macOS Ventura 13.3 Update (22E252)! What’s New?

macOS Ventura 13.3 Update is now Available!

UPDATED: 3/28/23

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

Apple just released macOS Ventura’s 3nd major update to the public! The .3 update is also known as the “Spring Release” because it includes the last large update Ventura will see before macOS 14. The updates after .3 will focus more on smaller fixes and security patches. Let’s jump in and find out what’s new!

The next day (March 28th) Apple released macOS Ventura 13.4 Beta 1 (22F5027f)

macOS Ventura Patch Notes Summary

• 1. New Features – 6
• 2. Bug fixes – 4
• 4. Enterprise Changes – 9
• 3. Security Fixes – 49!!!
• 4. Safari 16.4 is included in the 13.3 Update. A separate download is now available for Monterey and Big Sur users.
• 5. Full installer and M1 IPSW -Full installer & IPSW restore file released
• 6. Wifi issue fixed? Many users have reported wifi issues after installing 13.2. Multiple people have confirmed that after installing the 13.3 update, the wifi disconnect issues are gone.
• 7. OpenCore Legacy Patcher Users – Update to OCLP 0.6.2 before updating to Ventura 13.3! (Update OpenCore on your hard drive first then reboot. Now install the root patches then you can update to Ventura 13.3.)

Full Apple Update Release list

macOS 💻 ✅

• Ventura – 13.3 (22E252)
• Monterey – 12.6.4 (21G526)
• Big Sur – 11.7.5 (20G1225)
• Safari – 16.4 (18614.4.6.1.6)
• Xcode –Xcode 14.3 RC 2 (14E222b)
• Studio Display Firmware update = 16.4 (requires Ventura 13.3)

iOS📱✅

• iOS 16.4 (20E247)
• iOS 15.7.4 (19H321)
• iPadOS 16.4 (20E246)
• iPadOS 15.7.4 (19H321)
• tvOS 16.4 (20L497)
• audioOS 16.4 (20L497)
• watchOS 9.4 (20T253)

Table of Contents

• 1. Apple Links
• 2. Areas of interest for this update
• 3. Ventura Public & Beta Release History
• 4. macOS Ventura Full Installer.app
• 5. Apple Silicon M1 &M2 IPSW Restore file Update
• 6. macOS Ventura Update sizes
• 7. Apple Silicon M1 System Firmware Version
• 8. Apple Silicon M1 OS loader Version (iBoot)
• 9. Intel T2 BridgeOS Update
• 10. Safari Update
• 11. What’s new for enterprise in macOS Ventura
• 12. Security Content of macOS Ventura
• 13. macOS Ventura Release Notes / Patch Notes / Changes

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1. Apple Links

macOS Ventura Mac App Store download link = https://apps.apple.com/us/app/macos-ventura/id1638787999?mt=12

1. HT213268 What’s new in the updates for macOS Ventura
2. HT213327 What’s new for enterprise in macOS Ventura
3. HT213471 Manage upgrading to macOS Ventura in your organization
4. HT213356 If you see a message that macOS Server is not supported when upgrading to macOS Ventura
5. Platform Security Guide – New macOS Rapid Security Response system.
6. Platform Guide Deployment – What’s new in Apple platform deployment

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. Areas of interest for this update

3. Ventura Public & Beta Release History

• 20. Ventura 13.3 (22E252) – 3/27/23
• 19. Ventura 13.2.1 (22D68) – 2/13/23 – My Release Notes
• 18. Ventura 13.2 (22D49) – 1/23/22 – My Release Notes
• 17. Ventura 13.1 (22C65) – 12/12/22 – My Release Notes
• 16. Ventura 13.0.1 (22A400) – 11/09/22 – My Release Notes
• 15. Ventura 13.0.0 (22A380) – 10/24/22 – My Release Notes
• 14. Ventura 13.0 RC 2 (22A380) – 10/20/22
• 13. Ventura 13.0 RC (22A379) – 10/18/22
• 12. Ventura Beta 11 (22A5373b) – 10/11/22
• 11. Ventura Beta 10 (22A5365d) – 10/08/22
• 10. Ventura Beta 9 (22A5358e) – 9/27/22
• 9. Ventura Beta 8 (22A5352e) – 9/20/22
• 8. Ventura Beta 7 (22A5342f) – 9/09/22 – My Release Notes
• 7. Ventura Beta 6 (22A5331f) – 8/25/22 – My Release Notes
• 6. Ventura Beta 5 (22A5321d) – 8/08/22 – My Release Notes
• 5. Ventura Beta 4 (22A5311f) – 7/27/22 – My Release Notes
• 4. Ventura Public Beta (22A5295i) – 7/11/22 – Release Notes
• 3. Ventura Beta 3 (22A5295h) – 7/06/22 – My Release Notes
• 2. Ventura Beta 2 (22A5286j) – 6/14/21 – My Release Notes
• 1. Ventura Beta 1 (22A5266r) – 6/06/21 – My Release Notes

4. macOS Ventura Full Installer.app

Apple has released the full installer for macOS Ventura. I list all the of the Full installers in the link below.

https://mrmacintosh.com/macos-ventura-13-full-installer-database-download-directly-from-apple/

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

5. Apple Silicon IPSW Restore file Update

Apple has released the full IPSW restore file of macOS for Apple Silicon M1 Macs. I keep track of all of them in my Apple Silicon Firmware Database

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

6. macOS Ventura Update sizes

Ventura Delta Update

The delta update will automatically change in size for exactly what your macOS version needs.

• 1. Delta from macOS Ventura 13.2.1 = 2.2GB
• 2. Full update with size 11.5 GB

Thank you DhinakG!!

7. Apple Silicon M1 System Firmware Version

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

Apple Silicon M1 Firmware – UPDATED!

• 20. macOS Ventura 13.3 = 8422.100.650
• 19. macOS Ventura 13.2.1 = 8419.80.7
• 18. macOS Ventura 13.2 = 8419.80.7
• 17. macOS Ventura 13.1 = 8419.60.44
• 16. macOS Ventura 13.0.1 = 8419.41.10
• 15. macOS Ventura 13.0 = 8419.41.10
• 14. macOS Ventura 13 Beta RC2 = 8419.41.10
• 13. macOS Ventura 13 Beta RC = 8419.41.10
• 12. macOS Ventura 13 Beta 11 = 8419.41.10
• 11. macOS Ventura 13 Beta 10 = 8419.41.10
• 10. macOS Ventura 13 Beta 9 = 8419.41.10
• 9. macOS Ventura 13 Beta 8 = 8419.40.95
• 8. macOS Ventura 13 Beta 7 = 8419.40.75
• 7. macOS Ventura 13 Beta 6 = 8419.40.33.0.1
• 6. macOS Ventura 13 Beta 5 = 8419.40.2.0.5
• 5. macOS Ventura 13 Beta 4 = 8419.0.151.0.1
• 4. macOS Ventura 13 Public Beta = No change
• 3. macOS Ventura 13 Beta 3 = 8419.0.113.0.1
• 2. macOS Ventura 13 Beta 2 = 8419.0.79.0.2
• 1. macOS Ventura 13 Beta 1 = 8419.0.42.111.3

8. Apple Silicon M1 OS loader Version (iBoot)

OS Loader Version (iBoot) also referred to as “iBoot second-stage loader”, is Apple’s stage 2 bootloader. The OS loader version will be the same as the “System Firmware Version” on the latest OS. On previous versions of macOS Monterey and Big Sur, the OS loader version will be a version behind. Example = Monterey = 7459.121.3 & Big Sur = 6723.140.2

OS Loader version = Updated!

• 20. macOS Ventura 13.3 = 8422.100.650
• 19. macOS Ventura 13.2.1 = 8419.80.7
• 18. macOS Ventura 13.2 = 8419.80.7
• 17. macOS Ventura 13.1 = 8419.60.44
• 16. macOS Ventura 13.0.1 = 8419.41.10
• 15. macOS Ventura 13.0 = 8419.41.10
• 14. macOS Ventura 13 RC2 = 8419.41.10
• 13. macOS Ventura 13 Beta RC = 8419.41.10
• 12. macOS Ventura 13 Beta 11 = 8419.41.10
• 11. macOS Ventura 13 Beta 10 = 8419.41.6
• 10. macOS Ventura 13 Beta 9 = 8419.40.102
• 9. macOS Ventura 13 Beta 8 = 8419.40.95
• 8. macOS Ventura 13 Beta 7 = 8419.40.75
• 7. macOS Ventura 13 Beta 6 = 8419.40.33.0.1
• 6. macOS Ventura 13 Beta 5 = 8419.40.2.0.5
• 5. macOS Ventura 13 Beta 4 = 8419.0.151.0.1
• 4. macOS Ventura 13 Public Beta = No change
• 3. macOS Ventura 13 Beta 3 = 8419.0.113.0.1
• 2. macOS Ventura 13 Beta 2 = 8419.0.79.0.2
• 1. macOS Ventura 13 Beta 1 = 8419.0.42.111.3

9. Intel T2 BridgeOS Update

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

BridgeOS version = UPDATED!

• 19. macOS Ventura 13.3 = 20.16.4252.0.0
• 19. macOS Ventura 13.2.1 = 20.16.3045.0.0
• 18. macOS Ventura 13.2 = 20.16.3045.0.0
• 17. macOS Ventura 13.1 = 20.16.2059.0.0
• 16. macOS Ventura 13.0.1 = 20.16.420.0.0
• 15. macOS Ventura 13.0 = 20.16.411.0.0
• 14. macOS Ventura 13 RC2 = 20.16.411.0.0
• 13. macOS Ventura 13 RC = 20.16.411.0.0
• 12. macOS Ventura 13 Beta 11 =
• 11. macOS Ventura 13 Beta 10 =
• 10. macOS Ventura 13 Beta 9 =
• 9. macOS Ventura 13 Beta 8 = 20.16.386.5.5
• 8. macOS Ventura 13 Beta 7 = 20.16.376.5.2
• 7. macOS Ventura 13 Beta 6 = 20.16.365.5.4
• 6. macOS Ventura 13 Beta 5 = 20.16.355.5.4
• 5. macOS Ventura 13 Beta 4 = 20.16.345.5.4
• 4. macOS Ventura 13 Public Beta = No change
• 3. macOS Ventura 13 Beta 3 = 20.16.329.5.5
• 2. macOS Ventura 13 Beta 2 = 20.16.320.5.6
• 1. macOS Ventura 13 Beta 1 = 20.16.300.5.13

10. Safari Update

The new version of Safar 16 is included in the macOS Ventura update.

Safari = Updated!

• 20. macOS Ventura 13.3 = 16.4 (18614.4.6.1.6)
• 19. macOS Ventura 13.2.1 = 16.3.1 (18614.4.6.11.6)
• 18. macOS Ventura 13.2 = 16.3 (18614.4.6.1.5)
• 17. macOS Ventura 13.1 = 16.2 (18614.3.7.1.5)
• 16. macOS Ventura 13.0.1 = 16.1 (181614.2.9.1.12)
• 14. macOS Ventura 13 RC2 = 16.1 (18614.2.9.1.12)
• 13. macOS Ventura 13 RC = 16.1 (18614.2.9.1.10)
• 12. macOS Ventura 13 Beta 11 = 16.1 (18614.2.9.1.8)
• 11. macOS Ventura 13 Beta 10 = 16.1 (18614.2.9.1.4)
• 10. macOS Ventura 13 Beta 9 = 16.1 (18614.2.7.1.1)
• 9. macOS Ventura 13 Beta 8 = 16.1 (18614.2.6.1.1)
• 8. macOS Ventura 13 Beta 7 = 16.1 (18614.2.3.1.1)
• 7. macOS Ventura 13 Beta 6 = 16.1 (18614.2.1.1.1)
• 6. macOS Ventura 13 Beta 5 = 16 (18614.1.25.11.1)
• 5. macOS Ventura 13 Beta 4 = 16 (18614.1.22.1.2)
• 4. macOS Ventura 13 Public Beta = No change
• 3. macOS Ventura 13 Beta 3 = 16 (18614.1.19.1.5)
• 2. macOS Ventura 13 Beta 2 = 16 (18614.1.16.11.3)
• 1. macOS Ventura 13 Beta 1 = 16 (18614.1.14.1.15)

11. What’s new for Enterprise in macOS Ventura

Enterprise changes in macOS Ventura

Fixes and improvements

• 1. MDM can query the model number of Mac computers with Apple silicon.
• 2. Profile-based Wi-Fi networks are given auto-join priority over manually joined networks by default.
• 3. Platform SSO supports WS-Trust federation to another identity provider.
• 4. Accessory Security now includes SD cards.
• 5. Resolves an issue that caused software update scans to fail to return results when concurrent scans were initiated.
• 6. Mac computers enrolled in MDM no longer start up in recovery mode intermittently after a software update.
• 7. Resolves an issue where MDM Lock on a Mac with the Apple T2 Security Chip could be bypassed. 
• 8. Resolves an issue where using Cisco AnyConnect could cause high CPU usage.
• 9. Exporting video files to an Xsan volume no longer causes an unexpected restart.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213327

12. Security Content of macOS Ventura

Security vulnerabilities in the Ventura 13.3 Update

49 Security fixes addressed in the 13.3 update!!

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201222

13. macOS Ventura Release Notes

macOS Ventura 13.3

macOS Ventura 13.3 Update – Restart Required

This update includes new emoji along with other enhancements, bug fixes, and security updates for your Mac.

21 new emoji including animals, hand gestures, and objects are now available in emoji keyboard

Remove background option in Freeform automatically isolates the subject in your image

Photos duplicates album expands support to detect duplicate photos and videos in an iCloud Shared Photo Library

Transliteration support for Gujarati, Punjabi and Urdu keyboards

New keyboard layouts for Choctaw, Chickasaw, Akan, Hausa, and Yoruba

Accessibility setting to automatically dim video when flashes of light or strobe effects are detected

VoiceOver support for maps in the Weather app

Resolves an issue where Trackpad gestures may occasionally stop responding

Fixes an issue where Ask to Buy requests from children may fail to appear on the parent’s device

Addresses an issue where VoiceOver may be unresponsive after using Finder

Some features may not be available for all regions, or on all Apple devices.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213268

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