Month: August 2023

macOS Sonoma Beta 7 Update (23A5337a) What’s New?

macOS Sonoma Beta 7 – What’s New?

macOS Sonoma Beta 7 (23A5337a) Update is now Available!

UPDATED: 8/31/23

This article will be continually updated as new information comes in.

Apple just released macOS Sonoma Beta 7 to Developers! Let’s jump in and find out what’s new in this update.

New Features

  • New in macOS Sonoma Beta 7, when logging in for the first time after the update, it asks you to choose your wallpaper. Credit Aaron @aaronp613
  • New in macOS Sonoma Beta 7 – Apple has added 116 new animated wallpapers in addition to the new Live Sonoma wallpaper in Beta 6. Credit @finjassauer

Resolved Issues

  • Fixed: Users might experience a blank screen with an active cursor for an indefinite period of time when attempting to update to Sonoma Beta 6.
  • Fixed in beta 7: Apps using SwiftData that are built with Xcode 15 beta 6 have known issues when running on macOS Sonoma 14 beta 6.
  • Resolved: An issue where the screen did not lock using the menu item or
    keyboard shortcuts.

Known Issues

  • Create ML may crash or hang on launch on devices with macos 14.0 beta 7.
  • Apple Configurator fails to add apps to devices.

macOS Ventura Patch Notes Summary

  • 1. New Features – 2
  • 2. Resolved Issues– 3
  • 3. Known Issues – 2
  • 4. Security Fixes – Apple does not release security info on macOS Beta updates
  • 5. Safari Security (Webkit) – Apple doesn’t release security info on Beta updates
  • 6. Full installer and M1 IPSW – Beta 7 IPSW is available – Full installer tomorrow.
  • 7. OpenCore Legacy Patcher Users – No info at the moment

Full Apple Beta Update Release list

macOS 💻 ✅

  • Sonoma Beta 7 (23A5337a)
  • Ventura 13.6 Beta 2 (22G115)
  • Monterey 12.7 Beta 2 (21G813)
  • Safari – 17.0 Seed 8
  • Xcode – Xcode 15 Beta 8
  • Studio Display Firmware update = None

Table of Contents

  • 1. Apple Links
  • 2. Sonoma Beta Release History
  • 3. macOS Sonoma Beta Full Installer.app
  • 4. Apple Silicon M1 &M2 IPSW Restore file Update
  • 5. macOS Sonoma Update sizes
  • 6. Apple Silicon M1 System Firmware Version
  • 7. Apple Silicon M1 OS loader Version (iBoot)
  • 8. Intel T2 BridgeOS Update
  • 9. Safari Update
  • 10. What’s new for enterprise in macOS Sonoma
  • 11. Security Content of macOS Sonoma
  • 12. macOS Sonoma Release Notes / Patch Notes / Changes

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macOS Ventura 13.5.1 Update (22G90)! What’s New?

macOS Ventura 13.5.1 Update

macOS Ventura 13.5.1 (22G90) Update is now Available!

UPDATED: 8/17/23

This article will be continually updated as new information comes in.

Apple just released macOS Ventura 13.5.1 to the public! Let’s jump in and find out what’s new in this update.

macOS Ventura 13.5.1 fixes an issue in System Settings that prevents location permissions from appearing.

macOS Ventura Patch Notes Summary

  • 1. New Features – none
  • 2. Bug fixes – 1
  • 4. Enterprise Changes – None
  • 3. Security Fixes – None
  • 4. Safari Security (Webkit) – None
  • 5. Full installer and M1 IPSW -Both Released for macOS Ventura 13.5.1
  • 6. OpenCore Legacy Patcher Users – Testing in progress with OCLP 0.6.8
My macOS Ventura 13.5.1 Update Video

Full Apple Public Update Release list

macOS 💻 ✅

  • Ventura 13.5.1 (22G90)
  • Monterey – None – Current = 12.6.8 (21G725)
  • Big Sur – None – Current = 11.7.9 (20G1426)
  • Safari –
  • Xcode – None
  • Studio Display Firmware update = None

iOS📱✅

  • iOS – None – Current = 16.6 (20G75)
  • iOS – None – Current = 15.7.8 (19H364)
  • iPadOS – None – Current = 16.6 (20G75)
  • iPadOS – None – Current = 15.7.8 (19H364)
  • audioOS – None – Current = 16.6 (20M73)
  • tvOS – None – Current = 16.6 (20M73)
  • watchOS – None – Current = 9.6.1 (20U80)

Table of Contents

  • 1. Apple Links
  • 2. Areas of interest for this update
  • 3. Ventura Public & Beta Release History
  • 4. macOS Ventura Full Installer.app
  • 5. Apple Silicon M1 &M2 IPSW Restore file Update
  • 6. macOS Ventura Update sizes
  • 7. Apple Silicon M1 System Firmware Version
  • 8. Apple Silicon M1 OS loader Version (iBoot)
  • 9. Intel T2 BridgeOS Update
  • 10. Safari Update
  • 11. What’s new for enterprise in macOS Ventura
  • 12. Security Content of macOS Ventura
  • 13. macOS Ventura Release Notes / Patch Notes / Changes

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