Apple released earlier this month a new OS X Mountain Lion update following months users have been reporting about annoying compatibility bugs with iMessages, VoiceOver, Microsoft Exchange and enterprise Wi-Fi networks, to name just a few. As of June 4th, Apple has released the OS X Mountain Lion v10.8.4 update, available via the Apple Store.
The list of compatibility issues OS X Mountain Lion v10.8.4 fixes is varied and quite long. Sure, we’re happy the fixes are finally here, but we cannot help wonder if this update will cause other compatibility issues later on. From the looks of it, most believe the v10.8.4 update could be the last version of Mountain Lion to make it to users, before next week’s WWDC event, when Apple is expected to announce OS 10.9.
It goes without saying you should update to OS X Mountain Lion v10.8.4 immediately, although you’ve surely been waiting for this update anxiously over the past few weeks. The fixes to those annoying compatibility bugs that have been bothering so many users lately are included in the last OS X Mountain Lion update, promising to put an end to many users’ frustration, particularly enterprises.
The v10.8.4 update delivers fixes for the following compatibility issues: not being able to call non-US phone numbers via FaceTime, not being able to connect or remain connected via certain enterprise Wi-Fi networks, being displayed iMessages out of order, having difficulties using VoiceOver with text in PDF documents, sending the device in scheduled sleep after running Boot Camp, the Microsoft Exchange fiasco in Calendar and not displaying Calendars Birthday accurately in some time zones.
But that’s not all. There are many more fixes the Mountain Lion v10.8.4 delivers, including resolving the issue that prevented users from saving files to an Xsan volume from certain apps, the one that hindered access to see changes in files when made over NFS, as well as the one that prevented documents from being saved to a server using SMB. Other fixes include improvements for Active Directory log-in performance (cached accounts and .local domains), OpenDirectory data replication and 802.1X compatibility with ActiveDirectory networks.
