Apple today seeded the second beta of an upcoming macOS Sierra 10.12.6 update to developers, two weeks after seeding the first 10.12.6 beta and a little over two weeks after introducing macOS Sierra 10.12.5, a minor bug fix update.

macOS Sierra 10.12.6 can be downloaded through the Apple Developer Center or through the Software Update mechanism in the Mac App Store.

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No significant features or notable bug fixes were found in the first macOS Sierra 10.12.6 beta, and because Apple does not provide beta release notes, we may not know what’s included in the update until it sees a public release.

macOS Sierra 10.12.6 is likely to be one of the final updates to the Sierra operating system as Apple transitions to macOS 10.13, which will be introduced at the Worldwide Developers Conference in June.

Update: Apple has also seeded a second macOS Sierra 10.12.6 public beta for its public beta testers.

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Jayderek Avatar
Jayderek
111 months ago
Next week would be their chance to make macOS 11 alongside iOS 11 - seems like a good time to make that naming switch.
Score: 7 Votes (Like | Disagree)
rgeneral Avatar
rgeneral
111 months ago
Just wondering, after which point do we get macOS 11?
perhaps after 10.99 ?
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Vjosullivan Avatar
Vjosullivan
111 months ago
I cant wait for 10.13
You can.
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)
justperry Avatar
justperry
111 months ago
Next week would be their chance to make macOS 11 alongside iOS 11 - seems like a good time to make that naming switch.
Since they dropped the X from Max OS (X) they could.
Score: 1 Votes (Like | Disagree)
MacBird Avatar
MacBird
111 months ago
Public Beta is available, too: 16G12b
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sshambles Avatar
sshambles
111 months ago
Pretty safe odds that they'll go with OS 11 next week, along with iOS 11. I suspect that's part of the reason why they made the mac OS change in the first place.
Score: 1 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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