Are you sure you want to leave the Apple Beta Software Program?
The Mac OS X Public Beta (internally codenamed 'Kodiak') was an early beta version of Apple Computer's Mac OS X operating system Cheetah. It was released to the public on September 13, 2000 for US$29.95. Today Apple released macOS Big Sur Beta 9 (20A5384c) to Developers. MacOS Big Sur 11 Beta 9 (20A5384c) was released on September 29th, 2020 only one week after Beta 8! We are starting to get weekly beta releases. MacOS Catalina had 11 beta releases including the gold master, so again we are getting very close to release. The latest MacOS 11.4 beta build is 20F5065a. IPhone and iPad users in the beta testing programs can find iOS 14.6 and iPadOS 14.6 through the Settings app Software Update mechanism. WatchOS and tvOS beta testers can find those new beta updates available through their respective Settings apps as well. R/MacOSBeta: Welcome to /r/macOSBeta, Reddit's home for macOS beta software! Press J to jump to the feed. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts.
1 day ago Apple has provided developers with the fourth beta and release candidate of macOS 11.4 for developer testing. The latest betas and configuration profiles can be.
When your device is enrolled in the Apple Beta Software Program, you will automatically receive new versions of the public beta. At any time, you may unenroll your device so that it no longer receives these updates.
Open Software Update in System Preferences
Launch System Preferences, and select the Software Update icon.
Unenroll your Mac
Click the 'Details…' button below 'This Mac is enrolled in the Apple Beta Software Program.'
Confirm Your Change
A dialog will appear asking if you would like to restore your default update settings. Choose 'Restore Defaults', and your Mac will no longer receive public betas. When the next commercial version of macOS is released, you can install it from Software Update in System Preferences.
How do I restore a prior release of macOS?
To go back to a prior release of macOS, you can restore your Mac from the Time Machine backup that you created before installing the public beta.
Open your Profiles
To stop receiving the iOS public betas, follow the instructions below to remove the iOS 14 & iPadOS 14 Beta Software Profile. Go to Settings > General > Profiles and tap the iOS 14 & iPadOS 14 Beta Software Profile that appears.
Remove the iOS 14 & iPadOS 14 Beta Software Profile
Tap Remove Profile. If asked, enter your device passcode, then tap Remove. Once the profile is deleted, your iOS device will no longer receive iOS public betas. When the next commercial version of iOS is released, you can install it from Software Update.
How do I restore to a prior release?
To go back to a prior release, you can restore your iOS device from the backup that you created before installing the public beta.
Open your Profiles
To stop receiving the iPadOS public betas, follow the instructions below to remove the iOS 14 & iPadOS 14 Beta Software Profile. Go to Settings > General > Profiles and tap the iOS 14 & iPadOS 14 Beta Software Profile that appears.
Remove the iOS 14 & iPadOS 14 Beta Software Profile
Tap Remove Profile. If asked, enter your device passcode, then tap Remove. Once the profile is deleted, your iPad will no longer receive iPadOS public betas. When the next commercial version of iPadOS is released, you can install it from Software Update.
How do I restore to a prior release?
To go back to a prior release, you can restore your iPad from the backup that you created before installing the public beta.
Go to Settings
To stop receiving the tvOS public betas, go to Settings > System > Software Update > and turn off Get Public Beta Updates.
Wait for next tvOS release
Once your setting has changed, your Apple TV will no longer receive tvOS public betas. When the next commercial version of tvOS is released, it will automatically install if you have Automatic Software Update turned on. Or, you can install it from Settings > System > Software Updates > Update Software.
Remove the watchOS 7 Beta Software Profile
Macos Beta 11.4
To stop receiving the watchOS public betas, go to the Apple Watch app on your paired iPhone, tap the My Watch tab, then go to General > Profiles and tap the watchOS 7 Beta Software Profile that appears. Tap Remove Profile. If asked, enter your device passcode, then tap Remove. Once the profile is deleted, your Apple Watch device will no longer receive watchOS public betas.
Wait for next watchOS release
When the next commercial version of watchOS is released, it will automatically install if you have Automatic Software Update turned on. Or, you can manually check for updates by going to the Apple Watch app on your paired iPhone, tapping the My Watch tab, then going to General > Software Update.
How do I leave the program?
To leave the Apple Beta Software Program, you must first sign in, then click the Leave Program link. If you leave, you will stop receiving emails about the Apple Beta Software Program and will no longer be able to submit feedback with Feedback Assistant.
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Macos Beta Release Notes
What is Mac OS X Public Beta?
Top DL: Zipped archive, '.iso' originally sourced from this WinWorldPC page, converted from '.7z' to '.zip' format before uploading. The Public Beta expired on May 15 2001, so you will need to set the clock back to a suitable date to install and run. In fact, there were two Public Beta builds. 1H39 was for sale in the US, while 2E14 was the International version (with extended international support). The top DL above is for the US build 1H39. MacOSX-10-Public-Beta.zip(388.55 MiB / 407.42 MB) Mac OS X Public Beta build 1H39 (ZM691-2858-A) / CD image / Zipped 352 / 2015-04-05 / 2018-11-17 / 698b4cc8dc07bfcc4bb36f5a8f44601085a1f15b / ZM691-2858-A / / ZM691-2794-A.toast_.sit(393.63 MiB / 412.75 MB) / Toast image, compressed w/ Stuffit 8 / 2017-11-19 / 269a328f9b78a9b158d847bc0b890e2820d14f4a / / ZM691-2858-A.toast_.sit(335.3 MiB / 351.59 MB) / Toast image, compressed w/ Stuffit 1 / 2017-11-19 / 1a5f3913763cfdb4f650eb433bc8c5076199651a / / Z693-3135.toast_.sit(133.23 MiB / 139.71 MB) / Toast image, compressed w/ Stuffit 3 / 2017-11-19 / 71a8967231290df549a398199c7c69450957d4d5 / / Z693-3135_oct_2000.toast_.sit(132.07 MiB / 138.49 MB) / Toast image, compressed w/ Stuffit 1 / 2017-11-19 / b326926223c1c581e1967ac59a9531eeb67f6d76 / / 691-2794-A,ZM,Mac OS X. Public Beta_2000 (CD).iso(505.15 MiB / 529.69 MB) 691-2794-A,ZM,Mac OS X. Public Beta / ISO image 192 / 2018-11-17 / cdc6aa054c32a37efcd20eb26de2fb77c80140b4 / ZM691-2794-A / / Architecture
Architecture: PPC (Carbonized) System requirements (circa 2000 or earlier G3 & G4 Macs):
Emulating this? It should run fine under: SheepShaver |