Mac OS X 10.6.3 to Address Bugs in Snow Leopard

Apple has begun testing of Mac OS X 10.6.3, the next security and maintenance update to its latest version of OS X, Snow Leopard. So far, the update includes bug fixes for over ninety system components in Snow Leopard. Sources have said it includes 221 code corrections to 92 system components.

The components getting the most attention in this update will be AppKit, CoreMedia, Desktop Services, FileSync, Fonts, HIToolbox, iCal, Mail, MobileMe, and QuickTime Player X. Other improvements will be made to Snow Leopard’s automatic spell correction, as well as crash fixes for AppKit, the Dock, iCal, Mail, Photo Booth, Rosetta, Spotlight, Screen Sharing, and Software Updater, which are reportedly prone to crashes while documents are printing.

The current beta version of this update has four known issues which will hopefully be fixed by the time of its release. They are errors in iTunes, potential anomalies while updating applications, viewing Display preferences, and navigating ColorSync’s Filters tab.

Apple started preparing the update almost a month ago but decided not to release it until after the holidays. The previous update to Snow Leopard, 10.6.2, addressed a very disastrous bug that could delete a user’s account data while logging in and out of a guest account. It also gave support for the Magic Mouse.

Via AppleInsider, image via Apple.