macOS Sequoia 15.0 Beta 5 - Bug fixes, changes, and more

[iAppleOrchard]

Release Date ― August 5, 2024
Build Number ― 24A5309e
Apple Silicon System Firmware Version ― 11881.0.285.0.3
T2 BridgeOS System Firmware Version ― Pending (iBridge: Pending)

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New Features & Changes (Found something new? Please press "Edit" on the bottom of this post and add it here)
Resolved Issues
New Issues (If you are encountering any issues, please press "Edit" on the bottom of this post and add it here)
Remaining Issues

• Alarms may not play when your display is asleep for a long period of time (FB10086690)
  • Workaround: Make your display not fall asleep in Settings > Lock Screen > Turn display off on ____ when inactive. You can turn your brightness off.
  • Issue present since macOS 13.0
• Screen sharing not working in Microsoft Teams (since Beta 1, still an issue in Beta 2).

Untested Issues
Additional Notes

• Please know, Memory Management has always been an issue on any OS (not just Apple's). If you believe there is a Memory Leak, please go to the Apple Menu > Restart > Restart to fix it.
• When a new macOS release comes out, all issues automatically go to "Untested Issues" until they are moved by someone. Issues that stay in Untested for 3 releases (beta or smooth) will be removed from all future threads. When there is a new macOS release, please be sure to let us know about the issue's status by moving it to either "Remaining Issues" or "Resolved Issues"
• macOS 15 Sequoia will be installed via a Delta Update in System Settings. Please be aware about this and the update won’t install with an installer.
• macOS 15 is officially supported on the following devices. If your device is not listed below, it has unfortunately been dropped by Apple. Any efforts of trying to get your Mac running macOS 15, including bugs should be discussed in this thread.
  • MacBook Air: Intel 2020, M1, M2, M3
  • MacBook Pro: 2018, 2019, Intel 2020, M1, M1 Pro/M1 Max, M2, M2 Pro/M2 Max, M3/M3 Pro/M3 Max
  • Mac mini: 2018, M1, M2, M2 Pro
  • iMac: Pro 2017, 4K 2019, 5K 2019, 5K 2020, M1, M3
  • Mac Pro: 2019, M2 Ultra
  • Mac Studio: M1 Max/Ultra, M2 Max/Ultra
• macOS Sonoma 15.0 Beta Release Notes
• macOS Sequoia Preview
• macOS 15 Release Notes
• Apple Security Updates
• Become an Apple Beta Tester

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Feel free to add in any issues or new features that you have spotted in this release by clicking the "Edit" button below.

 

[MrWeenus]

How do I install this over 15.1 without wiping? 😂😭

 

[iAppleOrchard]

How do I install this over 15.1 without wiping? 😂😭

Im sure macOS 15.1 will have all the changes tomorrow.

 

[oMc]

Kinda random, but my wallpaper got automatically changed to a dynamic wallpaper after installing beta 5. It was a dynamic wallpaper of woods, with a close up on a trunk. I changed back to my habitual wallpaper, and now I can’t find that wood dynamic wallpaper anywhere.

 

[adrianlondon]

Shortcuts: An issue where one couldn't change the voice used in the "Speak" action has been fixed. You may need to go through each one and select the voice you require, even if it looks correct.

I use one of the Siri voices as all the rest sound rubbish (British English).

This applies to MacOS and iOS latest betas.

 

[iAppleOrchard]

Kinda random, but my wallpaper got automatically changed to a dynamic wallpaper after installing beta 5. It was a dynamic wallpaper of woods, with a close up on a trunk. I changed back to my habitual wallpaper, and now I can’t find that wood dynamic wallpaper anywhere.

Well that there is the trees of Sequoia National Park.
Similar to Sonoma Horizons, this is going to be the dynamic "true default" wallpaper for macOS.

Report it in the Feedback App, I will too because this issue also exists on my end.

 

[flowrider]

Adobe Bridge 14.1.1.274 is still broken.

Lou

 

[VitoBotta]

I think they have finally fixed the issue with too many dialogs asking permissions for screen sharing. I mean soon after installing beta5 I got asked once for some apps I had open (Chrome, AltTab, CleanshotX), then I disabled the screen sharing for those apps and enabled it again soon after. I haven't seen any more dialogs. Before I was getting those dialogs quite often.

 

[david0128]

MS Teams screen sharing was fine for me in b4 (although I did get a permissions dialog after each reboot). In b5 I'm not getting any dialog and only sharing grey boxes. I've reinstalled a few times and cleaned out the containers folder. For now, I'm using the teams edge web app and it's working perfectly (it's surprisingly good).

 

[daveedjackson]

frustrating bug, missing airplay icon on embedded media players (on websites). Was working in earlier Betas. AGH.

 

[avro707]

MS Teams screen sharing was fine for me in b4 (although I did get a permissions dialog after each reboot). In b5 I'm not getting any dialog and only sharing grey boxes. I've reinstalled a few times and cleaned out the containers folder. For now, I'm using the teams edge web app and it's working perfectly (it's surprisingly good).

Same here, very annoying.

 

[JCCL]

MS Teams screen sharing was fine for me in b4 (although I did get a permissions dialog after each reboot). In b5 I'm not getting any dialog and only sharing grey boxes. I've reinstalled a few times and cleaned out the containers folder. For now, I'm using the teams edge web app and it's working perfectly (it's surprisingly good).

I found out today as I tried to share my screen! The joys of beta testing.

 

[flowrider]

A new version of Bridge V14.1.2.300 was released yesterday. Still not working in Beta 5.


Lou

 

[VitoBotta]

Is anyone using Horcrux Email Backup? Seems to have stopped for me since I installed B5 as it cannot access the backup location although nothing has changed and the backup location is fine.

 

[5T33Z0]

In beta 5, FAT32 external USB flash drives won't auto-mount. Previous scripts to mount the EFI partition (which is FAT32 as well) don't work either. You can use this version of MountEFI or Mount-MS-DOS-Partition to do so.

Addendum:

The issue has been fixed since beta 6 – so evrything is back to normal (for now).

 

[webstyr]

I installed Sequoia Beta 15.0 on a MacBook Air M1 and it installed, but now I can't get to the internet. I can connect to WiFi and I can connect to Ethernet, but I don't have internet access. I did a trace route to my ISP's router and I got a no route to host error. What could be causing this and is there a way to correct it? I tried all the possible solutions on YouTube, but none worked. I can't recover to Sonoma either because you need and internet connection to do that. Anyone know a way to downgrade without an internet connection? Thanks!