8 posts tagged with "patch"

Alectrona Patch 3.7.1504 is a priority release that addresses an installer integrity validation issue that occurs on macOS 26.4 and can cause installations to fail.

This release also introduces support for macOS Background Security Improvements (BSI) in the Patch Menu Bar, allowing users to view these updates and quickly open the Background Security Improvement settings to install them.

This release is being accelerated through the rollout process to ensure users have the fix in place before macOS 26.4 is widely available. It will be rolled out to the stable channel starting on Monday, March 23, 2026. Administrators can adopt this release earlier via the rc channel.

Alectrona Patch 3.6.1498 focuses on improving notification reliability, icon management, and the accuracy of application updates. This release introduces better control and automation for Notification Center icons, adds detection when the Patch Menu Bar app has been hidden (with a notification prompting users to re-enable it), and further strengthens the overall update experience.

Alectrona Patch 3.5 introduces Patch Extend (Beta), a powerful new feature that lets you curate and manage custom software feeds alongside the built-in Alectrona Patch Catalog. With Patch Extend, you can bring internal or line-of-business applications into the same streamlined Patch workflows you use for third-party software—complete with automated updates, deferral logic, and user notifications.

Additionally, this release adds new Global Allow/Blackout Windows settings for controlling when updates can or cannot be installed, giving you greater flexibility to minimize disruptions during critical business hours.

This release also improves Patch Reports with Shadow App detection, enhances update reliability, and includes several bug fixes for DDM deadlines, the Patch Menu Bar app, and the Classic Update Dialog.

Alectrona Patch 3.4 includes several enhancements to improve your experience with the Patch Menu Bar app and the patch command line tool.

Alectrona Patch 3.3 is fully optimized for macOS Tahoe 26, ensuring a seamless experience from day one with Apple’s latest release. 🎉

This update brings greater reliability and responsiveness to your update workflow. Download failures are now automatically retried, reducing interruptions from network issues. Additionally, the Patch Menu Bar app’s badge updates more quickly after macOS updates, giving users instant feedback. Available macOS updates now display DDM deadlines, helping users stay informed about important update timelines. Moreover, this release includes a range of bug fixes for even more dependable patch management.

This release of Alectrona Patch 2.4 focuses on improving running application detection and logging, ensuring smoother and more consistent updates.

We've optimized the performance of generating Patch Reports, which now include the device's managed Patch Configuration in the report output.

We've also resolved an issue where the Active Intervals feature did not function as expected when using the Update All feature.

This release introduces the MaxConcurrentDownloads key to control concurrent downloads and enhances the Patch Report with more detailed information.

Additionally, we've fixed an issue where the InstallOrUpdate key was ignored when utilizing the Update All feature.