Is 12.4 beta4 worth updating

[Otha]

I'm in 12.3.1 currently, it drains my battery very fast, while battery-life is good in 12.1/12.2.x
So I want to update to 12.4 beta to see if 12.4 has fix it.
I wanna know is 12.4 beta4 worth updating? Are there any known bugs?
My device is MBP 13' 2019
Thanks for your reply.

 

[gilby101]

My view: Rather than pursuing nebulous hopes with a beta, you need to discover why your battery is draining and fix that.

Having said that, beta 4 runs fine on my 2016 MacBook. Just remember the purpose of a beta cycle is to find and fix bugs - so you should expect unknown bugs which become known and later fixed.

 

[fisherking]

in theory (not always in practice), each new beta should be squashing bugs, fine-tuning things... and leading us to that 'pefect' moment of an official release.

this beta fixed my bluetooth issue from the previous 2 betas (where my 3rd-party devices had trouble connecting and staying connected). still, this morning i couldn't open Pages (until a reboot), and yesterday i got a kernel panic.

so, a beta is a beta; but if you're in the beta program, it's usually a good idea to move on to the next iteration, and hopefully see improvements, fixes...