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Apple Releases First Public Beta of macOS Ventura 13.1

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Apple today seeded the first beta of macOS Ventura 13.1 to its public beta testing group, allowing non-developers to try out the new features ahead of the software's release. The public beta comes one day after Apple provided the beta to developers.

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Public beta testers can download the macOS 13.1 Ventura update from the Software Update section of the System Preferences app after installing the proper profile from Apple's beta software website.

macOS Ventura 13.1 introduces the Freeform app, which Apple has designed for creative collaboration. The app can be used for brainstorming, planning out ideas, jotting down notes, and more. Users can insert drawings, sticky notes, shapes, text boxes, photos, videos, PDFs, links, and other documents, with Freeform serving as a blank canvas.

Freeform "boards" can be shared with other people and discussed over FaceTime, with updates from all participants synced to everyone in real-time.

The update also introduces support for an updated Home app architecture that improves performance for smart home devices.

Article Link: Apple Releases First Public Beta of macOS Ventura 13.1
 
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I like 13.1 beta 1, it's been very stable for my 24" iMac and M1 Max 16" MBP. Want to shut down your M1 Mac its closes down very fast now comparably. Freeform app has been added in this release to try out. It installs pretty fast comparably.

Freeform​

Known Issues​

  • Can’t delete boards while offline, or if iCloud data is disabled for Freeform. (100294085)
    Workaround: Go to Settings (System Setting on macOS) > Apple ID > iCloud, then in the Apps using iCloud section, toggle Freeform to On.
  • Adding or removing collaborators can fail while attempting to change share settings. (101186059)
    Workaround: Close the share sheet and try to add or remove the participants again.
  • Inserting a sticky or a file might result in an unexpected error. (100883621)
    Workaround: Quit and relaunch Freeform.

TV App​

Known issues​

  • Play tracking (Up Next, and Top Shelf Update) won’t work for all platforms. (101258095)
macOS 13.1 beta (22C5033e) - October 25, 2022
 
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No significant issues on Ventura so far, other than same old same old with Safari, a few UI glitches with weather app's top bar background, drawer icon button not visible when on fullscreen & search input background color flickering out of nowhere.

Having said that, my god what a worthless functionality Stage Manager is, mind boggling they shipped it anyways, they should trash it and re-think the entire multitasking behavior.

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nvmls said:
my god what a worthless functionality Stage Manager is, mind boggling they shipped it anyways, they should trash it and re-think the entire multitasking behavior.
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I disagree. I've been playing with it for a couple days. While I'm not yet sure it suits my way of working, I think it could be super helpful to some.

Anyway, it comes disabled by default, and you're more than welcome to just ignore it and keep doing whatever you've been doing.
 
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ignatius345 said:
I disagree. I've been playing with it for a couple days. While I'm not yet sure it suits my way of working, I think it could be super helpful to some.

Anyway, it comes disabled by default, and you're more than welcome to just ignore it and keep doing whatever you've been doing.
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Yea I'm sure you played with it because that's what it's for currently, playing, when you need to get work done efficiently please enlighten us how it's better than any of the already existing tools.
 
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anyone know is .pkg installs are working now? You can try Zoom or Parsec.app to test. Widely not working on 13.0.
 
Honest question: if the public beta gets released only one day after the devs beta, then what's the point of releasing two identical version at two different times?

They might as well release a "beta" without 'devs' or 'public' words involved.
 
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Le0M said:
Honest question: if the public beta gets released only one day after the devs beta, then what's the point of releasing two identical version at two different times?

They might as well release a "beta" without 'devs' or 'public' words involved.
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It’s a safeguard in case there are any seriously-disruptive bugs in the dev build, pretty sure. At the very least they’re two different seed channels with their own distinct purposes, which isn’t unusual at all in the world of software testing.
 
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Le0M said:
Honest question: if the public beta gets released only one day after the devs beta, then what's the point of releasing two identical version at two different times?

They might as well release a "beta" without 'devs' or 'public' words involved.
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Its normal for the beta cycle releases to be seeded to developers first then expand the seeding to public beta testers after it been verified no obvious issues to it being utilized are present. Once in awhile if something is discovered you might not even have a PB seeding. You have to wait until the next dev beta is vetted.
 
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nvmls said:
Yea I'm sure you played with it because that's what it's for currently, playing, when you need to get work done efficiently please enlighten us how it's better than any of the already existing tools.
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I don’t think it’s meant to be better but rather just an alternative for those that end up preferring it. By all means keep using what you’re used to, but I assume newcomers to macOS may end up getting used to stage manager instead
 
TheSynchronizer said:
I don’t think it’s meant to be better but rather just an alternative for those that end up preferring it. By all means keep using what you’re used to, but I assume newcomers to macOS may end up getting used to stage manager instead
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I only see stage manager just as a tool to hide your desktop and switch between multiple application's content. Seems like something an Apple presenter would like to use at an event, so now you have this additional GUI mode you can optionally utilize. Most wouldn't use it normally.
 
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Personally I rejected it on my 12.9 iPad Pro after a couple days of trying to use it on a beta build, but I am still evaluating the effects on workflow on my Mac with the release version of Ventura.

Far too soon to determine the extent of the usefulness of Stage Manager overall, but calling it “useless” right now is “short sighted at best”.

Sure, it could go the way of the Touch Bar - but it could become a very useful tool too.
 
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I've found that I like Stage Manager when I'm going to be working in a particular app for a while, and dont plan to switch to something else. I like the way it declutters the desktop, and doesnt put the apps in the dock, extending it further. Other than that, for me, it serves no real purpose, and I leave it off most of the time.
 
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scottlitch said:
I'm very curious to know about the improvements in HomeKit. Is anyone running the 16.2 betas on all their devices and can speak to this?
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Connecting to and pairing HomePods on 16.2 seems a bit quicker/more reliable in my experience thus far after enabling Matter but those are the only things I have in my Home setup and I’m sure they’re still working the kinks out so your mileage may vary :)
 
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