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Does Every Apple Silicon MacBook Suffer from This Memory Leak? The Pitfalls of macOS CursorUIViewService

2026-07-04T21:00:00+09:00

Background

It has been about a year since I used Gemini to troubleshoot a freezing issue on Windows. Over the past year, I’ve maintained my habit of casting a skeptical eye on software produced by tech giants. Recently, I ran into another annoying issue on macOS. After debugging with an AI agent and cross-referencing developer forums, I confirmed it’s an XPC transaction memory leak in CursorUIViewService on Apple Silicon, introduced back in macOS Sonoma.

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