I was not expecting the updates today, but they have arrived. The description says the usual, but also includes enhancements to Siri AI, bug fixes, etc.
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Thanks. Just upgraded on iPad and iPhone from 26.7 to 27.2.
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Interested to see how this is viewed before updating any device from OS18.X, especially my MacBook.
macOS 27.2 has some odd tweaks. Like replacing the graphic that appears when pressing the volume up or down controls with a new one that is harder to see. I can imagine some engineer submitting their idea for a new graphic to the OS packaging team year after year and finally being gated by the team, who maybe concluded “no one will notice, so let them have their change.”
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I just updated my Mac Mini to 26.7.2.
There are a significant number of security updates for 27.2. That is reason enough to update.
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We’re in an era where you have to have a really good reason not to take security updates immediately. AI has made the bar for exploiting vulnerabilities so low that you have to assume any published vulnerability will be actively exploited en masse.
A case in point, Plex found a serious vulnerability earlier this year in its server software. One day after publishing the vulnerability, it was being exploited, and three days after that, by Plex own admission it was being exploited “actively and widely”.
On the plus side, AI also makes finding vulnerabilities easier than ever, so on balance I think we’re better off.
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I disagree somewhat. Right now we’re going through waves of “hair on fire” level vulnerabilities that have existed (undiscovered, presumably) for years. When these are discovered there’s instant exploitation, and software companies are sometimes taking days to roll out fixes.
If there’s a known, published, critical security vulnerability that’s being exploited in the wild, any delay to roll out a fix is bad. Very bad. Not suggesting that it’s intentional - but it’s a huge problem. I maintain a server, and sometimes I’m seeing WordPress sites being hacked before the patches even roll out.
There’s also the issue of “security culture.” Many users aren’t conditioned to installing updates, especially when updates are frequently bundled with new software that does things they may not want done in the first place.
“We’re sorry this critical issue has existed for 20 years. Fortunately, if you’re running software from the last three years, we have a fix for you. If you’re not running the newest software, not our fault” is a lousy attitude for software vendors to have.
What I’m HOPING is that we get to the point where software releases are tested aggressively with AI tools before release, so we’re not playing catch-up after the fact. And maybe a point where software companies do a little better job at supporting slightly older software, so users aren’t forced to upgrade - especially if the vulnerability has existed for a decade or more.
At that point I’d agree that we’ll be, on balance, better off.
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Apple has patched 7 actively exploited zero-day vulnerabilities so far in 2026. And I think the total for all vulnerabilities addressed is now over a thousand.
Since updating to macOS 27.2, file and folder renaming in the Finder has changed. It now takes significantly longer after a second click for the name to enter edit mode.
Additionally, in column view, clicking a file or folder occasionally does nothing, and double-clicking sometimes incorrectly opens an item that was selected earlier.
Zero interest in a macOS update.
I have been tempted with iOS 27 (I’m sure because of the the incessant notifications) but still not confident to do so…
Tell me I’m wrong? Am I wrong?
MacOS is the one I’d be most inclined to update, given the security landscape. iOS is a bigger target, but IMHO the security model is better.
I see that right clicking a disk icon on the desktop no longer includes an eject option.
The Finder’s eject buttons don’t seem to work, either.
Is this just my OS installation, or is the Disk Utility (or command line) the only way to eject a disk?
I think this is a justifiable concern. Until Apple allow users to turn off AI and delete AI databases there are higher risks to your data. My iPad won’t go to os27 and my mac remains on Sequoia.
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When I wrote this I was not aware of os27.2 released on 26th Oct that I believe allows users to turn off AI. This means my AI concerns are now reduced, hopefully gone on OS27/iOS27.
Yesterday, updated my Mac from Sequoia to GG and my iPhone MIni 13 (still fine for me) to 27. No drama so far. Big Shortcuts user so it seemed churlish to forego improvement on If/Otherwise etc., seeing as the Tahoe mess has been addressed. No improved Siri on my phone but it’s there on my Mac. Doubt I’ll use it much.
I skipped Tahoe but I’m currently on the latest release on all my devices. My concern is now security. Apple has been receiving so many vulnerability reports that it has capped the number one researcher/group can submit. And that proved to be a mistake at least once.
Apple recently patched dozens of WebKit vulnerabilities, and even vulnerabilities in Contacts, Calendar, Mail, and HomeKit. It seems everything in iOS, iPadOS, and macOS needs fixing. See reports below:
With all that is going on I wonder how much attention older versions of Apple software is getting?
I believe you can turn off Siri AI or Siri in general as well as block Apple AI from any or all apps through the settings.
Very strange. This morning I have the full right click menu again. Yesterday I had a very abbreviated menu, which I unfortunately didn’t screenshot.
It wasn’t just the right click menu. The Finder’s File->Eject function was grayed out and the eject buttons in the Finder’s sidebar did nothing.
Spotlight, maybe? I didn’t deliberately re-index. Or maybe AI was aghast at my mistrust of its altruistic beneficence.
Either way, things with my external disks are back to normal, at least immediately after a reboot.