macOS 15.3, the fourth release of Sequoia, will be hitting Software Update soon. Apple’s release notes for the release candidate are out and give us some insight into the new features and fixes that are coming.
The big change is that for all M-series based systems Apple Intelligence will be enabled by default. If you don’t want to use Apple Intelligence, you’ll need to turn it off.
If you want to turn Apple Intelligence off, open System Settings and choose Apple Intelligence & Siri. Turn off the Apple Intelligence option and confirm your choice in the dialog that appears by tapping Turn Off Apple Intelligence.
The only change Apple has documented is a fix for SwiftUI.
MacRumors is reporting a number of other updates including:
- Genmoji creation in Messages and other apps
- Calculator repeats the last mathematical operation when you click the equals sign again as per iOS 18.3
- Easily manage settings for notification summaries from the Lock Screen (Mac with Apple silicon)
- Updated style for summarised notifications better distinguishes them from other notifications by using italicised text as well as the glyph (Mac with Apple silicon)
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