Apple Seeds Second Beta of Upcoming macOS Catalina 10.15.5 Update to Developers [Updated]

[MacRumors]

Apple today seeded the second beta of an upcoming macOS Catalina 10.15.5 update to developers for testing purposes, two weeks after seeding the first beta and a month after releasing macOS Catalina 10.15.4 with Screen Time Communication Limits, iCloud Folder Sharing, and real-time Apple Music lyrics.

The new macOS Catalina beta can be downloaded from the Software Update mechanism in System Preferences after installing the proper software from the Developer Center.

We don't yet know what improvements the fifth update to macOS Catalina will bring, but it likely focuses on performance improvements, security updates, and bug fixes. No major features were found in the first macOS Catalina 10.15.5 beta, and we'll update this article if changes are found in the second beta.

Update: macOS Catalina 10.15.5 beta 2 introduces a new Battery Health Management feature that's designed to preserve the battery health of a Mac notebook by stopping short of a full charge when a MacBook is primarily used plugged in and at full power.

Article Link: Apple Seeds Second Beta of Upcoming macOS Catalina 10.15.5 Update to Developers [Updated]

 

[Apple fanboy]

Let’s hope this one doesn’t brick anything with a T2 chip!

 

[bsbeamer]

With W5700X about to ship, this SHOULD have improved drivers for AMD 5XXX GPUs.

 

[Williesleg]

I can't wait! Not liking this MacOS "Everglades Bug" edition.

 

[dapa0s]

Will this fix the kernel panics on the new macbook pro 16? somehow I doubt it..

 

[anshuvorty]

Looks like there is a change coming to how modern (2016+) MacBooks charge in the latest Catalina update:

Apple changes default MacBook charging behavior to improve battery health

The way MacBook batteries charge is about to change. Apple has released a new developer preview of macOS Catalina 10.15.5, and as these releases often do, it contains a new feature: Battery Health …

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Apple is tweaking how MacBooks charge to extend battery lifespan

Battery health management is coming in Catalina 10.15.5

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[sdragon]

Will this fix the kernel panics on the new macbook pro 16? somehow I doubt it..

Turn off PowerNap as a workaround.

 

[dapa0s]

Turn off PowerNap as a workaround.

Woah, that works? Thanks

 

[bomby0]

Still praying for a fix to the Macbook Pro 16" + external monitor overheating issue... 🙏🙏🙏

 

[avkills]

Powernap was stupid to begin with.

 

[dspdoc]

Gonna fix the "popping" and "clicking" audio issue that STILL exists on the 16" MBP?!

 

[tywebb13]

Build number is 19F62f

 

[robsp2000]

Can we please fix all the MacBook sleep issues and external monitor problems! I've never seen a release go this far with so many major bugs unresolved.

 

[DocMultimedia]

Is it gonna fix the other N bugs in Catalina? I regret updating one of my computers. Won’t be happening on any of the others.

 

[Darth Tulhu]

With all the problems I'm hearing regarding Catalina, does this mean I should hold off on buying a Mac?

I mean, is it still a thing where you cannot downgrade the OS any further than the one that your machine came with?

 

[BroTim52]

Woah, that works? Thanks

So turning off the power nap will fix the issues with the kernel panic? ( Coming from MacBook Pro 16" i9)

 

[robsp2000]

So turning off the power nap will fix the issues with the kernel panic? ( Coming from MacBook Pro 16" i9)

Nope, at least not on my 16" MacBook. I have it set to never sleep and I still have issues. I run in clamshell mode with 2 4K displays and I would say only about 70% of the time the displays come back normally after the displays sleep. And 100% of the time all of the windows are now located on one monitor instead of where I left them before the displays slept.

 

[BroTim52]

Well hopefully when they release this public 10.15.5 it will fix the kernel panic issues at least I hope!! Sick of it!!!

 

[kalel5]

Will this fix the kernel panics on the new macbook pro 16? somehow I doubt it..

Right? It's ridiculous that this is still happening. I'm, at the very least, happy to know I'm not the only one with this problem.

 

[lexvo]

I would like to see the SMB problems (connecting to shares like a NAS) fixed. This keeps me from updating from Mojave to Catalina.

 

[jpallarest]

Do they ever fix anything?. I have sound popping in music making apps, automatic graphics switching related freezing and stuttering, and random kernel panics/restarting when sleeping in my new MBP 16 inch. I'm a new-ish Mac user but the Mac experience has given me way more headaches compared to years of using the Windows platform; I want to love this, but Apple just won't let me...Apple QC seems abysmal, yet overpriced.

 

[BroTim52]

I'll be getting on the phone with Apple Support but I most likely will get the same answer as everyone else. I continue to have these kernel panics with my MacBook Pro 16" i9 just bought this and updated to the 10.15.4 which seems to be the issue as I never had any issues before doing the update. I wish I could back to at least 10.15.3 I wonder is there a way to do this?? Thanks

 

[PJWilkin]

Public Beta now out

 

[BroTim52]

Public Beta now out

HOW DO WE GET THIS//?

 

[iTech23]

Still praying for a fix to the Macbook Pro 16" + external monitor overheating issue... 🙏🙏🙏

Same here, it just a software/driver issue and it's been there for more than 3 months