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macOS does not have auto update. In fact it doesn't bother you with any updates which lead to me behind patches behind because I was accustomed to Windows nagging me for updates every week.


> In fact it doesn't bother you with any updates

Patently false on modern MacOS. I get a reminder about Tahoe every week or two. Plus a persistent red "1" dot in the Settings app that you can't dismiss. And a huge info/advert panel in the 'Software Update' section of Settings about Tahoe, that you can't dismiss.


Its usually just a persistent red dot on system settings and the menu that there is an update.


Pro tip: remove 'Settings' from the dock, create a shortcut to the 'Settings' app, and put that in the dock.

Now you just have an annoying tiny black arrow instead of a red dot.


mine seems to be doing just that pretty religiously.

how do you avoid the nagging ?


The nagging might be enabled by the IT support of the company you work in. Mine is also not nagging but the company one used to do it quite often


It nags by default. There is a plist setting to turn it off though.


please do let the mere mortals and linux refugees know ! thank you !


ok, finally got a chance to look at it in some detail, and here is the scoop:

let's see what the values are ?

    % defaults read com.apple.SoftwareUpdate
this gives me:

    {
        AvailableUpdatesNotificationCountKey = "-1";
        AvailableUpdatesNotificationProductKey = "MSU_UPDATE_24G90_patch_15.6.1_minor";
        MajorOSUserNotificationDate = "2032-12-31 23:22:47 +0000";
        UserNotificationDate = "2032-12-31 23:22:47 +0000";
    }
ofcourse those are modified values, which is done like so:

    % defaults write com.apple.SoftwareUpdate AvailableUpdatesNotificationCountKey -1
    % defaults write com.apple.SoftwareUpdate UserNotificationDate -date "2032-12-31 23:22:47 +0000"
you get the idea.

with this, i don't see the nags just yet, but probably it is a bit early to conclude ?


Sorry I didn't see this earlier, but yes, that's the settings I was referring to.




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