Apple Seeds First Beta of macOS Ventura 13.3 to Developers

[MacRumors]

Apple today seeded the first beta of macOS Ventura 13.3 to developers for testing purposes, with the beta coming two weeks after the release of macOS Ventura 13.2.

Registered developers can download the beta through the Apple Developer Center and after the appropriate profile is installed, with the betas available through the Software Update mechanism in System Settings.

There is no word yet on what's included in macOS Ventura 13.3, but we'll update this article if anything new is discovered.

Article Link: Apple Seeds First Beta of macOS Ventura 13.3 to Developers

 

[Nitewolf]

Any news on RDNA 3 support for the Mac Pro?

 

[SKB_1965]

Hope it fixes the horrendous SMB networking issues on 13.2.1...

 

[Realityck]

Wonderful, we finally get to see what’s changed/added after nearly a month lapse of any betas. Should have the revamped Homekit architecture.

 

[tywebb13]

Build number is 22E5219e

Full ipsw is available but not the full installer yet. Maybe that will come when public beta is out.

Also out:

macOS Monterey 12.6.4 beta 1 (build 21G506)

macOS Big Sur 11.7.5 beta 1 (build 20G1205)

iOS 16.4 beta 1 (build 20E5212f)

iPadOS 16.4 beta 1(build 20E5212f)

Xcode 14.3 beta 1 (build 14E5197f)

watchOS 9.4 beta 1 (build 20T5222g)

tvOS 16.4 beta 1 (build 20L5463g)

audioOS 16.4 beta 1 (build 20L5463g)

 

[atonaldenim]

This is the version that's supposedly being used on the new Apple Silicon Mac Pro, will definitely be curious to see if any clues to the Mac Pro's capabilities are found in this beta!

 

[Realityck]

OTA download is 4.45GB for M1 Macs.

 

[tywebb13]

I am doing the OTA download for Monterey 12.6.4 on an intel mac and it is only 1.17 GB.

It seems the intel ones are smaller than M1/M2 ones.

 

[Jerry Fritschle]

I have an Intel Fusion VM specifically for macOS betas, which I last touched with the RC of 13.2. Interestingly, this puppy appears to be coming in as a full installer.

 

[Jerry Fritschle]

I am doing the OTA download for Monterey 12.6.4 on an intel mac and it is only 1.17 GB.

It seems the intel ones are smaller than M1/M2 ones.

You can reliably add about a gig to the Apple Silicon version. This extra, from what I understand, includes stuff specific to your device.

 

[szw-mapple fan]

Just a suggestion, but MR should consolidate all of the same day beta builds into one post. It’s getting ridiculous scrolling past 5 posts that says the same thing just with the OS names changed.

 

[socialwill]

Hopefully this is the version with Platform SSO support. It was announced at WWDC, but it was going to arrive at a later time. Hopefully that time is now.

I am guessing this would be the release for the spring updates and rumored 15 MBA

 

[Realityck]

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

 

[Realityck]

Spoiler: macOS 13.3 beta Release Notes

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​

• Fixed: MTLAccelerationStructureCommandEncoder now supports nil for a refit scratch buffer if the required size of the buffer is zero bytes. (103192673)

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.

 

[Realityck]

I see in Safari 16.4 Develop menu now
WebCodecs AV1 codec
WebRTC AV1 codec
WebRTC H256 codec
WebRTC VP9 profile 2 codec

These were all not checked (off) initially.

Safari 16.4 Release Notes | Apple Developer Documentation

Released March 27, 2023 — Version 16.4 (18615.1.26)

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.

 

[cjboffoli97]

Anyone else on Apple Silicon hardware (M1 iMac, M1 Max MPB) having an issue in which this install hangs at "About 5 minutes remaining"?

 

[Realityck]

Anyone else on Apple Silicon hardware (M1 iMac, M1 Max MPB) having an issue in which this install hangs at "About 5 minutes remaining"?

If it seems to be stuck just wait a lot longer. In a previous beta I encountered something like that and it eventual completed.

 

[keithw]

Any signs of a "MacPro8,1" or a "Mac14,11" or "Mac14,12"?

 

[MauiPa]

Anyone else on Apple Silicon hardware (M1 iMac, M1 Max MPB) having an issue in which this install hangs at "About 5 minutes remaining"?

Nope. Downloaded and finished just fine, like always

 

[madanvivek]

Unable to install macOS developer beta profile. Did apple kill it too?

 

[SKB_1965]

Hope it fixes the horrendous SMB networking issues on 13.2.1...

Nope...it doesn't...what a shambles Apple...a basic requirement of computing shouldn't be screwed like this...

 

[dandeco]

Nope...it doesn't...what a shambles Apple...a basic requirement of computing shouldn't be screwed like this...

Let's hope the developers can report this issue to Apple so they can fix it with version 13.3 (once it's fully released, that is).

 

[SKB_1965]

Let's hope the developers can report this issue to Apple so they can fix it with version 13.3 (once it's fully released, that is).

Plenty of threads on this on Apple support so they know it's an issue...

 

[ScooterComputer]

know

≠ care

Two very different things.