MAC Updates Available notification - But I'm up to date

There are several Senior Contributors experience this phantom and false Software Update post the Sonoma 14.6.1 update

At this time of writing this reply, there is no known solution that I know of to stop this issue

Can only suggest, maybe contacting Apple Directly and alerting them of this issue

If there are enough person who report this, maybe they will react more quickly with some type of fix ?

Start now and open an Apple Support Ticket as they are PAID  Apple Employees to deal will these types of issues . 

 Product Feedback - and make it known to Apple regarding this ongoing issue 

1 800 MyApple 

Other location call Centres 

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Reported the bug and opened a case. I have AppleCare on my 2019 touchbar Mac (intel) so I'm hoping that gets attention too.

"This issue, is akin, to another Rare Occurrence where a Non Qualifying computer was offered to upGrade to a version of macOS it doesn't qualify to run"

But not strongly related, as my M3 MBP four weeks out of the factory is exhibiting the same behavior.

Well, turning off auto updates is not a solution :). I want to be notified when updates are REALLY available, I just want to get rid of fake notifications.

Anyway, I also saw yesterday the availability of macOS 14.7 and 15. I guess an update might make this issue magically go away, but I will wait.

POSSIBLE FIX:

Had this issue plus a notification to review my apple id phone number, all that fixed it was signing out of icloud then signing back in!

System Settings -> Click on your picture or account -> Scroll all the Way down and Sign Out -> Sign back in and you should be good. It cleared both issues for me!

AlchemistCoach wrote:

Reported the bug and opened a case. I have AppleCare on my 2019 touchbar Mac (intel) so I'm hoping that gets attention too.

Good work there 👍

Thanks for the update

Still Fiddlin wrote:

Still happening on my M2 Pro Mini, 2 weeks later. I left a Bug Report in the feedback link provided.

Good work there 👍

This issue, is akin, to another Rare Occurrence where a Non Qualifying computer was offered to upGrade to a version of macOS it doesn't qualify to run

Be patient as Apple works through this issue and possibly get it fixed on the Apple Server.

It is not going to happen instantaneously, IMHO

When we say akin it does not mean exactly the same issue

Animosities such as this one and the other previously mentioned are related in that they seem the caused by Apple Servers

FYI - running 1 M1, 1 M2 and yes 1 M3 all updated from Sonoma 14.6 to Sonoma 14.6.1

All done on the day of release August 7, 2024

Have not yet been pestered by You have an update Sonoma 14.6.1

Go figure

Hi, I'm having this issue too, since some time on my MacBook Pro M3 Pro running Sonoma 14.6.1 (not sure when it started, though).

As suggested by PRP_53 I just sent product feedback to Apple, and then opened a ticket, even though at the moment they only provided the possibly pointless suggestion of trying using my Mac in safe mode and with another user 🙄. I explained that the notification might not appear in the short time of such a test, but they insisted.

If and only if the issue on the Apple Server Side of this equation

This can not be confirmed by any of use

No amount of trouble shooting, at the Local Level, will solve this issue

Yes, an annoyance and agree on that point.

Giving this a try. Unfortunately I also have a real update pending as of today, so if it stops I won't know if this, or the iOS update, fixed the issue. Either way thanks for sharing your experience!!

Still happening on my M2 Pro Mini, 2 weeks later. I left a Bug Report in the feedback link provided.

Add on

Then suggest contacting all and report this issue

All the details are included in a previous posting

Try signing out of icloud, then signing back in! That fixed it on my M2 mini