Month: September 2022

macOS Ventura Beta 8 (22A5352e) is Live! What’s New?

macOS Ventura Developer Beta 8

macOS Ventura Developer Beta 8

UPDATED: 9/21

Apple just released macOS Ventura Developer Beta 8, let’s jump in and find out what’s new!

Public Beta 6 & Beta 8 Full installer are now available

The Ventura Beta 8 M1 IPSW Restore file is available.

macOS Ventura Patch Notes Summary

The numbers below are from the Ventura Developer Patch Notes.

  • 1. New Features – None
  • 2. Known Issues – 8
  • 3. Resolved Issues – None
  • 4. Depreciations – 4
  • 5. Enterprise Changes – 4

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

Full Apple OS Beta Release list

macOS Beta 8 💻 ✅

  • Ventura – Developer Beta 8 – Public Beta 6
  • Monterey – 12.6 (21G115) Current
  • Big Sur – 11.7 (20G817) Current
  • Xcode 14 – (14A309) Current
  • Studio Display Firmware – None
  • Apple Configurator Beta – None

iOS Beta 📱✅

  • iOS 16.1 Beta 2 (20B5050f)
  • iPadOS 16.1 Beta 2 (20B5050f)
  • tvOS 16.1 Beta 2 (20K5046d)
  • watchOS 9.1 Beta 2 (20S5049d)
  • HomePodOS 16.1 Beta 2(20K5046d)

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 Safari Full Installer Database. Download Directly from Apple!

Download the standalone macOS Safari pkg directly from Apple!

Download macOS Safari Full Installers

This database will contain download links for macOS Safari full Installer pkg files (Safari16.0MontereyAuto.pkg example). This file is the same full installer that you would download directly from software update for Intel and Apple Silicon M1 Mac Computers. The “SafarixxxxAuto.pkg” is stored on Apple’s servers and is a standalone installer package. Once downloaded, all you need to do is install the pkg and Safari will be updated. You can use this pkg to reinstall Safari if you are having issues. Make sure that you download the correct version of Safari for your OS. For macOS Ventura, Safari is included in all updates.

NOTE #1 : I strongly recommend using the Software Update pane or softwareupdate binary to update Safari. Use the stand alone pkg as a last resort before reinstalling macOS.

NOTE #2: You can not use a previous Safari stand alone package to downgrade to a previous version of Safari.

NOTE#3: Apple usually only keeps 2 versions of Safari in the software update catalog. The current version and one behind. When a new version is released, the 3rd download link is removed.

UPDATED: 3/26/24

Safari for macOS Ventura Installer Download

Safari for Ventura Version Available Date
Safari17.4.1VenturaAuto.pkg 17.4.1 YES 3/25/24
Safari17.4VenturaAuto.pkg 17.4 YES
 3/08/24
Safari17.3.1VenturaAuto.pkg 17.3.1 NO 2/09/24
Safari17.3VenturaAuto.pkg 17.3 NO 1/22/24
Safari17.2.1VenturaAuto.pkg 17.2.1 NO 12/19/23
Safari17.2VenturaAuto.pkg 17.2 NO 12/11/23
Safari17.1.2VenturaAuto.pkg 17.1.2 NO 11/30/23
Safari17.1VenturaAuto.pkg 17.1 V2 NO 11/06/23
Safari17.1VenturaAuto.pkg 17.1 Deprecated 10/25/23
Safari17.0VenturaAuto.pkg 17.0 NO 9/26/22

Safari for macOS Monterey Installer Download

Safari for Monterey Version Available Date
Safari17.4.1MontereyAuto.pkg 17.4.1 YES 3/25/24
Safari17.4MontereyAuto.pkg 17.4 YES 3/08/24
Safari17.3.1MontereyAuto.pkg 17.3.1 NO 2/09/24
Safari17.3MontereyAuto.pkg 17.3 NO 1/22/24
Safari17.2.1MontereyAuto.pkg 17.2.1 NO 12/19.23
Safari17.2MonteryAuto.pkg 17.2 NO 12/11/23
Safari17.1.2MontereyAuto.pkg 17.1.2 NO 11/30/23
Safari17.1MontereyAuto.pkg 17.1 NO 10/25/23
Safari17.0MontereyAuto.pkg 17.0 NO 9/26/23
Safari16.6.1MontereyAuto.pkg 16.6.1 NO 9/21/23
Safari16.6MontereyAuto.pkg 16.6 NO 7/25/23
Safari16.5.2MontereyAuto.pkg 16.5.2 NO 7/10/23
Safari16.5.1MontereyAuto.pkg 16.5.1v2 NO 6/22/23
Safari16.5.1MontereyAuto.pkg 16.5.1v1 NO 6/21/23
Safari16.5MontereyAuto.pkg 16.5 NO 5/18/23
Safari16.4.1MontereyAuto.pkg 16.4.1 NO 4/7/23
Safari16.4MontereyAuto.pkg 16.4 NO 3/27/23
Safari16.3MontereyAuto.pkg 16.3 v2 NO 2/13/23
Safari16.3MontereyAuto.pkg 16.3 NO 1/23/23
Safari16.2MontereyAuto.pkg 16.2 NO 12/13/22
Safari16.1MontereyAuto.pkg 16.1 NO 10/24/22
Safari16.0MontereyAuto.pkg 16.0 NO 9/12/22
N/A – Included in 11.5.1 15.6.1 NO N/A
N/A – Included in 11.5 15.6 NO N/A

Safari for macOS Big Sur Installer Download

Safari for Big Sur Version Available Date
Big Sur is no longer updated.      
Safari16.6.1BigSurAuto.pkg 16.6.1 YES 9/21/23
Safari16.6BigSurAuto.pkg 16.6 NO 7/25/23
Safari16.5.2BigSurAuto.pkg 16.5.2 NO 7/10/23
Safari16.5.1BigSurAuto.pkg 16.5.1v2 NO 6/22/23
Safari16.5.1BigSurAuto.pkg 16.5.1v1 NO 6/21/23
Safari16.5BigSurAuto.pkg 16.5 NO 5/18/23
Safari16.4.1BigSurAuto.pkg 16.4.1 NO 4/7/23
Safari16.4BigSurAuto.pkg 16.4 NO 3/27/23
Safari16.3BigSurAuto.pkg 16.3 v2 NO 2/13/23
Safari16.3BigSurAuto.pkg 16.3 NO 1/23/23
Safari 16.2BigSurAuto.pkg 16.2 NO 12/13/22
Safari 16.1BigSurAuto.pkg 16.1 NO 10/24/22
Safari16.0BigSurAuto.pkg 16.0 NO 9/12/22
Safari15.6.1BigSurAuto.pkg 15.6.1 NO 8/28/22
Safari15.6BigSurAuto.pkg 15.6 NO 7/28/22

Safari for macOS Catalina Installer Download

Safari for Catalina Version Available Date
Catalina is no longer updated.      
Safari15.6.1CatalinaAuto.pkg 15.6.1 YES 8/24/22
Safari15.6CatalinaAuto.pkg 15.6 NO 7/28/22

How to download previous versions of macOS

macOS Monterey full installers –>

https://mrmacintosh.com/macos-12-monterey-full-installer-database-download-directly-from-apple/

macOS Big Sur full installers –>

https://mrmacintosh.com/macos-big-sur-full-installer-database-download-directly-from-apple/

If you are looking for macOS Catalina, Mojave, High Sierra, Sierra or El Capitan look here –>

https://mrmacintosh.com/how-to-download-macos-catalina-mojave-or-high-sierra-full-installers/

If you are looking for Apple Silicon M1 Full macOS IPSW Restore files, go here >

mrmacintosh.com/apple-silicon-m1-full-macos-restore-ipsw-firmware-files-database/

macOS Big Sur 11.7 (20G817) Update! What’s New?

macOS Big Sur 11.7 Update

Big Sur 11.7 is now available for all users.

Today, Apple released macOS Big Sur 11.7. Let’s jump in and find out what’s new!

Big Sur is now in Security Update mode. Apple still fixes previous update bugs & major issues in Big Sur and Catalina updates, but usually only address security issues.

Big Sur Update Quick Overview

  1. macOS Big Sur 11.7 Update addresses multiple security vulnerabilities.
  2. Big Sur 11.7 Full installer is available!
  3. Apple stopped releasing M1 IPSW restore files after version 11.6.
  4. A Safari update = 16.0

macOS Big Sur Update Summary

  • New Features – None
  • Resolved Issues – None
  • Security Fixes – 10
My macOS Big Sur 11.7 Update Video.

Full Apple OS Release list

macOS 💻 ✅

  • Ventura – Still on Beta 7
  • Monterey 12.6 (21G115)
  • Big Sur – 11.7 (20G817)
  • Catalina – DEAD! Catalina is no longer supported by Apple.
  • Xcode = 14.0
  • Command Line Tools for Xcode = 14.0
  • Apple Configurator – Current version = 2.15.1
  • Apple Studio Display Firmware Update – Current Version = 15.5

iOS 📱✅

  • iOS 16.0 (20A362)
  • iOS 16.1 Beta (20B5045d)
  • iOS 16.0.1 (iPhone 14 Only)
  • iOS 15.7 (19H12)
  • iPadOS 16.1 Beta (20B5045d)
  • iPadOS 15.7 (19H12)
  • tvOS 16.1 Beta (20K5041d)
  • tvOS 16.0 (20J373)
  • HomePodOS 16.1 Beta (20K5041d)
  • HomePodOS 16.0 (20J373)
  • watchOS 9.1 Beta (20S5044e)
  • watchOS – 9.0 (20R361)
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macOS Monterey 12.6 Update (21G115) What’s New?

macOS Monterey 12.6 Update

macOS Monterey 12.6 is now Available.

UPDATED: 09/14

Today was iOS 16 release day! Apple also released the 12.6 update, which is the ninth overall for macOS Monterey. The previous update 12.5.1, was released only 2 weeks ago. Let’s jump in and find out what’s new in this update.

Apple’s description of the 12.6 update:

“This update is recommended for all users and improves the security of macOS.“

That means that this update is focused around security and not bug fixes or new features.

Quick Summary

  1. Enhancements – None
  2. Bug fixes – None
  3. Security Updates – 8 security vulnerabilities patched.
  4. Full installer and M1 IPSW – Full installer & M1 IPSW restore file are now available for download.
  5. Safari – 16.0 = 4 security fixes. Safari 16 is now available as a separate download but requires Monterey 12.5.
  6. Xcode -Xcode 14.0 (14A309)
  7. Xcode Command Line tools – 14.0
  8. Apple Studio Display Update – None
  9. OpenCore Legacy Patcher – 11.6 Tested working on 11,3 with OCLP 0.4.10
Monterey 12.6 Update

macOS Monterey Patch Notes Summary

  • 1. New Features – 0
  • 2. Enhancements – 0
  • 3. Resolved Issues – 0
  • 4. Security Fixes – 8
  • 5. Enterprise Fixes – 0
My Monterey 12.6 Update Video

Full Apple OS Release list

macOS 💻 ✅

  • Ventura – Still on Beta 7
  • Big Sur – 11.7 (20G817)
  • Catalina – DEAD! Catalina is no longer supported by Apple.
  • Xcode = 14.0
  • Command Line Tools for Xcode = 14.0
  • Apple Configurator – Current version = 2.15.1
  • Apple Studio Display Firmware Update – Current Version = 15.5

iOS 📱✅

  • iOS 16.0 (20A362)
  • iOS 16.1 Beta (20B5045d)
  • iOS 16.0.1 (iPhone 14 Only)
  • iOS 15.7 (19H12)
  • iPadOS 16.1 Beta (20B5045d)
  • iPadOS 15.7 (19H12)
  • tvOS 16.1 Beta (20K5041d)
  • tvOS 16.0 (20J373)
  • HomePodOS 16.1 Beta (20K5041d)
  • HomePodOS 16.0 (20J373)
  • watchOS 9.1 Beta (20S5044e)
  • watchOS – 9.0 (20R361)
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macOS Ventura Beta 7 (22A5342f) is Live! What’s New?

macOS Ventura Developer Beta 7

macOS Ventura Developer Beta 7

UPDATED: 9/09

Apple just released macOS Ventura Developer Beta 7 right after the iPhone & Apple Watch event, let’s jump in and find out what’s new.

The Developer Beta is live. The Public beta 5 was released then pulled! I will update when the Public Beta is live again & when the Full installer is available.

The Ventura Beta 7 M1 IPSW Restore file is available.

Important note for the Apple Studio Display

Update to macOS 13 Ventura beta 6 or 7 before installing firmware updates for Apple Studio Display. (97624990)

macOS Ventura Patch Notes Summary

  • 1. New Features – 0
  • 2. Known Issues – 7
  • 3. Resolved Issues – 2
  • 4. Depreciations – 4
  • 5. Enterprise Changes

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

Full Apple OS Beta Release list

macOS Beta 7 💻 ✅

  • Ventura – Developer Beta 7 – Public Beta 5 (Not released yet)
  • Monterey – 12.6 (21G115)
  • Big Sur – 11.7 (20G817)
  • Xcode 14 – (14A309)
  • Studio Display Firmware – None
  • Apple Configurator Beta – None

iOS Beta 📱✅

  • iOS 16 RC (20A362)
  • iPadOS 16.1 = None
  • iPadOS 15.7 Beta (19H12)
  • watchOS 9.0 (20R361)
  • tvOS 16 (20J373)
  • HomePodOS 16 (20J373)

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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