A month after the official launch of the new macOS Big Sur, the first update has been released by Apple.
This update adds support for AirPods Max – the recently-launched over-ear headphones. It also brings App Store privacy labels and Apple News widgets, as well as a refreshed Photos app that will now allow users to edit Apple ProRAW photos.
In addition to this, air quality health recommendations will also be provided in Weather and Siri for countries including India, the UK, and the US.
The macOS Big Sur 11.1 update is the biggest and ever anticipated one. It brought with it a redesigned interface, an updated menu bar that is more translucent than ever, full-height sidebars, redesigned Dock with updated app icons, and an updated Control Center. It also comes along with bug fixes, TV app enhancements and privacy information on the App store. The AppleTv+ tab will now allow users to search movies or Tv shows by genre.
Furthermore, there are new window options for iPhone and iPad apps on Apple Mac machines with M1 chip. These window options let users switch between landscape and portrait orientations or expand a window to fill the entire screen.
Follow these steps to install the macOS Big Sur 11.1 update
Swipe you way to the Software update menu in the System Preferences app and click on Software Update after going into the Apple menu from the top-left corner of the screen.
Alternatively, you can go to the ‘About This Mac’ option from the Apple menu and then click the Software Update button..
The new update can also be downloaded directly from the Mac App store.
The macOS Big Sur is compatible with MacBook (2015 and later models), MacBook Air (2013 and later models), MacBook Pro (late 2013 and later models), Mac mini (2014 and later models), iMac (2014 and later models), iMac Pro (2017 and later models) and Mac Pro (2013 and later models),so can be installed on these machines as well.
