macOS Big Sur 11.2 Update (20D64) is Live! What’s New? DEEP DIVE into all the latest fixes & details

MacOS Big Sur 11.2 (20D64) Final is here! In this video I'll go over all the new fixes and features. The Big Sur 11.2 update was released on February 1st, 2021. This is the 2nd major update for macOS Big Sur and comes one week after the iOS Updates went live.

macOS Big Sur 11.2 What's New? Features & Known Issues - Article!
https://mrmacintosh.com/macos-big-sur-11-2-update-20d64-is-live-whats-new/

macOS Big Sur 11.2 Notes Summary

Big Sur Patch notes public link = https://developer.apple.com/documentation/macos-release-notes

Full macOS Big Sur 11.2 InstallPackage.pkg download link.
http://swcdn.apple.com/content/downloads/04/34/071-00838-A_16DMRFYPPS/g072hb2wh066rj040ekzry97wx2hggfuse/InstallAssistant.pkg

1. This version is the same BuildVersion as 11.2 Beta RC3 = (20D64)
2. If you installed macOS Big Sur 11.2 RC 3 (20D64) you have the production version of macOS and you do not need to update.
3. Full installer released - 12.22GB
4. Waiting to see if CVE-2021-3156 sudo buffer overflow sudo privilege escalation affects the macOS version of sudo 1.8.31. (11.2 still includes sudo 1.8.31)
5. NOTE for the next version of Xcode - "Xcode 12.5 Beta requires a Mac running macOS Big Sur 11 or later."
6. SoftRAID - macOS Big Sur 11.2 update does not allow the SoftRAID driver to load
7. Safari 14.0.3 was just released at 5:30 PM CST for Catalina and Mojave (it's included in the 11.2 update)

MDS - GUI macOS Full Installer Downloader.
https://twocanoes-software-updates.s3.amazonaws.com/MDS.dmg

installinstallmacos.py macOS Full Installer Download Script
https://github.com/munki/macadmin-scripts/blob/main/installinstallmacos.py

Big Sur 11 Releases
Big Sur 11.2 Final (20D64) - 01/01/21
Big Sur 11.1 Final (20C69) – 12/14/20
Big Sur 11.0.1 Final (20B50) – 11/19/20
Big Sur 11.0.1 Final (20B29) – 11/12/20

Links
https://MrMacintosh.com - Apple Mac Enterprise IT Blog & macOS News for MacAdmins

Twitter
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Mac Transition to Apple Silicon Everything you need to know!
https://mrmacintosh.com/mac-transition-to-apple-silicon-everything-you-need-to-know-updated/

New Article How to reinstall macOS on your Apple Silicon Mac
mrmacintosh.com/how-to-reinstall-macos-on-your-apple-silicon-mac-everything-you-need-to-know/

macOS ISPW Firmware Database - Download Full macOS ISPW Files!
https://mrmacintosh.com/apple-silicon-m1-full-macos-restore-ipsw-firmware-files-database/

MacOS Big Sur Index of need to know changes! (UPDATED)
https://mrmacintosh.com/macos-big-sur-11-index-of-need-to-know-changes-links-updated/

macOS Updates Database! – OS, Xprotect & App Version Database
https://mrmacintosh.com/macos-system-status-version-info-for-macadmins/

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