Today Apple released macOS Big Sur Beta 7 (20A5374g) to Developers
UPDATE 9/20/20 – New Big Sur Beta 7 issues.
- 1. Enterprise Connect 2.0.5 is not working properly. You can sign in one time, but never again. While the app is attempting to sign in, it will take attention from anything that you are working on at random intervals.
- 2. Security & Privacy Pane is crashing/not loading correctly. The error that you will get is “There was an error in Security & Privacy preferences.”
- 3. Share Audio Recordings first time sign in prompt continue button is greyed out preventing you from finishing the setup assistant. WORKAROUND – you have to hit the back button to back one step then go to the next window again.
UPDATE 9/17/20 – Confirmed Big Sur Beta 7 Fixes that are not in the developer notes.
- 1. SMB connection bug fixed!
- 2. Date & Time > Clock Menu Bar greyed out bug fixed by moving settings to Dock & Menu Bar > Menu Bar Clock
- 3. MDM Support for permitting standard users to allow Screen Recording is not available and is listed as a “Known Issue” in Big Sur Beta 7. Hoping we will get that MDM Support in Beta 8, as we are quickly running out of time.
MacOS Big Sur 11 Beta 7 (20A5374g) was released on September 17th, 2020. During the Big Sur beta release cycle, only the current beta patch notes are available. When a new beta is released the previous patch notes are overwritten. I compare both sets of release notes so I find the changes.
If you are having issues getting Beta 7 to show up in Software Update, take a look at my Big Sur Beta troubleshooting article. – mrmacintosh.com/big-sur-11-beta-not-showing-up-in-software-update-troubleshooting/
Keep an eye on my Big Sur Need to Know changes article. I will be constantly updating it as new info comes in. mrmacintosh.com/macos-big-sur-11-0-updated-index-of-need-to-know-changes-links/
macOS Big Sur Beta 7 Patch Notes Summary
- 1 – Installer Note
- 5 – New Features
- 12 – Resolved Issues
- 14 – New Known Issues
- 1 – AppleSeed Known Issues
- 0 – AppleSeed Announcements
- 1 – AppleSeed Resolved Issues
AppleSeed Notes Link = appleseed.apple.com/
Developer Public Link = developer.apple.com/documentation/macos-release-notes/macos-big-sur-11-beta-release-notes
Apple DTK Mac Mini Notes = developer.apple.com/documentation/macos-release-notes/macos-big-sur-11-universal-apps-beta-release-notes
MacAdmin Patch Notes of Interest
- AppleSeed = x Resolved Issues x Announcements & x Known Issues – appleseed.apple.com
- 1. Note: for this macOS Big Sur Build, there will only be a software update available to take you from Beta 6 (20A53643e) to Beta 7 (20A53774g). If you are starting with a build earlier than Beta 6, or from macOS Catalina or an earlier version of macOS, you will need to install Beta 6 prior to updating to Beta 7. Translation = NO FULL INSTALLER FOR BETA 7!
- 2. Updating to macOS Big Sur 11 beta from previous versions of macOS might take significantly longer than expected. Data loss could occur if the update is interrupted. (59101197)
- 3. macOS Big Sur 11 beta 7 is designated as qualifying for the 50% Apple Security Bounty bonus payment for issues that are unknown to Apple or reintroduced in this release. See Apple Security Bounty for more information.
Previous Big Sur 11 Beta Releases
- 7. Big Sur 11 Beta 7 (20A5374g) – 09/17/20 – Current Release
- 6. Big Sur 11 Beta 6 (20A5364e) – 09/03/20 – My Release Notes
- 5. Big Sur 11 Beta 5 (20A5354i) – 08/19/20 – My Release Notes
- 4. Big Sur 11 Beta 4 (20A5343i) – 08/04/20
- 3. Big Sur 11 Beta 3 (20A5323l) – 07/22/20
- 2. Big Sur 11 Beta 2 (20A4300b) – 07/07/20 – My Release Notes
- 1. Big Sur 11 Beta 1 (20A4299v) – 06/22/20 – My Release Notes
macOS Big Sur 11 Installer Info
Full Installer.app
Link – developer.apple.com or installinstallmacos.py
Size = NO FULL INSTALLER FOR BETA 7!
Product ID =
Big Sur Beta Delta Update
This is the update is for updating from Beta 6 > Beta 7
Size = 3.61GB
Product ID =
Big Sur Beta Combo Update
This is update should be for updating from Beta 1-5 > Beta 7
Size = 3.95GB
Product ID =
T2 BridgeOS Update
BridgeOS version was updated.
Size = 4.43MB
Product ID = 001-47035
BridgeOS Update Version =18.16.12380
Previous Beta 6 = 18.16.12370.5.1
Previous Beta 5 = 18.16.10358.5.2
New Software Update Catalog URL
https://swscan.apple.com/content/catalogs/others/index-10.16seed-10.16-10.15-10.14-10.13-10.12-10.11-10.10-10.9-mountainlion-lion-snowleopard-leopard.merged-1.sucatalog
Report Bugs NOW!
Now that macOS Big Sur 11.0 Beta is live, start testing as soon as you can! You will want to submit any bugs that you find into Apple ASAP. If you get bugs in quickly, they could be fixed in the current beta cycle instead of waiting until after the public release. If not, you could be waiting months before the fix is put into a dot release combo update.
macOS Big Sur 11 Beta 7 (20A5364e) Release Notes
Overview
The macOS 11 SDK provides support to develop apps for Macs running macOS Big Sur 11. The SDK comes bundled with Xcode 12.2 beta, available from Beta Software Downloads. For information on the compatibility requirements for Xcode 12.2, see doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/xcode-release-notes/xcode-12_2-beta-release-notes.
General
Known Issues
Important
Updating to macOS Big Sur 11 beta from previous versions of macOS might take significantly longer than expected. Data loss could occur if the update is interrupted. (59101197)
AppKit
Apple Security Bounty
- macOS Big Sur 11 beta 7 is designated as qualifying for the 50% Apple Security Bounty bonus payment for issues that are unknown to Apple or reintroduced in this release. See Apple Security Bounty for more information.
Installer and Software Update
Known Issues
- When updating from macOS Big Sur 11 beta 2 to macOS Big Sur 11 beta 3 or later, you might be offered an unexpectedly large download rather than an incremental software update. (65753086)Workaround: Under the “Another update is available” text, click the “More info…” link. This will reveal the incremental update where you can click the Install Now button.
- You might need to adjust Energy Saver settings so your Mac doesn’t go to sleep while preparing to install macOS Big Sur 11 beta. (63166401)
- If macOS Big Sur 11 beta is installed into the same APFS container as previous versions of macOS Catalina 10.15, system software updates can no longer be installed on the previous versions of macOS. (64411484)Workaround: Update the previous version of macOS Catalina to 10.15.6.
Resolved in macOS Big Sur 11 beta 7
- You can now update macOS Big Sur 11 beta 7, if Secure Boot is set to No Security. (63434409)
Kernel
Resolved in macOS Big Sur 11 beta 7
- Third-party driver extensions now run after restarting your Mac. (67416908)
- DriverKit extensions now function as expected. (67594339)
Spotlight
Resolved in macOS Big Sur 11 beta 7
- You can now find an application using Spotlight without an initial launch using Finder. (64463806)
SwiftUI
Known Issues
ProgressViewgeneric type signature has changed, adding thecurrentValueLabelgeneric parameter. This change doesn’t require any source changes, but will cause apps compiled using an earlier beta SDK to quit unexpectedly. (63580200)Workaround: Re-compile apps for macOS Big Sur 11 Beta 6 or later to resolve this issue.- Drag-and-drop actions can sometimes fail when dropping on dynamic view content. (68281403)
- Dynamically updating
OutlineGroupcontent can fail to update correctly or cause an application to quit unexpectedly. (58820037) DisclosureGroup’sisExpandedbinding does not work as expected in aList. (58820037)- Some standard menu items, such as Open Recents or Window menu items, are missing from the main menu. (63998004)
New Features in macOS Big Sur 11 beta 7
- Adding a
Spacerto atoolbarnow creates flexible spaces. (64189289) - A
ToolbarItemnow automatically creates an overflow menu item. (60104785) - Use the new
.fileImporter()modifier to present a system interface for importing one or more files into your app, and the new.fileMover()modifier to move one or more existing files to a new location. The following is an example of a simple UI for importing and moving files:struct FileMover : View { @Binding var selectedFiles: [URL] var includeDirectories: Bool = false @State private var isImporting: Bool = false @State private var isMovingSelection: Bool = false var body: some View { List(selectedFiles, id: \.self) { url in Text(url.absoluteString) } .toolbar { Button("Import", action: { isImporting = true }) Button("Move", action: { isMovingSelection = true }) } .fileImporter( isPresented: $isImporting, allowedContentTypes: includeDirectories ? [.item, .directory] : [.item], allowsMultipleSelection: true ) { result in do { selectedFiles = try result.get() } catch { // Handle failure. } } .fileMover(isPresented: $isMovingSelection, files: selectedFiles) { if case .success = $0 { selectedFiles = [] } else { // Handle failure. } } }} - Use the new
.fileExporter()modifier to present a system interface for exporting one or more documents from your app. In this example, an app provides a simple note-taking interface for quickly jotting down some text and then exporting it to disk:struct QuickNote : View { @Binding var draft: QuickNoteDocument @State private var isExporting: Bool = false var body: some View { TextEditor(text: $draft.text) .toolbar { Button("Save", action: { isExporting = true }) } .fileExporter( isPresented: $isExporting, document: draft, contentType: .plainText, defaultFilename: "MyNote" ) { result in // Clear the draft now that it's saved. if case .success = result { draft.text = "" } else { // Handle failure. } } }} struct QuickNoteDocument : FileDocument { static var readableContentTypes: [UTType] { [.plainText] } var text: String init(text: String) { self.text = text } init(configuration: ReadConfiguration) throws { // Deserialize the document. } func fileWrapper(configuration: WriteConfiguration) throws -> FileWrapper { // Serialize the document. }} - Use the new
.fileMover()modifier to present a system interface for moving one or more existing files to a new location. (66182201)
Resolved in macOS Big Sur 11 beta 7
- A
DisclosureGroupused outside of aListno longer causes an application to quit unexpectedly. (67780773) sheetsnow correctly size to their contents. (67219542)- Multiline Text in a
Listnow wraps, automatically growing the row height as needed. Adding a lineLimit(1) modifier to theTextwill restore the the old truncating single line behavior. (50990605) - A
Listcontaining nested ForEach content now updates correctly. (62863714) TabViewnow has a minimum size based on its selected tab. Adding afixedSize()modifier to theTabViewwill cause it to be fixed to the ideal size of its selected tab. (59097532)- Using a
TextEditoras the root view of a window no longer causes an application to quit unexpectedly. (67572104) - Drag and drop previews now appear as expected, matching the appearance of their source view. (59513411)
Third-Party Apps
Known Issues
- You might experience kernel panics when using earlier versions of Parallels Desktop 16. (67358596)Workaround: Upgrade to the most-recent version of Parallels Desktop 16.
- Some third-party scripts might produce unexpected results due to the change in macOS version from 10.x to 11. (62477208)Workaround: Set
SYSTEM_VERSION_COMPAT=1in the calling environment, for example:$ SYSTEM_VERSION_COMPAT=1 legacy_script.pl
UIKit
Known Issues
- After using the new
detectPatternsForPatterns:completionHandler:Pasteboard API, the pasteboard might return empty data. (67857457)Workaround: Use thedetectValuesForPatterns:completionHandler:API, if you need access to the values that match the detected patterns.
Wallet
Known Issues
isPassLibraryAvailable()doesn’t ensure uniform availability of pass library functionality between platforms and devices. (60697880)Workaround: Call a more specific API to check available functionality, such ascanAddPasses().
Widgets
Resolved in macOS Big Sur 11 beta 7
- When set to My Location, the Weather widget now displays the weather for that location. (66338250)
Xcode
Known Issues
- Legacy Xcode versions prior to 11.5 might unexpectedly quit when launched. (59991056)Workaround: Run the following command in Terminal:
defaults write com.apple.dt.Xcode DVTDisableMainThreadChecker 1, then deselect Main Thread Checker in the Diagnostic tab of the Run and Test actions for each scheme in your project. - The Command Line Tools package for Xcode 12.2 beta isn’t currently available. (69012274)
Resolved in macOS Big Sur 11 beta 7
- You’re now able to launch Mac Catalyst and iOS apps using Xcode. (67356581)
