad, Apple TV and Apple Watch. A new version of macOS 11 Big Sur has now been made available for registered developers. The build is called a release candidate and thus ends the beta phase. From now on, Apple will refer to versions that were previously listed as Golden Master as release candidates. This means that the new Mac operating system will be made available to the public in a few days. Since Apple announced on November 10th another event, with a focus on Apple Silicon Macs, it is expected that the final version of macOS 11 Big Sur will be released on Tuesday evening or by the end of next week at the latest. provided becomes.
Note: In the meantime, the macOS Big Sur 11.0.1 version has been renamed to Beta 2. However, the update description still mentions the term "Release Candidate." While this may seem a bit odd, it's still safe to assume that the final version will be released next week.
macOS 11 Big Sur at a glance
There are many small animations that make macOS Big Sur so special. Translucency has been significantly improved and the application icons in the dock now resemble their iOS counterparts. In addition, the Control Center is coming to the desktop for the first time. It offers quick access to brightness and volume, for example. The Notification Center has also been adapted to that of iOS and now has the same skills - such as grouping messages. The widget system introduced in iOS 14 will also be available in macOS 11 Big Sur. Both iMessage and the Maps app have been updated as part of this. Mac Catalyst is getting new features, including native screen scaling and updated controls. This should help Mac Catalyst applications to fit better into the platform.
Apple releases supplementary update for macOS Catalina 10.15.7
In addition to macOS Big Sur 11.0.1, Apple has also released another Mac update that is available to all users running Catalina. macOS Catalina 10.15.7 was released just over a month ago. Apple has now rolled out a supplementary update. According to the company, this should fix several vulnerabilities and thus improve security. The update is recommended. Have you already discovered the early Black Friday offers on Amazon? It's worth being quick. (Image: Apple)
