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Apple Seeds Third Beta of macOS Monterey 12.4 to Developers [Update: Public Beta Available]

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Apple today seeded the third beta of an upcoming macOS Monterey 12.4 update to developers for testing purposes, with the new update coming a week after the release of the second macOS Monterey 12.4 beta.

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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.

According to Apple's release notes, Universal Control in the new iPadOS 15.5 and macOS Monterey 12.4 updates is not compatible with machines running macOS 12.3 or iPadOS 15.4, so Apple suggests that as a workaround, users should update their Universal Control devices to the new betas.

We don't yet know if there are any other features in macOS Monterey 12.4, and nothing new was discovered in the first two betas.

Article Link: Apple Seeds Third Beta of macOS Monterey 12.4 to Developers [Update: Public Beta Available]
 
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https://www.macrumors.com/2022/04/26/apple-seeds-macos-monterey-12-4-to-developers/
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macOS 12.4 beta 3 (21F5063e)
M1 Macs is 2.70 GB download OTA

Release notes are limited for beta 3

Store Kit​

Resolved Issue​

  • Fixed an issue so developers using StoreKit 2 can now initiate a subscription offer purchase for a product that the customer currently subscribes to. (89152302)

Universal Control​

Known Issues​

  • Universal Control in this release isn’t compatible with macOS 12.3 and iOS 15.4.
    Workaround: Use Universal Control between macOS 12.4 beta and iOS 15.5. (91136128)
 
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MacOS 12.4 beta 3

Safari Version 15.5 (17613.2.6)

System Firmware Version: 7459.120.56.0.2 (M1 based Macs)

Darwin Kernel Version 21.5.0: Thu Apr 21 19:53:52 PDT 2022; root:xnu-8020.120.68.131.2~2/RELEASE_ARM64_T6000 arm64

MacOS 12.4 beta 2

Safari Version 15.5 (17613.2.6.1.1)

System Firmware Version: 7459.120.45.0.4 (M1 based Macs)

Darwin Kernel Version 21.5.0: Tue Apr 12 21:18:03 PDT 2022; root:xnu-8020.120.51.121.3~1/RELEASE_ARM64_T8101 arm64
 
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Realityck said:
MacOS 15.4 beta 3

Safari Version 15.5 (17613.2.6)

System Firmware Version: 7459.120.56.0.2 (M1 based Macs)

Darwin Kernel Version 21.5.0: Thu Apr 21 19:53:52 PDT 2022; root:xnu-8020.120.68.131.2~2/RELEASE_ARM64_T6000 arm64

MacOS 15.4 beta 2

Safari Version 15.5 (17613.2.6.1.1)

System Firmware Version: 7459.120.45.0.4 (M1 based Macs)

Darwin Kernel Version 21.5.0: Tue Apr 12 21:18:03 PDT 2022; root:xnu-8020.120.51.121.3~1/RELEASE_ARM64_T8101 arm64
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Safari went backwards?
 
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Realityck said:
A little less than 6 weeks (5.87) is when you get you get to hear about Mammoth and what it uses. :eek:
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Crikey, if my new 16" MBP on order arrives with Mammoth, I will be furious! I do not want to be a Delta Tester. Especially whilst Apple continues to refuse to build a functioning test team and test processes.
 
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After updating, the external monitor(using USB-C Digital AV Multiport adaptor) cannot be connected. :eek:

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after all, I solved this issue by restoring the CCC backup to 12.3.1 ?
 
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May just be me but the system over all feels more responsive on my system than the last beta did. The last felt like it had a hint of lag in the UI, that seems to be gone now, mostly.
 
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The last letter of the build number, which is letter e, is same with pervious two beta.
Does this mean that the official version is still far from us?
 
Otha said:
The last letter of the build number, which is letter e, is same with pervious two beta.
Does this mean that the official version is still far from us?
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Typically with .4 releases, Apple tends to do between 5-6 betas, so as we are on the third, I'd say we have at least 3 weeks before it gets released to the public; just in my opinion, though, Apple could release it later or sooner.
 
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Otha said:
The last letter of the build number, which is letter e, is same with pervious two beta.
Does this mean that the official version is still far from us?
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It's my understanding that the last letter, in this case e, would be the 5th build of the day? There's been times where the build number talk has gone on for far too long, though ?

Here's a better explainer regarding Apple's build numbers & their meanings:
tidbits.com

How to Decode Apple Version and Build Numbers - TidBITS

You undoubtedly know about Apple’s version numbering scheme for its operating systems—iOS 13.5.1 and macOS 10.15.5, for instance. But did you know Apple also has a hidden build numbering scheme that can be even more useful? Former Apple engineer David Shayer explains how to decode build numbers...
tidbits.com tidbits.com

Also, if I am correct that a daily build ending in e means it is the 5th build of the day, that would imply that the team had to submit 5 builds? People always worry about a build with a higher letter, but that could also just mean one or maybe more issues were being found and corrected at each incremental build.
Which is good. Finding and fixing bugs = good
Pushing out another 'a or b build' could imply things are being missed. I guess it's all about perspective.
 
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skardvin said:
Typically with .4 releases, Apple tends to do between 5-6 betas, so as we are on the third, I'd say we have at least 3 weeks before it gets released to the public; just in my opinion, though, Apple could release it later or sooner.
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My post concerning the Safari/System FW/Darwin Kernel specifics against AS Macs can also show when your coming to a end of each incremental beta cycle. This beta showed Safari reverting to a more stable version, but the FW is still changing.
 
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