Mac OS X gets bumped to version 10.11.3, brings bug fixes and security updates

Apple on Tuesday released OS X El Capitan 10.11.3, a new point release that the company says brings bug fixes and security updates to the venerable desktop operating system.

There is no word yet on what specific changes Apple has made, but it figures to be a less wide-ranging update than OS X 10.11.2. That release brought improved Wi-Fi reliability, enhancements to Handoff and AirDrop, and fixes for problems with Mail and iCloud Photo Sharing.

Apple had previously provided developers with two beta releases of 10.10.3. The last preview dropped on Jan. 6.

OS X 10.11.3 is available now via the Updates tab of the Mac App Store.

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26 Comments

dynamicmange

said about 8 years ago

I just installed 10.11.3 on a month old Macbook Pro 15" (w/ discrete gfx). I have never had a system crash or problem on this MBP at all. Within 10 minutes of installing the 10.11.3 update, my keyboard and touchpad became unresponsive while using Chrome. The force click sound of the touchpad was gone. I could put the laptop to sleep, but the keyboard still wouldn't respond after waking up which made it impossible to log in, so I had to hard boot it. Yay.

1983

said about 8 years ago

After a myriad of little problems, especially with iTunes with my rMBP after installing the last update to OS-X (which did sort themselves out after a little while...somehow) I'm holding off on this.

h2p

said about 8 years ago

dynamicmange said:

I just installed 10.11.3 on a month old Macbook Pro 15" (w/ discrete gfx)... Within 10 minutes of installing the 10.11.3 update, my keyboard and touchpad became unresponsive while using Chrome... so I had to hard boot it. Yay.

Thank you... and I'm sorry to hear about the issues.

techprod1gy

said about 8 years ago

I have a mid 2012 MBP. It has always been rock solid. No issues yet with the latest update.

SpamSandwich

said about 8 years ago

dynamicmange said:

I just installed 10.11.3 on a month old Macbook Pro 15" (w/ discrete gfx). I have never had a system crash or problem on this MBP at all. Within 10 minutes of installing the 10.11.3 update, my keyboard and touchpad became unresponsive while using Chrome. The force click sound of the touchpad was gone. I could put the laptop to sleep, but the keyboard still wouldn't respond after waking up which made it impossible to log in, so I had to hard boot it. Yay.

Sounds like another "must avoid" update.