
To update your Mac, just open the App Store and then click Updates in the toolbar. Finally, Apple also has a detailed list of security updates provided in MacOS Sierra 10.12.4.


NIGHT SHIFT FOR MAC PDF
Resolves several PDF rendering and annotation issues in Preview.Improves right-to-left language support for the Touch Bar, toolbar, and visual tab picker in Safari.Adds Dictation support for Shanghainese.Adds Siri support for cricket scores, schedules, and player rosters from the Indian Premier League and International Cricket Council.Here are some other improvements and fixes: Otherwise, Sierra 10.12.4 is a relatively minor update. The color shift can also be adjusted to be warmer or less warm, to create a compromise between preferred colors and the propensity to induce sleep. The feature can be scheduled based on user preference or kicked off manually. Apple implemented the feature first in iOS, and now it has officially rolled out the functionality in the just-released MacOS Sierra 10.12.4 update.ĭubbed “Night Shift,” Apple’s version shifts display colors to the warmer end of the color spectrum.

Today’s bright displays, or so the theory goes, disrupt sleep patterns by shining blue light in our eyes and disrupting our body’s production of the melatonin that’s key to our falling asleep.Ī number of devices now offer night modes, which essentially tone down the blue light and emit warmer light that may help tackle sleep problems. It seems that every technology company lately is concerned about helping people get enough sleep.
