If you have OS X Yosemite on your Mac, you will want to install to this update, OS X 10.10.2, which is chock full o’ security patches and bug fixes. That said, if you’ve been waiting for Apple to fix the Yosemite WiFi and Mail issues before installing Cupertino’s latest desktop opus, this is the sign you’ve been waiting for.
But enough banter, here are the public details of OS X 10.10.2 Update. For more information of the security content of this update, scroll down below the fold.
• OS X 10.10.2 Update (Software Update, Mac App Store, Delta Version)
— Resolves an issue that may cause WiFi to disconnect
— Resolves an issue that may cause web pages to load slowly
— Fixes an issue that caused Spotlight to load remote email content when the preference was disabled in Mail
— Improves audio and video sync when using Bluetooth headphones
— Adds the ability to browse iCloud Drive in Time Machine
Improves VoiceOver speech performance
— Resolves an issue that causes VoiceOver to echo characters when entering text on a web page
— Addresses an issue that may cause the input method to switch languages unexpectedly
— Improves stability and security in Safari
As reported by the Fairer Platform and a host of other knowledgeable sites, OS X 10.10.2 includes fixes for the so-called ThunderStrike issue, as well as patches for a trio of zero day, but not scary, vulnerabilties uncovered by Google Project Zero.
Additionally, according to Ars Technica, OS X 10.10.2 Update also patches a Spotlight search + Microsoft Bing search issue that could cause Spotlight to “load remote e-mail content.”
Again, as OS X 10.10.2 contains important if not critical security patches and updates, you will want to install as soon as possible and the OS X 10.10.2 link above (bold) will take to the Mac App Store and Software Update…