Various tech enthusiasts and critics find the 16-inch MacBook Pro is a premium laptop that addresses all the issues with previous-generation models. Recently, however, several users complained about hearing a popping or clicking sound coming out from the audio of Apple's latest premium laptop. While the Cupertino tech titan has not yet released the fix for this issue, several users who have recently upgraded their laptops to macOS Catalina 10.15.2 discovered that the sound issue was fixed.
Early reports from several 16-Inch MacBook pro owners who have upgraded their premium laptops' OS to macOS Catalina 10.15.2 claim that the latest build fixes the popping issues that riddled the machine. A Reddit user claims that after installing the latest macOS build, the popping issue is gone even after several attempts of triggering it using various apps that owners claimed were affected by the popping sound issue. Several 16-inch MacBook pro owners reported the same on various online forums.
On MacRumors' forums readers, Lobwedgephil, Dextera, and donawalt all say that the popping issue on their 16-inch MacBook Pro is completely solved. However, reports from other users are mixed with some of them claiming the update improves the popping issues but does not completely fix it. Several other users are hearing light, and more muted popping sounds in various apps.
This includes Safari, Chrome with the popping sound already gone in apps like Spotify. The macOS Catalina 10.15.2 does not say that it comes with a fix for this particular issue experienced by some owners of 16-inch MacBook Pro. In its notes to service providers, Apple stated that the fix for the popping sound issue on Apple's premium laptop would require plural updates and not a single update.
This may explain mixed claims of 16-inch MacBook Pro users when they updated to macOS Catalina 10.15.2. It appears that the latest macOS build partially addresses the issue; however, further software updates may be needed to resolve it completely. Check out the release notes of Apple of macOS Catalina 10.15.2 below:
The macOS Catalina 10.15.2 update improves the stability, reliability and performance of your Mac and is recommended for all users. This update adds the following features:
Apple News
- New layout for Apple News+ stories from The Wall Street Journal and other leading newspapers
Stocks
- Get links to related stories or more stories from the same publication at the end of an article
- "Breaking" and "Developing" labels for Top Stories
- Stories from Apple News are now available in Canada in English and French
- This update also includes the following bug fixes and improvements:
Music
- Restores the column browser view for managing the music library
- Resolves an issue that may prevent album artwork from appearing
- Fixes an issue that may reset music equalizer settings during playback
iTunes Remote
- Adds support for using an iPhone or iPad to remotely control the Music and TV apps on a Mac
Photos
- Resolves an issue that may cause some .AVI and .MP4 files to appear as unsupported
- Fixes an issue that prevents newly created folders from appearing in Albums view
- Addresses an issue where manually sorted images in an album may be printed or exported out of order
- Fixes an issue that prevents the zoom-to-crop tool from working in a print preview
- Addresses an issue that may cause Mail Preferences to open with a blank window
- Resolves an issue that may prevent using undo from retrieving deleted mail
Other
- Improves the reliability of syncing books and audiobooks to your iPad or iPhone through Finder
- Fixes an issue where reminders may be out of order in the Today smart list in the Reminders app
- Resolves an issue that may cause slow typing performance in the Notes app
