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Apple today released a new firmware update for the Studio Display and ‌Studio Display‌ XDR, its two new monitors that came out earlier in March.

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The ‌Studio Display‌ Firmware 26.4 update is only for the new ‌Studio Display‌ options, and it is not available on the older model.

‌Studio Display‌ firmware can be updated by connecting the display to a Mac and going to System Settings > Software Update.

Apple did not provide release notes for the firmware update.

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Jamie0003
1 day ago at 12:16 pm
Where’s my polishing cloth firmware update Apple?
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svish
23 hours ago at 01:30 pm
Would be very good if Apple provides exact details on what is changing with the firmware update.
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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tothemoonsands
22 hours ago at 01:54 pm
My initial observations:
Switching presets no longer causes black screen (switching works instantly and no issue with adaptive refresh rate)
Music sounds fuller in my opinion
Waking up from sleep appears to be noticeably faster
Early impression is automatic brightness is smoother and no noticeable flickering. Still need to test this more to confirm.
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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codepour
23 hours ago at 01:17 pm
They added the Medical Imaging presets. Let's hope they also fixed some of the crash issues that other reported.


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Alex.ne
22 hours ago at 02:27 pm

I think $999 and $1999 would be good prices. But Apple has to get $999 just for a stand.
I guess you are not aware of 5K monitors' prices on the market.
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codepour
22 hours ago at 02:12 pm

Yes they did: rolling changelog: https://support.apple.com/en-gb/119926

Monitor FW update came through as a separate update just after updating to stable MacOS Tahoe 26.4 stable.

It brings along full calibration availability (that previously was greyed out) and, better even, support for third party colorimeters such as Calibrite (ex X-rite) ones, baked right into MacOS! This is a complet 180° compared to the previous Pro Display XDR that required stupidly expensive laboratory grade spectrometers.

I need to try out the process, but if it does work as intended, it means we don't even need to rely on wonky third party colorimeter vendor software!
The changelog you referred to is for the Pro Display XDR, not the Studio Display/Studio Display XDR. They did not provide a changelog.
Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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