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Apple Seeds macOS 13 Ventura Release Candidate to Developers

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Apple today seeded the release candidate version of macOS 13 Ventura, the next-generation version of the Mac operating system, to developers ahead of the public release scheduled for Monday, October 24. The release candidate version comes one week after Apple provided the eleventh 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 later in October.

Article Link: Apple Seeds macOS 13 Ventura Release Candidate to Developers
 
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https://www.macrumors.com/2022/10/18/macos-13-ventura-release-candidate/
I am going to install and remove the beta profile.
If a new version gets released next week, then I will just download the full installer and update like that.

Waiting for it to show up
 
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Been patiently waiting to try out Ventura, held strong through the betas and glad to see it’s 6 days away! Biggest thing that intrigues me is the new System/Preferences menu. I’m in that thing almost everyday, can’t wait to see how I like it, I have a feeling it’ll be hard to adjust but impossible to go back to the old ways.
 
Kissmo1980 said:
I am going to install and remove the beta profile.
If a new version gets released next week, then I will just download the full installer and update like that.

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I just removed the beta profile, I'd rather wait for the public release now, it should be imminent
 
mattaaron said:
Been patiently waiting to try out Ventura, held strong through the betas and glad to see it’s 6 days away! Biggest thing that intrigues me is the new System/Preferences menu. I’m in that thing almost everyday, can’t wait to see how I like it, I have a feeling it’ll be hard to adjust but impossible to go back to the old ways.
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I installed the latest beta last week.
System Preferences is strange... I thought it will be more intuitive.
I don't find it intuitive on iOS - but that's just me.

Somehow it makes more sense in some areas, but because of so many years, reflexes still remained for me.

Overall I don't feel like I am on a different OS to be honest. Everything is the same.
 
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I really hope the RC has fixed the bug I reported to them awhile back that has been present in the previous betas. I've been experiencing a bug that causes the save window to close in 3rd party apps like Adobe After Effects and Media Encoder if you use any of the arrow keys.

EDIT: I can confirm it is still present in the RC :confused:
 
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SMH because I can never install new the macOS release until about a year after the public release because of 3rd party software crucial to my music studio business usually run about a year behind in compatibility.
 
Was the update pulled? Showed up for a second but then disappeared

Update: finally appeared again. Strange 😂
 
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General​

Known Issues​

Important

Update to macOS Ventura 13 beta 6 or later before installing firmware updates for Apple Studio Display. (97624990)

AppKit​

Accessory Security​

New Features​

  • On portable Mac computers with Apple silicon, new USB and Thunderbolt accessories require user approval before the accessory can communicate with macOS for connections wired directly to the USB-C port. This doesn’t apply to power adapters, standalone displays, or connections to an approved hub. Devices can still charge if you choose Don’t Allow.
    You can change the security configuration in System Settings > Security and Privacy > Security. The initial configuration is Ask for new accessories. Configuring an accessibility Switch Control sets the policy to always allow accessory use. Approved devices can connect to a locked Mac for up to three days.
    Accessories attached during software update from prior versions of macOS are allowed automatically. New accessories attached prior to rebooting the Mac might enumerate and function, but won’t be remembered until connected to an unlocked Mac and explicitly approved. (43338666)

File System​

New Features​

  • There’s a change to the implementation of the msdos and exfat file systems. Apps that check for those specific file system formats might not detect them. Please file feedback if this impacts your app. (90768681)
  • The asr utility won’t perform a volume replication of the booted macOS volume group without having the invoking app augmented with Full Disk Access privileges (or if SIP is disabled). The new requirement is to turn on Full Disk Access for the app in System Settings > Privacy & Security. (91764517)

CoreGraphics​

Deprecations​

  • To improve security, CGImageCreate enforces parameter correctness on macOS Ventura 13, 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)

Game Controller​

New Features​

  • Many additional Bluetooth and USB game controllers are supported by the Game Controller framework on macOS 13, iOS 16, and tvOS 16 and later. (82409809)

Mail​

Known Issues​

  • Moving a Remind Me message to another mailbox doesn’t remove the Remind Me banner. (93685824)

Memory Allocation​

Known Issues​

  • In apps built with the macOS 13 SDK or later, the system memory allocator free operation zeroes out most deallocated blocks in macOS 13 beta or later. Invalid accesses to free memory might result in new crashes or corruption, including:
    • Read-after-free bugs that previously observed the old contents of a block may now observe zeroes instead
    • Write-after-free bugs may now cause subsequent calls to calloc to return non-zero memory
      To debug these issues, use Address Sanitizer and Guard Malloc (see libgmalloc(3)). (97449075)

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 MetalFXoutput 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​

New Features​

  • Added NSURLSession support for client-certificate based authentication. (24523955)
  • Added URLSession support for Private Access Tokens. (82937526)

Deprecations​

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

StoreKit​

New Features​

  • All StoreKit APIs are now annotated for sendability and main actor isolation. (84157048)
  • Product has new properties for localizing prices and subscription periods. For iOS 15, iPadOS 15, macOS 12, tvOS 15, and watchOS 8 or later use priceFormatStyle to format numbers derived from price. Use subscriptionPeriodFormatStyle to format durations of time relating to a subscription period. On iOS 16, iPadOS 16, macOS 13, tvOS 16, and watchOS 9 or later use subscriptionPeriodUnitFormatStyle to format single units of a subscription period. (93780442)
  • A property environment is included in Product.SubscriptionInfo.RenewalInfo and Transaction. It represents the server environment in which the RenewalInfo and Transaction occurred, respectively. (85988753)
  • AppTransaction allows developers to cryptographically verify that the app was purchased on the App Store. (86739279)
  • The recentSubscriptionStartDate property is included in Product.SubscriptionInfo.RenewalInfo. It represents the date that marks the start of the most recent period of continuous subscription. A period is considered a continuous subscription if there’s no more than a 60-day gap between any two subscribed periods. (86599570)
  • Present the offer code redemption sheet with the offerCodeRedemption(isPresented:eek:nCompletion:) view modifier in your SwiftUI apps. (85321941)
  • The StoreKit Messages API allows you to control when App Store messages are displayed in your app. (85321880)
  • Read the requestReview environment value to get an instance of a RequestReviewAction. Then, call this instance to request to display a review prompt from your SwiftUI apps. (86739003)

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​

New Features​

  • Custom types conforming to ToolbarContent now support dynamic properties like @Environment. (94117842)
  • You can now place a TextField in an Alert by using alert modifiers that accept a ViewBuilder. (64819930)
  • For control, Section, or other views that have a Label, the ViewBuilder content now automatically arranges and styles multiple views as hierarchical elements, such as title and subtitle. If the label views are intended to be arranged horizontally rather than hierarchically, wrap the views within an HStack. (85184563)
  • A TextField supports multiline text. Use a Axis.vertical axis on a text field to allow rendering of multiple lines in contexts like forms, where text is expected to be short to medium length. For long-form text editing, continue to use a TextEditor. (51463718)
  • A list supports Section footers. (78462739)
  • When presenting a sheet or window, SwiftUI now uses focus state bindings to determine where focus should be placed by default. Clients can specify a custom binding assignment using the new View.defaultFocus(_:_:) modifier. (81837128)
  • Applying View.focusable(false) to a container now also disables focus for the container’s contents. (89362190)
  • An alert presented using an Error displays as a critical alert, which shows a caution symbol with the app icon overlaid. (82014147)
  • Lists and tables automatically support type-to-select, using the first Text content in each cell. (85956291)
  • Windows created using SwiftUI no longer have a maximum size by default. The user can resize them to fill the screen. To enforce a maximum size, use the .windowResizability(.contentSize) modifier. (92634133)

Known Issues​

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

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)

Wallet​

Known Issues​

  • American Express cards might need to be removed and re-added to Wallet after updating to macOS 13 beta 6 or later. (97990752)
 
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No chance I’m upgrading to this mess until at least 3 months in. I’ve done day of updates waaaay too many times before only to have to deal with weeks and weeks of very problematic bugs.
 
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MacOS 13 dev RC
  • Safari Version 16.1 (18614.2.9.1.10)
  • System Firmware Version: 8419.41.10 (M1 based Macs)
  • Darwin Kernel Version 22.1.0: Sun Oct 9 20:14:30 PDT 2022; root:xnu-8792.41.9~2/RELEASE_ARM64_T8103 arm64
MacOS 13 dev beta 11
  • Safari Version 16.1 (18614.2.9.1.8)
  • System Firmware Version: 8419.41.10 (M1 based Macs)
  • Darwin Kernel Version 22.1.0: Sun Oct 2 22:38:59 PDT 2022; root:xnu-8792.41.7~13/RELEASE_ARM64_T8103 arm64
 
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Everything released today
  • iOS 16.1 RC (20B79) - October 18, 2022
  • iPadOS 16.1 RC (20B79) - October 18, 2022
  • macOS 13 RC (22A379) - October 18, 2022
  • watchOS 9.1 RC (20S75) - October 18, 2022
  • tvOS 16.1 RC (20K71) - October 18, 2022
  • iOS 15.7.1 RC (19H115) - October 18, 2022
  • iPadOS 15.7.1 RC (19H115) - October 18, 2022
 
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