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Apple releases macOS Monterey 12.2.1 update, chases after Bluetooth/battery drain issue

Apple on Thursday released macOS Monterey 12.2.1. The update, a 1.04 gigabyte download, adds the following fixes and changes: Important security updates and fixes an issue for Intel-based Mac computers that may cause the battery to drain during sleep when connected to Bluetooth peripherals. The update looks to chase down a bug that caused batteries […]

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OneDrive Mac users complain about updated version, errors accessing local copies of synced files

This could qualify as something of a mess. Following up on a series of changes as to how OneDrive syncs files and folders to the Mac, a number of users have reported errors about the cloud storage service, following Microsoft’s rollout last month of a new “Files On-Demand Experience” for Macs running macOS 12.1 and […]

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macOS Monterey 12.2 battery drain workaround posted

Following up on the macOS Monterey 12.2 battery drain story, in which a number of users have cited severe overnight MacBook battery drain, a workaround has been found: Developer João Pavão tweeted a RADAR report for the bug: While Apple hasn’t yet issued a fix, there is at least a clunky workaround: Switch off Bluetooth […]

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Some users cite complete Bluetooth-based overnight battery drain following macOS Monterey 12.2 update

Well, this is why they have follow up updates after major releases. It’s also sort of a mess. Following the update to macOS Monterey 12.2, a number of users have reported issues with their Bluetooth in which their Mac battery life goes from 100 percent to 0 percent overnight. Since Apple released the public beta […]

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Apple releases macOS Monterey 12.2, macOS Big Sur 11.6.3, macOS Catalina Security Update 2022-1

Apple on Wednesday released macOS Monterey 12.2, the second major update to its macOS Monterey operating system. ‌macOS Monterey‌ 12.2 is a bug fix update, and Apple’s release notes have no information other than generic bug fix information. We don’t yet have a full list of security updates, but we do know that ‌macOS Monterey‌ […]