Bill Pride Author

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Launchpad window shows blue dot by some applications

Why does the Launchpad window show a blue dot by some of my applications?

OS X El Capitan (10.11.1), MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch)

Posted on Mar 9, 2016 9:41 AM

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Posted on Mar 9, 2016 10:33 AM

Mac Launchpad

Blue dot left of the icon means that the App is updated but not opened yet.

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Mar 9, 2016 10:33 AM in response to Bill Pride

Mac Launchpad

Blue dot left of the icon means that the App is updated but not opened yet.

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