Apple today began releasing the second beta of macOS Sonoma to registered developers with build number 23A5276g. The new macOS beta comes two weeks after the company seeded the first developer beta following its WWDC 2023 keynote on Monday, June 5. Apple also released new betas for iOS 17 and watchOS 10.
macOS Sonoma includes some noteworthy new features and changes, including new widgets on the desktop, new screen savers, an updated Safari with profiles and more, Game Mode, new features for video conferencing, and more. See our macOS Sonoma article for more.
We will keep this article updated with any additional changes found in macOS Sonoma beta 2, including references to new features or unreleased products. Find something new in this beta? Send us over an email or just tag us on Twitter!
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How to download macOS Sonoma
With macOS Ventura 13.4 released in April, Apple introduced a new method to install developer betas. Now, devices enrolled with a linked Apple Developer Program account or those who signed up with their Apple ID on Apple Developer will see a new menu within System Settings on the Mac. Betas will be viewable by heading to General -> Software Update -> Beta Updates to download and install any new macOS Sonoma beta.
Devices that aren’t enrolled and linked to an Apple Developer account won’t see the menu and therefore aren’t able to install the upcoming versions of iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and watchOS before their public debut.
Last week, it was revealed that Apple changed how to get access to developer betas. Previously, only those who enrolled as part of the Apple Developer Program were able to get their hands on developer betas after paying a $99 annual program fee. The changes made last week mean anyone who signs up on the Apple Developer website also gets access to developer betas. Signing into the Apple Developer website without enrolling in the Developer Program is free, effectively opening up developer betas access to everyone.
Apple also does a public beta program, which is free and open to anyone who wishes to join. Public beta program members won’t get access to macOS Sonoma and the rest of the new updates until later in the summer, once the software has been tested with developers and deemed satisfactorily stable.
