Apple Releases Second Public Beta of macOS Ventura 13.4

[MacRumors]

Apple today released the second beta of macOS Ventura 13.4 to its public beta testing group, allowing the general public to try out the software ahead of its official launch. The second macOS Ventura 13.4 public beta comes a week after Apple seeded the first public beta.

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.

The latest macOS Ventura 13.4 beta adds a new beta installation method where developers and public beta testers can opt-in to receive beta updates without the need for a profile to be installed. For developers, an Apple ID needs to be associated with a developer account to get access to a developer beta, while public beta testers need to sign up on Apple's public beta website with their Apple ID and then elect to receive beta updates using the System Settings app.

Work on macOS Ventura is winding down as Apple prepares to shift its focus to macOS 14, the as-of-yet-unnamed next-generation version of macOS that we expect to see introduced this June at WWDC.

Article Link: Apple Releases Second Public Beta of macOS Ventura 13.4

 

[Realityck]

The MacOS 13.4 beta 2 stills takes a bit of time for the OTA to appear, don't be surprised if its closer to 10:30 AM PST.

Yesterdays seeds

• iOS 16.5 beta 2 (20F5039e) - April 11, 2023
• iPadOS 16.5 beta 2 (20F5039e) - April 11, 2023
• macOS 13.4 beta 2 (22F5037d) - April 11, 2023
• watchOS 9.5 beta 2 (20T5538d) - April 11, 2023
• tvOS 16.5 beta 2 (20L5538d) - April 11, 2023

 

[Realityck]

Spoiler: macOS Ventura 13.4 Beta 2 Release Notes

Apple Studio Display​

Known Issues​

• Apple Studio Display firmware update starts showing progress but never completes. (107287354)
  Workaround: To install other updates including future macOS Beta Updates, click “More info…” in Software Update Settings, uncheck Apple Studio Display firmware update, and click “Install Now.”

CSS​

Resolved Issues​

• Fixed increasing column-count above 2 not updating the layout. (71808738)

File Bookmark​

Resolved Issues​

• Fixes a regression in macOS Ventura 13.3 where a security check causes bookmark resolution to fail when the path contains Unicode characters stored with composed normalization. As an example, this prevented files in Finder from opening when double-clicked. (107550080)

MacOS 13.4 beta 2

• Safari Version 16.5 (18615.2.5.11.2)
• System Firmware Version: 8422.120.55 (M1 based Macs)
• Darwin Kernel Version 22.5.0: Sun Apr 2 19:24:16 PDT 2023; root:xnu-8796.120.31~10/RELEASE_ARM64_T8103 arm64

MacOS 13.4 beta 1

• Safari Version 16.5 (18615.2.1)
• System Firmware Version: 8422.120.33 (M1 based Macs)
• Darwin Kernel Version 22.5.0: Fri Mar 17 14:38:40 PDT 2023; root:xnu-8796.120.16~15/RELEASE_ARM64_T8103 arm64

 

[Mr. Dee]

Ventura should be fully baked by October when macOS 14 is released.

 

[gank41]

Ventura should be fully baked by October when macOS 14 is released.

Hopefully 😆

 

[Mac Hammer Fan]

Personally I prefer a solid bug-free new OS every two or three years, I don't need a yearly upgrade. Although I have a fast computer (Mac Studio) and Ventura 13.3.1 I see too often beachballs.

 

[snow755]

Dos apple ever update there firmware on there apple keyboard with touch id and magic touch pad ?

 

[MacDownunder]

I imagine firmware updates, will be released for peripherals when and if needed - id imagine if they are working correctly then why the need for update?

 

[augustrushrox]

It's been a day and this still hasn't shown up for me after refreshing in System Preferences. All previous Developer Betas have. Is there anything new I need to do to have this show up?

 

[yukari]

It's been a day and this still hasn't shown up for me after refreshing in System Preferences. All previous Developer Betas have. Is there anything new I need to do to have this show up?

Use this terminal command to download the full installer...
sudo softwareupdate --fetch-full-installer

 

[Darren.h]

Just think. After the last update to Ventura we can all Chill for a whole year!!

Something tells me the next macOS is going to be very underwhelming to say the least. And Apple Silicon only.

 

[gank41]

Just think. After the last update to Ventura we can all Chill for a whole year!!

Something tells me the next macOS is going to be very underwhelming to say the least. And Apple Silicon only.

If the rumors are true about a stability release for iOS & iPadOS, one can only hope that there’s some love for macOS, too. I remember first using SL and being completely blown away. Maybe for the first time, in regards to computers and stuff. But then I remember having to deal with the “hey, where did my files go?!?” bug, too. Hopefully they’ve been learning 😆