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Apple issues OS X 10.8.4 to fix out of order iMessages

Lewis Leong

Lewis Leong

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OS X Mountain LionIf you’ve noticed that your iMessages have been showing up out of order on your Mac, then your fix is here. Apple just released OS X 10.8.4 to patch this iMessage flaw as well as a handful of other bugs. This patch comes just a week away from Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference. OS X 10.8.4 had been in testing for a few months and it’s nice to see it finally fix the annoying iMessage bug. While your old conversations may still be out of order, the bug fix should stop future iMessage conversations from appearing out of order.

Here’s the full list of changes in OS X 10.8.4:

  • Compatibility improvements when connecting to certain enterprise Wi-Fi networks
  • Microsoft Exchange compatibility improvements in Calendar
  • A fix for an issue that prevented FaceTime calls to non-U.S. phone numbers
  • A fix for an issue that may prevent scheduled sleep after using Boot Camp
  • Improves VoiceOver compatibility with text in PDF documents
  • Includes Safari 6.0.5, which improves stability for some websites with chat features and games
  • A fix for an issue that may cause iMessages to display out of order in Messages
  • Resolves an issue in which Calendars Birthdays may appear incorrectly in certain time zones
  • A fix for an issue that may prevent the desktop background picture from being preserved after restart
  • A fix for an issue that may prevent documents from being saved to a server using SMB
  • Addresses an issue that may prevent certain files from opening after copied to a volume named “Home”
  • A fix for an issue that may prevent changes to files made over NFS from displaying
  • Resolves an issue saving files to an Xsan volume from certain applications
  • Improves Active Directory log-in performance, especially for cached accounts or when using a .local domain
  • Improves OpenDirectory data replication
  • Improves 802.1X compatibility with ActiveDirectory networks
  • Improves compatibility when using mobile accounts

To update to the latest version of OS X, simply open up the Mac App Store and head over to the “Updates” tab.

[Source: Apple]

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