10.7.2 with iCloud support is out!

Sad Professor

What are you waiting for, check your Software Update!

The 10.7.2 update is recommended for all OS X Lion users and includes general operating system fixes that improve the stability, compatibility, and security of your Mac. It also includes support for iCloud, a breakthrough set of free cloud services that automatically and wirelessly store your content on iCloud and push it to all of your devices. iCloud on OS X Lion includes the following features:
iCloud stores your email, calendars, contacts, Safari bookmarks, and Safari Reading List and automatically pushes them to all your devices.
Back to My Mac provides remote access to your Mac from another Mac anywhere on the Internet.
Find My Mac helps find a missing Mac by locating it on a map and allows you to remotely lock the Mac or wipe all its data.
Getting started with iCloud is easy. After installing the update, OS X will automatically present an iCloud setup panel. Simply enter an existing Apple ID or create a new one and then follow the on screen instructions. To learn more about iCloud visit http://www.apple.com/icloud.

The 10.7.2 update also includes Safari 5.1.1 as well as fixes that:
Allow reordering of desktop spaces and full screen apps in Mission Control.
Enable dragging files between desktop spaces and full screen apps.
Address an issue that causes the menu bar to not appear in full screen apps.
Improve the compatibility of Google contact syncing in Address Book.
Address an issue that causes Keynote to become temporarily unresponsive.
Improve VoiceOver compatibility with Launchpad.
Address an issue that causes a delay in accessing the network after waking from sleep.
Enable booting in to Lion Recovery from a locally attached Time Machine backup drive.
Resolve an issue that causes screen zoom to stop working.
Improve Active Directory integration.

For detailed information about Safari 5.1.1, please visit this website: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4922.
For detailed information on this update, please visit this website: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4767.
For information on the security content of this update, please visit: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222.

muggyog

Thats pretty impressive response time! I have waited all day for 10.7.2 in the hope that it will sort my Active Directory integration problems. Update only mentions iCloud and Safari.

Sad Professor

Update is 535.5MB on my MBP and 784.5MB on my MBA. Was flying along with about 15 minutes remaining and then the iOS downloaders started hammering the servers. Now 2 hours remaining.

finno

Sad Professor wrote: »

Update is 535.5MB on my MBP and 784.5MB on my MBA. Was flying along with about 15 minutes remaining and then the iOS downloaders started hammering the servers. Now 2 hours remaining.

Mine was the same now its 8 hours remaining :mad:

Dorsanty

I'm showing 3 hours for 888MB on my MBP and simultaneously downloading iOS5 which is also due in 3 hours.

Sad Professor

Finished installing on MBP. However, MBA got a checksum error and have to download all over again. Annoying!

Iomega Man

Folks I have two questions....

1. Does anyone know if there is an option to revert back to Mobileme?

And

2. I have Lion on the iMac and MBP but I have an iPhone 3G running on 4.2.1.
I presume I'm screwed for syncing calendars, contacts etc?

Iomega

Sad Professor

Iomega Man wrote: »

Folks I have two questions....

1. Does anyone know if there is an option to revert back to MobileMe?

Once you've migrated your MobileMe account to iCloud, no, I'm pretty sure there isn't.

2. I have Lion on the iMac and MBP but I have an iPhone 3G running on 4.2.1.
I presume I'm screwed for syncing calendars, contacts etc?

Syncing from iCloud to the iPhone 3G? Yes, you're screwed. iCloud is iOS 5 only. But those thing should still sync when you physically connect your iPhone to iTunes.

Iomega Man

Cheers SP, figured that was the case.

Think I'll stay the way I am with MM until next June.
Hmmmm... good excuse to get an iPhone 4:D

PowerHouseDan

No Update showing for me, Macbook

Sad Professor

PowerHouseDan wrote: »

No Update showing for me, Macbook

Are you running Lion?

PowerHouseDan

Yup 10.7.1

Sad Professor

Is Software Update showing anything?

Dorsanty

Ah nuts, paused the download of iOS in iTunes to prioritise another download and when I looked to start again it said zero kb of... (stopped).

So now I have to start again from scratch. Apple you have a lot to learn yet!

PowerHouseDan

Nope Nothing

Type 17

Iomega Man wrote: »

Does anyone know if there is an option to revert back to Mobileme?

Sad Professor wrote: »

Once you've migrated your MobileMe account to iCloud, no, I'm pretty sure there isn't.

Is it possible to download 10.7.2 and not migrate to/set up iCloud, and continue to use MobileMe?

Sad Professor

PowerHouseDan wrote: »

Nope Nothing

You can download the combo update here:

http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1459

Type 17 wrote: »

Is it possible to download 10.7.2 and not migrate to/set up iCloud, and continue to use MobileMe?

Yes. You don't have to use iCloud if you don't want to. After you install 10.7.2 you will be given an option to login to iCloud. The MobileMe preference panel is still there, so you should be able to continue using it.

Afaik the two accounts are separate anyway. iCloud uses your Apple ID which MobileMe accounts weren't previously connected to and still aren't afaik. Apple are apparently working on a way to merge them. But it's probably best that you don't attempt to use both at the same time.

PowerHouseDan

Working now...

Sad Professor wrote: »

You can download the combo update here:

http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1459



Yes. You don't have to use iCloud if you don't want to. After you install 10.7.2 you will be given an option to login to iCloud. The MobileMe preference panel is still there, so you should be able to continue using it.

Afaik the two accounts are separate anyway. iCloud uses your Apple ID which MobileMe accounts weren't previously connected to and still aren't afaik. Apple are apparently working on a way to merge them. But it's probably best that you don't attempt to use both at the same time.

Type 17

Sad Professor wrote: »

Yes. You don't have to use iCloud if you don't want to. After you install 10.7.2 you will be given an option to login to iCloud. The MobileMe preference panel is still there, so you should be able to continue using it.

Afaik the two accounts are separate anyway. iCloud uses your Apple ID which MobileMe accounts weren't previously connected to and still aren't afaik. Apple are apparently working on a way to merge them. But it's probably best that you don't attempt to use both at the same time.

Good stuff, I have two MobileMe accounts (an older one for personal use, and a newer one for my business name), and I've had three Apple ID's over the years (long story), with some songs/films/apps purchased on different ones, so I want to see how things will work out, before jumping into the iCloud just yet.

silvine

Was just about to post a 'WTF, where is my iCloud icon in system preferences?' thread.

Downloading the update now and I have IOS 5 up and running on the phone, although some posters in the Apple Devices forum are having issues.

I don't know why I'm so eager to get iCloud working, I already use Dropbox.

silvine

I am distinctly underwhelmed.

I can see anyway to upload my video clips from my Mac to the cloud and download them from another machine. Do I have to go through iTunes?

Sad Professor

iCloud isn't like DropBox or iDisk. It's not a folder in the cloud into which you can drop whatever you want. It's purely for synching data between apps on various devices. It's not designed to replace DropBox. In fact, Apple tried to buy DropBox but they refused.

miralize

Is there a way, without accessing the web interface, to download Pages documents on 10.7.2?

Sad Professor

I don't think so. Not until Pages is updated with iCloud support.

miralize

Ugh.. you'd think Apple would have considered that today. Knowing my luck, they'll update to Pages 11, which involves buying a new copy

Hobbes

Sad Professor wrote: »

I don't think so. Not until Pages is updated with iCloud support.

iPages is updated as is the other iWorks on the iPad. Didn't check the OSX app yet, but I suspect it is integrated into the OS update.

Sad Professor

Yeah, I know the iPad version was updated, but the OS X version hasn't yet. It wasn't part of the 10.7.2 update. It will arrive separately, same as iPhoto.

jpfahy

There's an update for Aperture showing now in SU

Zapp Brannigan

Is it me or have the icons in Launchpad been made bigger in 10.7.2?

Sad Professor

Yeah, I noticed that. They are definitely a lot bigger than before.

Johnmb

I've just noticed that they reintroduced swiping back and forward in iTunes. Now if only they'd do it with the App Store things would start to be more consistent across the OS.