Big Sur bug prevents upgrades to the next version
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Re: Big Sur bug prevents upgrades to the next version
#2this is literally a developers worst nightmare ... i experienced this one time when we released an android app. the auto updater broke. so we had to phone the customers to uninstall the app and install a new app. now this was with less than 1,000 users. i can only imagine how this would be like for company like Apple.
Re: Big Sur bug prevents upgrades to the next version
#3I am fairly sure they will and can solve it remotely.
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#4Next headline: Apple software turns sentient and goes rogue, fights for its own survival.
Re: Big Sur bug prevents upgrades to the next version
#5"Under certain conditions, macOS 11.0.1 and macOS 11.1 hosts are requesting the update server send the 11.0.1 update, instead of requesting the next available one."
What conditions are these?
Re: Big Sur bug prevents upgrades to the next version
#6I am fairly sure they will and can solve it remotely.
I'm surprised at the suggestion in the article that Apple won't do something "messy" like push a fix via antivirus, but will instead just leave un-updated Macs around forever unless users (a) find out this a problem somehow, and (b) do a manual update.
Re: Big Sur bug prevents upgrades to the next version
#7this is literally a developers worst nightmare ... i experienced this one time when we released an android app. the auto updater broke. so we had to phone the customers to uninstall the app and install a new app. now this was with less than 1,000 users. i can only imagine how this would be like for company like Apple.
They control the entire OS. They'll have a lot more options to fix this.
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#8Related: "Apple has stopped providing standalone installers for macOS updates" https://eclecticlight.co/2020/12/17/apple-has-stopped-provid...
Re: Big Sur bug prevents upgrades to the next version
#9I came across this on my macbook pro. Kept falling even after reboot. Restarting and installing in safe mode got it upgraded for me.
Re: Big Sur bug prevents upgrades to the next version
#10I am fairly sure they will and can solve it remotely.
I'm surprised at the suggestion in the article that Apple won't do something "messy" like push a fix via antivirus, but will instead just leave un-updated Macs around forever unless users (a) find out this a problem somehow, and (b) do a manual update.
A long time ago iOS 6 or 5 had the same issues with updating the iOS.
Their solution was to push an app to App Store which was called "iOS updater" or something. Installing and launching it would allow you install iOS update from Settings app.
I think they will do the same with Mac