macOS Monterey Beta 3 Update (21A5284e) is Live! What’s New?

macOS Monterey Beta 3 (21A5284e) is now available for Developers.

UPDATED 07/14/21

Apple just dropped macOS Monterey Beta 3, let’s jump in and find out what’s new! Apple also added Universal Control settings to the Display preferences pane under advanced, but the feature still does not seem to be working yet.

Monterey Beta 3 is now available as a software update, full installer and IPSW M1 restore file.

macOS Monterey Beta 3 Patch Notes Summary

• 1. New Features – 3
• 2. New Known Issues – 28
• 3. New Resolved Issues -32
• 4. New Deprecations – 3

https://youtu.be/zv-eccnwqS0

Table of Contents

• 1. Apple Links
• 2. Mr. Macintosh articles of interest for Apple Silicon & macOS Monterey
• 3. Apple Articles of interest related to the macOS Monterey Update
• 4. Undocumented macOS Monterey Beta Update changes & fixes
• 5. Monterey Release History
• 6. macOS Monterey Full Installer.app
• 7. macOS Monterey Update sizes for Intel and M1
• 8. Apple Silicon M1 Firmware Update
• 9. Intel T2 BridgeOS Update
• 10. Apple Silicon IPSW Restore file Update
• 11. Safari Update
• 12. What’s new for enterprise in macOS Monterey
• 13. Security Content of macOS Monterey
• 14. macOS Monterey Release Notes / Patch Notes / Changes

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1. Apple Links

AppleSeed Notes Link = appleseed.apple.com/

Developer Public Link = developer.apple.com/documentation/macos-release-notes

macOS Deployment References Changes – https://support.apple.com/guide/deployment-reference-macos/document-revision-history-apd04dff7069/web

2. Mr. Macintosh articles of interest for Apple Silicon & macOS Monterey

How to reinstall macOS on your Apple Silicon M1 Mac

mrmacintosh.com/how-to-reinstall-macos-on-your-apple-silicon-mac-everything-you-need-to-know/

How to reinstall macOS with Apple Configurator 2 and IPSW Files.

mrmacintosh.com/restore-macos-firmware-on-an-apple-silicon-mac-boot-to-dfu-mode/

Apple Silicon IPSW macOS Final and Beta Database

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

macOS Big Sur 11 Full Installer Download Database (InstallAssistant.pkg)

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

macOS Monterey 12 Full Installer Download Database (InstallAssistant.pkg)

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

3. Articles of interest & info related to the macOS Monterey Beta

• 1. None as of right now.

4. Undocumented macOS Monterey changes & fixes

• 1. None as of right now.

5. Monterey Beta Release History

• 3. Monterey Beta 3 (21A5284e) – 7/14/21 – Current Release
• 2. Monterey Beta 2 (21A5268h) – 6/28/21 – My Release Notes
• 1. Monterey Beta 1 (21A5248p) – 6/07/21 – My Release Notes

6. macOS Monterey Full Installer.app

In the link below, I have a listing and links to all of the Beta versions of the macOS Monterey Full installer.

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

• 3. Monterey Beta 3 = NA
• 2. Monterey Beta 2 = 6/29/21
• 1. Monterey Beta 1 = 6/15/21

InstallAssistant.pkg = Full download. Installing this package will add the full “Install macOS Monterey.app” to your applications folder.

7. macOS Monterey Update sizes for Intel and M1

Monterey Delta Update

This is the update is for updating from Beta 2 > Beta 3

Size = 2.7GB

Monterey Combo Update

This is the update is for updating from Beta 1 > Beta 3

Size = 3.3GB

Monterey Full Update

This is update is for if your volume is not sealed or for some other reason you will need the full update.

Size = 11.0GB

8. Apple Silicon M1 Firmware Update

This update has a new firmware update. The version number is reported in System Information under “System Firmware Version“

Apple Silicon M1 Firmware Updated! – 7429.0.181.131.1

Previous M1 Apple Silicon Firmware Updates

• 2. macOS Monterey Beta 3 = 7429.0.181.131.1
• 2. macOS Monterey Beta 2 = 7429.0.133.121.1
• 1. macOS Monterey Beta 1 = 7429.0.72.0.3

9. Intel T2 BridgeOS Update

The Version of BridgeOS for your T2 Security Chip (2018-2020 Intel Macs) was updated.

BridgeOS version – Waiting

Previous T2 Bridge Updates

• 3. macOS Monterey Beta 3 =
• 2. macOS Monterey Beta 2 = 19.16.10284.5.7
• 1. macOS Monterey Beta 1 = 19.16.10264.5.14

10. Apple Silicon IPSW Restore file Update

Apple has released the full IPSW restore file of macOS Monterey Beta for Apple Silicon Macs. I keep track of all of them in my Apple Silicon Firmware Database

• 3. macOS Monterey Beta 2 = UniversalMac_12.0_21A5284e_Restore.ipsw
• 2. macOS Monterey Beta 2 = UniversalMac_12.0_21A5268h_Restore.ipsw
• 1. macOS Monterey Beta 1 = Not released

Get them here –> https://mrmacintosh.com/apple-silicon-m1-full-macos-restore-ipsw-firmware-files-database/

11. Safari Update

The new version of Safar 15 is included in the macOS Monterey Beta update.

Safari UPDATED- 15.0 = (17612.1.22.1.4)

• 3. macOS Monterey Beta 3 = Safari 15.0 = (17612.1.22.1.4)
• 2. macOS Monterey Beta 2 = Safari 15.0 (17612.1.18.1.3)
• 1. macOS Monterey Beta 1 = Safari 15.0 (17612.1.15.1.14)

12. What’s new for Enterprise in macOS Monterey Beta

Enterprise changes in macOS Monterey Beta

• 1. None as of right now.

13. Security Content of macOS Monterey

macOS Monterey Security Document

• 1. None as of right now.

14. macOS Monterey Beta Release Notes

https://developer.apple.com/documentation/macos-release-notes/macos-12-beta-release-notes

NOTE! I remove all the release note parts that do NOT pertain to Beta 3.

This will help you see only the new changes each update.

Overview

AirPlay Receiver

Resolved in macOS Monterey 12 beta 3

• AirPlay Receiver now appears in System Preferences > Sharing as expected. (78170150)

App Store

New Features in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 3

• You can now access Product raw JSON data for custom decoding:
  • Multiple Product.PurchaseOption methods are now allowed. .custom(_:) was replaced with several new type methods, namely custom(key:stringValue:), custom(key:numberValue:), custom(key:boolValue:), and custom(key:dataValue:).
  • Subscript operators on Product, Transaction, and renewalInfo were removed, along with the nested Key enumerations.
  • BackingValue and extensions adding initializers from BackingValue were removed. (79101606)

Resolved in macOS Monterey 12 beta 3

• Fixed an issue when calling finishTransaction(_:) on the SKPaymentQueue failed. (79854926)
• The cases consented and notConsented of the Product.SubscriptionInfo.RenewalInfo.PriceIncreaseStatus enumeration were replaced with Product.SubscriptionInfo.RenewalInfo.PriceIncreaseStatus.agreed and Product.SubscriptionInfo.RenewalInfo.PriceIncreaseStatus.pending, respectively. (75888552)
• Fixed an issue with calling the type method products(for:) on Product that failed if it contained subscriptions that had no localized App Store information in App Store Connect. (79729867)
• Fixed an issue with currentEntitlements where the property on Transaction returned multiple VerificationResult for a single Product.ID. (79212054)

Calendar

Resolved in macOS Monterey 12 beta 3

• Adding a video call to an event with an existing location no longer removes the previous location. (79402949)
• Fixed an issue that caused Calendar to quit unexpectedly when adding a FaceTime video call to an existing repeating meeting. (78280294)

Create ML

Resolved in macOS Monterey 12 beta 3

• You can now use Xcode 13 beta to build your existing macOS app that links against Create ML. (74036054)

Displays Preferences

Known Issues

• Configuration is available for Universal Control preferences, but feature support is not enabled in this release. (80478623)

Endpoint Security

Resolved in macOS Monterey 12 beta 3

• Updated the header file to explain this scenario: When initializing a new EndpointSecurity client via es_new_client, a set of executable paths is automatically muted for a subset of AUTH event types to help reduce inadvertent negative impact to end users (for example, panics triggered by watchdogd due to clients not responding to AUTH events quickly enough). The set of muted paths and associated event types are inspectable using es_muted_paths_events. Although unmuting the AUTH events associated with these paths isn’t recommended, it’s possible to do so using es_unmute_path_events. (78405437)

Focus

Known Issues

• You’re unable to switch to a Focus other than Do Not Disturb using Siri. (78263540)

Resolved in macOS Monterey 12 beta 3

• Autoreply now works as expected. (77510470)
• Searching for a location now works. (79098807)
• Setting Focus status in third party apps is now available. (77000852)

Fonts

Resolved in macOS Monterey 12 beta 3

• Text now renders as expected in PDF documents. (79370423)

iCloud

Known Issues

• If network connectivity is interrupted, the system might display an inaccurate alert that iCloud Private Relay is incompatible with the network. (79853379)

Resolved in macOS Monterey 12 beta 3

• Fixed an issue that caused the network location provided by iCloud Private Relay to websites to be less precise than expected. (77291090)

• Fixed an issue that caused iCloud Private Relay to fall back to a direct connection if traffic couldn’t be routed privately. (78433904)
• Opening an Account Recovery Contact or Legacy Contact invitation link from Messages now displays the invitation as expected. (78522143)

Language & Region

Known Issues

• Certain languages might display unlocalized text. (78476984)
• Certain languages might exhibit clipped or misaligned layout. (78477103)

Logging

Known Issues

• For every process crash, macOS generates two crash logs. (76650102)

Mac Catalyst

Known Issues

• Setting the title color of a UIButton doesn’t work regardless of whether you use baseForegroundColor or titleColorForState:. (76566253)
• System buttons have a black background color if no color is set. (76910619)Workaround: Set a color, or if you want the system default color, request a button using the iOS 14 and Mac Catalyst 15 or earlier API: buttonWithType:.

Resolved in macOS Monterey 12 beta 3

• buttonSize now works as expected. (74057477)

macOS Recovery

Known Issues

• You might be unable to start up from macOS Recovery. (78334511)Workaround: Make several attempts in succession. Otherwise, see the “If you can’t start up from macOS Recovery” section of About macOS Recovery on Intel-based Mac computers.

Deprecations

• MKPinAnnotationView and MapPin are deprecated in this beta. (78536295)

Maps

Known Issues

• Rivers might disappear at certain zoom levels. (79993916)
• The Bay Bridge might scale incorrectly at high zoom levels. (79217316)
• Rounded building corners might disappear. (80468151)

Messages

Known Issues

• Clicking the reply bubble in a Business Chat conversation might produce unexpected results. (76702989)Workaround: Use Business Chat on iPhone.

Migration Assistant

Resolved in macOS Monterey 12 beta 3

• Migrating a user from another Mac computer now works correctly when FileVault is enabled, when you choose to replace the local user account. (79150749)

Music

Known Issues

• You might be unable to play Lossless or Spatial Audio tracks via Siri. (78277808)

Networking

Deprecations

• Support for cleartext HTTP URL schemes for Proxy Automatic Configuration (PAC) is now deprecated. Use only HTTPS URL schemes for PAC. This affects all PAC configurations, including, but not limited to, configurations set via Settings, System Preferences, profiles, and URLSession APIs such as connectionProxyDictionary and CFNetworkExecuteProxyAutoConfigurationURL(_:_:_:_:). If you configure a cleartext HTTP PAC URL, the system may upgrade it to HTTPS during PAC file loads. Web Proxy Auto-Discovery (WPAD) Protocol via DNS isn’t affected. Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) Option 252 WPAD may attempt to upgrade cleartext HTTP URLs to HTTPS during PAC file loads. (61981845)

RealityKit

Known Issues

• The StreamingInput init on PhotogrammetrySession isn’t supported. (78838906)

Safari

Known Issues

• The Safari start page sync requires devices that are on macOS Monterey 12 Beta 3 and iOS 15 Beta 3 or newer. (79385360)
• Animation glitches might occur when opening and closing the sidebar in Safari. (80441779)
• With Use Separate Tab Bar enabled, the Reader Available button might appear too close to the edge of the Smart Search field. (80441578)
• Safari toolbar vibrancy and background color might adversely affect the legibility of tab buttons in the tab bar. (80417925)
• With Show Separate Tab Bar disabled, opening new tabs might show a Start Page without the open tabs. (80406212)Workaround: Open a new window or merge all windows from the Window menu to refresh the state.

Resolved in macOS Monterey 12 beta 3

• Pinned tabs are no longer lost unexpectedly. (78521854, 79081661)

SharePlay

Known Issues

• SharePlay performance might be affected if a session has more than five participants. (79466576)
• Notifications received while sharing your display will be visible to other SharePlay participants. (79455578)Workaround: Enable Do Not Disturb during the SharePlay session.
• Recipients of screen sharing content might see unexpectedly small windows and limited zoom behavior. (78431516)

Resolved in macOS Monterey 12 beta 3

• Fixed an issue that caused SharePlay to appear unavailable. (79306972)
• Fixed an issue that caused media audio volume to be unexpectedly high while speaking during a call. (77856932)
• If you leave and then rejoin a SharePlay session, you now correctly rejoin at the same point in playback. (79431429)

• Shared activity now starts correctly, even if the activity metadata is larger than 27 KB. (78776780)
• SharePlay of TV content from macOS to Apple TV is now supported. (79426841)

Swift

Resolved in macOS Monterey 12 beta 3

• The async Task APIs in macOS, watchOS, and tvOS no longer differ from the async Task APIs in iOS. (79378627)

SwiftUI

Known Issues

• You can’t push to a third screen after popping from a third screen in the navigation stack. (79076444)
• AsyncImage in List sometimes cancels image downloads prematurely. (78187465)
• Providing a binding to an OutlineGroup might require including wrappedValue in the init(_:children:content:) key path parameter, and won’t back-deploy to earlier releases. (77890799)
• Focusing a view in a newly added List row using FocusState requires deferring the focus state property update to the next time the main runloop runs. (78607356)

Resolved in macOS Monterey 12 beta 3

• BorderlessButtonMenuStyle and BorderedButtonMenuStyle are now available as static members. (78606888)
• Fixed an issue that if you created a Text view from an AttributedString that contained a morphology attribute and then interpolated the Text view inside a LocalizedStringKey, the attributes of the AttributedString didn’t affect the displayed text. (76192084)

• The Alert modifier now correctly displays a passed-in message. (79252107)
• Drag previews will now return to the correct position when cancelling a drag and drop operation. (78495697)
• The system now calls the onDismiss closure as expected when you use the sheet modifier on macOS. (71941401)
• Resolved an issue that caused list rows containing Text to grow unnecessarily after a move or other programmatic update. (70079503)

Deprecations

• Fn (Function) shortcut modifier is deprecated and reserved for system usage. (78627099)

Translation

Resolved in macOS Monterey 12 beta 3

• Fixed an issue that caused a system-wide translation to send requests to the server, even if On-Device Mode was on. (75374469)

Virtualization

Known Issues

• Virtual machines will fail to start a macOS Guest if a memory balloon device is set up. (79943519)Workaround: Don’t include VZVirtioTraditionalMemoryBalloonDeviceConfiguration in the virtual machine configuration.