MacOS 10.13.6 available – and iTunes 12.8 with support for AirPlay 2

Apple has its own system. Mac operating on brought a new state. In addition to bug fixes, there is support for the new streaming protocol – but not for the entire system.

After iOS 11.4.1, tvOS 11.4.1 and watchOS 4.3.2 for iPhone and iPad, Apple TV and Apple Watch, Apple also released a new version of macOS for Macintosh users. It is on version 10.13.6 and could be the latest version of the High Sierra series – the next major release is expected in the fall with MacOS 10.14 aka Mojave.

Bug Fixes in Mail and Photos

The Mac Update The operating system mainly provides bug fixes. This fixes a bug that caused the AVCHD media of "some" cameras to not be detected in the Apple Photos application. In the Apple Mail application, messages from a Gmail account could not be moved to other accounts as desired, and this should work again.

iTunes 12.8 with AirPlay 2 pairs and HomePod

The Mac also installs the newly available iTunes 12.8, can be used in the future under MacOS 10.13.6 the new AirPlay 2 streaming service officially . This allows AirPlay 2 speakers such as HomePod to be controlled throughout the house and fed with the same music; In addition, iTunes 12.8 finally includes stereo playback with a configured HomePod pair. Previously Apple had divided here the left and right channels. iTunes 12.8 is also available for Windows

Security Fixes for Sierra and El Capitan

Apple has also fixed a series of vulnerabilities in MacOS 10.13.6 – just under a dozen. Among other things, they were in the kernel, in the new APFS file system, in CFNetwork, IOGraphics and in other system routines. For top-of-the-line versions macOS 10.12 and macOS 10.11, Apple released Security Update 2018-004 Sierra and Security Update 2018-004 El Capitan, which also contain these fixes (but not all). Always available is Safari 11.1.2, also here security holes have been stuffed. The browser is available for High Sierra, Sierra and El Capitan – for Sierra and El Capitan as a separate download.

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