Enlarge / 10.12.2 fixes some MacBook Pro-specific issues along with its more general fixes. (credit: Andrew Cunningham)
Apple has released the final version of the macOS 10.12.2 update to the public today, the second major update to macOS Sierra since its September launch. Like yesterday’s iOS 10.2 update, 10.12.2 includes support for new and redesigned emoji, but unlike the iOS update it focuses almost entirely on fixes and under-the-hood improvements instead of big, user-visible features.
Let’s cover the general improvements first. For those 2013-and-later models that support unlocking via the Apple Watch, setting up and using the feature has been made more reliable. It could sometimes take a try or two to make the feature work, but this inconsistency should be minimized or eliminated post-update.
Apple also tells us it has tweaked the setup and notifications for the iCloud Desktop and Documents feature, something we complained about a bit in our Sierra review. In many cases, it was hard to know what exactly the feature was doing to your stuff, especially when enabling it on multiple Macs with existing files and folders on their desktops and in their Documents folders. Alerts for the related Optimized Storage feature, which deletes local files that are safely backed up to iCloud when you’re running low on local disk space, have also been tweaked.
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Source: Ars Technica – macOS 10.12.2 includes graphics fixes for the new MacBook Pros and more