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Studio Display and Studio Display XDR Get Firmware Update

Apple today released a new firmware update for the Studio Display and ‌Studio Display‌ XDR, its two new monitors that came out earlier in March.

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The ‌Studio Display‌ Firmware 26.4 update is only for the new ‌Studio Display‌ options, and it is not available on the older model.

‌Studio Display‌ firmware can be updated by connecting the display to a Mac and going to System Settings > Software Update.

Apple did not provide release notes for the firmware update.

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Top Rated Comments

16 weeks ago
Where’s my polishing cloth firmware update Apple?
Score: 9 Votes (Like | Disagree)
16 weeks ago
Would be very good if Apple provides exact details on what is changing with the firmware update.
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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16 weeks ago
My initial observations:
Switching presets no longer causes black screen (switching works instantly and no issue with adaptive refresh rate)
Music sounds fuller in my opinion
Waking up from sleep appears to be noticeably faster
Early impression is automatic brightness is smoother and no noticeable flickering. Still need to test this more to confirm.
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
16 weeks ago
They added the Medical Imaging presets. Let's hope they also fixed some of the crash issues that other reported.


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Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
16 weeks ago
finally solved the issue: it has something to do with your current profile and some internal conflict within, creating a new volume and installing tahoe took about 30 mins and new xdr update finally showed up as 2.14 and update went smoothly. i then deleted the new volume and we're back in the saddle.

its not the monitor boys, its the base unit and current login/volume that cause issues for some of us
Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)
16 weeks ago

I think $999 and $1999 would be good prices. But Apple has to get $999 just for a stand.
I guess you are not aware of 5K monitors' prices on the market.
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