Blog - Archived Entries - February 2022

February 28, 2022:
Apple releases new software via macOS Software Update:

macOS Installer Notification (Update Product ID: 002-62147)

This package enables modified notifications for users of old operating systems, suggesting to upgrade to macOS 12 Monterey.

Security-related packages do not appear in the Software Update section of System Preferences (or App Store in older versions of the operating system). macOS is updating the software automatically in the background if you have granted the system permission to download system data files and security-related files.

February 24, 2022:
Apple releases new software via macOS Software Update:

Apple SafeView version 9.31 (Update Product ID: 002-73663)

SafeView is an internal utility that macOS customers can use to share their screens via Internet with service representatives from Apple or AppleCare. It allows remote access for support purposes. This software is not available to the general public.

February 16, 2022:
Apple releases new software via macOS Software Update:

Apple SafeView version 9.3 (Update Product ID: 001-77377)

This version provides:

Screen Sharing:

Improved collection of recordings.
Enabled accessibility preferences.
Safeview Privacy Masking expansion.
Updated reporting.

Shared Settings:

Improved UI.
Grouped settings by category for quicker visibility.
Ability to Collapse/Expand groups of settings.

General:

Inclusivity enhancements.
General bug fixes.

SafeView is an internal utility that macOS customers can use to share their screens via Internet with service representatives from Apple or AppleCare. It allows remote access for support purposes. This software is not available to the general public.

February 15, 2022:
Apple releases software via macOS Software Update:

Allow List for Macintosh firmware security checks (“EFI Check”), version 123 (Update Product ID: 002-53880)

Security-related packages do not appear in the Software Update section of System Preferences (or App Store in older versions of the operating system). macOS is updating the software automatically in the background if you have granted the system permission to download system data files and security-related files.

February 14, 2022:
Apple releases new software via macOS Software Update:

macOS 11.6.4 Big Sur Update (Update Product ID: 002-65695)
macOS 10.15.7 Catalina Security Update 2022-002 (Update Product ID: 002-65666)

The updates address product defects and critical security issues.

February 14, 2022:

We are releasing TinkerTool System 7 version 7.85:

Added new feature to reset file system permissions in a local user’s home folder to default values. This includes a “test run” option which allows a preliminary check.
Added a new “reveal in Finder” button for unreadable objects detected by the feature to check the path lengths of deeply nested folders.
Added an additional warning when editing the inheritance setting of Access Control Entries in cases where a combination of options is valid, but ineffective.
Added new option for the retrieval of standard system logs for reports on “emergency power-off” events.
Added new option for the retrieval of standard system logs for reports on application crashes that macOS recorded in iPhone IPS format.
Many system logs will now be automatically reformatted and made easily readable if macOS has stored them in JSON format instead of plain text.
Added new feature to open specific system logs in the Console application for cases where macOS uses undocumented post-processing to translate the raw log to interpreted text.
In order not to cause performance problems with the graphical user interface of macOS when processing results of more than half a million entries, the feature to re-sort columns in the result table of the Time Machine comparison feature has been removed.
The results of a Time Machine snapshot comparison can now be exported as additional text file.
Fixed a problem where exporting a list of orphaned files could fail under specific circumstances.

TinkerTool System 7 is a collection of system utility features helping you in performing advanced administration tasks on Apple Macintosh computers.

February 10, 2022:
Apple releases new software via macOS Software Update:

macOS 12.2.1 Monterey
macOS 12.2.1 Monterey Update for macOS Mojave and Catalina (Update Product ID: 002-66265)
BridgeOS Customer Update 12.2.1 (Update Product ID: 002-66267)
Safari 15.3 for macOS Big Sur (Update Product ID: 002-67278)
Safari 15.3 for macOS Catalina (Update Product ID: 002-66034)
Safari Technology Preview version 140 (Update Product ID: 002-69599)

The updates address product defects and very critical security issues.

February 9, 2022:
Apple releases new software via macOS Software Update:

Safari Technology Preview version 140 (Update Product ID: 002-63516)

This update to Safari Technology Preview includes the latest WebKit enhancements.

February 3, 2022:
Apple releases new software via macOS Software Update:

Apple Malware Removal Tool (MRT) version 1.88 (Update Product ID: 002-56603)
Apple Malware Removal Tool (MRT), for macOS Mojave, version 1.88 (Update Product ID: 002-56606)
Apple XProtect Configuration Data version 2155 (Update Product ID: 002-56603)
Apple XProtect Configuration Data, for macOS Mojave, version 2155 (Update Product ID: 002-60055)

XProtect and MRT are part of the built-in antivirus software of macOS. The packages do not appear in the Software Update section of System Preferences (or App Store in older versions of the operating system). macOS is updating the software automatically in the background if you have granted the system permission to download system data files and security-related files.

February 3, 2022:
We are releasing Battery Monitor version 4.5 through the Mac App Store. This is a maintenance update which fixes minor issues:

In specific cases, the labels for the y axes in history graphs could be rounded in confusing or misleading fashion, depending on the accuracy of the corresponding battery sensors. The number of digits and the rounding method are now optimized to avoid such issues.
For specific operating system versions, the feature to open the Energy Saver preference pane via the menu icon may have failed.

Battery Monitor is a powerful App to display the charge state of portable Macs in the Dock, to display internal battery information, to capture charge and discharge curves, to keep logs of the aging process of the battery, and to add notifications via Notification Center or speech output.

February 1, 2022:
We are releasing Battery Monitor version 4.4 through the Mac App Store. This is a maintenance update which fixes minor issues:

In specific cases, the labels for the y axes in history graphs could be rounded in confusing or misleading fashion, depending on the accuracy of the corresponding battery sensors. The number of digits and the rounding method are now optimized to avoid such issues.
For specific operating system versions, the feature to open the Energy Saver preference pane via the menu icon may have failed.

Battery Monitor is a powerful App to display the charge state of portable Macs in the Dock, to display internal battery information, to capture charge and discharge curves, to keep logs of the aging process of the battery, and to add notifications via Notification Center or speech output.