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macOS Sonoma Beta 7 Update (23A5337a) What’s New?

macOS Sonoma Beta 7 – What’s New?

macOS Sonoma Beta 7 (23A5337a) Update is now Available!

UPDATED: 8/31/23

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

Apple just released macOS Sonoma Beta 7 to Developers! Let’s jump in and find out what’s new in this update.

New Features

  • New in macOS Sonoma Beta 7, when logging in for the first time after the update, it asks you to choose your wallpaper. Credit Aaron @aaronp613
  • New in macOS Sonoma Beta 7 – Apple has added 116 new animated wallpapers in addition to the new Live Sonoma wallpaper in Beta 6. Credit @finjassauer

Resolved Issues

  • Fixed: Users might experience a blank screen with an active cursor for an indefinite period of time when attempting to update to Sonoma Beta 6.
  • Fixed in beta 7: Apps using SwiftData that are built with Xcode 15 beta 6 have known issues when running on macOS Sonoma 14 beta 6.
  • Resolved: An issue where the screen did not lock using the menu item or
    keyboard shortcuts.

Known Issues

  • Create ML may crash or hang on launch on devices with macos 14.0 beta 7.
  • Apple Configurator fails to add apps to devices.

macOS Ventura Patch Notes Summary

  • 1. New Features – 2
  • 2. Resolved Issues– 3
  • 3. Known Issues – 2
  • 4. Security Fixes – Apple does not release security info on macOS Beta updates
  • 5. Safari Security (Webkit) – Apple doesn’t release security info on Beta updates
  • 6. Full installer and M1 IPSW – Beta 7 IPSW is available – Full installer tomorrow.
  • 7. OpenCore Legacy Patcher Users – No info at the moment

Full Apple Beta Update Release list

macOS 💻 ✅

  • Sonoma Beta 7 (23A5337a)
  • Ventura 13.6 Beta 2 (22G115)
  • Monterey 12.7 Beta 2 (21G813)
  • Safari – 17.0 Seed 8
  • Xcode – Xcode 15 Beta 8
  • Studio Display Firmware update = None

Table of Contents

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