Apple Breakfast: Monterey's teething troubles

Craig Federighi goes to war on sideloading, the social media giants lose a fortune and macOS Monterey causes headaches: all the Apple news you missed this week, in a handy bite-sized roundup.

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Monterey's teething troubles

macOS Monterey arrived last week and mostly we've had a great experience with it - but that's sadly not the case for everyone. This week we've been hearing about all the problems people are having.

First of all there were reports that some USB hubs with updated systems. Then we heard about a that is causing some Macs to run out of free memory, with users reporting seeing the warning: "Your system has run out of application memory." Now, to top it all, there are concerning reports that some Macs are being bricked when Monterey is installed.

The problem seems to be affecting older Intel-based models with the T1 and T2 chips. One possible fix is to restore the Mac's firmware - Apple explains how to do that - but it's not an easy one to fix. We detail all the .

If you haven't installed the latest version of macOS yet it might be worth sticking on Big Sur for just a bit longer.

News in brief

Facebook, Snapchat and YouTube are losing money as a direct result of Apple's new iPhone tracking protections, according to the Financial Times. How much money?

Could the wrongest Apple analyst , wonders the Macalope.

Pour one out for the 21.5in Intel iMac, which Apple has . Intel has not been completely banished from the Apple Store, since you can still buy , but it takes us one step close to complete M1-ification.

One good bit of news: according to the vandals at iFixit, who have been busy tearing down Apple's latest laptops, the because the battery isn't glued in place.

Now that people are getting their hands on the various configurations of MacBook Pro we are seeing some impressive benchmarks for the M1 Max - especially compared to the Mac Pro. See:

The M2 Macs , reckons Roman Loyola.

Sometimes you get the impression that reviews of the iPhone and Apple Watch are not written for the reader, but for the author and those exactly like them. , argues Halyna Kubiv in this week's Different Think column.

Apple's next chips could have .

Apple has three of its Beats headphones models: the Powerbeats3, Beats Solo Pro and Beats EP. This may reflect a diversion of resources to higher-priority models while the chip shortage continues, or a preparation for more launches, to go with the new .

Talking of the chip shortage, expect in the run up to Christmas.

Apple has posted a mentioning the mysterious term "homeOS", suggesting that a new operating system is in development. On the other hand, it could just be a rebranding of HomePod OS.

Video of the week

Apple's 27in iMac is reportedly next in line for an M1 Pro upgrade, as the company continues its two-year transition to Apple Silicon. The latest Pro-level MacBooks use new M1 Pro and M1 Max chips, which is what the new iMac is expected to get, along with mini-LED screens, ProMotion displays and maybe Face ID. Meanwhile, some M1 Pro/M1 Max MacBook Pro users have reported memory leak issues.