Category: macOS Beta

macOS Monterey Beta 7 Update (21A5522h) is Live! What’s New?

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macOS Monterey Beta 7 What’s New ?

macOS Monterey Beta 7 is now available for Developers.

UPDATED 9/28

Apple just dropped macOS Monterey Beta 7. The update comes one day after iOS 15 Launch Day. It has been 3 weeks since macOS Monterey Beta 6. Let’s jump in and find out what’s new in this update.

  1. Beta 7 is now available as a Delta update, M1 IPSW Restore File & Full Installer
  2. Full Installer & Public Beta are not available EDIT: Available now!
  3. Something is wrong with the Monterey Beta 7 Full Installer! Once downloaded it is only a 32MB stub file. I’ve submitted this issue to Apple Enterprise Support. The installer should be fixed in Beta 8.
  4. Does Monterey Beta 7 address the FORCEDENTRY iMessage zero-click exploit? – Unknown
  5. Universal Control = Not mentioned in iOS 15.1 Beta or Monterey Beta 7 Patch notes
  6. SideCar Preference Pane = SideCar settings was moved to the Display Preferences Pane.
  7. New “Focus” setting Notifications when settings are changed on iPhone or iPad.

macOS Monterey Beta Patch Notes Summary

  • 1. Enterprise – 0
  • 2. New Features – 0
  • 3. Known Issues – 20
  • 4. Resolved Issues – 3
  • 5. Deprecations – 6
My macOS Monterey Beta 7 Update Video.

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 6 Update (21A5506j) is Live! What’s New?

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macOS Monterey Beta 6 update – What’s New?

macOS Monterey Beta 6 is now available for Developers.

UPDATED 8/31/21

Apple just dropped macOS Monterey Beta 6. This release comes almost 3 weeks after Beta 5 and one week after iOS 15 Beta 7. It looks like Apple has now moved to a weekly beta release schedule for iOS. It will be interesting to see if Apple will do the same for macOS Monterey. Let’s jump in and find out what’s new in this update.

  1. Beta 6 is now available as a Delta update & M1 IPSW Restore File
  2. Full Installer & Public Beta now available
  3. Universal Control = NOT ENABLED
  4. SideCar Preference pane is MISSING! (Still works through display pane)
  5. New Kernel Panic Feedback Assistant Report Message
  6. Change in Safari Tabs Layout (auto collapse tabs & show color moved)

macOS Monterey Beta Patch Notes Summary

  • 1. Enterprise – 1
  • 2. New Features – 4
  • 3. Known Issues – 12
  • 4. Resolved Issues – 10
  • 5. Deprecations – 6

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 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 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 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!




macOS Big Sur Full Installer Database. Download Directly from Apple!

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Download Full macOS Beta & Prod versions of Big Sur with one click!

macOS Big Sur Final & Beta Full Installers

This database will contain download links for macOS Big Sur 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 Big Sur.app”. Once downloaded, all you need to do is install the pkg and the full installer of Big Sur 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.

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/

UPDATED: 2/02/26

NOTE: macOS Big Sur is no longer supported by Apple. The final version is 11.7.10 released on 8/11/23.

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/

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.

macOS Big Sur 11 Final Full Installer Download

Big Sur Production Download Version Build App Avail? Date
Final version 11.7.11          
InstallAssistant.pkg 11.7.11 20G1443   YES 2/2/26
InstallAssistant.pkg 11.7.10 20G1427   YES 8/11/23
InstallAssistant.pkg 11.7.9 20G1426   NO 7/24/23
InstallAssistant.pkg 11.7.8 20G1351   NO 6/21/23
InstallAssistant.pkg 11.7.7 20G1345   NO 5/18/23
InstallAssistant.pkg 11.7.6 20G1231   NO 4/10/23
InstallAssistant.pkg 11.7.5 20G1225   NO 3/27/23
InstallAssistant.pkg 11.7.4 20G1120   NO 2/15/23
InstallAssistant.pkg 11.7.3 20G1116   NO 1/23/23
InstallAssistant.pkg 11.7.2 20G1020   NO 12/13/22
InstallAssistant.pkg 11.7.1 20G918 16.9.11 NO 10/24/22
InstallAssistant.pkg 11.7 20G817 16.9.00 NO 9/12/22
InstallAssistant.pkg 11.6.8 20G730 16.8.60 NO 7/20/22
InstallAssistant.pkg 11.6.7 20G630 16.8.51 NO 6/09/22
InstallAssistant.pkg 11.6.6 20G624 16.8.50 NO 5/16/22
InstallAssistant.pkg 11.6.5 20G527 16.8.40 NO 03/14/22
InstallAssistant.pkg 11.6.4 20G417 16.8.32 NO 2/14/22
InstallAssistant.pkg 11.6.3 20G415 16.8.31 NO 1/26/22
InstallAssistant.pkg 11.6.2 20G314 16.8.20 NO 12/13/21
InstallAssistant.pkg 11.6.1 20G224 16.8.10 NO 10/25/21
InstallAssistant.pkg 11.6 20G165 16.8.00 NO 9/17/21
InstallAssistant.pkg 11.5.2 20G95 16.7.04 NO 8/11/21
InstallAssistant.pkg 11.5.1 20G80 16.7.02 NO 7/26/21
InstallAssistant.pkg 11.5 20G71 16.7.01 NO 7/21/21
InstallAssistant.pkg 11.4 20F71 16.6.01 NO 5/26/21
InstallAssistant.pkg 11.3.1 20E241 16.5.02 NO 5/3/21
InstallAssistant.pkg 11.3 20E232 16.5.01 NO 4/26/21
My Archive.org Link 11.2.3 20D91 16.4.08 YES 3/08/21
InstallAssistant.pkg 11.2.2 20D80 16.4.07 NO 3/01/21
InstallAssistant.pkg 11.2.1 20D74 16.4.06 NO 2/15/21
InstallAssistant.pkg 11.2 20D64 16.4.03 NO 2/01/21
InstallAssistant.pkg 11.1 20C69 16.2.01 NO 12/14/20
InstallAssistant.pkg 11.0.1 20B50 16.1.04 NO 11/12/20
InstallAssistant.pkg 11.0.1 20B29 16.1.03 NO 11/14/20

macOS Big Sur 11 Beta Full Installer Download

macOS Big Sur Beta Download Version Build Avail? Date
InstallAssistant.pkg 11.7.3 B2 20G1113 NO 01/11
InstallAssistant.pkg 11.7.3 B1 20G1102 NO 12/15
InstallAssistant.pkg 11.7.2 B2 20G1011 NO 11/16
InstallAssistant.pkg 11.7.2 B1 20G1008 NO 11/9
InstallAssistant.pkg 11.7.1 B3 20G916 NO 10/12
InstallAssistant.pkg 11.7.1 B2 20G912 NO 10/5
InstallAssistant.pkg 11.7.1 B1 20G908 NO 9/28
InstallAssistant.pkg 11.6.8 B3 20G725 NO 7/07
InstallAssistant.pkg 11.6.8 B2 20G720 NO 6/27
InstallAssistant.pkg 11.6.8 B1 20G715 NO 6/15
InstallAssistant.pkg 11.6.7 B2 20G710 NO 6/01
InstallAssistant.pkg 11.6.7 B1 20G704 NO 5/19
InstallAssistant.pkg 11.6.6 RC4 20G618 NO 5/04
InstallAssistant.pkg 11.6.6 RC3 20G614 NO 4/27
InstallAssistant.pkg 11.6.6 RC2 20G608 NO 4/20
InstallAssistant.pkg 11.6.6 RC1 20G604 NO 4/06
InstallAssistant.pkg 11.6.5 RC5 20G525 NO 3/02
InstallAssistant.pkg 11.6.5 RC4 20G521 NO 2/23
InstallAssistant.pkg 11.6.5 RC1 20G517 NO 2/16
InstallAssistant.pkg 11.6.3 RC2 20G409 NO 01/12
InstallAssistant.pkg 11.6.3 RC1 20G405 NO 12/20
InstallAssistant.pkg 11.6.2 RC4 20G311 NO 12/02
InstallAssistant.pkg 11.6.2 RC2 20G306 NO 11/17
InstallAssistant.pkg 11.6.2 RC 20G303 NO 11/10
InstallAssistant.pkg 11.6.1 RC 20G221 NO 10/18
InstallAssistant.pkg 11.6.1 B2 20G219 NO 10/14
InstallAssistant.pkg 11.6.1 B1 20G214 NO 10/07
InstallAssistant.pkg 11.5 B3 20G5042c NO 6/15
InstallAssistant.pkg 11.5 B2 20G5033c NO 6/02
InstallAssistant.pkg 11.5 B1 20G5023d NO 5/19
N/A 11.4 RC 20F71 NO 5/17
InstallAssistant.pkg 11.4 B3 20F5065a NO 5/11
InstallAssistant.pkg 11.4 B2 20F5055c NO 5/06
InstallAssistant.pkg 11.4 Beta 20F5046g NO 4/22
InstallAssistant.pkg 11.4 Beta 20F5046g NO 4/21
InstallAssistant.pkg 11.4 Beta 20F5046g NO 4/21
N/A 11.3 RC 20E232 NO 4/20
InstallAssistant.pkg 11.3 B8 20E5231a NO 4/14
InstallAssistant.pkg 11.3 B7 20E5229a NO 4/09
InstallAssistant.pkg 11.3 B6 20E5224a NO 4/01
InstallAssistant.pkg 11.3 B5 20E217a NO 3/24
InstallAssistant.pkg 11.3 B4 20E5210c NO 3/16
InstallAssistant.pkg 11.3 B3 20E5196f NO 3/03
InstallAssistant.pkg 11.3 B2 20E5186d NO 2/18
InstallAssistant.pkg 11.3 B1 20E5172i NO 2/02

InstallAssistant.pkg?

The InstallAssistant.pkg is just a standard package that includes the full macOS Big Sur 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

Have you sent over version information to me? 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!

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What’s New in macOS Big Sur 11.1 RC Release Candidate (20C69)?

macOS Big Sur 11.1 Release Candidate

Today Apple released macOS Big Sur Beta 11.1 RC (20C69) to Developers

UPDATE 12/14/20 – macOS Big Sur 11.1 final is live! I just posted a new article that goes over all of the changes and new information that you need to know!

https://mrmacintosh.com/whats-new-in-the-macos-big-sur-11-1-update-20c69/

MacOS Big Sur 11.1 RC or Release Candidate was released on December 10th, 2020. We can expect the final version of 11.1 will be released very soon. The release comes one week after Big Sur 11.1 Beta 2. The Release Candidate brings support for AirPods Max, Apple’s new over-ear headphones. New features were also added to Apple TV, Apple News, App Store, iPhone Apps on M1 Macs, Photos and Safari.

Release date = Monday December 14th (Possible due to Fitness+ launching that day and requiring the latest versions)

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