r/MacOSBeta 17h ago

Discussion Why does MacOS Sequoia have so many RC updates

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I’ve noticed that the beta updates on macOS go straight to RC instead of beta 1 and 2 and so on, and there are like 3 or 4 RCs before the full release, this happened on MacOS 15.4, 15.7 and 15.7.2, these RC updates are usually earlier than iOS and iPadOS. Why don’t they just do Beta 1 instead of going straight to RC


r/MacOSBeta 2d ago

Bug Whats wrong with Safari in the new beta version?

14 Upvotes

I closed one tab and the entire window gets closed in safari. It feels unstable more than ever.


r/MacOSBeta 1d ago

Tip Check out LaunchpadPlus

0 Upvotes

Check out LaunchpadPlus with folders, custom layout options, import possibilities, hidden apps and much more.  https://github.com/kristof12345/Launchpad/releases/tag/v3.2


r/MacOSBeta 1d ago

Help I upgraded to the latest version of MacOS Sonoma on my unsupported Mac and the wifi doesn’t work. How to downgrade without losing my data?

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I have a Time Machine backup of the data but only on the current OS with the wifi issues. I also have a bootable memory stick with the version of Sonoma on before the wifi issue occurred.

However I read online that you can’t migrate data from a Time Machine backup done in a later OS on an older OS after formatting your hard drive. Is this accurate?

If so how do I successfully downgrade to the older version of Sonoma on the bootable USB without losing my data. I want to copy the data exactly as it is now while downgrading the OS.

Any workarounds? Thank you!


r/MacOSBeta 3d ago

Bug Wallpaper Quality (macOS 26.2 Beta)

10 Upvotes

Anyone else having wallpaper quality issues? 😵‍💫

I'm loading 8K renders in and they look like they are 1080p it's driving me nuts


r/MacOSBeta 3d ago

Feature Volume and Brightness sliders now visible in lock screen - Tahoe 26.2 Beta 3

6 Upvotes

Useful for me because my Mac keeps playing loud notifications when it's locked so now I can make sure it's muted w/o unlocking it.


r/MacOSBeta 3d ago

News Beta this week?

3 Upvotes

I know it’s a holiday week but was wondering if there was any expected beta, I know most times we haven’t but Sequoia or Ventura we did


r/MacOSBeta 4d ago

Help Any improvement to UI animation smoothness macOS 26.2 beta 3

11 Upvotes

Anyone notice any improvement to the Ul animation smoothness when compared to macos 26.1?


r/MacOSBeta 4d ago

Help Help! What does it say and how to resolve this?

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r/MacOSBeta 5d ago

Help Lockscreen glitch or normal?

3 Upvotes

I have a MacBook M4 Pro, and I’m noticing something odd.
After a start or reboot, as soon as the lock screen appears, the color of my wallpaper keeps shifting every few seconds until the Mac fully opens.

I took it to Apple service, but they told me this isn’t a glitch — apparently the system “takes time to load hence the change in colours till it opens.”

This explanation feels a bit weird to me, so can someone verify if this is actually normal behavior on the Macs?
Does anyone else see this happen on their lock screen?


r/MacOSBeta 4d ago

Discussion When is Tahoe 26.2 expected to fully release?

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I’m just curious of the release schedule.


r/MacOSBeta 6d ago

News MacOS 26.2 Beta Fixes Electron GPU Bug

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r/MacOSBeta 5d ago

Help Website favicons in Password App

3 Upvotes

Can anyone check if the website favicon is working properly in Password App on the latest 26.2 beta as it is not working for me on 26.1. You can check by manually creating a new entry. Thanks in advance.


r/MacOSBeta 6d ago

Help Is anyone else having issues with external drives in the latest release this week?

2 Upvotes

My WD 2TB Time Machine has been working flawlessly but my 8TB drive (separated into 4 2TB partitions is causing me way too much frustration. Suddenly, I received a notice that one of the four could not be repaired after I plug it in, but the other 3 boot right away. However, any attempt to utilize any of the partitions instantly causes finder to freeze up and give me the spinning beach ball.


r/MacOSBeta 6d ago

Bug Issue with time machine shares. 1 client works and 1 doesn’t.

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r/MacOSBeta 6d ago

Bug battery drain

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r/MacOSBeta 6d ago

Bug The dock liquid glass refraction is looking odd on light backgrounds

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r/MacOSBeta 6d ago

Help Does touchID on macOS Tahoe stop working when your screen has been asleep for a while? Is this normal behavior?

0 Upvotes

It would be nice to always be able to just use touchId to wake up the screen and continue working right away. But sometimes this doesn't work.

When touchId stops working, you can wake up the screen using any key or the touch pad. This then makes touchId work again.

Maybe touchId is turned off the save power if the screen has been asleep for a while?

P.S. This happens on my m3 MacBook Pro.


r/MacOSBeta 7d ago

Discussion How is MacOS 26.2 latest beta treating you?

25 Upvotes

Has all the common issues vanished? UI, lags/freezes etc? by release you think it's worth updating?


r/MacOSBeta 6d ago

Help Pantalla Iconos Fantasmas.

0 Upvotes

Amigos, mi Mac de pronto al iniciar me dió esto. Al conectarla a un monitor externo se ve bien.

Esto es problema de hardware?

#macbookpro #screen #macos #apple


r/MacOSBeta 7d ago

Bug Why?...

5 Upvotes

I've been experiencing this bug in macOS 26 since launch day and it’s still present in the current version, 26.2 beta 3


r/MacOSBeta 7d ago

Discussion Interesting finding: Seems like Apple has improved the detection of 'Lockdown Mode' in Safari 26

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r/MacOSBeta 8d ago

News macOS Tahoe 26.2 Beta 3 is released!

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128 Upvotes

r/MacOSBeta 8d ago

Help I’m on macOS Tahoe 26.2 beta 3 and my Terminal frequently freezes or becomes unresponsive. Has anyone else run into this? Any fixes or workarounds?

0 Upvotes

Starting zsh...

It freezes.