MacOS 14.4

macOS 14.4 (build 23E214) is an update to macOS 14 (Sonoma) that was released on March 7, 2024 by Apple Inc.
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==Development history==
The first developer beta (build 23E5180j) was released on January 29, 2024, followed by a second beta (build 23E5191e) on February 6th.macOS 14.4 beta (23E5180j), Apple Developer. 2024-01-29.macOS 14.4 beta 2 (23E5191e), Apple Developer. 2024-02-06. The third beta (build 23E5196e) was released on February 13th, followed by a fourth (build 23E5205c) on February 20th.macOS 14.4 beta 3 (23E5196e), Apple Developer. 2024-02-13.macOS 14.4 beta 4 (23E5205c), Apple Developer. 2024-02-20. A fifth beta (build 23E5211a) was released on February 27th.macOS 14.4 beta 5 (23E5211a), Apple Developer. 2024-02-27.
A release candidate, which became the release build, was seeded on March 4, 2024.macOS 14.4 Release Candidate (23E214), Apple Developer. 2024-03-04.macOS 14.4 (23E214), Apple Developer. 2024-03-07.
==Features==
This build adds new emoji and updates the Podcasts app to support searchable episode text. It also included bug fixes and security updates to address various vulnerabilities.Apple Releases macOS Sonoma 14.4 by Juli Clover, MacRumors. 2024-03-07.
===Issues===
This build was noted for causing USB hubs connected to external displays to become undetectable, breaking apps that use Java, and preventing license validation of some copy-protected audio plug-ins. These issues were addressed in macOS 14.4.1.macOS Sonoma 14.4: Reasons Not to Upgrade [Updated] by Tim Hardwick, MacRumors. 2024-03-26.
==References==
==See also==
*macOS 12.7.4, a build for macOS Monterey users that addressed similar security issues.
*macOS 13.6.5, a build for macOS Ventura users that addressed similar security issues.
==External links==
*Apple security updates at Apple Support (2024-03-07)
**About the security content of macOS Sonoma 14.4 (2024-08-13)
**What's new in the updates for macOS Sonoma: macOS Sonoma 14.4 (2024-03-07)
*macOS Sonoma: 14.4 at the BetaWiki
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