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Apple Seeds Second Release Candidate Version of macOS Monterey 12.5 to Developers

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Apple today seeded a second release candidate version of macOS Monterey 12.5 to developers for testing purposes. The new version comes six days after the original release candidate version of macOS Monterey 12.5 and three days after second release candidate versions of iOS 15.6 and iPadOS 15.6.

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

There's no word yet on what new features or changes might be included in ‌macOS Monterey‌ 12.5, and nothing new of significance was documented in the beta testing period. It's likely this update focuses on bug fixes and other minor improvements to the operating system.

The release candidate update should represent the final version of macOS Monterey 12.5 that is expected to be released to the public as soon as later this week.


Article Link: Apple Seeds Second Release Candidate Version of macOS Monterey 12.5 to Developers
 
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conebbs said:
We have 10,000 Macs to get ready, we want 12.5 on them before we hand them out! Lets get a move on Apple!
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One thing that annoys me about MDM is how unreliable forcing updates is. We have a policy set for machines to update automatically yet still end up with actively used Macs two or three versions behind.

Apple really needs to give MDM administrators the ability to enforce updates more strongly. As it stands now, the end user can stop and postpone updates way too easily.
 
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9to5Mac reports that RC2 is available to public beta testers, too. Can anyone confirm?
 
zorinlynx said:
One thing that annoys me about MDM is how unreliable forcing updates is. We have a policy set for machines to update automatically yet still end up with actively used Macs two or three versions behind.

Apple really needs to give MDM administrators the ability to enforce updates more strongly. As it stands now, the end user can stop and postpone updates way too easily.
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Yeah, unfortunately that is what we see all the time, the users cancel the updates all the time.
 
Monterrey has turned out to be one of the most mixed bag releases of macOS to date. It’s like the new Lion. I’m still on Big Sur and have yet had the urge to upgrade. Do hope the 5 point releases so far have done it justice and make it stable enough not move from version 11. If Monterrey is like this, you can only imagine what Ventura is gonna be like with all its new gimmicks. I will definitely leave it to the early adopter beta testers this fall to iron the remaining issues.
 
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Best thing for me about 12.5 is that is solves the crackling noise issue on Macbook Pros (M1, 2021) that happened on you tube and any other video player.
 
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Mr. Dee said:
Monterrey has turned out to be one of the most mixed bag releases of macOS to date. It’s like the new Lion. I’m still on Big Sur and have yet had the urge to upgrade. Do hope the 5 point releases so far have done it justice and make it stable enough not move from version 11. If Monterrey is like this, you can only imagine what Ventura is gonna be like with all its new gimmicks. I will definitely leave it to the early adopter beta testers this fall to iron the remaining issues.
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How can one be critical with a OS when you are not using it? :D
Big Sur was the very first Apple Silicon OS and reasonable people would want to run from that to Monterey as soon as they are satisfied with it gone through several minor incremental releases. So IMHO run don't stop and install 12.5 MacOS when it goes public. Ventura in its earliest betas is like a more progression from Monterey, especially with Metal 3, Stage manger and other enhancements that make the OS more polished with AS support.
 
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Mr. Dee said:
Monterrey has turned out to be one of the most mixed bag releases of macOS to date. It’s like the new Lion. I’m still on Big Sur and have yet had the urge to upgrade. Do hope the 5 point releases so far have done it justice and make it stable enough not move from version 11. If Monterrey is like this, you can only imagine what Ventura is gonna be like with all its new gimmicks. I will definitely leave it to the early adopter beta testers this fall to iron the remaining issues.
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Monterey has been incredibly stable for me and I've had almost no issues. In fact this release has been better for me than Big Sur was, and I'm happy that if my 2015 5K iMac is going to be left behind that it will be left behind on Monterey.

You haven't upgraded yet; how do you even know if it's horrible or not?
 
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chucker23n1 said:
Last minor release of Monterey, so best to take things slow.
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That would make sense, but where has Apple announced x.5 will be the last? The last OS to stop at x.5 was Yosemite; El Cap, Sierra, HS, and Mojave all went to x.6, and Catalina and Big Sur went to x.7.

Granted, Mojave, Catalina, and Big Sur all had their last releases in or before July, but Sierra and HS had their last releases in September and November, respectively.
 
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zorinlynx said:
Monterey has been incredibly stable for me and I've had almost no issues. In fact this release has been better for me than Big Sur was, and I'm happy that if my 2015 5K iMac is going to be left behind that it will be left behind on Monterey.

You haven't upgraded yet; how do you even know if it's horrible or not?
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That’s my question.
I’ve had absolutely no issues with Monterey, outside of the annoying USB issue of having my USB mouse not recognized when my computer wakes from sleep.
Outside of that, it’s been rocksolid.
I don’t trust forum posts about new updates, because every single update has been “the worst, buggiest, slowest, ugliest, most pointless”according to them since at least Leopard.
 
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