Apple Releases Second Public Beta of macOS Monterey 12.5

[MajorFubar]

My trust level with Apple's declining software QC over the years is such that I'll likely end up waiting until the next version of macOS is released before moving to Monterey.

If you rely on a Mac for your livelihood I always advise staying one OS behind. Not just because of bugs but because it can take app developers a while to bring their apps into full compliance. But I bought new Macs this year so Monterey it is. Likely won’t update until at least MacOS 13.2 unless next week brings something utterly miraculous to the table.

 

[Realityck]

My biggest and only wish for the upcoming "Mammoth" macOS: A flag to opt out of this update hell:

Install security updates only: ☑️

Will this dream come true one day? I know all the fans living on the edge using Macs mainly for surfing the web, installing updates add a grain of adventure to their lives. But for people that use a Mac for work it feels more like "Oh no, not again!". Will eMail still work? Will the printer continue to work? Have new bugs been introduced (of course there are new bugs)?

Point is, if everything works fine as it should, I don't need updates beside security updates. Even more, I don't want em.

When you update MacOS multiple things get updated, such as the macs system firmware, the version of Safari, Darwin Kernal, and other underlying parts of the OS. If you wanted only security updates you need to be using a older MacOS and a Mac that has been cut from being able to update to the current MacOS releases.

 

[AndiG]

When you update MacOS multiple things get updated, such as the macs system firmware, the version of Safari, Darwin Kernal, and other underlying parts of the OS. If you wanted only security updates you need to be using a older MacOS and a Mac that has been cut from being able to update to the current MacOS releases.

You forgot to mention the new bugs being introduced with every update.

 

[MacRumorUser78]

@b4ulaf just upgrade to 12.5 beta 2! ? From the release notes:

Resolved Issues in macOS 12.5 Beta​

• (Beta 2) Resolves an issue where Software Update may fail to find an available update.

But in all seriousness, either do a Safe Boot to clear out any screwed up caches or run this to kickstart a stuck/stalled software update: sudo launchctl kickstart -k system/com.apple.softwareupdated

Just ran this and my MBP M1 is at still up to date at 12.3.1. What was 12.4?