Apple Seeds First Beta of macOS Ventura 13.4 to Developers

[MacRumors]

Apple today seeded the first beta of macOS Ventura 13.4 to developers for testing purposes, with the beta one day after the release of macOS Ventura 13.3.

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 13.4, but we'll update this article if anything new is discovered.

Article Link: Apple Seeds First Beta of macOS Ventura 13.4 to Developers

 

[nikhsub1]

Neither this nor the iOS update are showing for me yet...

 

[nortonandreev]

Neither this nor the iOS update are showing for me yet...

I got them.

 

[DHagan4755]

There is no word yet on what's included in macOS Ventura 13.4, but we'll update this article if anything new is discovered.

Apple silicon Mac Pro support? 🤔

 

[jbmelby]

Neither this nor the iOS update are showing for me yet...

Got iOS, but not Ventura.

 

[AltecX]

Made my Mac 0.1 better!

 

[Realityck]

13.4 beta 1 OTA 2.49GB for M1 Macs downloading

 

[MauiPa]

Made my Mac 0.1 better!

Safari seems snappier. OK if you are too young to remember, that was always the first line in a reviewers synopsis of software updates. He must be retired now (thank goodness).

 

[Realityck]

Released today

• iOS 16.5 beta (20F5028e) - March 28, 2023
• iPadOS 16.5 beta (20F5028e) - March 28, 2023
• macOS 13.4 beta (22F5027f) - March 28, 2023
• watchOS 9.5 beta (20T5527c) - March 28, 2023
• tvOS 16.5 beta (20L5527d) - March 28, 2023

 

[StoneJack]

I have not upgraded to ventura and see no need to do so. on monterey now.

 

[Realityck]

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

MacOS 13.3 beta RC

• Safari Version 16.4 (18615.1.26.11.22)
• System Firmware Version: 8422.100.650 (M1 based Macs)
• Darwin Kernel Version 22.4.0: Mon Mar 6 21:00:41 PST 2023; root:xnu-8796.101.5~3/RELEASE_ARM64_T8103 arm64

 

[munpip214]

Just updated to 13.3 and photos constantly crashes while cropping. Anyone else have this issue and if they do is it still present on 13.4?

 

[avkills]

Someone said 13.3 was going to be the last update...lol.

 

[gank41]

Considering how close we are to WWDC23, I'd assume this beta release is more of a placeholder for any future bug fixes or security updates needed. Beta channel would get to test any fixes prior to a point update.

 

[uczcret]

Someone said 13.3 was going to be the last update...lol.

macOS 14 will be released to the public in October? November? Surely, people didn’t actually believe macOS will go 8 months without any updates?

 

[XMI]

Initial indications are that 13.4 may fix the bug (newly introduced in 13.3) where screensavers fail on 2+ monitor systems: https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...ura-13-3.2384444/?post=32061681#post-32061681

 

[uczcret]

Just updated to 13.3 and photos constantly crashes while cropping. Anyone else have this issue and if they do is it still present on 13.4?

Just tested this- not crashing for me (14" M1 Pro MBP).

 

[Realityck]

Spoiler: macOS Ventura 13.4 Beta 1 Release Notes

Overview​

The macOS 13.3 SDK provides support to develop apps for Mac computers running Ventura 13.4 beta 1. The SDK comes bundled with Xcode 14.3, available from the Mac App Store. For information on the compatibility requirements for Xcode 14.3, see Xcode 14.3 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.”

 

[avkills]

Initial indications are that 13.4 may fix the bug (newly introduced in 13.3) where screensavers fail on 2+ monitor systems: https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...ura-13-3.2384444/?post=32061681#post-32061681

2 monitors work fine on my 2019 Mac Pro. Have not updated anything else yet. Hooking up more to investigate.

** update ** Qty 4 4K, 1 1080p and 1 Ultrawide @ 3840x1600. Screensaver worked just fine on 2019 Mac Pro.

 

[nathansz]

Apple silicon Mac Pro support? 🤔

Dev betas and new machine support have no relation to each other.

Dev betas are for dev testing, those of whom don’t have any unreleased machines

They may allude to a machines existence, but they don’t add support

Machines in development run on whatever macos version is current for some time before release

 

[DHagan4755]

Dev betas and new machines have no relation

They have in the past.

16-Inch MacBook Pro Possibly Referenced in macOS Catalina 10.15.1 Beta

Icons possibly depicting the widely rumored 16-inch MacBook Pro have been uncovered by French blog MacGeneration in the first two betas of macOS...

www.macrumors.com

 

[nathansz]

They have in the past.

16-Inch MacBook Pro Possibly Referenced in macOS Catalina 10.15.1 Beta

Icons possibly depicting the widely rumored 16-inch MacBook Pro have been uncovered by French blog MacGeneration in the first two betas of macOS...

www.macrumors.com

This is exactly what I mean when I say they may allude to a machines existence

It does not mean that that add support for said machines

In this case new icons were includes for a new form factor, not “support” for new machines

 

[socialwill]

Any word on platform SSO support? Curious if this has been released or still waiting?

 

[randyhudson]

What is the point of posting so many identical stories? more ad impressions? Just combine them all into one.

 

[Realityck]

What is the point of posting so many identical stories? more ad impressions? Just combine them all into one.

Primary its for breaking out separate discussions related to each OS beta release. It helps no one here in the forums to discuss all OS betas (iOS/IPadOS/MacOS/tvOS,watchOS) various issues, bugs, feature changes in one common thread. Most of the people interacting are devs or Public beta testers. Some post questions for additional info.

MacRumors also breaks them out for maintaining higher visibility on news web sites, such as google news.