Apple Seeds Second Beta of macOS Big Sur 11.4 to Developers [Update: Public Beta Available]

[MacRumors]

Apple today seeded the second beta of an upcoming macOS Big Sur 11.4 update to developers for testing purposes, with the new beta coming two weeks after the release of the first macOS Big Sur 11.4 beta.

Developers can download the ‌‌‌macOS Big Sur‌‌‌ 11.4 beta using the Software Update mechanism in System Preferences after installing the proper profile from the Apple Developer Center.

According to Apple's developer release notes, the macOS Big Sur 11.4 update adds Intel Mac support for AMD's 6000-Series Navi GPUs. It is not yet clear if there are also other outward-facing features included.


Article Link: Apple Seeds Second Beta of macOS Big Sur 11.4 to Developers [Update: Public Beta Available]

 

[blazerunner]

6700 XT Support?

 

[Realityck]

Really not much discussion seen with 11.4 beta other then AMD drivers?

 

[macintoshmac]

Build number: 20F5055c.

 

[ph001bi]

Apple today seeded the second beta of an upcoming macOS Big Sur 11.4 update to developers for testing purposes, with the new beta coming two weeks after the release of the first macOS Big Sur 11.4 beta.

Developers can download the ‌‌‌macOS Big Sur‌‌‌ 11.4 beta using the Software Update mechanism in System Preferences after installing the proper profile from the Apple Developer Center.

According to Apple's developer release notes, the macOS Big Sur 11.4 update adds Intel Mac support for AMD's 6000-Series Navi GPUs. It is not yet clear if there are also other outward-facing features included.


Article Link: Apple Seeds Second Beta of macOS Big Sur 11.4 to Developers

I hope they fixed the battery drain. Beta 1 is draining my laptop battery in two hours. I have to keep it plugged in, it’s unusable.

 

[falkon-engine]

Big Navi support on 11.4 is beautiful.

 

[waydabber]

Proper DDC/CI support for M1 Macs for external display brightness control?

It's been 6 months and still not working!

 

[justperry]

One of the last BS beta's I am going to install before the next Version of macOS shows up at WWDC.

Now, what will it be named...
Personally I like these:

Sonoma
Sausalito
Sequoia

 

[Carlson-online]

No doubt this is the release for Apple Music HiFi

 

[macintoshmac]

Proper DDC/CI support for M1 Macs for external display brightness control?

It's been 6 months and still not working!

Release hardware and software not working optimally is a feature now, and people seem to love it. It gives them discontent in their present and allows them to hope for a better future.

Gone are the days when at release, the hardware and software worked optimally enough and people did not have to wait months down the line for something that should have worked from the day it was released. People keep opening their wallets, and Apple does not mind repeating this with each hardware and software iteration.

You can hope that by the time they release macOS 12 and/ or a new hardware revision to the lineup, you might get closer to having it work as expected on your current flagship.

 

[macintoshmac]

One of the last BS beta's I am going to install before the next Version of macOS shows up at WWDC.

Now, what will it be named...
Personally I like these:

Sonoma
Sausalito
Sequoia

I am hoping they make the new OS (macOS 12) nimbler than it is now. They have improved over Mojave on MacBook Air 2017, and I hope for a further optimisation before this notebook loses software support. A person can hope.

 

[stw]

Did they fix USB keyboards not waking up from sleep?

 

[2REPOU]

Any word on the audio when playing from Mac to AppleTV?

 

[srbNYC]

Wow. Music won't open on my M1 MacBook Air. Crashes immediately upon launch, even if I restart in Safe Mode. Anyone else? Is it working for others?

 

[zenzen70]

MacBook Pro M1 firmware updated from B1

 

[BWhaler]

No doubt this is the release for Apple Music HiFi

I just hope it’s the release that fixes the dozens and dozens of show-stopper bugs in the Apple Music app. It’s an abomination.

 

[jgrove]

Public Beta now online

 

[mxrider88]

Does continuity work when switching between user accounts now? Can someone try?
It’s been broken since Yosemite!

 

[mzeb]

Big Navi support on 11.4 is beautiful.

I’m glad it’s there, just wish I could get my hands on the actual hardware 😝

 

[SCUBA4K]

One of the last BS beta's I am going to install before the next Version of macOS shows up at WWDC.

Now, what will it be named...
Personally I like these:

Sonoma
Sausalito
Sequoia

Maybe Joshua Tree

 

[justperry]

Maybe Joshua Tree

Nah, 100% sure it won't be that, references to U2, many won't like that here.

 

[nvmls]

Wow. Music won't open on my M1 MacBook Air. Crashes immediately upon launch, even if I restart in Safe Mode. Anyone else? Is it working for others?

When they said "it's fast", crashes were included.

 

[srbNYC]

Now it's ok, but I didn't do anything. I swear I tried launching it 10+ times and restarted my MBA 5+ times, and Music crashed every time. Left it alone for an hour while I was on a Zoom. Now it just started and it's fine. 🤷🏻‍♂️. Weirdest.

 

[anshuvorty]

Nah, 100% sure it won't be that, references to U2, many won't like that here.

Mammoth Mountain.

 

[Todd Fisher]

Wow. Music won't open on my M1 MacBook Air. Crashes immediately upon launch, even if I restart in Safe Mode. Anyone else? Is it working for others?

Music works for me, for ONE SONG... then it instantly crashes. Ouch. This Beta is going to kill me lol...