macOS Monterey Beta 2 Update (21A5268h) is Live! 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…..

We worked together and asked Apple for full macOS Beta IPSW Restore files

THEY LISTENED AND DELIVERED!

Monterey Beta 2 M1 IPSW Full restore file is LIVE!

I've added a new Monterey section to my IPSW DB ?

HT @mikeymikey & Thanks @mboylan #MacAdminshttps://t.co/tcsypOInTj

— Mr. Macintosh (@ClassicII_MrMac) June 28, 2021

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

Click “Continue Reading” for the rest of the article.

1. Apple Links

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

2. Mr. Macintosh articles of interest for Apple Silicon & macOS Monterey

How to reinstall macOS on your Apple Silicon M1 Mac

mrmacintosh.com/how-to-reinstall-macos-on-your-apple-silicon-mac-everything-you-need-to-know/

How to reinstall macOS with Apple Configurator 2 and IPSW Files.

mrmacintosh.com/restore-macos-firmware-on-an-apple-silicon-mac-boot-to-dfu-mode/

Apple Silicon IPSW macOS Final and Beta Database

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

macOS Big Sur 11 Full Installer Download Database (InstallAssistant.pkg)

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

macOS Monterey 12 Full Installer Download Database (InstallAssistant.pkg)

https://mrmacintosh.com/macos-12-monterey-full-installer-database-download-directly-from-apple/

3. Articles of interest & info related to the macOS Monterey Beta

• 1. None as of right now.

4. Undocumented macOS Monterey changes & fixes

• 1. None as of right now.

5. Monterey Beta Release History

• 2. Monterey Beta 2 (21A5268h) – 6/28/21 – My Release Notes
• 1. Monterey Beta 1 (21A5248p) – 6/07/21 – My Release Notes

6. macOS Monterey Standalone Update packages are not available.

Note: Starting with macOS Big Sur, Combo and Delta update pkg’s aka packages are not available as standalone downloads.

More Info – eclecticlight.co/2020/12/17/apple-has-stopped-providing-standalone-installers-for-macos-updates/

6. macOS Monterey Full Installer.app

In the link below, I have a listing and links to all of the Beta versions of the macOS Monterey Full installer.

https://mrmacintosh.com/macos-12-monterey-full-installer-database-download-directly-from-apple/

• 2. Monterey Beta 2 = 6/29/21
• 1. Monterey Beta 1 = 6/15/21

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

8. macOS Monterey Update sizes for Intel and M1

Monterey Delta Update

This is the update is for updating from Beta 1 > Beta 2

Size = 2.9GB

Monterey Full Update

This is update is for if your volume is not sealed or for some other reason you will need the full update.

Size = 11.0GB

9. Apple Silicon M1 Firmware Update

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

Apple Silicon M1 Firmware Update- UPDATED = 7429.0.133.121.1

Previous M1 Apple Silicon Firmware Updates

• 2. macOS Monterey Beta 2 = 7429.0.133.121.1
• 1. macOS Monterey Beta 1 = 7429.0.72.0.3

10. Intel T2 BridgeOS Update

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

BridgeOS version – UPDATED = 19.16.10284.5.7

Previous T2 Bridge Updates

• 2. macOS Monterey Beta 2 = 19.16.10284.5.7
• 1. macOS Monterey Beta 1 = 19.16.10264.5.14

11. Apple Silicon IPSW Restore file Update

Apple HAS RELEASED the full IPSW restore file of macOS Monterey Beta for Apple Silicon Macs. I keep track of all of them in my Apple Silicon Firmware Database

• 2. macOS Monterey Beta 2 = UniversalMac_12.0_21A5268h_Restore.ipsw
• 1. macOS Monterey Beta 1 = Not released

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

12. Safari Update

The new version of Safar 15 is included in the macOS Monterey Beta update.

Safari 15.0 – UPDATED = 17612.1.18.1.3

• macOS Monterey Beta 2 = Safari 15.0 (17612.1.18.1.3)
• macOS Monterey Beta 1 = Safari 15.0 (17612.1.15.1.14)

13. What’s new for Enterprise in macOS Monterey Beta

Enterprise changes in macOS Monterey Beta

• 1. None as of right now.

14. Security Content of macOS Monterey

macOS Monterey Security Document

• 1. None as of right now.

15. macOS Monterey Beta 2 Release Notes

https://developer.apple.com/documentation/macos-release-notes/macos-12-beta-release-notes

NOTE! I remove all the release note parts that do NOT pertain to Beta 2.

This will help you see only the new changes each update.

Overview

The macOS 12 SDK provides support to develop apps for Mac computers running macOS Monterey 12 beta 2. The SDK comes bundled with Xcode 13 beta, available from Beta Software Downloads. For information on the compatibility requirements for Xcode 13, see Xcode 13 Beta 2 Release Notes.

App Extensions

Resolved in macOS Monterey 12 beta 2

• Fixed App Extensions within apps built for iOS or iPadOS. App Extensions now launch correctly. (78042681)

App Store

New Features in macOS Monterey 12 beta 2

• The doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/storekit/transaction/3749699-jws instance properties on doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/storekit/transaction and renewalInfo are now jwsRepresentation. (78734829)
• The doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/storekit/product/3749588-request type method on Product has been renamed to products(for:). (79410910)
• The listener type properties on doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/storekit/transaction, Product.SubscriptionInfo.Status and doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/storekit/storefront are now updates. The nested AsyncSequence conforming structures are now Transactions, Statuses, and Storefronts respectively. Both TransactionSequence and TransactionListener are now Transactions. (79034347)
• StoreKitError.userDidNotAuthenticate is no longer available; use StoreKitError.userCancelled instead. (78270199)
• Subscription renewals aren’t automatically pushed to your app through the StoreKit 2 APIs in the App Store sandbox environment. Transaction and renewal information may not be immediately available. (78463355)

Resolved in macOS Monterey 12 beta 2

• Fixed StoreKit APIs to work if the app is contained within ~/Library. (78470009)
• Fixed an issue in client apps that used the status listener and didn’t receive status updates. Changing the Product.SubscriptionInfo.Status of a doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/storekit/product/3749590-subscription now correctly invokes the doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/storekit/transaction/3792064-listener. (78375457)
• Fixed an issue that occurred when calling doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/storekit/transaction/3792063-latest on doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/storekit/transaction, or accessing the latestTransaction property on a doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/storekit/product value, the method called didn’t return the latest Transaction for the given doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/storekit/transaction/3749707-productid. (78466898)

Resolved in macOS Monterey 12 beta 2

• Fixed an issue where an app became unresponsive when it attempted to register a passkey soon after canceling a previous passkey request. (78294960)

AVFoundation

Resolved in macOS Monterey 12 beta 2

• Fixed an issue with iOS and iPadOS apps running in macOS where resizable windows unexpectedly displayed rotated images when viewing live camera previews, or when capturing stills and video. (76122102)

Bluetooth

Resolved in macOS Monterey 12 beta 2

• Fixed an issue where input devices disconnected unexpectedly. (78421734)

Core Graphics

Resolved in macOS Monterey 12 beta 2

• Fixed images or thumbnails that exhibited an unexpected black or white grid overlay. (77994242)

Debugging

Resolved in macOS Monterey 12 beta 2

• Fixed an issue that crashed processes in libdispatch when running apps with the LIBDISPATCH_COOPERATIVE_POOL_STRICT environment variable set to 1. (78177966, 78184764)

Displays Preferences

Resolved in macOS Monterey 12 beta 2

• Fixed an issue that reverted the refresh rate to the previous value after changing display resolution immediately after changing refresh rate. The system now maintains the new refresh rate value. (77992111)
• Fixed an issue in Displays Preferences that may have caused Option-clicking the Scaled radio button to reveal an incomplete list of available resolutions and refresh rates. Option-clicking the Scaled radio button now reveals the full list of available resolutions and refresh rates. (77866488)

FaceTime

Resolved in macOS Monterey 12 beta 2

• Fixed spatial panning of audio in Group FaceTime calls; it now initiates when starting a call. (78537333)

Find My

Resolved in macOS Monterey 12 beta 2

• Fixed an issue that prevented you from removing a device from your account, erasing a device, or placing a device into Lost Mode. (76912451)

Foundation

Resolved in macOS Monterey 12 beta 2

• Fixed an issue in NSAttributedString and doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/foundation/attributedstring that caused the system to throw an exception when parsing Markdown that contained tables that didn’t explicitly specify table alignments. (77476077)
• Fixed an issue with english pronouns, both traditional and specified via doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/foundation/morphology/custompronoun, that didn’t contribute to inflection. (77621682)

Help

Resolved in macOS Monterey 12 beta 2

• Fixed the sidebar, it now expands as expected when resizing the Help window. (78317786)
• Fixed the list items in the sidebar to correctly appear center-aligned when the sidebar is expanded. (78317877)

Home

Resolved in macOS Monterey 12 beta 2

• Removed the “Package Detection” switch in camera settings when it’s not available. (78020938)

Resolved in macOS Monterey 12 beta 2

• Fixed an issue that prevented you from subscribing to an iCloud storage plan through the Hide My Email settings. (78112695)
• Fixed an issue where choosing Edit Message during Account Recovery Contact and Legacy Contact setup generated an invalid invitation link. (78278107)
• Made iCloud Private Relay settings available. (78603429, 78287769)

iWork

Resolved in macOS Monterey 12 beta 2

• Fixed an issue that caused opening a link to a shared iWork document in Safari to load a blank page or become unresponsive. (76428696)

Resolved in Monterey 12 beta 2

• Fixed an issue with the user property of the Morphology type that didn’t reflect the selection made in System Preferences > Language & Region > Term of address. (78230115)

Lock Screen

Resolved in Monterey 12 beta 2

• Fixed an issue that that didn’t animate Memoji as expected when set using the Apple ID pane in System Preferences. (76073287)

Resolved in Monterey 12 beta 2

• Fixed an issue that stopped MusicKit from being imported alongside SwiftUI in a given Swift file for an app built with Mac Catalyst. (78525134)
• Fixed toolbar buttons that invoked actions handled by subclasses of UISplitViewController incorrectly. (78421561)

Mail

Resolved in Monterey 12 beta 2

• Fixed an issue where app extensions weren’t reflected in the toolbar of newly opened compose windows. (76475807)
• Fixed MailKit APIs to no longer appear available to Mac Catalyst. (78105388)

Maps

Resolved in Monterey 12 beta 2

• Fixed an issue that caused Maps to become unresponsive if you resized the window after clicking into the search bar. (78486298)

Messages

Known Issues

• Clicking the reply bubble in a Business Chat conversation might produce unexpected results. (76702989)Workaround: Use Business Chat on iPhone.

Music

Known Issues

• You might be unable to play Lossless or Spatial Audio tracks via Siri. (78277808)

Resolved in Monterey 12 beta 2

• Fixed the share item to correctly appear in the contextual menu for songs and albums. (78037998)

Notes

Resolved in Monterey 12 beta 2

• Fixed the Quick Note hot corner so it can now be configured from the Hot Corners sheet in Desktop & Screen Saver preferences. (77272604)

Photos

Resolved in Monterey 12 beta 2

• Fixed “Shared with You” to no longer appear when the Automatic Sharing switch in Messages is turned off. (78181276)

Python

Resolved in Monterey 12 beta 2

• Fixed an issue with a prompt that informed you about the deprecation of Python 2.7 multiple times and indicated the wrong app. (78719958)

Resolved in Monterey 12 beta 2

• Fixed an issue where a doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/realitykit/boundingbox with a doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/realitykit/photogrammetrysession/request/bounds using process(requests:) didn’t produce a correct bounding box unless the .bounds request is the first request in the array. (78325791)

Resolved in Monterey 12 beta 2

• Fixed an issue with text in the Smart Search field that appeared faded. (78407518)
• Fixed an issue with Safari that didn’t load websites as expected when Hide IP address from Trackers was on. (78529425)

Shazam

Resolved in Monterey 12 beta 2

• Fixed an issue with the availablity of the doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/shazamkit/shmatchedmediaitem/3832042-songs property. (78589271)

Shortcuts

Resolved in Monterey 12 beta 2

• Fixed the Shortcuts command-line tool to correctly support signing. (74999291)
• Fixed an issue where apps running under Rosetta 2 became unresponsive if Shortcuts were enabled for the Services menu. (78134762)
• Made Shortcuts scriptable. (78609585)

Swift

New Features in Monterey 12 beta 2

• You can now initialize Text with a doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/foundation/formatstyle. (72159423)
• While searching, if you tap a suggestion that uses the searchCompletion(_:) modifier, the suggestion list now disappears rather than displaying the single suggestion you selected. (76965399)

• Customize the prompt of a search field that a searchable modifier configures using the prompt parameter instead of the previous title parameter. (77988967)
• A Menu with a primaryAction when used within another menu will now create a menu item that has both a submenu and an action on click. (78514724)

Resolved in Monterey 12 beta 2

• Push to detail in collapsed multi-column navigation view now works to arbitrary depth. (77919440)
• Fixed an issue that caused a TextField in a ForEach to update the incorrect text binding. (78168257)

Virtualization

Resolved in Monterey 12 beta 2

• Fixed an issue where a doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/virtualization/vzvirtualmachine configured with an audio device terminated unexpectedly when audio began. (77870970)
• Fixed an issue with Docker that displayed a Linux kernel panic on launch. (78549867)

WebKit

Resolved in Monterey 12 beta 2

• Fixed ASAuthorizationSecurityKeyPublicKeyCredentialAssertionRequest to correctly provide ASAuthorizationSecurityKeyPublicKeyCredentialAssertion. (76554090)

macOS Monterey Beta 2 update

Monterey Beta 2 changes

Monterey Beta 2 release notes