Apple Releases OS X 10.11.3 El Capitan With Multiple Bug Fixes

Apple today released OS X 10.11.3 to the public, marking the launch of the third update to the El Capitan operating system that was first released on September 30. In testing since December 16, OS X 10.11.3 follows the December launch of OS X 10.11.2. Prior to release, Apple seeded three betas of OS X 10.11.3 to developers and public beta testers.

The OS X 10.11.3 update can be downloaded through the Software Update mechanism in the Mac App Store. It is available to all OS X El Capitan users.

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During the beta testing period, no significant outward-facing changes were discovered in OS X 10.11.3, with the update instead aiming to improve performance and fix bugs discovered since the launch of OS X 10.11.2. According to Apple's release notes, OS X 10.11.3 includes unspecified bug fixes and security updates.

The OS X El Capitan 10.11.3 update improves the stability, compatibility, and security of your Mac.

This update contains bug fixes and security updates.

OS X 10.11.3 will be followed by OS X 10.11.4, which is already in testing and has been provided to developers. Like OS X 10.11.3, OS X 10.11.4 appears to be focused on fixing bugs and improving performance rather than introducing new features. OS X 10.11.4 will likely see a spring debut alongside iOS 9.3.

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Top Rated Comments

Sirious Avatar
122 months ago
Hope they add Night Shift to the Mac in the next betas of 10.11.4 :P
Score: 11 Votes (Like | Disagree)
tywebb13 Avatar
122 months ago
links:

yosemite security update 2016-001: https://support.apple.com/kb/DL1856?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US

mavericks security update 2016-001: https://support.apple.com/kb/DL1857?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US

el capitan delta update 10.11.3: https://support.apple.com/kb/DL1858?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US

el capitan combo update 10.11.3: https://support.apple.com/kb/DL1859?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US
Score: 8 Votes (Like | Disagree)
sunapple Avatar
122 months ago
I just want the damn thing to stop asking me to install some Java JDK every hour :(
Score: 7 Votes (Like | Disagree)
John Mcgregor Avatar
122 months ago
WARNING

This update just garbaged the El Capitan installation on my mid-2011 iMac. Beach Balls galore NOT IMPRESSED !
No one knows what kind of slutty installation you had there.
Score: 6 Votes (Like | Disagree)
sniffies Avatar
122 months ago
My body is preparing for OS X 10.12 betas.
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
bobbie424242 Avatar
122 months ago
Hope they add Night Shift to the Mac in the next betas of 10.11.4 :p
There's an app for that: f.lux
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)