Apple Releases First Public Beta of macOS Ventura 13.3

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Apple today seeded the first beta of macOS Ventura 13.3 to its public beta testing group, letting the general public test out the 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 13.3 Ventura update from the Software Update section of the System Preferences app after installing the proper profile from Apple's beta software website.

Like iOS 16.4, macOS Ventura 13.3 adds support for new emoji characters that include shaking head, pink heart, blue heart, gray heart, donkey, moose, black bird, goose, wing, jellyfish, hyacinth, pea pod, ginger, fan, comb, flute, maracas, left hand, and right hand.

It also supports updating to the new HomeKit architecture that Apple has reintroduced after the update was pulled from iOS 16.2.

The Messages app now supports content previews for shared Mastodon links, and there are new options in Shortcuts for creating workflows that include Siri notification announcements.

Apple says that macOS Ventura 13.3 will be released in the spring, a timeline that ranges from March 20 to June 20.

Article Link: Apple Releases First Public Beta of macOS Ventura 13.3
 
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https://www.macrumors.com/2023/02/17/macos-ventura-13-3-public-beta-1/
So far so good with MacOS 13.3 beta 1 for my usage on M1 iMac and M1 Max 16" MBP.

Released yesterday to devs and today to PB testers
iOS 16.4 beta (20E5212f) - February 16, 2023
iPadOS 16.4 beta (20E5212f) - February 16, 2023
macOS 13.3 beta (22E5219e) - February 16, 2023
watchOS 9.4 beta (20T5222g) - February 16, 2023
tvOS 16.4 beta (20L5463g) - February 16, 2023

MacOS 13.3 beta 1
  • Safari Version 16.4 (18615.1.21.11.5)
  • System Firmware Version: 8422.100.610.0.1 (M1 based Macs)
  • Darwin Kernel Version 22.4.0: Fri Feb 10 08:10:32 PST 2023; root:xnu-8796.100.721.505.3~4/RELEASE_ARM64_T8103 arm64
MacOS 13.2.1
  • Safari Version 16.3 (18614.4.6.1.6)
  • System Firmware Version: 8419.80.7 (M1 based Macs)
  • Darwin Kernel Version 22.3.0: Mon Jan 30 20:39:35 PST 2023; root:xnu-8792.81.3~2/RELEASE_ARM64_T8103 arm64
MacOS 13.2RC same as public 13.2 release
  • Safari Version 16.3 (18614.4.6.1.5)
  • System Firmware Version: 8419.80.7 (M1 based Macs)
  • Darwin Kernel Version 22.3.0: Thu Jan 5 20:49:43 PST 2023; root:xnu-8792.81.2~2/RELEASE_ARM64_T8103 arm64
Safari 16.4 changes
developer.apple.com

Safari 16.4 Release Notes | Apple Developer Documentation

Released March 27, 2023 — Version 16.4 (18615.1.26)
developer.apple.com developer.apple.com

Media​

New Features​

  • Added improvements to audio quality for web video conferencing.
  • Added support for a subset of the AudioSession Web API.
  • Added support for AVCapture virtual cameras.
  • Added support for inbound rtp trackIdentifier stat field.
  • Added support for the AV1 codec in the MediaCapabilities API.
  • Added support for video stats overlay with developer tools enabled.
  • Added support for VTT-based extended audio descriptions.
  • Added support to allow a site to provide an “alternate” URL to be used during AirPlay.
  • Added video-only support for Web Codecs.
  • Added WebRTC support for hardware AV1 decoding on supported device configurations.
If you look at Develop menu I see these unchecked
WebCodecs AV1 codec
WebRTC AV1 codec
WebRTC H256 codec
WebRTC VP9 profile 2 codec

Of course so far YouTube doesn't show AV1 running.
 
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Accessory Security​

New Features​

  • On Apple silicon portables, SD or SD extended capacity cards require user approval before the card can communicate with macOS. (102838867)

Core ML​

Deprecations​

  • Core ML Model Deployment is being deprecated. Consider using Background Assets or NSURLSession instead. (102993813)

iCloud Settings​

Known Issues​

  • You might be unable to enter the upgrade page for iCloud+ from iCloud Settings. (104629261)
    Workaround: Click “Upgrade to iCloud+” from https://www.apple.com/icloud/ to trigger the upgrade page.
  • Some apps which previously displayed sync toggles in iCloud Drive Settings aren’t currently displayed. (105239897)

Metal​

Resolved Issues​

Pages, Numbers, and Keynote​

Known Issues​

  • When Advanced Data Protection for iCloud is turned on, Pages, Numbers, and Keynote might unexpectedly require collaborative documents to be closed. (103463223)
    Workaround: Close the affected document, spreadsheet, or presentation and reopen it after a few minutes.

Safari Web Extensions​

New Features​

  • Added support for modifyHeaders action type for declarativeNetRequestrules. (71867709)
  • Added support for browser.storage.session to store up to 10MB of data in-memory. (79283961)
  • Added support for persistent content scripts via browser.scripting.registerContentScript, browser.scripting.getRegisteredContentScripts, browser.scripting.unregisterContentScripts, and scripting.updateContentScripts. (91261369)

Resolved Issues​

  • Fixed browser.webNavigation events firing for hosts where the extension didn’t have access. Extensions should request host permissions for sites to receive events. (100204850)

StoreKit​

Resolved Issues​

  • Fixed an issue causing iOS apps on Mac to fail while purchasing or restoring in-app content. (102123618)

SwiftUI​

Resolved Issues​

  • Fixed: An App defined with a Window scene will no longer cause the window tabbing menu items to be displayed, nor will it participate in any window tabbing behavior. (100982500)
  • Fixed an issue on macOS where columns in Table might not be able to be resized. (101936572)
  • Fixed: When used as an auxiliary scene in a SwiftUI App, the Window scene will now behave as an auxiliary window with respect to Stage Manager and full screen mode. (102106455)
  • Fixed: List in .sidebar style now supports swipe actions. (103910772)
  • Fixed: List with DisclosureGroup now supports expand/collapse animations when isExpanded is set within a withAnimation block. (104923100)

SwiftUI​

Resolved Issues​

  • Fixed: Dragging an Image using draggable modifier no longer causes an app to freeze. (99157719)

SwiftUI Navigation​

Resolved Issues​

  • Fixed: .navigationSplitViewColumn and .layoutPriority now control the widths of columns of a NavigationSplitView on macOS. Use the existing .windowResizability(.contentSize) scene modifier if needed to control the window’s size based off a root NavigationSplitView.
    struct MeasuredNavigationSplit: View { var body: some View { NavigationSplitView { Color.cyan .navigationSplitViewColumnWidth(min: 90, ideal: 100, max: 300) .layoutPriority(2) } content: { Color.pink .navigationSplitViewColumnWidth(ideal: 300, max: 400) .layoutPriority(3) } detail: { Color.yellow .navigationSplitViewColumnWidth(min: 200, ideal: 300) .layoutPriority(2) } }}
(58333786)

  • Fixed: Navigation destinations nested within NavigationStack and NavigationSplitView are detected more performantly and reliably, no longer logging update cycles. (97597634)
  • Fixed: Navigation destinations that present a new view on top of a NavigationSplitViewColumn (rather than pushing a view onto a stack in that column) no longer cause an assertion failure on iOS or infinite loop on macOS when the destination view is itself a NavigationStack.
    For example, the below construction is functional
    NavigationSplitView { SidebarView() .navigationDestination(isPresented: $present) { NavigationStack { ... } }} detail: { ... }
(103278180)

  • Fixed: Navigation destinations with data dependencies captured from ancestor views update more reliably.
    struct DataDependentNavigation: View { @State var changeColor: Bool = false @State var present: Bool = false
    var body: some View { NavigationSplitView { Color.blue .navigationDestination(isPresented: $present) { // This is a data dependency from an ancestor view changeColor ? Color.green : Color.yellow } } detail: { Color.teal }}
(103429535)

Task Manager​

Resolved Issues​

  • Fixed: Fixes an issue introduced in macOS Ventura 13.1 that caused the system to post excessive “Background Items Added” notifications after toggling items in System Settings > General > Login Items. Toggling items in macOS Ventura 13.2 doesn’t cause excessive notifications, but that release doesn’t automatically correct the issue inherited from macOS Ventura 13.1. (102352141)

Virtualization​

Known Issues​

  • Installing macOS Ventura 13.3 beta on a virtual machine running on a Apple silicon Mac might result in a hang during setup. (105504504)
    Workaround: Use an existing installation of macOS Ventura and update to 13.3 beta via Software Update.
 
May I post a ”has this been fixed?” comment?

Here goes:

Has the VPN issue where the first DNS that is provided by the VPN server doesn’t seem to get used by the VPN connection been fixed?

The workaround now is to manually add the DNS server to the VPN connection, but this shouldn't be required. Works as expected in Monterey.
 
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star-affinity said:
May I post a ”has this been fixed?” comment?

Here goes:

Has the VPN issue where the first DNS that is provided by the web server doesn’t seem to get used by the VPN connection been fixed?

The workaround now is to manually add the DNS server to the VPN connection, but this shouldn't be required. Works as expected in Monterey.
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I wonder if this issue is the same I have been having - when I try using VPN with my Synology NAS - the server disconnects after a few minutes.
 
flychild said:
I wonder if this issue is the same I have been having - when I try using VPN with my Synology NAS - the server disconnects after a few minutes.
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Did they fix the photo stack in Messages? When the stack is swiped by mouse or trackpad to view the next or previous photo the graphics go off the rails. At first I thought my hardware was failing, but went to an Apple Store and confirmed it on M1, M2, and Intel machines. At the store, the Macs were freezing up and needed a hard restart.
 
This might be the last big feature update for Ventura as WWDC is around 4 months out. Not saying there will not be a .4 release, just anything new would come in macOS 14
 
erikkfi said:
Did they revert system preferences to the pre-Ventura version?
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Not going to happen. It was a bad interface anyway, it’s much better now. People complained also when Microsoft changed their control panel, but nobody would want the old messy one now. The same will happen with macOS. Some people just don’t like any change, but they’ll get used to it and then they won’t want the old thing back anymore.
 
User 6502 said:
Not going to happen. It was a bad interface anyway, it’s much better now. People complained also when Microsoft changed their control panel, but nobody would want the old messy one now. The same will happen with macOS. Some people just don’t like any change, but they’ll get used to it and then they won’t want the old thing back anymore.
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I still almost exclusively go for the old control panel in windows still. It may be ugly, but it just has more capability than the new stuff. If they were going to change it they need feature parity first. I don't mind learning a new way, but I don't want to pull my hair out trying to figure out how to do something that used to be easy in the old control panel. At least in apples case, it seems it's just a UI update and it's OK. I still prefer the old layout better, but maybe that's just because I'm used to it.
 
HVDynamo said:
That's true, but I do really prefer the old layout better.
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I tend to agree. Problem is not that they redesigned it, problem is how they redesigned it, with seemingly infinite vertical scrolling and controls that are clearly optimized for touch, which can only mean 2 things: touch screens are coming to Macs soon or reusing assets (laziness, cheaping out and inconsideration), you know… “it’s good enough”. Once upon a time “it’s good enough” wasn’t accepted answer at Apple, but alas…
 
User 6502 said:
Not going to happen. It was a bad interface anyway, it’s much better now. People complained also when Microsoft changed their control panel, but nobody would want the old messy one now. The same will happen with macOS. Some people just don’t like any change, but they’ll get used to it and then they won’t want the old thing back anymore.
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Don’t even get me started on mess that is Windows’ new “Settings” app. Why do you think they are still keeping the Control Panel so now Windows has both? (hint: it’s not because they forgot to delete it)
 
the new system prefs is just so disorganized, things are random, not even alphabetical order in groupings of things. general became a catch all for important thing which are now buried, windows style 3 deep instead of being top level like before. new prefs are a train wreck. the old prefs app won’t run, in case you thought of trying that 😢😢😢
 
StellarVixen said:
controls that are clearly optimized for touch,
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Can't agree with this - the controls are much smaller than they were in the old System Prefs (which I still prefer)....
The vertical aspect is lazy and inappropriate though, and there are some settings that now no longer exist (schedule power off/on sleep/wake) or are very hard to locate...
 
User 6502 said:
Not going to happen. It was a bad interface anyway, it’s much better now. People complained also when Microsoft changed their control panel, but nobody would want the old messy one now. The same will happen with macOS. Some people just don’t like any change, but they’ll get used to it and then they won’t want the old thing back anymore.
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But why is it so narrow on a widescreen display? How is this a System Preferences interface designed for the Mac?
 
AdamNC said:
That’s not going to happen. Get used to it. It’s not bad if you spend time using.
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True but I sincerely hope they do not think it’s good enough as is. I have gotten used to it but there is so much room for improvement. Making it more like iOS did not help. Reminds me of Windows 8. Unifying mobile and desktop does not help when you’re just dragging desktop down to the level of mobile.
 
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