High Sierra | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net KitGuru.net - Tech News | Hardware News | Hardware Reviews | IOS | Mobile | Gaming | Graphics Cards Thu, 12 Apr 2018 20:53:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://www.kitguru.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-KITGURU-Light-Background-SQUARE2-32x32.png High Sierra | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net 32 32 Apple begins preparing for the end of 32-bit support on macOS https://www.kitguru.net/lifestyle/mobile/apple/matthew-wilson/apple-begins-preparing-for-the-end-of-32-bit-support-on-macos/ https://www.kitguru.net/lifestyle/mobile/apple/matthew-wilson/apple-begins-preparing-for-the-end-of-32-bit-support-on-macos/#respond Thu, 12 Apr 2018 14:15:24 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=370045 Apple dropped support for 32-bit applications on iOS quite some time ago, but it looks like 32-bit support is also coming to an end on macOS soon. Starting with macOS 10.13.4, Mac users will receive a one-time alert when attempting to run a 32-bit app. The notice will read that the app is “not optimised” …

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Apple dropped support for 32-bit applications on iOS quite some time ago, but it looks like 32-bit support is also coming to an end on macOS soon.

Starting with macOS 10.13.4, Mac users will receive a one-time alert when attempting to run a 32-bit app. The notice will read that the app is “not optimised” for Apple's platform, but it will still run. Apple has warned developers that macOS High Sierra will be the last version to support 32-bit at all. At this point, Apple no longer accepts any 32-bit apps on the Mac App Store.

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So for now, it looks like existing 32-bit apps will continue to run on macOS. However, when the successor to High Sierra begins rolling out later this year, 32-bit apps will no longer run and eventually, they may even be wiped from the Mac App Store.

The tech and games industries have been moving away from 32-bit for years now. Recently we even saw Nvidia drop 32-bit support for its GeForce graphics drivers. We'll likely see more companies follow this same trend over the next year or so.

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KitGuru Says: Most PC and Mac owners will be running 64-bit capable hardware at this point anyway. However, the software world may need to catch up in some limited areas as more companies drop 32-bit support.

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Apple’s latest High Sierra macOS update reverses the root login patch https://www.kitguru.net/lifestyle/mobile/apple/matthew-wilson/apples-latest-high-sierra-macos-update-reverses-the-root-login-patch/ https://www.kitguru.net/lifestyle/mobile/apple/matthew-wilson/apples-latest-high-sierra-macos-update-reverses-the-root-login-patch/#respond Mon, 04 Dec 2017 17:36:30 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=356631 It seems that Apple has run into another software hurdle with its latest macOS update. Last week, the company was made aware of an alarming bug that allowed anyone to gain admin access to a Mac system by typing ‘root' as the username and leaving the password section blank. This was quickly patched, which in …

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It seems that Apple has run into another software hurdle with its latest macOS update. Last week, the company was made aware of an alarming bug that allowed anyone to gain admin access to a Mac system by typing ‘root' as the username and leaving the password section blank. This was quickly patched, which in turn broke file sharing. Now, it seems that this root login fix was not merged with the upcoming macOS High Sierra 10.13.1 update, which reverses the root login fix.

As reported by Wired, those upgrading from High Sierra 10.13.0 to 10.13.1 are finding that the root security patch has been reversed. This means that users upgrading need to reinstall the patch and reboot their system for it to take effect.

The patch itself doesn't require a reboot on High Sierra 10.13.0, but those reinstalling it on 10.13.1 will find that the issue persists until a restart has taken place. Initially, Apple didn't require a reboot for the patch in an effort to get more users to install it, but this latest update has squandered that.

It is still an easy enough fix. If you have updated to macOS High Sierra version 10.13.1, then you may want to reinstall the security patch, which you can find HERE. If you use file sharing frequently on your macOS system, then you can find the fix to get that working again HERE.

KitGuru Says: If you are running a Mac, then you may want to double check that you have the security patch in place to avoid unwanted access to your machine.

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Apple apologises for stumbling with latest macOS update https://www.kitguru.net/lifestyle/mobile/apple/matthew-wilson/apple-apologises-for-stumbling-with-latest-macos-update/ https://www.kitguru.net/lifestyle/mobile/apple/matthew-wilson/apple-apologises-for-stumbling-with-latest-macos-update/#comments Thu, 30 Nov 2017 15:07:51 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=356136 Following on from a couple of software screw-ups this week, Apple has said that it would review its development process. Over the last two days, two incidents have occurred, with a security bug easily allowing admin access to macOS High Sierra systems. A patch was issued but this in turn broke file sharing on macOS …

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Following on from a couple of software screw-ups this week, Apple has said that it would review its development process. Over the last two days, two incidents have occurred, with a security bug easily allowing admin access to macOS High Sierra systems. A patch was issued but this in turn broke file sharing on macOS High Sierra.

Considering that most Mac systems cost north of £1000, customers weren't exactly happy that these issues were popping up. In a statement given to Reuters, an Apple spokesperson said: “We greatly regret this error and we apologize to all Mac users. Our customers deserve better. We are auditing our development processes to help prevent this from happening again.”

The spokesperson added that “security is a top priority for every Apple product” and that the company regrets ‘stumbling' with this latest macOS release. With that in mind, Apple will now be reviewing its software development practices and will hopefully make some necessary changes to ensure there are better checks in place for macOS.

KitGuru Says: It sounds like Apple has taken criticism from the past couple of days on board. Now we just need to hope that similar issues don't arise again in the future.

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Password stealing vulnerability discovered in macOS just as High Sierra starts rolling out https://www.kitguru.net/lifestyle/mobile/apple/matthew-wilson/password-stealing-vulnerability-discovered-in-macos-just-as-high-sierra-starts-rolling-out/ https://www.kitguru.net/lifestyle/mobile/apple/matthew-wilson/password-stealing-vulnerability-discovered-in-macos-just-as-high-sierra-starts-rolling-out/#respond Tue, 26 Sep 2017 13:47:58 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=347835 Today, Apple began rolling out its latest version of macOS, known as ‘High Sierra'. The update aims to give Mac users several new and useful features but unfortunately, it seems that the update also brought to light a flaw in Keychain- Apple's program to store and share passwords across multiple devices. It turns out that …

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Today, Apple began rolling out its latest version of macOS, known as ‘High Sierra'. The update aims to give Mac users several new and useful features but unfortunately, it seems that the update also brought to light a flaw in Keychain- Apple's program to store and share passwords across multiple devices.

It turns out that unsigned apps running on High Sierra and earlier versions of macOS can access Keychain and display usernames and passwords in plain text without requiring the user to enter their master password. This zero-day flaw was discovered by ex-NSA analyst, Patrick Wardle, who tweeted it out and shared a video of the exploit.

To show off the exploit, Wardle created an app called ‘keychainStealer'. Speaking with Forbes, the former NSA employee explained that it isn't difficult to get malicious code running on macOS. In order for this particular exploit to work, all someone needs to do is download a third-party app from an ‘unknown source', essentially meaning anyone not directly approved by Apple.

If a user installs an app from an unknown source, then a hacker could “dump and exfiltrate the keychain, including plain text passwords” all without root access. As Wardle puts it “normally you are not supposed to be able to do that programmatically”.

Right now, it is expected that Apple will fix this exploit in a patch relatively soon. Since this zero-day exploit also affects older versions of macOS, this isn't something that should stop you from upgrading.

KitGuru Says: Apple tends to take device security and user privacy very seriously, so this exploit will likely be patched out within the next couple of days. Are any of you currently using a Mac? Have you updated to High Sierra yet?

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Apple’s macOS High Sierra update is now in public beta https://www.kitguru.net/lifestyle/mobile/apple/matthew-wilson/apples-macos-high-sierra-update-is-now-in-public-beta/ https://www.kitguru.net/lifestyle/mobile/apple/matthew-wilson/apples-macos-high-sierra-update-is-now-in-public-beta/#respond Fri, 30 Jun 2017 16:07:41 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=339349 During Apple's World Wide Developer Conference earlier this month, the company unveiled its next version of macOS, known as High Sierra. The latest update won't be rolling out to users until later this fall but if for some reason you would like to be ahead of the curve, you can install the public beta starting …

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During Apple's World Wide Developer Conference earlier this month, the company unveiled its next version of macOS, known as High Sierra. The latest update won't be rolling out to users until later this fall but if for some reason you would like to be ahead of the curve, you can install the public beta starting from today.

One of the big changes coming with macOS High Sierra is a major change to the Mac's file system. Over the last few years, Apple has used the HFS+ format by default but with this update, it will be switching to a new APFS file system, which is the same system running on the iPhone currently. However, such a major change could potentially mess a few things up, so if you are worried about some things not working, you may want to try High Sierra out on a partition first to test compatibility before switching over. That said, creating a separate partition should be standard practise with any OS still in the beta stage.

Aside from that, the new macOS brings along support for virtual reality as well as official support for external graphics cards. The Metal 2 graphics API will be available to app developers and Mac users will finally be able to use the HEVC video format and HEIF image format. Those are the major changes but as usual, there will be some performance and feature tweaks to various apps too. Safari should be more energy/resource efficient, Siri should perform better etc.

KitGuru Says: I don't tend to update my MacBook as often as I should but it seems some interesting changes are coming with High Sierra- particularly in the GPU department. 

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