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Apple Seeds Fifth Beta of macOS 13 Ventura to Developers

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Apple today seeded the fifth beta of macOS 13 Ventura, the next-generation version of the Mac operating system that's set to launch this fall. The fifth beta comes approximately a week after Apple provided the fourth beta to developers.

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Registered developers can download the beta through the Apple Developer Center and once the appropriate profile is installed, betas will be available through the Software Update mechanism in System Preferences.

macOS Ventura introduces Stage Manager, a new feature that lets Mac users focus on a task while keeping other apps at the ready for easy swapping between tasks. The update adds Continuity Camera, which is designed to let you use the iPhone as a webcam for your Mac. It supports Center Stage, Desk View (for showing off your desk), and Studio Light.

Handoff is now available for FaceTime so you can transfer calls between iPhone, iPad, and Mac at will, and Messages supports features for marking an iMessage as unread, unsending an iMessage, and marking as unread. SharePlay also now works in the Messages app.

The Mail app supports scheduling and undoing emails for up to 10 seconds after they're sent, and there are now Weather and Clock apps that are available on the Mac. System Preferences has been renamed System Settings, and it features an iOS-like design.

Safari supports Shared Tab Groups and Apple is working on Passkeys, a next-generation credential that replaces the password. There are updates to Spotlight, Photo Library has new features, and Metal 3 is included in macOS Ventura for better graphics in games.

For everything new in macOS Ventura, we have a dedicated roundup that goes through all of the features. macOS Ventura is set to see a public release this fall.

Article Link: Apple Seeds Fifth Beta of macOS 13 Ventura to Developers
 
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https://www.macrumors.com/2022/08/08/apple-seeds-macos-ventura-beta-5/
Will wait for the bugs to be removed before upgrading. But thanks Apple, for the new version of macOS.
 
Does networking work on this release? I know Beta 4 had a lot of issues being connected via wifi but not actually routing to the internet.
 

AppKit​

CoreGraphics​

Deprecations​

  • To improve security, CGImageCreate enforces parameter correctness on macOS 13 Ventura, iOS 16, iPadOS 16, watchOS 9, and tvOS 16. Passing an incorrect CGImageByteOrderInfo is no longer supported, and will result in images failing to load. (94855401)

DeviceDiscoveryUI​

Known Issues​

  • Devices running beta 4 or later aren’t backwards compatible with devices running earlier beta versions. (95233878)

Mail​

Known Issues​

  • Moving a Remind Me message to another mailbox doesn’t remove the Remind Me banner. (93685824)
  • Highlighted search snippets might stay visible after closing search. (91830631)
    Workaround: Switch mailboxes to refresh the list.

Metal​

Known Issues​

  • The MTLResource.gpuHandle is deprecated. (92862429)
    Workaround: Use gpuResourceID instead, which functions as a replacement.

Metal Offline Compiler​

Known Issues​

  • MetalFX effect outputs aren’t designed to be consumed by the CPU. Outputting to a texture that is read only by the CPU might result in synchronization issues. (91515075)
    Workaround: If a CPU reading of the MetalFX output is desired, instead of encoding the MetalFX effect as the last item in a command buffer, encode a dummy blit that consumes the MetalFX output texture (a 1-pixel region blit is fine) in the command buffer. After the command buffer with the dummy blit is finished, reading of the MetalFX effect output texture with CPU synchronizes correctly.

Networking​

Deprecations​

  • FTP is deprecated for URLSession and related APIs. Please adopt modern secure networking protocols such as HTTPS. (92623659)

Security​

Known Issues​

  • You might encounter multiple prompts asking for user consent to manage apps when installing and upgrading apps. (94192721)

Stage Manager​

Known Issues​

  • With Stage Manager active, windows continue as the key window and receive key events when minimized. (94169311)

StoreKit​

Deprecations​

  • Deprecated the SKDownload API and removed the option to upload nonconsumable in-app purchase assets for Apple to host. In addition, support for managing these assets in App Store Connect is no longer available as of April 2022. (89764253)

Swift​

Known Issues​

  • Network.framework resolved an issue that could cause NWBrowser, NWConnection, NWConnectionGroup, NWEthernetChannel, NWListener, and NWPathMonitor to trigger a retain cycle when various Handler blocks are set. Starting with macOS 13, iOS 16, watchOS 9, and tvOS 16, if software using Network.framework targets these releases as the minimum OS, the object releases any blocks they captured once cancelled, breaking the retain cycle. (89677097)
    Workaround: For software targeting older versions, the retain cycle can be broken by setting the handler blocks to nil after canceling the object.

SwiftUI​

Resolved in macOS 13 Ventura beta 5​

  • Fixed: A view-based NavigationLink in a List fails to update the visible selection of the list. (92193873)

Known Issues​

  • Providing actions to a navigationTitle modifier has been deprecated. Use the toolbarTitleActions()modifier or ToolbarTitleActions type in a toolbar modifier instead. (93658035)

Swift Charts​

Resolved in macOS 13 Ventura beta 5​

  • Fixed: Automatic accessibility elements aren’t yet available for marks other than bars. (92035605)
  • Fixed: Audio graphs aren’t yet available for marks other than bars. (58689362)

Texts and Fonts​

Deprecations​

  • ATS and ATSUI APIs are fully deprecated. Code using these APIs will fail to compile and link when the deployment target is set to 13. Code targeting earlier versions of macOS will continue to compile, link, and run. macOS 13 is the last release where code depending on ATS or ATSUI will run. All runtime functionality will be removed in next major release of macOS. (83581159)
 
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Whats released today
  • iOS 16 beta 5 (20A5339d) - - August 8, 2022
  • iPadOS 16 beta 5 (20A5339d) - August 8, 2022
  • macOS 13 beta 5 (22A5321d) - August 8, 2022
  • watchOS 9 beta 5 (20R5343e) - August 8, 2022
  • tvOS 16 beta 5 (20J5355f) - August 8, 2022
 
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MacOS 13 dev beta 5
  • Safari Version 16.0 (18614.1.25.11.1)
  • System Firmware Version: 8419.40.2.0.5 (M1 based Macs)
  • Darwin Kernel Version 22.0.0: Mon Aug 1 06:32:26 PDT 2022; root:xnu-8792.0.207.0.6~26/RELEASE_ARM64_T8103 arm64
MacOS 13 dev beta 4
  • Safari Version 16.0 (18614.1.22.1.2)
  • System Firmware Version: 8419.0.151.0.1 (M1 based Macs)
  • Darwin Kernel Version 22.0.0: Wed Jul 20 01:51:52 PDT 2022; root:xnu-8792.0.188.141.3~2/RELEASE_ARM64_T8103 arm64
 
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  • ATS and ATSUI APIs are fully deprecated. Code using these APIs will fail to compile and link when the deployment target is set to 13. Code targeting earlier versions of macOS will continue to compile, link, and run. macOS 13 is the last release where code depending on ATS or ATSUI will run. All runtime functionality will be removed in next major release of macOS. (83581159)

Wow, about time. Apple deprecated this in 2012 and warned that it'd be removed from a future release of OS X. This was 10 years ago, hard to believe!
 
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This round I'm pretty excited for Ventura.
Before I just got each new operative system because I liked staying in the loop, however this time there are some compelling features I actually intend to make use of.
This time I might even install the 13.0 version without waiting for the .1
 
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Does System Settings open to Appearance by default for everyone else? Just curious
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It does for me on the latest public beta. I "reported" it, too. It's inconsistent with iOS and iPadOS and just feels stupid to not open on "General" with the more, you know, general settings :D

I hope they'll fix that, the delayed notifications for messages, and the OS displaying the standard wallpaper on the log-in screen despite having set a custom one soon. Apart from those, the betas have been great on my M1 MBA.
Oh, and I hope they'll add more languages to translation in Safari. Something like Swedish would be handy for me, for example.
 
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I’m waiting for 13.2 or 13.3 before updating. My M1 max came with 12.0.1 and there were bad bugs until 12.4. My m1 max had hard kernel crashes if it was connected to a thunderbolt 4 dock and went to sleep/woke up. Another bug is that the mac wakes from sleep every hour. Also, up until 12.4, the mac and iPad Pro m1 couldn’t connect via a thunderbolt cable… the connection would disconnect/reconnect ad-infinitum so I had to use a non thunderbolt cable.

12.4 resolved the bugs and 12.5 is better. As stage manager hardly seems like a desirable feature to use, I’m staying far away from Ventura until at least 13.2.
 
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Looking forward to the release of Ventura!!! That's my cue for upgrading from Big Sur to Monterey...
(i.e. I wish Apple's software QC was better - been burned way too many times over the years)
 
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