
Now, within the Notes app Mac users can lock individual notes with a password. The update also brings support for password protected Notes, which is also there in the iOS 9.3 for iPhone and iPad models. ( Also see: Everything You Should Know About Apple's New 4-Inch Phone) The feature can be distinguished from the regular photos inside the Messages app by a small circular icon at the top corner, clicking on which will show a photo viewer playing the animation. It is worth mentioning that the Live Photos feature was only visible in Mac Photos app previously. The update brings support for Live Photos in the Messages app. The OS X El Capitan v10.11.4 update will be reaching out to all OS X El Capitan users, and can be downloaded via Apple's Software Update process in the Mac App Store. The OS version has been in testing since January this year. Apple also released iOS 9.3 on Monday for iOS devices.įor the Mac users, the Cupertino firm has released OS X El Capitan v10.11.4, which is the company's third major update since the introduction of the operating system in September last year. It also released OS X El Capitan v10.11.4, along with watchOS 2.2 and tvOS 9.2, all featuring new functionalities and improvements over the previous versions. If you haven't yet updated to OS X 10.11.4, then you might want to hold off upgrading until this issue is addressed.Apple on Monday finally put an end to rumours by officially launching its iPhone SE, 9.7-inch iPad Pro, and new Apple Watch Bands. Unfortunately, this is only a short-term fix, and some users have been forced to either rollback their systems to 10.11.3 using a Time Machine backup, or reinstalling OS X from scratch (both of which are time-consuming activities). The freeze-ups appear to be random, and they require the system to be hard rebooted to bring it back to life. The freeze-ups are also being reported by users who have installed the Safari Technology Preview Version 1 and OS X 10.11.5 Public Beta 1. The majority of these freezing system - although not all - appear to be 13-inch Retina MacBook Pros (Early 2015) and 15-inch MacBook Pro (Mid 2015).

There are widespread reports of systems freezing up following the updates.

If your Mac has been freezing up since you applied the OS X 10.11.4 update to El Capitan, then take comfort in the fact that you're not alone. MacBook Pros appear to be the most affected.
