# ⚠️ Important Notice: macOS Sonoma 14.4 and Processing 4 Compatibility

**URL:** https://discourse.processing.org/t/important-notice-macos-sonoma-14-4-and-processing-4-compatibility/44232
**Category:** Processing
**Created:** [April 4, 2024, 2:38pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/important-notice-macos-sonoma-14-4-and-processing-4-compatibility/44232 "2024-04-04T14:38:03Z")
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### Author: ![ProcessingOrg](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/processingorg/32/18341_2.png) [@ProcessingOrg](https://discourse.processing.org/u/ProcessingOrg)
#### Post date: [April 4, 2024, 2:38pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/important-notice-macos-sonoma-14-4-and-processing-4-compatibility/44232/1 "2024-04-04T14:38:04Z")

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🚨 Attention Processing 4 Users 🚨

Reports suggest macOS 14.4 may cause issues with Processing 4 on ARM Macs (M1, M2, M3). To be safe, **consider waiting before upgrading to Sonoma**.

If you must update, **skip directly to macOS version 14.4.1** or newer

More info:

> **[Java users on macOS 14 running on Apple silicon systems should skip macOS...](https://blogs.oracle.com/java/post/java-on-macos-14-4)**
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> Java users on macOS 14 running on Apple silicon systems should consider delaying the macOS 14.4 update

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### Author: ![ProcessingOrg](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/processingorg/32/18341_2.png) [@ProcessingOrg](https://discourse.processing.org/u/ProcessingOrg)
#### Post date: [April 4, 2024, 2:38pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/important-notice-macos-sonoma-14-4-and-processing-4-compatibility/44232/2 "2024-04-04T14:38:30Z")

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