Mac OS Sierra (10.12)
Sep 20, 2016, 1:25 pm
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Mac OS Sierra (10.12)
Just got this downloaded and installed. It looks... the same.
I still can't get unlock with watch to work. It did take about a half hour to download and a half hour to install on my MacBook Pro. I'm certain it will take longer on the Mac Mini tonight.
I still can't get unlock with watch to work. It did take about a half hour to download and a half hour to install on my MacBook Pro. I'm certain it will take longer on the Mac Mini tonight.
Sep 20, 2016, 2:30 pm
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Sep 20, 2016, 4:07 pm
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https://9to5mac.com/2016/07/07/faq-h...a-2-watchos-3/ might help with the unlock with watch. Still may be faster to manually enter in the passcode.
Sep 21, 2016, 12:26 pm
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My MBP running the Sierra GM seed hasn't asked me about watch unlocking yet. I'm downloading the official release right now though so perhaps I'll get that prompt after installation.
Sep 22, 2016, 1:57 am
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For some of the oldest Macs for which this upgrade is allowed, has there been any noticeable change in speed? I've asked around for some with even 2010 Macs and checked out my own too, and it seems to have worked out well so far.
Sep 22, 2016, 3:12 am
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I upgraded. It seems to work OK - but I've not really noticed much difference.
I tried using Siri. What a waste of time. I tried a couple of what I though were simple queries - from my office in Eindhoven.
"When is the next train to Schiphol Airport" - the result was a list of train time table websites.
"How to I get to the Pullman Eindhoven Hotel?" - it initially got the spelling of Pullman correct, but then auto-corrected it to "Paulman". It then asked me which hotel I meant, and gave a list of 3 hotels in Eindhoven, none of which were the Pullman
So, it won't be used again.
I tried using Siri. What a waste of time. I tried a couple of what I though were simple queries - from my office in Eindhoven.
"When is the next train to Schiphol Airport" - the result was a list of train time table websites.
"How to I get to the Pullman Eindhoven Hotel?" - it initially got the spelling of Pullman correct, but then auto-corrected it to "Paulman". It then asked me which hotel I meant, and gave a list of 3 hotels in Eindhoven, none of which were the Pullman
So, it won't be used again.
Sep 22, 2016, 1:11 pm
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For a mid-2012 MBA I see no difference in speed, for better or worse.
Sep 25, 2016, 1:59 am
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after the upgrade and if you are logged in to the same apple id account, is the universal clipboard thing supposed to just work?
ETA: cycled bt and wifi on the phone and it started working .. nice feature.
-David
ETA: cycled bt and wifi on the phone and it started working .. nice feature.
-David
Last edited by LIH Prem; Sep 25, 2016 at 2:20 am
Sep 25, 2016, 9:46 am
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It is still a dot release so there weren't a lot of big changes. The biggest change is the integration with Siri. So far for me its been pretty stable (and that is probably the biggest thing I ask of an OS). I've got it on a 2016 Macbook. I've gotten rid of my iPhone and watch so I do lose a lot of the integrations, but picked up an Android that works a lot better with my car.
Sep 26, 2016, 1:05 am
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Sep 27, 2016, 12:21 pm
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I'm starting to have some issues with 10.12 and my MBP. Battery life has suddenly tanked. I'm burning through 15-20 in under an hour and aren't really using things any differently. It seems to be working just fine on my mac mini, but when I started writing this post I was at 52% and it dropped to 48% bounced up to 50% and is now at 49.
Sep 28, 2016, 7:22 am
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MBP late 2011, no noticeable change in speed.