
– Autoplay keeps music playing by automatically playing a similar song, once you’ve reached the end of a song or playlist – Siri now includes more diverse voice options – New face emojis, heart emojis, woman with a beard emoji – Support for separate skin tones for each individual in all variations of the couple kissing emoji and couple with heart emoji – Keyboard, mouse and trackpad support for iPhone and iPad games that support game controllers – Keyboard support for iPhone and iPad games designed to use device tilt – Support for displaying the highest resolution version of an iPhone or iPad app in full screen – Option to change an iPhone and iPad app’s window size – Lost Mode notifies you when your AirTag is found, and you can enter a phone number where you can be contacted – The Find My network with hundreds of millions of devices can help you find your AirTag, even when it isn’t nearby – Support for AirTag to keep track of and find your important items like your keys, wallet, backpack and more, privately and securely in the Find My app MacOS Big Sur 11.3 adds support for AirTag, includes iPhone and iPad app improvements for Macs with M1, introduces separate skin tone variations for emoji with couples, and adds more diverse voice options for Siri. Release notes for macOS Big Sur are as follows: macOS Big Sur 11.3 Update Direct Download Links (IPSW)Īpple hosts the following IPSW files for MacOS 11.3 for Apple Silicon Macs: IF you’re running macOS Catalina or Mojave, you’ll find updates for Safari and security updates instead. Select to update to ‘macOS Big Sur 11.3’ when it is shown as availableĬompleting installation requires the Mac to reboot.Choose the “Software Update” preference panel.From the Apple menu or the Dock, select “System Preferences”.

Failure to backup can result in data loss if an update goes awry. Separately, Apple has also released Safari updates for macOS Catalina and Mojave, iOS 14.5 for iPhone, iPadOS 14.5 for iPad, tvOS 14.5 for Apple TV, and watchOS 7.4 for Apple Watch.Īlways backup the Mac with Time Machine prior to updating any system software.

Full release notes for macOS 11.3 with all additions and changes are included further below. There are also new Emoji icons available, including a woman with a beard, syringe, and a heart on fire. In particular, macOS Big Sur 11.3 includes new customization options for Safari, a new control panel for touch alternatives when using iOS and iPadOS apps on Macs (for Apple Silicon models only), updates to Reminders app with a return of the List feature and ability to print reminders, support for Playstation 5 and Xbox X game controllers, along with various other smaller changes and improvements.
