Apple Studio Display webcam issue is getting patched, but there’s a catch
The Apple Studio Display webcam issue is getting a beta fix
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A commonly reported issue with theAppleStudio Display is the sometimespoor quality of the webcam. The tech giant promised that the webcam issue would be fixed in a future update, and that update finally dropped today.
According to an Apple spokesperson’s statement toThe Verge, “an update to theStudio Displayfirmware is now available with today’s beta release of macOS Monterey 12.4. This beta update has refinements to the Studio Display camera tuning, including improved noise reduction, contrast, and framing.”
While we didn’t have any issue during ourApple Studio Display review, many other users might have encountered the frustrating problem. If you’re looking for a fix, you first need to install theMacOS public betain order to install the Studio Display Firmware Version 15.5 (Build 19F5062g), thenupdate your displayby going to System Preferences > Software Update, and the improvements will be there.
Analysis: For the price, these issues are rather ridiculous
The Apple Studio Display currently retails for $1,599 (£1,499 / AU$2,499), an incredibly steep price for a monitor. It should run flawlessly given the high cost, and yet two major issues have already plagued it since launch.
The first is the aforementioned webcam issue, which finally received an update today. But even with this fix users will be forced to run a beta version of macOS, a problem for those needing the display for work where they might not have control over suftware updates. Not to mention that fact that not everyone wants to run a Beta version of their OS.
Needless to say, it’s a solution that is hardly ideal.
Then there’s a broader issue, which hints at a larger problem with the Apple ecosystem as it juggles more interlocking products. On March 30,a firmware updatecaused the monitor to malfunction since Apple stopped signing iOS update 15.4 after it pushed down update 15.4.1, with the company apparently forgetting that the display could not use the latter update.
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Apple’s main justification for the high prices of its products are their quality and ease of use. The Studio Display’s persistent issues, however, run counter to that promise as customers who paid a lot of money for it are still having to download patches to fix problems that shouldn’t have been there in the first place.
Named by the CTA as a CES 2023 Media Trailblazer, Allisa is a Computing Staff Writer who covers breaking news and rumors in the computing industry, as well as reviews, hands-on previews, featured articles, and the latest deals and trends. In her spare time you can find her chatting it up on her two podcasts, Megaten Marathon and Combo Chain, as well as playing any JRPGs she can get her hands on.
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