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Re: macOS Catalina 10.15.5

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Post by dvfjsdhgfv »

frankjr wrote: post #51
sheinsheish wrote: post #42

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Meaning? Can you elaborate a bit? I’ve just downgraded to Mojave on an iMac (fusion drive) primarily used for Logic Pro. Do you think Mojave is not getting updates anymore ?

The "ignored" flag caused macOS to NOT offer the update to the new major version every once in a while (a little popup in the top right corner). It also made the Software Update app report that there are no updates available. After installing this update, the Update app reports the update to Catalina even though I have ignored the update previously on this machine. This does not mean that Mojave is not getting any mo…

Is there a patch somewhere that turns the nag off permanently? I'm definitely not updating several of my machines to Catalina in the next years, and the nag is just an useless distraction.

Re: macOS Catalina 10.15.5

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Post by Reason077 »

diimdeep wrote: post #3

> The battery health management feature in macOS 10.15.5 is designed to improve your battery's lifespan by reducing the rate at which it chemically ages. The feature does this by monitoring your battery's temperature history and its charging patterns. > Based on the measurements that it collects, battery health management may reduce your battery's maximum charge when in this mode. This happens as needed to ensure tha…

Swollen batteries were a result of design/manufacturing defects. It was certainly a common issue 5-10 years ago but should hopefully be a thing of the past by now.

Modern batteries should never swell, but will still wear out over time. Smarter battery management should be able to extend their lifespan.

Re: macOS Catalina 10.15.5

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Post by sibartlett »

72deluxe wrote: post #56
dochtman wrote: post #12

Software Update isn't showing me 10.15.5 yet. Others? On my 2019 16" I've definitely noticed that Zoom calls slow stuff down by a lot. Would be great if that gets fixed here.

Why would a single application's behaviour get "fixed" by an OS update?? Isn't the issue with Zoom? Have you looked in Activity Monitor or Instruments to see what Zoom is doing to see why the machine gets sluggish?

> Improves performance on certain Mac models when enabling hardware acceleration in GPU-intensive apps such as those used for video conferencing

Re: macOS Catalina 10.15.5

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Post by Hates_ »

albertzeyer wrote: post #37

I'm still on High Sierra... I wonder if there are really good reasons to upgrade to Mojave? (I only know about disadvantages about upgrading to Catalina.)

I'm on HS too, but finding that occassionaly apps require 10.14+, which is making me consider upgrading.

Re: macOS Catalina 10.15.5

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Post by sheinsheish »

frankjr wrote: post #51
sheinsheish wrote: post #42

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Meaning? Can you elaborate a bit? I’ve just downgraded to Mojave on an iMac (fusion drive) primarily used for Logic Pro. Do you think Mojave is not getting updates anymore ?

The "ignored" flag caused macOS to NOT offer the update to the new major version every once in a while (a little popup in the top right corner). It also made the Software Update app report that there are no updates available. After installing this update, the Update app reports the update to Catalina even though I have ignored the update previously on this machine. This does not mean that Mojave is not getting any mo…

thank you my friend.

Re: macOS Catalina 10.15.5

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Post by TMWNN »

dirtylowprofile wrote: post #65
TMWNN wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Same, except on Mojave. Keeping fingers crossed that 10.16 will continue supporting 2012.

Why are you still on Mojave? If I may ask

I still have 32-bit applications.

More to the point, I don't know of any compelling reasons to upgrade from Mojave. The new battery-conditioning feature may be the first such.

Re: macOS Catalina 10.15.5

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Post by 72deluxe »

sibartlett wrote: post #63
72deluxe wrote: post #56

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why would a single application's behaviour get "fixed" by an OS update?? Isn't the issue with Zoom? Have you looked in Activity Monitor or Instruments to see what Zoom is doing to see why the machine gets sluggish?

> Improves performance on certain Mac models when enabling hardware acceleration in GPU-intensive apps such as those used for video conferencing

Thanks! Shows me up for not noticing that. Thanks for highlighting it, I honestly would have not noticed it otherwise.

Re: macOS Catalina 10.15.5

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Post by kjakm »

m1h4 wrote: post #31

Still having a (at least one of the multiple different) kernel panic during sleep: panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff801e29169c): Sleep transition timed out after 180 seconds while calling power state change callbacks. Suspected bundle: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily. Thread 0x2754. Ever since moving to a brand new 16" MBP there isn't a day that passes wihout me being welcomed by the crash report dialog…

Glad to hear I'm not the only one. I've started getting these in the last week. It coincided with a screen replacement but sounds like that might be a coincidence based on your report.
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