It’s taken a while to get here, but it’s officially out.
On Thursday, Apple released version 10.8.5 of its OS X Mountain Lion operating system. The new version, a 287 megabyte download, offers the following fixes and changes:
– Fixes an issue that may prevent Mail from displaying messages.
– Improves AFP file transfer performance over 802.11ac Wi-Fi.
– Resolves an issue that may prevent a screen saver from starting automatically.
– Improves Xsan reliability.
– Improves reliability when transferring large files over Ethernet.
– Improves performance when authenticating to an Open Directory server.
– Addresses an issue that prevented a smart card from unlocking preference panes in System Preferences.
– Contains the improvements included in MacBook Air (Mid 2013) Software Update 1.0.
OS X 10.8.5 requires an Intel-based Mac running OS X 10.8 to install and run, the update itself being attainable by using OS X’s Software Update feature.
If you’ve tried the new operating system and have any feedback whatsoever, please let us know in the comments.