Apple Seeds Second Public Beta of macOS Sonoma 14.1

Apple today seeded the second public beta of an upcoming macOS Sonoma 14.1 update, allowing non-developers to test out the software ahead of its release. The second public beta comes a week after the first public beta.

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Beta testers can opt-in through the Software Update section of the System Settings app. Under Beta updates, simply toggle on the Sonoma Public Beta. Note that you must sign up to participate on Apple's beta testing website.

macOS Sonoma 14.1 includes updates for the Music app, introducing an option to favorite songs, albums, artists, and more, along with a new section for checking AppleCare+ coverage. No other major new additions have been found in the betas as of yet, but we could see more features added as testing progresses.

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orbital~debris Avatar
25 months ago
Any code hints of a new M3-based iMac ?️ within?
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ProfessionalFan Avatar
25 months ago

Nice picture of an iMac there. Do they still make them?
Yes, right here

https://www.apple.com/imac-24/

No problem, in advance.
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Schizoid Avatar
25 months ago
Nice picture of an iMac there. Do they still make them?
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norbinhouston Avatar
25 months ago
Hope they fix the printing problem I've been having.
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fstoprm Avatar
25 months ago
Sonoma not saving screenshots to desktop is very frustrating, as I use them for support w/clients... ? They show in lower right for about 2 seconds, and then gone...
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brinkeguthrie Avatar
25 months ago
Siri totally borked on my 2020 Intel MBP. Just says 'hi there,' then no response. Works fine on iOS17 for iPad 9 and iPhone 11 Pro Max.
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