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What's New:

The macOS High Sierra ten.xiii.six Update adds AirPlay two multiroom audio back up for iTunes and improves the stability and security of your Mac. This update is recommended for all users.

  • Added download links for Security Update 2019-001, which is recommended for all users and improves the security of macOS.
  • The macOS High Sierra 10.13.6 Supplemental Update improves the stability and reliability of MacBook Pro with Touch Bar (2018) computers and is recommended for all users.
  • The macOS High Sierra ten.13.vi update adds AirPlay 2 multi-room audio support for iTunes and improves the stability and security of your Mac.

AirPlay 2 for iTunes

  • Control your home sound system and AirPlay 2-enabled speakers throughout your house
  • Play music at the same time on multiple AirPlay two-enabled speakers in your house, all in sync

Other improvements and fixes

  • Fixes an issue that may prevent Photos from recognizing AVCHD media from some cameras
  • Fixes an issue that may preclude Mail users from moving a message from Gmail to another account

Previous release notes:

The macOS High Sierra ten.13.5 update improves the stability, operation, and security of your Mac and is recommended for all users.

This update adds back up for Letters in iCloud, which lets you store messages with their attachments in iCloud and costless up infinite on your Mac. To enable Letters in iCloud, go to Preferences in Messages, click Accounts, then select "Enable Messages in iCloud".

The macOS Loftier Sierra x.13.iii update improves the security, stability, and reliability of your Mac.

This update:

  • Addresses an event that could cause Messages conversations to temporarily exist listed out of lodge
  • Adds support for 70 new emoji including food types, animals, mythical creatures, clothing options, more expressive smiley faces, gender-neutral characters and more than
  • Fixes a problems where Bluetooth may exist unavailable during Apple Pay transactions
  • Improves the reliability of Microsoft Exchange bulletin sync in Mail
  • Fixes an event where Spotlight may not take keyboard input

Features:

Get things washed by asking Siri, the intelligent assistant now on your Mac:

  • Enjoy your favorite features from iOS as well as new ones optimized for Mac.
  • Send messages, create reminders, search the web, and more while yous work.
  • Elevate and drib or copy and paste Siri results into your documents.
  • Pin Siri results in Notification Heart and reference them later.
  • Detect files, accommodate settings, and get system information just by asking Siri.

Copy and paste between your devices with Universal Clipboard.

  • Copy a quote, image, or video from an app on i device and paste information technology into an app on some other device.

Automatically log in with Motorcar Unlock.

  • Log in to your Mac automatically when yous wear your Apple tree Watch --- no need to type your password.

Enjoy the convenience and security of Apple tree Pay when yous shop on the web.

  • Apply Apple Pay to make easy, secure payments when shopping in Safari on your Mac.
  • Complete your buy with Touch on ID on your iPhone or with your Apple Watch.

Access files on your Mac desktop from your iPhone with iCloud Desktop and Documents.

  • Automatically store all the files on your desktop and in your Documents folder in iCloud, and access them from all your devices.
  • Proceed the aforementioned desktop and Documents folder on your other Mac.

Hands free upward infinite on your Mac with Optimized Storage.
  • Automatically store seldom-used files in iCloud, where they'll exist available on demand.
  • Additional tools help you remove files you don't need, to save even more space.

Get control of your desktop with tabs in apps.

  • Use tabs to manage multiple windows in Maps, Pages, Keynote, Numbers, and more.
  • Work with tabs in your favorite 3rd-party apps --- no developer adoption required.

Keep an eye on the big game or your favorite video with Picture in Picture.

  • Float a video window from Safari or iTunes over your desktop as you work.
  • Identify the Picture in Picture window in whatever corner, and information technology stays put when y'all switch spaces or piece of work in full screen.

Rediscover the nearly meaningful moments in your Photos library.

  • Savour favorite and forgotten occasions from your photo library with Memories.
  • View your images by who's in them. Photos uses advanced confront recognition technology to automatically grouping photos of the same person together.
  • Search your photos past what'south in them, such equally beaches, dogs, or concerts, thanks to intelligent search that can recognize objects and scenes.
  • Rail your photo expeditions across an interactive world map.

Enjoy an all-new Apple Music experience in iTunes.

  • Hands navigate your library with the redesigned Apple Music.
  • Notice keen new music thanks to expert curation and advanced machine learning that give yous the best recommendations.

Liven up your Messages conversations.

  • See web content previews and watch spider web videos right in a conversation.
  • Reply to messages with quick, handy Tapbacks.
  • Express yourself with 3x larger emoji.
  • View the stickers, Digital Touch, invisible ink, and handwritten messages that friends send from their iOS devices.

Some features may not exist available in all regions or all languages. Some features take hardware requirements. Some features require an iCloud storage plan.

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