macOS Big Sur 11.2.2 Update (20D80) is Live! What’s New?

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macOS Big Sur 11.2.2 Update

The macOS Big Sur 11.2.2 (20D80) update is now available for all users!

My site is finally back online. This is my “Day late and a dollar short” update. Bluehost shut off access to my site while I was taking some time off. They said it was due to a database problem on their end. Now that the site is back online, I can catch up on some updates. Let’s start with the macOS Big Sur 11.2.2 Update!

This update focuses on one very important fix.

macOS Big Sur 11.2.2 prevents MacBook Pro (2019 or later) and MacBook Air (2020 or later) models from incurring damage when they are connected to certain third-party, non-compliant powered USB-C hubs and docks.

Apple

macOS Big Sur 11.2.2 Patch Notes Summary

  1. 0 – New Features
  2. 1 – Resolved Issues
  3. 0 – Enterprise Changes

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Apple Links

AppleSeed Notes Link = appleseed.apple.com/

Developer Public Link = developer.apple.com/documentation/macos-release-notes

Direct Link to macOS Big Sur 11.2 Patch Notes –https://developer.apple.com/documentation/macos-release-notes/macos-big-sur-11_2-release-notes

macOS Deployment References Changes – https://support.apple.com/guide/deployment-reference-macos/document-revision-history-apd04dff7069/web

Articles of interest for Apple Silicon & macOS Big Sur

How to reinstall macOS on your Apple Silicon M1 Mac

mrmacintosh.com/how-to-reinstall-macos-on-your-apple-silicon-mac-everything-you-need-to-know/

How to reinstall macOS with Apple Configurator 2 and IPSW Files.

mrmacintosh.com/restore-macos-firmware-on-an-apple-silicon-mac-boot-to-dfu-mode/

Apple Silicon IPSW macOS Big Sur Database

mrmacintosh.com/apple-silicon-m1-full-macos-restore-ipsw-firmware-files-database/

Previous Big Sur 11 Beta and Final Releases

  • 30. Big Sur 11.3 Beta 3 (20E5196f) – 03/02/21
  • 29. Big Sur 11.2.2 (20D80) – 2/25/21 – Current Release
  • 28. Big Sur 11.3 Beta 2 (20E5186d ) – 02/17/21
  • 27. Big Sur 11.2.1 (20D74) – 02/09/21 – My Release Notes
  • 26. Big Sur 11.3 Beta (20E5172i) – 02/02/21
  • 25. Big Sur 11.2 Final (20D64) – 02/01/21 – My Release Notes
  • 24. Big Sur 11.2 RC 3 (20D64) – 01/28/21
  • 23. Big Sur 11.2 RC 2 (20D62) – 01/25/21
  • 22. Big Sur 11.2 RC (20D53) – 01/21/21
  • 21. Big Sur 11.2 Beta 2 (20D5042d) – 01/13/21
  • 20. Big Sur 11.2 Beta 1 (20D5029f) – 12/16/20
  • 19. Big Sur 11.1 Final (20C69) – 12/14/20 – My Release Notes
  • 18. Big Sur 11.1 RC (20C69) – 12/10/20 – My Release Notes
  • 17. Big Sur 11.1 Beta 2 (20C5061b) – 12/03/20 – My Release Notes
  • 16. Big Sur 11.1 Beta 1 (20C5048k) – 11/17/20
  • 15. Big Sur 11.0.1 (20B50) – 11/19/20 – My Release Notes
  • 14. Big Sur 11.1 Beta (20C5048k) – 11/17/20 – My Release Notes
  • 13. Big Sur 11.0.1 Final (20B29) – 11/12/20 – My Release Notes
  • 12. Big Sur 11 Beta 11.0.1 (20B5022a) Beta 2 RC – 11/05/20 My Release Notes
  • 11. Big Sur 11 Beta 11.0.1 (20B5012d) Beta 1 – 10/28/20 – My Release Notes
  • 10. Big Sur 11 Beta 10 (20A5395g) – 10/14/20 – My Release Notes
  • 9. Big Sur 11 Beta 9 (20A5384c) – 09/29/20 – My Release Notes
  • 8. Big Sur 11 Beta 8 (20A5374i) – 09/22/20 – My Release Notes
  • 7. Big Sur 11 Beta 7 (20A5374g) – 09/17/20 – My Release Notes
  • 6. Big Sur 11 Beta 6 (20A5364e) – 09/03/20 – My Release Notes
  • 5. Big Sur 11 Beta 5 (20A5354i) – 08/19/20 – My Release Notes
  • 4. Big Sur 11 Beta 4 (20A5343i) – 08/04/20
  • 3. Big Sur 11 Beta 3 (20A5323l) – 07/22/20
  • 2. Big Sur 11 Beta 2 (20A4300b) – 07/07/20 – My Release Notes
  • 1. Big Sur 11 Beta 1 (20A4299v) – 06/22/20 – My Release Notes

macOS Big Sur 11 Installer Info

Note: Starting with macOS Big Sur, Combo and Delta update pkg’s aka packages are not available as standalone downloads.

More Info – eclecticlight.co/2020/12/17/apple-has-stopped-providing-standalone-installers-for-macos-updates/

Full Installer.app

The full installer of MacOS Big Sur 11.2.2 is now available.

InstallAssistant.pkg = Full download. Installing this package will add the full “Install macOS Big Sur.app” to your applications folder.

http://swcdn.apple.com/content/downloads/37/23/071-08935-A_VI70PU5ZSV/dxl5i8eyczg8zje0wiks3r03r91euyi9sa/InstallAssistant.pkg

Link – macOS Big Sur Mac App Store

Size = 12.21GB

Product ID = 071-08935

Requirements – macOS Big Sur 11 Requirements

Apple Silicon Update

Update size for Apple Silicon M1 Mac devices.

Size = 3.10GB

Big Sur Delta Update

This is the update is for updating from 11.2.1 > 11.2.2

Size = 2.17GB

Big Sur Combo Update

This is update is for updating from 11.0.1 > 11.2.2

Size = 2.43GB

Apple Silicon Firmware Update

This update has a new firmware update.

Apple Silicon M1 Firmware Update = NOT UPDATED – 6723.81.1

Previous Firmware Updates

  • 10. Big Sur 11.2.2 Final = 6723.81.1
  • 9. Big Sur 11.2.1 Final = 6723.81.1
  • 8. Big Sur 11.2 Final = 6723.81.1
  • 7. Big Sur 11.2 RC 2 = 6723.81.1
  • 6. Big Sur 11.2 Beta 2 = 6723.80.17
  • 5. Big Sur 11.1 Final – 6723.61.3
  • 4. Big Sur 11.1 Beta 2 – 6723.61.3
  • 3. Big Sur 11.1 Beta 1 -6723.60.62
  • 2. Big Sur 11.0.1 – 6723.50.2
  • 1. Big Sur 11.0 – 6723.41.11

T2 BridgeOS Update

The Version of BridgeOS for your T2 Security Chip (2018-2020 Intel Macs) was updated.

BridgeOS version = UPDATED – 18.16.14347.0.0

Size = 441.8MB

Previous T2 Bridge Updates

  • 15. 11.2.2 Prod = 18.16.14347.0.0
  • 14. Previous 11.2.1 Prod = 18.16.14346.0.0
  • 13. Previous 11.2 Prod = 18.16.14346.0.0
  • 12. Previous 11.1 Prod = 18.16.13030.0.0 Build Version 11
  • 11. Previous 11.1 RC = 18.16.13030.0.0
  • 10. Previous 11.1 Beta 2 = 18.16.13026.5.2
  • 9. Previous 11.1 Beta = 18.16.13017.5.3
  • 8. Previous Beta RC2 = 18.16.12560.5.1
  • 7. Previous Beta 11 = 18.15.12551
  • 6. Previous Beta 10 = 18.16.12402.5.2
  • 5. Previous Beta 9 = 18.16.12390.5.1
  • 4. Previous Beta 8 = 18.16.12380 Build Version 3
  • 3. Previous Beta 7 = 18.16.12380
  • 2. Previous Beta 6 = 18.16.12370.5.1
  • 1. Previous Beta 5 = 18.16.10358.5.2

Apple Silicon IPSW Restore file Update

Apple has released the full IPSW restore file for Apple Silicon Macs. I keep track of all of them in my Apple Silicon Firmware Database

https://mrmacintosh.com/apple-silicon-m1-full-macos-restore-ipsw-firmware-files-database/

  • 1. macOS Big Sur 11.2.2 = UniversalMac_11.2.2_20D80_Restore.ipsw
  • 2. macOS Big Sur 11.2.1 = UniversalMac_11.2.1_20D74_Restore.ipsw
  • 3. macOS Big Sur 11.2 = UniversalMac_11.2_20D64_Restore.ipsw
  • 3. macOS Big Sur 11.1 = UniversalMac_11.1_20C69_Restore.ipsw
  • 4. macOS Big Sur 11.0.1 = UniversalMac_11.0.1_20B29_Restore.ipsw

Security Content of macOS Big Sur 11.2.2

macOS Big Sur 11.2.2 – This update has no published CVE entries.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201222

macOS Big Sur 11.2.2 (20D80) Release Notes

Overview

Update Overview – macOS Big Sur 11.2.2 Update — Restart Required

macOS Big Sur 11.2.2 prevents MacBook Pro (2019 or later) and MacBook Air (2020 or later) models from incurring damage when they are connected to certain third-party, non-compliant powered USB-C hubs and docks.

macOS Big Sur 11.2.2 Update

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2 thoughts on “macOS Big Sur 11.2.2 Update (20D80) is Live! What’s New?”

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  2. This latest update 11.2.2 does not support my HP Photosmart printer. This problem first appeared with Update 11.2, was corrected with 11.2.1 and has now reappeared in 11.2.2!!

    Can You correct it again.

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