Apple releases macOS Ventura 13.3 with numerous changes and improvements, plus new Studio Display firmware

Apple has pushed a stable version of macOS Ventura 13.3, just over two months after issuing macOS Ventura 13.2. Additionally, the stable version of macOS Ventura 13.3 arrives following roughly five weeks of public beta testing. Also, Apple recently started updating eligible devices to iOS 16.4, iPadOS 16.4, tvOS 16.4 and watchOS 9.4, which we have discussed separately.

As for macOS Ventura 13.3, Apple claims to have introduced the same 21 new emojis as its iPhone, iPad and Watch counterparts. Moreover, the new macOS update refines the Freeform app by introducing the object of removing the background from a desired image. Also, macOS can now detect duplicate photos and videos in an iCloud Shared Photo Library, which was not possible with previous versions of macOS Ventura.

Meanwhile, macOS Ventura 13.3 bundles a new firmware update for the Apple Studio Display. Once updated to the latest version of macOS, it is then possible to upgrade the Apple Studio Display to v16.4, mirroring iOS, iPadOS and tvOS. According to Apple, the latest firmware for the Apple Studio Display adds 'Pro Display Calibrator', a colour recalibration tool that the company discusses in a support document. The full changelog for macOS Ventura 13.3 is as follows:

• 21 new emoji including animals, hand gestures and objects are now available in emoji keyboard
• Remove background option in Freeform automatically isolates the subject in your image
• The Duplicates album in Photos expands support to detect duplicate photos and videos in an iCloud Shared Photo Library
• Visual Look Up is now available in South Africa
• Transliteration support for Gujarati, Punjabi and Urdu keyboards
• New keyboard layouts for Choctaw, Chickasaw, Akan, Hausa and Yoruba
• Accessibility setting to automatically dim video when flashes of light or strobe effects are detected
• VoiceOver support for maps in the Weather app
• Resolves an issue where Trackpad gestures may occasionally stop responding
• Fixes an issue where Ask to Buy requests from children may fail to appear on the parent's device
• Addresses an issue where VoiceOver may be unresponsive after using Finder

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