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Apple releases macOS Catalina 10.15.2 update

Early Thursday, Apple released its macOS Catalina 10.15.2 update to the public. The update, which weighs in around a 3GB download, brings a number of changes to Apple News, Stocks, Photos, Mail, and other applications alongside standard performance and stability improvements.

The update features the following fixes and changes:

‌Apple News

  • New layout for ‌Apple News‌+ stories from The Wall Street Journal and other leading newspapers

Stocks

  • Get links to related stories or more stories from the same publication at the end of an article
  • “Breaking” and “Developing” labels for Top Stories
  • Stories from ‌Apple News‌ are now available in Canada in English and French
  • This update also includes the following bug fixes and improvements:

Music

  • Restores the column browser view for managing the music library
  • Resolves an issue that may prevent album artwork from appearing
  • Fixes an issue that may reset music equalizer settings during playback

iTunes Remote 

  • Adds support for using an ‌iPhone‌ or iPad to remotely control the Music and TV apps on a Mac

Photos‌

  • Resolves an issue that may cause some .AVI and .MP4 files to appear as unsupported
  • Fixes an issue that prevents newly created folders from appearing in Albums view
  • Addresses an issue where manually sorted images in an album may be printed or exported out of order
  • Fixes an issue that prevents the zoom-to-crop tool from working in a print preview

Mail

  • Addresses an issue that may cause Mail Preferences to open with a blank window
  • Resolves an issue that may prevent using undo from retrieving deleted mail

Other

  • Improves the reliability of syncing books and audiobooks to your ‌iPad‌ or ‌iPhone‌ through Finder
  • Fixes an issue where reminders may be out of order in the Today smart list in the Reminders app
    Resolves an issue that may cause slow typing performance in the Notes app

As always, the update can be located, downloaded, and installed via the “Software Update” menu in System Preferences.

If you’ve had a chance to try macOS Catalina 10.15.2 and have any feedback to offer, please let us know about your experience in the comments.

Via AppleInsider