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Apple Releases macOS High Sierra 10.13.3 With Fix for Messages Bug

Apple today released macOS High Sierra 10.13.3, the third major update to the macOS High Sierra operating system available for Apple's Macs. macOS High Sierra 10.13.3 comes over a month after the release of macOS High Sierra 10.13.2 and a little over a week after a macOS High Sierra 10.13.2 supplemental update which brought a fix for the Spectre vulnerability.

macOS High Sierra 10.13.2 can be downloaded directly from the Mac App Store or through the Software Update function in the Mac App Store on all compatible Macs that are already running macOS High Sierra.

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No major outward-facing changes were discovered in macOS High Sierra 10.13.3 during the beta testing period, but according to Apple's release notes, it brings security and feature improvements.

The update offers additional fixes for the Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities that were discovered and publicized in early January and initially fixed in macOS High Sierra 10.13.2.

We also know that the update fixes a bug that allowed the App Store menu in System Preferences to be unlocked with any password. Aside from those changes, Apple's release notes say that the update "addresses an issue that could cause Messages conversations to be temporarily listed out of order."

For more information on the macOS High Sierra operating system, make sure to check out our dedicated macOS High Sierra roundup.

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108 months ago
Are they even going to release iMessages in iCloud at this point?
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108 months ago
Haha, the bar started out, raced to 3/4th done, then said 39 minutes left.
In the future, to update, open a Terminal, then:

sudo softwareupdate -i -a

And enter your password. When it's done, type "reboot". It's much faster than using the App Store app, and does the same thing.
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108 months ago
Have you tried submitting this bug to Apple's feedback site? https://www.apple.com/feedback/

The more people that submit bugs like this, the sooner Apple will pour time into fixing them.
Maybe when Steve Jobs was alive and kicking summiting bugs used to work, not anymore, the cat is gone and the mice ara having a party. Sierra renders PDF documents sharp and clear, High Sierra are blurry. Load a pdf document and see it for your self.
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108 months ago
As always they fix this and break something else... That is the motto.

Apple if you read this, please fix Preview to render PDF documents properly. I hope I'm not asking for something impossible...
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108 months ago
This is absurd, I tried what you suggested and the PDF document was rendered perfectly in safe mode, but after the re-boot the PDF document was dull and blurry again. I think this beta software: High Sierra works better in safe mode... unbelievable, the most advanced operating system in the planet can't render a simple PDF. Thank you for your advice, do you have any other suggestion that will fix Preview?

I don't like Acrobat Reader, I like preview for the integrated dictionaries.
You have made some progress; don't be too quick to make conclusions, though. That PDF files render correctly in safe mode suggests that the problem is not macOS 10.13 per se, but perhaps with an incompatible login, user-installed font or other feature that is excluded by safe mode. Check these two Apple Support articles:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201262
https://support.apple.com/kb/PH25614?locale=en_US

The second article explains how to remove all of your login items. After you do that, re-boot and re-check your PDF files in the Preview App. If the blurry file problem is resolved, then re-install your login items one by one (re-booting each time) to find which one caused the problem.

To be even more thorough with isolating the problem, make sure you check with different types of PDF files (i.e., from different sources). Use some PDF files from your own scanner, some created in your Mac by using the "Export as PDF" function or the "Print" then "Save as PDF" function in Safari, some downloaded from other sources, etc.

Another clue to solve your problem is seen in this forum thread. Several users state that they have no problem with PDF files under High Sierra (macOS 10.13). I am in that category as well - my PDF files now render perfectly in Preview in my two Macs - a late 2014 iMac Retina 5K and a late 2010 MacBook Air, both running macOS 10.13.2. It appears that the problem you are having must be due to some specific issue with your setup. Maybe an incompatible login or installed font, as discussed above, or a corrupted macOS installation or other incompatible or corrupted software installation.

BTW, I share your dislike of Acrobat Reader. When I last used it several years ago, it was slow and a pain to keep updated. Preview has become much better in recent years with its added functionality. I hope that Apple will continue to improve and add features to Preview, but I'm not holding my breath.

Good luck ...
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108 months ago
@tywebb13

Is there any order to install? I mean after installing iTunes 12.7.3 and macOS High Sierra 10.13.3 Combo Update can I continue installing the new xprotect and gatekeeper? or I have to install first xprotect and gatekeeper?

Thanks
Came
Order won’t matter.
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