Tell HN: Consider waiting before upgrading to macOS Sonoma
I upgraded to it yesterday and noticed several bugs, two of which are quite annoying:
1. The Touch ID feature is not functioning perfectly. It fails to detect fingerprints after only two unsuccessful attempts, whereas it used to allow around 5 fingerprint retries before requesting a password.
2. Today, when I locked my computer and tried to log in to my main account, it displayed the profile picture of the standard account and the name 'main account.' I only realized this after restarting macOS.
Occasionally, when launching new apps, the screen experiences a brief glitch.
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Think about it, they've only tested things internally and haven't received bug reports from the masses yet.
If you really value stability, perhaps don't upgrade for a few months.
Nit: There is a public beta channel with external testers.
But otherwise I agree. Waiting for the first minor version after a major release is rarely a bad idea (assuming any security patches are backported to earlier major releases).
I usually wait a point release or two before updating my work MBP.
Control Center and Stage Manager have been messes for years at this point, beside many other small but obvious annoyances.
- waits ~6 months (from release time) before upgrading to a major macOS version
- usually skips 1 version in between (e.g., I'm on macOS Monterrey, haven't updgraded to Ventura. I'll upgrade to Sonoma in a few months)
There are rarely any new features that I really need. So by the time I upgrade, most bugs are usually sorted out.
And not just for OS updates.
For example, I have noticed that if a new model (or generation of and existing model) of a car comes out, it's better to wait for a year or two for them to iron out the issues.
(No I don't purchase cars frequently; just an enthusiastic who keeps track of the industry).