Apple has released the second macOS Ventura release candidate to developers and public beta testers. The update, announced at WWDC 2022 by Apple, contains new features including Stage Manager for improved multitasking, gaming improvements, enhanced continuity features, and updates to Safari, Mail, Spotlight, Messages, and more.
What’s new in macOS Ventura beta?
Release Candidate 2
October 20 – Apple has released the second macOS Ventura release candidate.
Release Candidate
October 18 – Apple has released macOS Ventura release candidate to developers and public beta testers.
Developer Beta 11
October 11 – Apple has released macOS Ventura beta 11 to developers.
Public Beta 8
October 5 – Apple has released macOS Ventura public beta 8.
Developer Beta 10
October 4 – Apple has released macOS Ventura beta 10 to developers.
Public Beta 7
September 28 – Apple has released macOS Ventura public beta 7.
Developer Beta 9
September 27 – Apple has released macOS Ventura beta 9 to developers.
Public Beta 6
September 21 – Apple has released the fifth public beta.
Developer Beta 8
September 20 – Apple has released the eighth beta to developers.
Public Beta 5
September 10 – Apple has released the fifth public beta.
Developer Beta 7
September 9 – Apple has released macOS Ventura beta 7 to developers.
Public Beta 4
August 26 – Apple has released macOS Ventura public beta 4.
Developer Beta 6
August 25 – Apple has released macOS Ventura beta 6 to developers.
Public Beta 3
August 9 – Apple has released macOS Ventura public beta 3.
Developer Beta 5
August 8 – Apple has released macOS Ventura beta 5 to developers.
Public Beta 2
July 29 – Apple has released the second public beta for macOS Ventura.
Developer Beta 4
July 27 – Apple has released the fourth developer beta. This update features a number of bug fixes.
Public Beta 1
July 11 – Apple has released the first public beta of macOS Ventura to testers. The update can be installed on compatible Macs by downloading the beta update utility from the Apple Beta Software Program website.
Developer Beta 3
July 6 – Apple has released macOS Ventura beta 3 to developers.
- Trackpad videos are back in this beta:
Our long national nightmare is over: trackpad videos are back in macOS Ventura pic.twitter.com/5u1eGoPT9z
— Mark Gurman (@markgurman) July 6, 2022
Developer Beta 2
June 22 – Apple has released macOS Ventura beta 2 to developers.
Developer Beta 1
June 6 – Apple has released the first developer beta for macOS Ventura. The detailed release notes are available here.
Note that this is the first beta and there are around 17 known issues listed in the release notes. So keep this in mind before installing it on a daily driver.
Supported Macs
The following Macs are compatible with this software update.
- MacBook Air (early 2015 and later)
- MacBook Pro (early 2015 and later)
- MacBook (early 2016 and later)
- iMac (later 2015 and later)
- iMac Pro (2017 and later)
- Mac mini (late 2014 and later)
- Mac Pro (late 2013 and later)
A number of Macs that were previously compatible with macOS Monterey have been dropped from the macOS Ventura compatibility list so make sure to check if your Mac is still supported.
Installation
Note that macOS Ventura is currently a developer beta which means that it may have stability issues and other bugs.
macOS Ventura can be installed by developers who have registered with Apple Developer Center. A beta disk utility will be available from the Download Center which can be used to enroll a Mac in Apple’s beta program. This will allow the Mac to receive the developer beta updates. Note that Apple Developer Center membership costs $99/year. You can find ways to enroll your Mac into Apple’s developer beta program for free, but we do not recommend it.
If you are an enthusiast but not a developer, we suggest that you wait for the public beta. macOS Ventura will be available as a public beta from next month. Apple’s public beta software program is free for all users, and the releases are generally more stable than developer beta updates.
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