We here at Macworld further drug user to install osmium update sooner rather than subsequently , less because of the new lineament ( if there are any ) and mostly because of the important security and bug fixes . However , there are plenty of honest reasons to turn off automatic update installs in System preferences and skip the occasional OS update . But , as it turns out , that update may install even if you do n’t want it to .
Developer Howard Oakley has documented on his blog howmacOS installs updates even when you have the setting to set up updates twist off . In Oakley ’s instance , he decided to stop update his iMac Pro after a “ slightly traumatic ” experience with Sequoia 15.1.1 . Oakley go on to get notifications for Sequoia 15.2 , 15.3 , and 15.3.1 which he after decline . But he eventually pick up a notification to deploy the 15.3.1 update now or later , without any choice to decline . A background activity was added to his Mac that schedule the update to instal in the midriff of the dark . Oakley posted the logs of the activity to show the appendage at body of work .
The log even show how some summons that typically seem to the user during an facility are not read and local authentication ( a.k.a . demand for user input ) is disabled . However , if the user sets macOS to do an update in the middle of the dark , macOS skips those item ( such as the permission agreement ) because the system asks the user to click a push to proceed . There ’s a assumption that the drug user is n’t available to click those buttons .
Oakley did n’t pop the question a solvent because he does n’t get laid of one . If you get one of those notification without a fall choice , you could presumably selectInstall later , plough off Wi - Fi , and shut down your Mac , but the apprisal will eventually re - seem until the update installs . This behavior does n’t sound like a bug , as Apple has a history of “ supporting ” user to add the latest versions of its OSes and it appear that Apple is forcing the updates after a go down flow of time between update .
Be certain to check out Oakley’sblog , which is a terrific mix of Mac technical article and office about painting . Oakley is a longtime Mac developer who has write several greatMac utilities .
