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macOS Monterey Release Candidate is now available for Developers.

UPDATED 10/20

Today, Apple announced a new 14 & 16″ MacBook Pro!!!

Apple also just dropped macOS Monterey 12.0.1 RC. The update comes only one week after beta 10! Let’s jump in and find out what’s new in this update.

Quick Summary

1. NEW MacBook Pro 14″ & 16″!!!
2. 12.0.1 RC is now available as a delta update & M1 IPSW restore file
3. 12.0.1 Public Beta is Live!!!
4. UPDATE: Full Installer WILL NOT BE RELEASED 😡
5. 2 New Wallpapers! – Chroma Red & Chroma Blue
6. New Monterey Screensaver added!
7. Universal Control = UPDATE: Apple says “Later this Fall” for Universal Control
8. Safari Changes – Moved “Show color in tab bar” to Advanced & website tabs are back.
9. NEW BOARD ID’s = MBPro 14″ – J314s & J314c MBPro 16″ – J316s & J316c
10. Benchmarks for M1 Pro & Max are starting to appear in geekbench. Single-Core Score = 1783 & Multi-Core = 12693. Comparison 2020 M1 Mac Mini = 1756 Single & 7727 Multi-Core

Full list of Apple Beta releases.

1. iOS 15.1 RC (19B74)
2. iPadOS 15.1 RC (19B74)
3. watchOS 8.1 RC (19R570)
4. tvOS 15.1 RC (19J572)
5. audioOS 15.1 RC (19J572)
6. Monterey 12.0.1 RC (21A558)
7. Catalina Security RC 2021-007 (19H1519)
8. Big Sur 11.6.1 RC (20G221)

macOS Monterey Beta Patch Notes Summary

• 1. Enterprise – 0
• 2. New Features – 0
• 3. Known Issues – 0
• 4. Resolved Issues – 8
• 5. Deprecations – 0
• 6. Undocumented Fixes – 2
• 7. Undocumented New Features – 2

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 Monterey Beta 10 is now available for Developers.

UPDATED 10/14

Yesterday, Apple announced a new MacBook Pro Event!!!

The keynote will be held on Monday October 18th at 12:00 PM CST

Apple also just dropped macOS Monterey Beta 10. The update comes only one week after beta 9! Let’s jump in and find out what’s new in this update.

Monterey final release prediction.

Monterey Release Candidate right after the October 18th Event. This will protect the new MBPro specific information contained in the RC installer until after the announcement. We could see the public release between Oct 19-21st.

Quick Summary

1. NEW MacBook Pro EVENT!!! October 18th 12:00 PM CST
2. Beta 10 is now available as a Delta update & M1 IPSW Restore File
3. Public Beta TODAY! & Full Installer (tomorrow)
4. Safari favorites bar is now positioned between the url bar and your tabs.
5. Universal Control = NEWS! – New (Beta) Universal Control settings! (click the advanced button in system preferences > display) The setting is not working right now from what I can tell. The change is not mentioned in the Beta 10 patch notes. The checkmark box can’t be selected. If you run the old FeatureFlags workaround the box can be selected but the feature still does not seem to work.

Full list of Apple Beta releases.

1. iOS 15.1 (Beta 4) 19B5068a
2. iPadOS 15.1 (Beta 4) 19B5068a
3. watchOS 8.1 (Beta 4) 19R5566a
4. tvOS 15.1 (Beta 4) 19J5567a
5. audioOS 5.1 (Beta 4) 19J5567a
6. Big Sur 11.6.1 RC (20G214 –> 20G219)
7. Catalina 2021-007 Security Update Beta

macOS Monterey Beta Patch Notes Summary

• 1. Enterprise – 0
• 2. New Features – 0
• 3. Known Issues – 1
• 4. Resolved Issues – 0
• 5. Deprecations – 0
• 6. Undocumented Fixes – 0
• 7. Undocumented New Features – 1

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 Monterey Beta 9 is now available for Developers.

UPDATED 10/07

Apple just dropped macOS Monterey Beta 9. The update comes only one week after beta 8! Let’s jump in and find out what’s new in this update.

Quick Summary

1. Beta 9 is now available as a Delta update & M1 IPSW Restore File
2. Waiting on Public Beta & Full Installer. Full installer & Public Beta are now available!
3. Universal Control = NOT enabled in Beta 9
4. Beta 9 added a new Dynamic Wallpaper for the “Monterey Graphic” background.
5. Does Beta 9 fix the monitor issues that some users are having? UPDATE! Multiple users have confirmed that the monitor issue is fixed in beta 9!

macOS Monterey Beta Patch Notes Summary

• 1. Enterprise – 1
• 2. New Features – 0
• 3. Known Issues – 0
• 4. Resolved Issues – 1
• 5. Deprecations – 0
• 6. Undocumented Fixes – 1
• 7. Undocumented New Features – 1

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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