Sonoma 14.5 Update! Everything You Need to Know!

macOS Sonoma 14.5 is now Available!

UPDATED: 5/30/24

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

Apple just released macOS Sonoma’s 5th release update to the public! Let’s jump in and find out what’s new.

OpenCore Legacy Patcher for Unsupported Macs

OCLP 1.4.3 & Sonoma 14.5 status: Worked great on my test devices, 2012 MacBook, 2011 17″ MacBook Pro, 2012 Mac mini (Intel GPU) 2013 15″ MacBook Pro (Kepler) 2013 Mac Pro.

Kernel Debug Kit (KDK) Status: NEW! = 14.5 (23F79)

Version 1.4.3 is available with built in support for the Sonoma 14.4 & 14.4.1 update. NOTE: 2008-2011 NON-Metal Macs ARE NOW supported with Sonoma 14.4 and 14.4.1 with the current version of OCLP 1.4.3.

macOS Sonoma Patch Notes Summary

  • 1. New Features/Improvements – 2
  • 2. Security Fixes – 21
  • 3. Enterprise Changes – Waiting
  • 4. Safari Security (Webkit) – 1
  • 5. Full installer & M1 IPSW – Sonoma 14.5 Full installer and IPSW are available.
  • 6. Safari – 17.5
  • 7. OpenCore Legacy Patcher Users – Waiting for testing info
My Sonoma 14.5 Update Video
My OpenCore Legacy Patcher 1.4.3 Update video

Full Apple Update Release list

macOS 💻 ✅

  • Sonoma 14.5 (23F79)
  • Ventura 13.6.7 (22G720)
  • Monterey 12.7.5 (21H1222)

iOS 📲 ✅

  • iOS 17.5 (21F79)
  • iOS 16.7.8 (20H343)
  • iPadOS 17.5 (21F79)
  • iPadOS 17.5 (21F84) = New iPads!
  • iPadOS 16.7.8 (20H343)
  • tvOS 17.5 (21L569)
  • HomePod 17.5 (21L569)
  • watchOS 10.5 (21T576)
  • Safari – 17.5 (included in 14.5 Update) and is a separate update download for Ventura & Monterey (available later in the afternoon)
  • Xcode – 15.4 (15F31d)
  • Command Line Tools for Xcode – 15.4

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Table of Contents

  • 1. Apple macOS Sonoma Links
  • 2. Sonoma Final & Beta Release History
  • 3. macOS Sonoma Full Installer.app
  • 4. Apple Silicon M1 M2 & M3 IPSW Restore file Update
  • 5. macOS Sonoma Update sizes
  • 6. Apple Silicon System Firmware Version
  • 7. Apple Silicon 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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1. Apple macOS Sonoma Links

macOS Sonoma Mac App Store download link = https://apps.apple.com/us/app/macos-sonoma/id6450717509

When Apple releases the official macOS Sonoma support links, they will be listed below.

  1. What’s new in the updates for macOS Sonoma – https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213895
  2. What’s new for enterprise in macOS Sonoma – https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213893
  3. Apple Security Updates Page – https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201222
  4. macOS Sonoma Mac App Store link – https://apps.apple.com/us/app/macos-sonoma/id6450717509
  5. macOS Sonoma features page – https://www.apple.com/macos/sonoma/
  6. Manage upgrading to macOS Sonoma in your organization
  7. If you see a message that macOS Server is not supported when upgrading to macOS Sonoma
  8. Platform Security Guide – New macOS Rapid Security Response system.
  9. Platform Guide Deployment – What’s new in Apple platform deployment

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

3. Sonoma Final & Beta Release History

  • 21. Sonoma 14.5 = 5/13/24
  • 20. Sonoma 14.4.1 = 3/25/24
  • 19. Sonoma 14.4 = 3/07/24
  • 18. Sonoma 14.3.1 = 2/08/24
  • 17. Sonoma 14.3 = 1/22/24
  • 16. Sonoma 14.2.1 = 12/19/23
  • 15. Sonoma 14.2 = 12/11/23
  • 14. Sonoma 14.1.2 = 11/30/23
  • 13. Sonoma 14.1.1 = 11/07/23
  • 12. Sonoma 14.1 – 11/25/23
  • 11. Sonoma 14.0 – 9/26/23
  • 10. Sonoma RC2
  • 9. Sonoma RC1
  • 8. Sonoma Beta 7 (23A5337a) – 8/30/23
  • 7. Sonoma Beta 6 () – 8/25/23
  • 6. Sonoma Beta 5 () – 8/08/23
  • 5. Sonoma Beta 4 () – 7/27/23
  • 4. Sonoma Public Beta () – 7/11/23
  • 3. Sonoma Beta 3 () – 7/06/23
  • 2. Sonoma Beta 2 () – 6/14/23
  • 1. Sonoma Beta 1 () – 6/06/23

4. macOS Sonoma Full Installer.app

Apple has released the full installer for macOS Sonoma. I list all the of the Full installers in the link below.

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

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

5. Apple Silicon IPSW Restore file Update

Apple has released the full IPSW restore file of macOS for Apple Silicon M1 Macs. I keep track of all of them in my Apple Silicon Firmware Database

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

6. macOS Sonoma Update sizes

Sonoma Delta Update

The delta update will automatically change in size for exactly what your macOS version needs.

Full update & OCLP Users = 13.65 GB

Apple Silicon Updates

Delta from macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 with size = 2.43GB

Intel Updates

Delta from macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 with size = 1.36GB

Delta from macOS Ventura 13.6.6 with size = 4.88GB

Thank you DhinakG!!

7. Apple Silicon System Firmware Version

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

Apple Silicon Firmware = Updated!

  • 21. macOS Sonoma 14.5 = 10151.121.1
  • 20. macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 = 10151.101.3
  • 19. macOS Sonoma 14.4 = 10151.101.3
  • 18. macOS Sonoma 14.3.1 = 10151.81.1
  • 17. macOS Sonoma 14.3 = 10151.81.1
  • 16. macOS Sonoma 14.2.1 = 10151.61.4
  • 15. macOS Sonoma 14.2 = 10151.61.4
  • 14. macOS Sonoma 14.1.2 = 10151.41.12
  • 13. macOS Sonoma 14.1.1 = 10151.41.12
  • 12. macOS Sonoma 14.1 = 10151.41.12
  • 11. macOS Sonoma 14.0 = 10151.1.1
  • 10. macOS Sonoma RC2
  • 9. macOS Sonoma RC1
  • 8. macOS Sonoma Beta 7 = 10151.1.1
  • 7. macOS Sonoma Beta 6 =
  • 6. macOS Sonoma Beta 5 =
  • 5. macOS Sonoma Beta 4 =
  • 4. macOS Sonoma Public Beta = No change
  • 3. macOS Sonoma Beta 3 =
  • 2. macOS Sonoma Beta 2 =
  • 1. macOS Sonoma Beta 1 =

8. Apple Silicon OS loader Version (iBoot)

OS Loader Version (iBoot) also referred to as “iBoot second-stage loader”, is Apple’s stage 2 bootloader. The OS loader version will be the same as the “System Firmware Version” on the latest OS. On previous versions of macOS Monterey and Big Sur, the OS loader version will be a version behind. Example = Monterey = 7459.121.3 & Big Sur = 6723.140.2

OS Loader version = Updated!

  • 21. macOS Sonoma 14.5 = 10151.121.1
  • 20. macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 = 10151.101.3
  • 19. macOS Sonoma 14.4 = 10151.101.3
  • 18. macOS Sonoma 14.3.1 = 10151.81.1
  • 17. macOS Sonoma 14.3 = 10151.81.1
  • 16. macOS Sonoma 14.2.1 = 10151.61.4
  • 15. macOS Sonoma 14.2 = 10151.61.4
  • 14. macOS Sonoma 14.1.2 = 10151.41.12
  • 13. macOS Sonoma 14.1.1 = 10151.41.12
  • 12. macOS Sonoma 14.1 = 10151.41.12
  • 11. macOS Sonoma 14.0 = 10151.1.1
  • 10. macOS Sonoma RC2 = 10151.1.1
  • 9. macOS Sonoma RC1 = 10151.1.1
  • 8. macOS Sonoma Beta 7 = 10151.1.1
  • 7. macOS Sonoma Beta 6 =
  • 6. macOS Sonoma Beta 5 =
  • 5. macOS Sonoma Beta 4 =
  • 4. macOS Sonoma Public Beta = No change
  • 3. macOS Sonoma Beta 3 =
  • 2. macOS Sonoma Beta 2 =
  • 1. macOS Sonoma Beta 1 =

9. Intel T2 BridgeOS Update

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

BridgeOS version = Updated!

  • 21. macOS Sonoma 14.5 = 21.16.5077.0.0
  • 20. macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 = 21.16.4222.0.0
  • 19. macOS Sonoma 14.4 = 21.16.4222.0.0
  • 18. macOS Sonoma 14.3.1 = 21.16.3049.0.0
  • 17. macOS Sonoma 14.3 = 21.16.3049.0.0
  • 16. macOS Sonoma 14.2.1 = 21.16.2057.0.0
  • 15. macOS Sonoma 14.2 = 21.16.2057.0.0
  • 14. macOS Sonoma 14.1.2 = 21.16.1069.0.0
  • 13. macOS Sonoma 14.1.1 = 21.16.1069.0.0
  • 12. macOS Sonoma 14.1 = 21.16.1069.0.0
  • 11. macOS Sonoma 14.0 = 21.16.364.5.1
  • 10. macOS Sonoma RC2 = 21.16.364.5.1
  • 9. macOS Sonoma RC1 = 21.16.364.5.1
  • 8. macOS Sonoma Beta 7 = 21.16.364.5.1
  • 7. macOS Sonoma Beta 6 =
  • 6. macOS Sonoma Beta 5 =
  • 5. macOS Sonoma Beta 4 =
  • 4. macOS Sonoma Public Beta = No change
  • 3. macOS Sonoma Beta 3 =
  • 2. macOS Sonoma Beta 2 =
  • 1. macOS Sonoma Beta 1 =

10. Safari Update

The new version of Safari 17 is included in the macOS Sonoma update.

Safari = Updated!

  • 21. macOS Sonoma 14.5 = 17.5 (19618.2.12.11.6)
  • 20. macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 = 17.4.1 (19618.1.15.11.14)
  • 19. macOS Sonoma 14.4 = 17.4 (19618.1.15.11.12 )
  • 18. macOS Sonoma 14.3.1 = 17.3.1 (19617.2.4.11.12)
  • 17. macOS Sonoma 14.3 = 17.3 (19617.2.4.11.8)
  • 16. macOS Sonoma 14.2.1 = 17.2.1
  • 15. macOS Sonoma 14.2 = 17.2 (19617.1.17.11.9)
  • 14. macOS Sonoma 14.1.2 = 17.2.1 (19616.2.9.11.12)
  • 13. macOS Sonoma 14.1.1 = 17.1 (19616.2.9.11.7)
  • 12. macOS Sonoma 14.1 = 17.1 (19616.2.9.11.7)
  • 11. macOS Sonoma 14.0 = 17.0
  • 10. macOS Sonoma RC2
  • 9. macOS Sonoma RC1
  • 8. macOS Sonoma Beta 7 =
  • 7. macOS Sonoma Beta 6 =
  • 6. macOS Sonoma Beta 5 =
  • 5. macOS Sonoma Beta 4 =
  • 4. macOS Sonoma Public Beta = No change
  • 3. macOS Sonoma Beta 3 =
  • 2. macOS Sonoma Beta 2 =
  • 1. macOS Sonoma Beta 1 =

11. What’s new for Enterprise in macOS Sonoma

Enterprise changes in macOS Sonoma 14.5

  • ?

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213893

12. Security Content of macOS Sonoma

Security vulnerabilities in this Sonoma Update

Fixes addressed in this update = 22

Safari 17.5= 1

Sonoma 14.5 = 21

13. macOS Sonoma Release Notes

Sonoma 14.5

macOS Sonoma 14.5 update provides bug fixes for your Mac, including:

  •  Quartiles is a new and original daily word game that is now available in Apple News+
    – Scoreboard in News+ Puzzles gives you access to new player data for Crossword, Mini Crossword and Quartiles, including stats and streaks

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

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