Update Java the safe way on OSX

Apr 20

We all know we shouldn’t click on links we don’t know, especially with so many phishing scams out there. Flash and Java updates have become one of the biggest forms of this. Many sites will prompt to update from a link.

So be safe and ONLY update Java and flash from your system preferences and never from a random popup asking you to update.

Follow these steps to update Java

Open system preferences
- By clicking on the  in the menubar and selecting “System Preferences”
Click on Java from within the system preferences
- This will bring up Java’s own Control Panel
Click on the Update tab within “Java Control Panel”
- This tab will show you if there are any updates available along with what version of Java you are currently running
Click the “Update Now” button
- This will pop up a Software Update panel with details of the update.
Click the “Install Update” button
- This will start the downloading and the extraction of the update. When done, you will be prompted with a popup to install and relaunch
Click the “Install and Relaunch” button
- You then will be prompted for your login credentials
Enter your login credentials and click the “Install Helper” button
- When done, you will be prompted that Java is up today and its current version number.
Click the “OK” button

Done..

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Thomas Fraley

I am a tech enthusiast whose main focus is making technology easy again for everyone. Educated with degrees in network engineering and project management. I've worked in the entertainment industry for a decade as a director of information technology for global companies pioneering the way. A few years ago I decided to give back and have been helping young entrepreneur startups off on the right foot.