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

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Apple today seeded the third release candidate (RC) version of macOS Ventura 13.4 to developers for testing purposes, with the software coming just a a week after Apple released the second RC. The RC represents the final version of macOS Ventura 13.4 that will be provided to the public, and it is unusual to have three RCs before an official launch.

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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.

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Jdizzle188

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Maybe they've finally got their act together and actually want to release an update that gives people a warm fuzzy feeling 😂

Or the fragmented working style at Apple park is finally starting to cause problems.

We'll never know
 
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adrianlondon

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Prior to RC1, I had an issue where the Music app's Airplay function didn't work. It was fixed in RC1. Then broke again in RC2. I'll update this post once I have RC3 installed with the next instalment of this exciting saga ...

Edit: Still broken in RC3.
 
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DFZD

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I think Apple is now treating their software like they have been treating their hardware..

iPhone 12, 13, 14..

*Shots Fired*
 
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