Month: June 2022

macOS Ventura Beta 2 (22A5286j) is Live! What’s New?

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macOS Ventura Beta 2

macOS Ventura Beta 2

UPDATED: 6/22

Apple just released macOS Ventura Beta 2, let’s jump in and find out what’s new.

macOS Ventura Patch Notes Summary

  • 1. New Features – 3
  • 2. Known Issues – 60
  • 3. Resolved Issues – 1
  • 4. Depreciations – 2
  • 5. Enterprise Changes – N/A

https://developer.apple.com/documentation/macos-release-notes/macos-13-release-notes

Full Apple OS Beta Release list

iOS Beta 2 📱✅

  • iOS 16 (20A5303i)
  • iPadOS 16 (20A5303i)
  • tvOS 16 (20J5319h)
  • audioOS 16 (20J5319h)
  • watchOS 9 (20R5307h)

macOS Beta 2 💻 ✅

  • Ventura Beta 2 (22A5286j)
  • Monterey – None
  • Big Sur – None
  • Xcode Beta – Beta 2 (14A5229c)
  • Studio Display Firmware – None
  • Apple Configurator beta – None
My macOS Ventura Beta 2 Update Video

Table of Contents

  • 1. Apple Links
  • 2. Areas of interest for this update
  • 3. Undocumented macOS Ventura Update changes & fixes
  • 4. Ventura Beta Release History
  • 5. macOS Ventura Beta Full Installer.app
  • 6. Apple Silicon IPSW Restore file Update
  • 7. macOS Ventura Beta Update sizes
  • 8. Apple Silicon M1 System Firmware Version
  • 9. Apple Silicon M1 OS loader Version (iBoot)
  • 10. Intel T2 BridgeOS Update
  • 11. Safari Update
  • 12. What’s new for enterprise in macOS Ventura Beta
  • 13. Security Content of macOS Ventura
  • 14. macOS Ventura Release Notes / Patch Notes / Changes

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macOS Big Sur 11.6.7 Update (20G630). What’s New?

Big Sur 11.6.7 is now available for all users.

Today, Apple released macOS Big Sur 11.6.7. Let’s jump in and find out what’s new!

Big Sur is now in Security Update mode. Apple will no longer be releasing patch notes for Big Sur OS-level bug fixes. Apple still fixes bugs & issues in Big Sur and Catalina updates.

Big Sur Update Quick Overview

  1. macOS Big Sur 11.6.7 Update has no published CVE entries.
  2. Apple has released a full installer of 11.6.7
  3. Apple stopped releasing M1 IPSW restore files after version 11.6.
  4. A Safari update was not released alongside the 11.6.7 update.

macOS Big Sur Update Summary

  • New Features – 0
  • Resolved Issues – 1
  • Security Fixes – 0

Full Apple OS Release list

iOS 📱✅

  • iOS – N/A
  • iPadOS – N/A
  • tvOS – N/A
  • audioOS – N/A
  • watchOS – N/A

macOS 💻 ✅

  • Monterey – N/A
  • Catalina – N/A
  • Xcode – N/A
  • Command Line Tools for Xcode – N/A
  • Apple Studio Display Firmware Update – N/A
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macOS Ventura Beta 1 (22A5266r) is Live! What’s New?

macOS Ventura Beta 1

macOS Ventura Beta 1

UPDATED: 6/07

Apple just released macOS Ventura Beta 1 at WWDC22! Let’s jump in and find out what’s new.

macOS Ventura Patch Notes Summary

  • 1. New Features – 87
  • 2. Known Issues – 50
  • 3. Resolved Issues – 4
  • 4. Security Fixes – N/A
  • 5. Enterprise Fixes – N/A

https://developer.apple.com/documentation/macos-release-notes/macos-13-release-notes

Full Apple OS Beta Release list

iOS Beta 1 📱✅

  • iOS 16 (20A5283p)
  • iPadOS 16 (20A5283p)
  • tvOS 16 (20J5299n)
  • audioOS 16 (20J5299n)
  • watchOS 9 (20R5287q)

macOS Beta 1 💻 ✅

  • Ventura Beta 1 (22A5266r)
  • Monterey – None
  • Big Sur – None
  • Studio Display Firmware – None
  • Xcode 14 Beta 1 (14A5228q) macOS 12.4 or later required
  • Apple Configurator 2.16 beta (8A2)

Table of Contents

  • 1. Apple Links
  • 2. Areas of interest for this update
  • 3. Undocumented macOS Ventura Update changes & fixes
  • 4. Ventura Beta Release History
  • 5. macOS Ventura Beta Full Installer.app
  • 6. Apple Silicon IPSW Restore file Update
  • 7. macOS Ventura Beta Update sizes
  • 8. Apple Silicon M1 Firmware Update
  • 9. Intel T2 BridgeOS Update
  • 10. Safari Update
  • 11. What’s new for enterprise in macOS Ventura Beta
  • 12. Security Content of macOS Ventura
  • 13. macOS Ventura Release Notes / Patch Notes / Changes

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macOS Ventura Full Installer Database. Download Directly from Apple!

macOS Ventura Public & Beta full installer download links.

Download Ventura Full Installer – Public & Beta Versions.

This database will contain download links for macOS 13 Ventura full Installer pkg files (InstallAssistant.pkg). This file is the same full installer that you would download directly from the App Store for Intel and Apple Silicon M1 Mac Computers. The InstallAssistant.pkg is stored on Apple’s servers and contains the full “Install macOS.app”. Once downloaded, all you need to do is install the pkg and the full installer of macOS will be in your applications folder. This change was made when Apple revised the full installer for Big Sur. The InstallAssistant.pkg is not available for Catalina or Mojave.

UPDATED: 8/20/25

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macOS Ventura Final Full Installer

macOS 13 Final Version Build App Avail Date
InstallAssistant.pkg 13.7.8 22H730   YES 8/20
InstallAssistant.pkg 13.7.7 22H722   YES 7/29
InstallAssistant.pkg 13.7.6 22H625   YES 5/12
InstallAssistant.pkg 13.7.5 22H527   YES 3/31
InstallAssistant.pkg 13.7.4 22H420   YES 2/10
InstallAssistant.pkg 13.7.3 22H417   YES 1/27
InstallAssistant.pkg 13.7.2 22H313   YES 12/11
InstallAssistant.pkg 13.7.1 22H221   NO 10/28
InstallAssistant.pkg 13.7 22H123   NO 9/16
InstallAssistant.pkg 13.6.9 22G830   NO 8/07
InstallAssistant.pkg 13.6.8 22G820   NO 7/29
InstallAssistant.pkg 13.6.7 22G720   NO 6/24
InstallAssistant.pkg 13.6.6 22G630   NO 3/24
InstallAssistant.pkg 13.6.5 22G621   NO 3/07
InstallAssistant.pkg 13.6.4 22G513   NO 1/22
InstallAssistant.pkg 13.6.3 22G436 18.6.20 NO 12/11
InstallAssistant.pkg 13.6.1 22G313 18.6.12 NO 10/25
^NOTE 13.6.1 is Universal 13.6.2 is 2 versions & only M1-M3 Pro + M3 iMac          
InstallAssistant.pkg 13.6.2 22G320 NOTE! NO 11/07
^ 22G320 for 2021+ M1 & M2 MBPro only!          
InstallAssistant.pkg 13.6.2 22G2321 NOTE! NO 11/07
^ 22G2321 for New M3 iMac & 14″ MBPro only          
InstallAssistant.pkg 13.6 22G120 18.6.02 NO 9/21
InstallAssistant.pkg 13.5.2 22G91 18.5.03 NO 9/07
InstallAssistant.pkg 13.5.1 22G90 18.5.02 NO 8/17
InstallAssistant.pkg 13.5 22G74 18.5.01 NO 7/24
InstallAssistant.pkg 13.4.1 22F82 18.4.02 NO 6/21
InstallAssistant.pkg 13.4.1 22F2083 NOTE! NO 6/21
^ 22F2083 is for New WWDC Macs Only     18.4.02    
InstallAssistant.pkg 13.4 22F66 18.4.01 NO 5/18
InstallAssistant.pkg 13.4 22F2073 18.4.01 NO 6/5
InstallAssistant.pkg 13.3.1 22E261 18.3.03 NO 4/07
InstallAssistant.pkg 13.3 22E252 18.3.02 NO 3/27
InstallAssistant.pkg 13.2.1 22D68 18.2.02 NO 2/13
InstallAssistant.pkg 13.2 22D49 18.2.01 NO 1/23
InstallAssistant.pkg 13.1 22C65 18.1.01 NO 12/13
InstallAssistant.pkg 13.0.1 22A400 18.0.02 NO 11/09
InstallAssistant.pkg 13.0 22A380 18.0.02 NO 10/24

Ventura Beta Full Installer

macOS 13 Beta Version Build App Avail Date
Not Available 13.4 22F63 RC2 n/a 5/11
Not Available 13.4 22F62 RC n/a 5/09
InstallAssistant.pkg 13.4 22F5059b B4 NO 5/03
InstallAssistant.pkg 13.3 22E5236f B3 NO 3/08
InstallAssistant.pkg 13.3 22E5230e B2 NO 3/01
InstallAssistant.pkg 13.2 22D5038i B2 NO 01/11
InstallAssistant.pkg 13.2 22D5027d B1 NO 12/15
InstallAssistant.pkg 13.1 22C5059b B4 NO 12/01
InstallAssistant.pkg 13.1 22C5050e B3 NO 11/16
InstallAssistant.pkg 13.1 20C5033e B1 NO 10/27
N/A 13.0 22A380 RC 2 NO 10/20
N/A 13.0 22A379 RC NO 10/18
InstallAssistant.pkg 13.0 22A5373b B11 P9 NO 10/12
InstallAssistant.pkg 13.0 22A5365d B10 P8 NO 10/5/22
InstallAssistant.pkg 13.0 22A5358e B9 P7 NO 9/28/22
InstallAssistant.pkg 13.0 22A5352e B8 P6 NO 9/21/22
InstallAssistant.pkg 13.0 22A5342f B7 P5 NO 9/12/22
InstallAssistant.pkg 13.0 22A5331f B6 P4 NO 8/26/22
InstallAssistant.pkg 13.0 22A5321d B5 P3 NO 8/08/22
InstallAssistant.pkg 13.0 22A5311f B4 P2 NO 7/28/22
InstallAssistant.pkg 13.0 22A5295i B3 P1 NO 7/11/22
IA Not Released 13.0 22A5295h Beta 3 N/A 7/06/22
InstallAssistant.pkg 13.0 22A5286j Beta 2 NO 6/23/22
InstallAssistant.pkg 13.0 22A5266r Beta 1 NO 6/06/22

 

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