Latest macOS Update Disables DisplayLink, Rendering Thousands of Monitors Dead (displaylink.com)

rh2600 writes: Four days ago, Apple's latest macOS 10.13.4 update broke DisplayLink protocol support (perhaps permanently), turning what may be hundreds of thousands of external monitors connected to MacBook Pros via DisplayLink into paperweights. Some days in, DisplayLink has yet to announce any solution, and most worryingly there are indications that this is a permanent change to macOS moving forward. Mac Rumors is reporting that "users of the popular Mac desktop extension app Duet Display are being advised not to update to macOS 10.13.4, due to 'critical bugs' that prevent the software from communicating with connected iOS devices used as extra displays." Users of other desktop extensions apps like Air Display and iDisplay are also reporting incompatibility with the latest version of macOS.

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Re: Why Apple gets away with this bullshit

[Anonymous Coward]

Spotted the Apple fanboy.

Re:Dead or just temporarily unusable?

[ArhcAngel]

The monitor isn't the "complicated" piece. You can connect VGA, DVI, and HDMI all to a DisplayPort connection with the appropriate adapter. But DisplayPort is an industry standard and we all know how averse to using standards Apple is. In fact I'm kind of shocked they have adopted USB C (Which can be used as a DisplayPort connector as well).