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Apple Seeds Second Release Candidate Version of macOS Ventura 13.4 to Developers

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Apple today seeded the second release candidate (RC) version of macOS Ventura 13.4 to developers for testing purposes, with the software coming just a few days after Apple released the first RC. The RC represents the final version of macOS Ventura 13.4 that will be provided to the public.

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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.

According to Apple's release notes, the update adds a Sports feed in the sidebar of Apple News and it addresses several bugs, including one that would prevent the Mac Auto Unlock feature from working with the Apple Watch.
macOS Ventura 13.4 includes the following enhancements and bug fixes:
- Sports feed in the sidebar of Apple News gives easy access to stories, scores, standings, and more, for the teams and leagues you follow
- My Sports score and schedule cards in Apple News take you directly to game pages where you can find additional details about specific games
- Resolves an issue where Auto Unlock with Apple Watch does not log you into your Mac
- Fixes a Bluetooth issue where keyboards connect slowly to Mac after restarting
- Addresses a VoiceOver issue with navigating to landmarks on webpages
- Fixes an issue where Screen Time settings may reset or not sync across all devices

Some features may not be available for all regions, or on all Apple devices.
For detailed information about the security content of this update, please visit: https://support.apple.com/kb/HT201222
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macOS 13.4 also adds the simplified beta installation method that was first introduced in iOS 16.4. With the update, developers and public beta testers enrolled in Apple's respective programs can toggle on beta updates from System Settings on the Mac, without the need to install a profile.

An Apple ID associated with either a public beta account or a developer account is required to turn on beta updates, which means that it is no longer possible to use a developer profile not associated with a developer account to install the developer betas.

Article Link: Apple Seeds Second Release Candidate Version of macOS Ventura 13.4 to Developers
 
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contacos said:
including one that would prevent the Mac Auto Unlock feature from working with the Apple Watch.

Ironically I have this issue on my official release today. The toggle doesn’t stay active and immediately flips off again
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I have had this issue on and off for quite sometime. I am going to wait for the "official" release. We shall see if it's fixed.
 
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contacos said:
including one that would prevent the Mac Auto Unlock feature from working with the Apple Watch.

Ironically I have this issue on my official release today. The toggle doesn’t stay active and immediately flips off again
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This unlocking bug has been around for a while in Ventura, it usually takes so long people give up and use Touch ID or start typing in their password
 
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MacOS 13.4 RC2 (22F63)
  • Safari Version 16.5 (18615.2.9.11.4)
  • System Firmware Version: 8422.121.1 (M1 based Macs)
  • Darwin Kernel Version 22.5.0: Mon Apr 24 20:53:44 PDT 2023; root:xnu-8796.121.2~5/RELEASE_ARM64_T8103 arm64

MacOS 13.4 RC. (22F62)
  • Safari Version 16.5 (18615.2.9.11.4)
  • System Firmware Version: 8422.121.3 (M1 based Macs)
  • Darwin Kernel Version 22.5.0: Mon Apr 24 20:53:44 PDT 2023; root:xnu-8796.121.2~5/RELEASE_ARM64_T8103 arm64

MacOS 13.4 beta 4
  • Safari Version 16.5 (18615.2.9.11.3)
  • System Firmware Version: 8422.121.1 (M1 based Macs)
  • Darwin Kernel Version 22.5.0: Tue Apr 25 04:06:41 PDT 2023; root:xnu-8796.121.2~8/RELEASE_ARM64_T6000 arm64
Note the RC2 changes system FW version.
 
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Realityck said:
MacOS 13.4 RC2 (22F63)
  • Safari Version 16.5 (18615.2.9.11.4)
  • System Firmware Version: 8422.121.1 (M1 based Macs)
  • Darwin Kernel Version 22.5.0: Mon Apr 24 20:53:44 PDT 2023; root:xnu-8796.121.2~5/RELEASE_ARM64_T8103 arm64

MacOS 13.4 RC. (22F62)
  • Safari Version 16.5 (18615.2.9.11.4)
  • System Firmware Version: 8422.121.3 (M1 based Macs)
  • Darwin Kernel Version 22.5.0: Mon Apr 24 20:53:44 PDT 2023; root:xnu-8796.121.2~5/RELEASE_ARM64_T8103 arm64

MacOS 13.4 beta 4
  • Safari Version 16.5 (18615.2.9.11.3)
  • System Firmware Version: 8422.121.1 (M1 based Macs)
  • Darwin Kernel Version 22.5.0: Tue Apr 25 04:06:41 PDT 2023; root:xnu-8796.121.2~8/RELEASE_ARM64_T6000 arm64
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Probably a good call since updating firmware near the end of the beta cycle isn't a great idea
 
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macOS 13.4 also adds the simplified beta installation method that was first introduced in iOS 16.4. With the update, developers and public beta testers enrolled in Apple's respective programs can toggle on beta updates from System Settings on the Mac, without the need to install a profile.

An Apple ID associated with either a public beta account or a developer account is required to turn on beta updates, which means that it is no longer possible to use a developer profile not associated with a developer account to install the developer betas.
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The new build number is macOS 13.4 (22F63). The previous build number was (22F62).

Today I noticed that on tvOS 16.5, Apple also added the simplified beta installation method that was first introduced in iOS 16.4. Personally I like this simplified method for the developer/public beta program.
 
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I'll find out when it hits release, but does anyone happen to know if this fixes the 13.3 bug that causes files with most non-ASCII characters encoded an uncommon way to fail opening on double-click until the filename is edited?

It's uncommon since most programs write files with filenames encoded the "correct" way, but Apple's forums tell me I'm not the only person out there using software that triggers this (plus it's obviously much more noticeable if you routinely use non-English filenames), and while it's listed as a known issue reports of whether it's actually fixed in 13.4 are inconclusive.
 
Makosuke said:
I'll find out when it hits release, but does anyone happen to know if this fixes the 13.3 bug that causes files with most non-ASCII characters encoded an uncommon way to fail opening on double-click until the filename is edited?

It's uncommon since most programs write files with filenames encoded the "correct" way, but Apple's forums tell me I'm not the only person out there using software that triggers this (plus it's obviously much more noticeable if you routinely use non-English filenames), and while it's listed as a known issue reports of whether it's actually fixed in 13.4 are inconclusive.
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Yes. From the release notes:
Resolved: Fixed a regression in macOS Ventura 13.3 where a security check causes bookmark resolution to fail when the path contains Unicode characters stored with composed normalization. As an example, this prevented files in Finder from opening when double-clicked.
 
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