MacOS 11.5

macOS 11.5 is an update to macOS 11 (Big Sur) that was released on July 21, 2021 by Apple Inc.macOS Big Sur 11.5 (20G71), Apple Developer. 2021-07-21.
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==Summary==
macOS 11.5 included the following improvements:
*Podcasts Library tab allows the user to choose to see all shows or only followed shows.
This release also fixed the following issues:
*Music may not update play count and last played date in the user's library.
*Smart cards may not work when logging into Mac computers with the M1 chip.
==Development history==
The first developer beta was first released on May 19, 2021.macOS Big Sur 11.5 beta (20G5023d), Apple Developer. 2021-05-19.Apple releases macOS 11.5 beta to developers ahead of 11.4 public release by Michael Potuck, 9to5Mac. 2021-05-19. A public beta was released the following day on May 20.Apple Seeds First Public Betas of iOS 14.7, iPadOS 14.7, and macOS Big Sur 11.5 by Juli Clover, MacRumors. 2021-05-20. Release candidates became available on July 13 and 19.macOS Big Sur 11.5 RC (20G70), Apple Developer. 2021-07-13.macOS Big Sur 11.5 RC (20G71), Apple Developer. 2021-07-19.
==References==
==External links==
*What's new in the updates for macOS Big Sur: macOS Big Sur 11.5 at Apple Support
**About the security content of macOS Big Sur 11.5 (2021-07-21)
**macOS Big Sur 11.5 Release Notes at Apple Developer
**macOS Big Sur 11.5 Beta Release Notes at Apple Developer (archived 2021-05-19)
Category:macOS 11
Category:2021 introductions