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macOS Monterey Beta 5 Update (21A5304g) is Live! What’s New?

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macOS Monterey Beta 5 is now available for all developers.

macOS Monterey Beta 5 (21A5304g) is now available for Developers.

UPDATED 8/12/21

Apple just dropped macOS Monterey Beta 5, let’s jump in and find out what’s new!

Apple initially mentioned in the Beta 4 patch notes that Universal Control was available. Crazy thing is, Apple removed the reference in the patch notes shortly after release! I’m checking to see if Universal Control is enabled in Beta 5.

UPDATE: Universal Control is NOT enabled 🙁

Monterey Beta 5 is now available as a software update, and IPSW M1 restore file. The Public beta is live and the full installer of Beta 5 is also now available.

My macOS Monterey Beta 5 Update video, all the new features and changes!

macOS Monterey Beta Patch Notes Summary

  • 1. New Features – 4
  • 2. Known Issues – 21
  • 3. Resolved Issues – 0
  • 4. Deprecations – 5

Table of Contents

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

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macOS Big Sur 11.5.2 Update (20G95) is Live! What’s New?

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macOS Big Sur 11.5.2 Update

macOS Big Sur 11.5.2 Update (20G95) is now available for all users!

UPDATED: 08/13

Apple just dropped the new macOS Big Sur 11.5.2 Update. Let’s find out what’s new in this update!

The only information that we have so far is this line from the update text.

“macOS 11.5.2 includes bug fixes for your Mac.”

UPDATE: Apple has updated the security updates page.

macOS Big Sur 11.5.2
This update has no published CVE entries.

The update must be related to an OS level fix.

I’m looking into the update now so we can figure out what it actually fixes.

UPDATE: Howard Oakley found that the build version of Safari increased from 16611.3.10.1.3 to 16611.3.10.1.6. He also noted a few version number changes to private frameworks.

https://eclecticlight.co/2021/08/11/what-has-changed-in-macos-11-5-2/

My macOS Big Sur 11.5.2 Update (I had a little fun with the thumbnail LOL)
  • 0 – New Features
  • 0 – Resolved Issues
  • 0 – Security Fixes
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macOS Monterey Beta 4 Update (21A5294g) is Live! What’s New?

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macOS Monterey Beta 4 Update is now available for all developers.

macOS Monterey Beta 4 (21A5294g) is now available for Developers.

UPDATED 07/28/21

Apple just dropped macOS Monterey Beta 4, let’s jump in and find out what’s new!

Apple initially mentioned in the Beta 4 patch notes that Universal Control was available. The reference in the patch notes has been removed! I can confirm this as in Beta 4 the Advanced Button was removed from the display preferences pane.

Live Text is also now available for all Macs that support macOS Monterey. Previously this was an M1 Monterey only feature.

Monterey Beta 4 is now available as a software update, and IPSW M1 restore file. The Full installer is not available yet.

My what’s new in macOS Monterey Beta 4 Video!

macOS Monterey Beta 3 Patch Notes Summary

  • 1. New Features – 3
  • 2. Known Issues – 18
  • 3. Resolved Issues -18
  • 4. Deprecations – 3

Table of Contents

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

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macOS Big Sur 11.5.1 Update (20G80) is Live! What’s New?

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macOS Big Sur 11.5.1 Update is now available for all users.

macOS Big Sur 11.5.1 Update (20G80) is now available for all users!

UPDATED 07/26

Apple just dropped the new macOS Big Sur 11.5.1 Update. Let’s jump in and find out what’s new in this update!

The Big Sur 11.5.1 update fixes a serious exploit where an application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

Apple says the following –>

Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212622

My recommendation is to update your Big Sur devices ASAP.

macOS Big Sur 11.5.1 Patch Notes Summary

  • 0 – New Features
  • 0 – Resolved Issues
  • 1 – Security Fixes
Mr. Macintosh macOS Big Sur 11.5.1 update video!
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macOS Big Sur 11.5 Update (20G71) is Live! What’s New?

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macOS Big Sur 11.5 Update is now available!

macOS Big Sur 11.5 (20G71) is now available for all users!

UPDATED 07/24/21

Apple just dropped the new macOS Big Sur 11.5 Update. The update is usually released alongside iOS. We instead got a second release candidate of 11.5. The build version of RC1 was 20G70. The new build is 20G71. Apple did not provide any information on the differences between 20G70 & 20G71. It has been about one and a half months since Apple released 11.4. Let’s jump in and find out what’s new in this update!

macOS Big Sur 11.5 Patch Notes Summary

  • 1 – New Feature
  • 2 – Resolved Issues
  • 2 – New Enterprise Features
  • 7 – Enterprise Changes/Fixes
  • 35 – Security Fixes
Mr. Macintosh Video on the macOS Big Sur 11.5 Update in only 5 min!
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macOS Monterey Beta 3 Update (21A5284e) is Live! What’s New?

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macOS Monterey Beta 3 is now available for download for all developers!

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
Mr. Macintosh macOS Monterey Beta 3 Update in 5 min video!

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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You can now Virtualize macOS on an M1 Mac with macOS Monterey!

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You can now run macOS Monterey in a virtual machine on M1 Macs!

macOS Monterey can now run in a Virtual Machine on an M1 Mac using Monterey’s new virtualization framework!

We’ve been waiting for over seven months for this ability! The first OS to be virtualized was Ubuntu Linux, then came the ARM version of Windows 10 in late November of last year. Now we can virtualize macOS Monterey on an M1 Mac.

Hopefully QEMU, Parallels & VMware are not far behind.

I will walk you through the entire process. (UPDATE! KhaosT just released an updated GUI interface, more info at the bottom of the article)

My video walking you through the process of setting up a virtual machine that can run macOS Monterey!

Requirements & Instructions (Modified Original Instructions)

Download links are at the bottom.

  • Apple Silicon M1 Mac (running macOS Monterey)
  • Xcode 13 (Beta)
  • Apple Configurator 2
  • macOS Monterey IPSW
  • Empty dmg image (This will be your system storage, name it disk.dmg, you can create it from Disk Utility)

First Time Setup

1. Clone this project from Github save as zip for use in Xcode. Open zip in Xcode Beta.

2. Click the Run Button (VM will build)

3. Quit the app when “Virtual Machine” window showed up, move disk.dmg into the app’s container

4. Run it again

5. Open Apple Configurator 2, if everything works, There should have a VirtualMac in DFU mode

6. Temporary disable macOS Firewall and iCloud Private Relay (Apple Configurator 2 can’t restore VM with those features enabled) Both are default off if you did not turn them on or sign in with your AppleID

7. Drag macOS 12 IPSW file into Apple Configurator 2, click Restore to install macOS

8. When AC2 finishes the install you should be done and your vm should boot to macOS 12 Setup Assistant!

UPDATE!

KhaosT just released a new update to his code that gives us control over the VM Settings.

https://github.com/KhaosT/MacVM

KhaosT updated VM GUI called MacVM

Download Links

Ming Chang Virtual Machine Fork Xcode Project Download –https://github.com/ming900518/macOS-Virtual-Machine/

KhaosT/MacVM.swift Original Code –https://gist.github.com/KhaosT/fb0499130bbfcb5754d2174e78cb68b9

KhaosT UPDATED MacVM GUI – https://github.com/KhaosT/MacVM

Xcode 13 Beta – Developer.apple.com

Apple Configurator 2 – https://apps.apple.com/us/app/apple-configurator-2/id1037126344?mt=12

macOS Monterey IPSW Restore File – https://mrmacintosh.com/apple-silicon-m1-full-macos-restore-ipsw-firmware-files-database/

Credit & Thanks

KhaosT @KhaosT & Ming Chang @mingchang137

https://gist.github.com/KhaosT/fb0499130bbfcb5754d2174e78cb68b9

macOS Monterey Beta 2 Update (21A5268h) is Live! What’s New?

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macOS Monterey Beta 2 Update What’s New?

macOS Monterey Beta 2 (21A5268h) is now available for Developers.

UPDATED 07/02/21

Apple just dropped macOS Monterey Beta 2! The release comes 3 weeks after WWDC 2021 and the very first beta. Let’s jump in and find out what’s new!

So far Beta 2 is only available as a Delta 2.9GB update. The full installer has not been released yet.

ALSO…..

macOS Monterey Beta 2 Patch Notes Summary

  • 1. New Features – 9
  • 2. New Known Issues – 0
  • 3. New Resolved Issues – 45
  • 4. New Deprecations – 0

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 Standalone Pkg downloads no longer available.
  • 7. macOS Monterey Full Installer.app
  • 8. macOS Monterey Update sizes for Intel and M1
  • 9. Apple Silicon M1 Firmware Update
  • 10. Intel T2 BridgeOS Update
  • 11. Apple Silicon IPSW Restore file Update
  • 12. Safari Update
  • 13. What’s new for enterprise in macOS Monterey
  • 14. Security Content of macOS Monterey
  • 15. macOS Monterey Release Notes / Patch Notes / Changes

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macOS 12 Monterey Full Installer Database. Download Directly from Apple!

macOS Monterey InstallAssistant.pkg database

macOS 12 Monterey Final & Beta Full Installers

This database will contain download links for macOS 12 full Installer pkg files (InstallAssistant.pkg). This file is the same full installer that you would download directly from the App Store for Intel and Apple Silicon M1 Mac Computers. The InstallAssistant.pkg is stored on Apple’s servers and contains the full “Install macOS.app”. Once downloaded, all you need to do is install the pkg and the full installer of macOS will be in your applications folder. This change was made when Apple revised the full installer for Big Sur. The InstallAssistant.pkg is not available for Catalina or Mojave.

UPDATED: 2/10/26

NOTE: macOS Monterey is no longer supported by Apple. The final version is 12.7.6 released on 7/29/24.

NOTE 2: Even though 12.7.6 was the last version released. Apple has pulled the full installer of this version and has only made 12.7.4 as the newest version available. HT RSeaboyer

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

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

macOS Monterey Final Full Installer Download

macOS 12 Final Version Download Version Build App Avail Date
Final version 12.7.6          
InstallAssistant.pkg 12.7.6  21H1320 17.7.61 YES 2/09/26
InstallAssistant.pkg 12.7.6 21H1317 17.7.60 YES 7/17/24
InstallAssistant.pkg 12.7.5 21H1222   NO 5/13/24
InstallAssistant.pkg 12.7.4 21H1123 17.7.41 YES 3/07/24
InstallAssistant.pkg 12.7.3 21H1015   NO 1/22/24
InstallAssistant.pkg 12.7.2 21G1974 17.7.20 NO 12/11/23
InstallAssistant.pkg 12.7.1 21G920 17.7.12 NO 10/25/23
InstallAssistant.pkg 12.7 21G816 17.7.02 NO 9/21/23
InstallAssistant.pkg 12.6.9 21G726 17.6.70 NO 8/11/23
InstallAssistant.pkg 12.6.8 21G725 17.6.61 NO 7/24/23
InstallAssistant.pkg 12.6.7 21G651   NO 6/21/23
InstallAssistant.pkg 12.6.6 21G646 17.6.51 NO 5/18/23
InstallAssistant.pkg 12.6.5 21G531   NO 4/10/23
InstallAssistant.pkg 12.6.4 21G526   NO 3/27/23
InstallAssistant.pkg 12.6.3 21G419 17.6.31 NO 1/23/23
InstallAssistant.pkg 12.6.2 21G320 17.6.21 NO 12/13/22
InstallAssistant.pkg 12.6.1 21G217 17.6.11 NO 10/24/22
InstallAssistant.pkg 12.6 21G115 17.6.01 NO 9/12/22
InstallAssistant.pkg 12.5.1 21G83 17.5.02 NO 8/17/22
InstallAssistant.pkg 12.5 21G72 17.5.01 NO 7/20/22
InstallAssistant.pkg 12.4 21F79 17.4.01 NO 5/16/22
InstallAssistant.pkg 2022 MB Air & Pro 12.4 21F2092 M2 ONLY NO 6/16/22
InstallAssistant.pkg 12.3.1 21E258 17.3.03 NO 3/31/22
InstallAssistant.pkg 12.3 21E230 17.3.02 NO 3/14/22
InstallAssistant.pkg 12.2.1 21D62 17.2.03 NO 2/10/22
InstallAssistant.pkg 12.2 21D49 17.2.02 NO 1/26/22
InstallAssistant.pkg 12.1 21C52 17.1.02 NO 12/13/21
InstallAssistant.pkg 12.0.1 21A559 17.0.07 NO 10/25/21

Monterey Beta Full Installer Download

macOS 12 Beta Version Download Version Build App Avail Date
InstallAssistant.pkg 12.6.3 21G417 B2 NO 01/11/23
InstallAssistant.pkg 12.6.3 21G403 B1 NO 12/15/22
InstallAssistant.pkg 12.6.2 21G317 B3 NO 12/01/22
InstallAssistant.pkg 12.6.2 21G312 B2 NO 11/16/22
InstallAssistant.pkg 12.6.2 21G309 B1 NO 11/09/22
InstallAssistant.pkg 12.6.1 21G215 B3 NO 10/12/22
InstallAssistant.pkg 12.6.1 21G211 B2 NO 10/5/22
InstallAssistant.pkg 12.6.1 21G207 B1 NO 9/28/22
InstallAssistant.pkg 12.5 21G5063a B5 NO 7/07/22
InstallAssistant.pkg 12.5 21G5056b B4 NO 6/27/22
InstallAssistant.pkg 12.5 21G5046c B3 NO 6/15/22
InstallAssistant.pkg 12.5 21G5037d B2 NO 6/01/22
InstallAssistant.pkg 12.5 21G5027d B1 NO 5/19/22
InstallAssistant.pkg 12.4 21F5071b B4 NO 5/04/22
InstallAssistant.pkg 12.4 21F5063e B3 NO 4/27/22
InstallAssistant.pkg 12.4 21F5058e B2 NO 4/20/22
InstallAssistant.pkg 12.3 21E5227a B5 NO 3/02/22
InstallAssistant.pkg 12.3 21E5222a B4 NO 2/23/22
InstallAssistant.pkg 12.3 21E5212f B3 NO 2/16/22
InstallAssistant.pkg 12.3 21E5206e 17.3.04 NO 2/09/22
Apple Developer Only 12.3 21E5196i 17.3.01 NO 2/01/22
InstallAssistant.pkg 12.2 21D5039d B2 NO 1/12/22
InstallAssistant.pkg 12.2 21D5025f B1 NO 12/20/21
InstallAssistant.pkg 12.1 21C5045a B4 NO 12/02/21
InstallAssistant.pkg 12.1 21C5039b B3 NO 11/17/21
InstallAssistant.pkg 12.1 21C5031d B2 NO 11/10/21
InstallAssistant.pkg 12.1 21C5021h B1 NO 10/29/21
InstallAssistant.pkg RC2 21A559 N/A NO N/A
InstallAssistant.pkg RC 21A558 N/A NO N/A
InstallAssistant.pkg B10 21A5552a 17.0.26 NO 10/14/21
InstallAssistant.pkg B9 21a5543b 17.0.25 NO 10/07/21
InstallAssistant.pkg B8 21A5534d 17.0.24 NO 9/29/21
InstallAssistant.pkg  B7 21a5522h 17.0.23 NO 9/22/21
InstallAssistant.pkg B6 21A5506j 17.0.20 NO 8/31/21
InstallAssistant.pkg B5 21a5304g 17.0.16 NO 8/12/21
InstallAssistant.pkg B4 21A5294g 17.0.14 NO 7/28/21
InstallAssistant.pkg B3 21A5284e 17.0.12 NO 7/14/21
InstallAssistant.pkg B2 21A5268h 17.0.11 NO 6/29/21
InstallAssistant.pkg B1 21A5248p 17.0.7 NO 6/7/21

NOTE: Depending on the browser you are using, you might need to right click and select “Copy link address”. Past this link into a new tab and it should start to download.

How to download previous versions of macOS

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/

InstallAssistant.pkg?

The InstallAssistant.pkg is just a standard package that includes the full macOS 12 installer.app. All the pkg does is install/move the app to your applications folder. Let’s take a closer look.

MrMacintosh.com macOS Big Sur 11.2.3 via SUS Inspector
macOS Big Sur 11.2.3 via SUS Inspector

I am using SUS Inspector to view the full installer for macOS Big Sur 11.2.3. You can see the InstallAssistant.pkg file listed. You can also see the direct download path from Apple’s servers. The link does not last forever. For example, the download link for beta full installers only seem to last for a month or so.

Production links last a little longer. For example 11.2.1 is still available but 11.2 is not. This database will be updated when a new full installer is released.

Thank You

A big thanks to Eric Holtam @eholtam. When I need to verify something in SUS, he always lends a hand!

Also thank you Hannes Juutilainen @hjuutilainen for creating SUS Inspector. This is a top 5 app for me!




Mac Intel T2 BridgeOS Download Database – Upgrade or Downgrade!

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You can now upgrade or downgrade BridgeOS with an IPSW file and Apple Configurator 2!

You can now upgrade or downgrade BridgeOS on your Intel T2 Mac with an IPSW file & Apple Configurator 2!

As soon as Apple released the very first T2-equipped Mac, MacAdmins wished that they had a way to downgrade BridgeOS. You can now even downgrade BridgeOS on a T2 Mac up to 7 days after an update!

UPDATED: 6/07/22

BridgeOS IPSW Downloads

In the chart below is a list of previous BridgeOS IPSW files along with the signing status. (Signed = You can upgrade or downgrade) All links are Apple Software Update direct downloads.

T2 Mac BridgeOS IPSW Download OS Signed BridgeOS Version Date Unsig
6.5_19P5071_Restore.ipsw 12.4 YES 19.16.15071 5/16  
6.0_19P549_Restore.ipsw 12.0.1 NO 19.16.10549 11/5 N/A
6.0_19P548_Restore.ipsw 11.6.1 NO 19.16.10548 10/25 11/30
5.5_18P4759a_Restore.ipsw 11.6 NO 18.16.14759 9/13 N/A
5.5_18P4759a_Restore.ipsw 11.5 NO 18.16.14759 7/21 N/A
5.4_18P4663_Restore.ipsw 11.4 NO 18.16.14663 5/24 7/26
5.3_18P4556_Restore.ipsw 11.3 NO 18.16.14556 4/26 6/01
5.2_18P4347_Restore.ipsw 11.2.2 NO 18.16.14347 2/25 5/03
5.2_18P4346_Restore.ipsw 11.2 NO 18.16.14346 2/01 5/03
5.1_18P3030_Restore.ipsw 11.1 NO 18.16.13030 12/14 2/08
5.0.1_18P2561_Restore.ipsw 11.0.1 NO 18.16.12561 11/12 1/07

You can downgrade BridgeOS to one previous version (with in 7 days of a new os update) if you are having issues or would like to test the software update mechanism. The requirement for BridgeOS downgrade is that you need to satisfy the minimum OS Version or newer.

Why would anyone want to downgrade BridgeOS?

Example – You updated to macOS Big Sur 11.2.3 from 11.1. Something in the new version of bridgeOS is causing problems on your T2 Mac. You now want to downgrade to a previous version so you can single out the issue. You will need to downgrade macOS down to 11.2 to support the previous version of BridgeOS. If you downgrade BridgeOS to an older version than the installed OS then macOS Big Sur will not boot and you will be prompted to update BridgeOS from the macOS Update Assistant environment. After downgrading BridgeOS you will need to reinstall/downgrade 11.2 over the top of 11.2.3, or reinstall 11.2. You will now be running 11.2 and the matching bridgeOS version 18P4346.

NOTE! You can only downgrade back one previous version. Apple usually supports T-1*, current minus one version. *Apple will usually leave the previous version of BridgeOS signed for about 7 days after the release of a new update. The BridgeOS signing schedule follows iOS. (Apple will unsign previous versions of iOS about one week after a new update)

How to Downgrade BridgeOS on a T2 Mac

If you would like to learn how to do this, click on the link below!

https://mrmacintosh.com/how-to-downgrade-bridgeos-on-an-intel-t2-mac-with-apple-configurator-2/

T2 Macs from 2017-2020

iBridge Product ID DeviceID Year Description (Product ID)
iBridge2,1 J137AP 2017 Apple T2 iMacPro1,1 (j137)
iBridge2,3 J680AP 2018 Apple T2 MacBookPro15,1 (j680)
iBridge2,4 J132AP 2018 Apple T2 MacBookPro15,2 (j132)
iBridge2,5 J174AP 2018 Apple T2 Macmini8,1 (j174)
iBridge2,6 J160AP 2019 Apple T2 MacPro7,1 (j160)
iBridge2,7 J780AP 2018 Apple T2 MacBookPro15,3 (j780)
iBridge2,8 J140KAP 2018 Apple T2 MacBookAir8,1 (j140k)
iBridge2,10 J213AP 2019 Apple T2 MacBookPro15,4 (j213)
iBridge2,12 J140aAP 2019 Apple T2 MacBookAir8,2 (j140a)
iBridge2,14 J152FAP 2019 Apple T2 MacBookPro16,1 (j152f)
iBridge2,15 J230kAP 2020 Apple T2 MacBookAir9,1 (j223k)
iBridge2,16 J214KAP 2020 Apple T2 MacBookPro16,2 (j214k)
iBridge2,19 J185AP 2020 Apple T2 iMac20,1 (j185)
iBridge2,20 J185fAP 2020 Apple T2 iMac20,2 (j185f)
iBridge2,21 J223AP 2020 Apple T2 MacBookPro16,3 (j223)
iBridge2,22 J215AP 2019 Apple T2 MacBookPro16,4 (j215)

Info shared with Rick Mark @su_rickmark & theiphonewiki.com/wiki/T8012

If you have any questions, you can post them below!

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