Apple Releases OS X El Capitan 10.11.1 With New Emojis, Improved Compatibility with Microsoft Office 2016, More

Apple has released OS X El Capitan 10.11.1, the first update for El Capitan since its original release in late September. Apple says the update improves the stability, compatibility, and security of your Mac and recommends the update for all users.

10.11.1 has been in beta for several weeks now and brings the new Emoji characters that were rolled-out with iOS 9.1 today.

The OS X El Capitan 10.11.1 update improves the stability, compatibility, and security of your Mac, and is recommended of all users.

This update:
● Improves installer reliability when upgrading to OS X El Capitan
● Improves compatibility with Microsoft Office 2016
● Fixes an issue where outgoing server information may be missing from Mail
● Resolves an issue that prevented display of messages and mailboxes in Mail
● Resolves an issue that prevents certain Audio Unit plug-ins from functioning properly
● Improves VoiceOver reliability
● Adds over 150 new emoji characters with full Unicode 7.0 and 8.0 support

If you're currently on OS X El Capitan, navigate to the Mac App Store to update. Let us know how it goes in the comments!