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macOS Sequoia 15.4 Beta 4 - Bug fixes, changes, and more

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Release Date ― March 17, 2025
Build Number ― 24E5238a
Apple Silicon System Firmware Version ― 11881.101.1
T2 BridgeOS System Firmware Version ― Pending
New Features & Changes (Found something new? Please press "Edit" on the bottom of this post and add it here)
Resolved Issues
New Issues
(If you are encountering any issues, please press "Edit" on the bottom of this post and add it here)

Remaining Issues
Untested Issues
  • Alarms may not play when your display is asleep for a long period of time (FB10086690)
    • Workaround: Make your display not fall asleep in Settings > Lock Screen > Turn display off on ____ when inactive. You can turn your brightness off.
    • Issue present since macOS 13.0
Additional Notes
  • Please know, Memory Management has always been an issue on any OS (not just Apple's). If you believe there is a Memory Leak, please go to the Apple Menu > Restart > Restart to fix it.
  • When a new macOS release comes out, all issues automatically go to "Untested Issues" until they are moved by someone. Issues that stay in Untested for 3 releases (beta or smooth) will be removed from all future threads. When there is a new macOS release, please be sure to let us know about the issue's status by moving it to either "Remaining Issues" or "Resolved Issues"
  • macOS 15 Sequoia will be installed via a Delta Update in System Settings. Please be aware about this and the update won’t install with an installer.
  • macOS 15 is officially supported on the following devices. If your device is not listed below, it has unfortunately been dropped by Apple. Any efforts of trying to get your Mac running macOS 15, including bugs should be discussed in this thread.
    • MacBook Air: Intel 2020, M1, M2, M3, M4
    • MacBook Pro: 2018, 2019, Intel 2020, M1, M1 Pro/M1 Max, M2, M2 Pro/M2 Max, M3/M3 Pro/M3 Max, M4/M4 Pro/M4 Max
    • Mac mini: 2018, M1, M2/M2 Pro, M4/M4 Pro
    • iMac: Pro 2017, 4K 2019, 5K 2019, 5K 2020, M1, M3, M4
    • Mac Pro: 2019, M2 Ultra
    • Mac Studio: M1 Max/Ultra, M2 Max/Ultra, M3 Ultra, M4 Max
  • macOS Sequoia 15.4 Release Notes
  • macOS Sequoia Overview
  • macOS 15 Release Notes
  • Apple Security Updates
  • Become an Apple Beta Tester
  • Full Installer (App Store) (Pending)
  • Full Installer (Direct Download)

Feel free to add in any issues or new features that you have spotted in this release by clicking the "Edit" button below.
 
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Yeah, I'm curious how Parallels and VMWare are working with this release.
 
M4 Pro mini updated normal despite I had to login to iCloud again. And then had the option to pu my Desktop and Documents in iCloud. I just disabled this lately, so I don't know if it's normal to be ask after every update again.

No full installer yet for my other Mac. :(
 
DICK_CHENEY said:
VPNs still working on this one?
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Proton is working. Adguard VPN too, also the standard Adguard what uses a VPN tunnel. I can even run all three at once and when this post is sent, it seems to be no problem for Safari.
 
Just installed the previous Beta again with a full installer. And trying again now to update...

Screen Shot 2025-03-17 at 22.25.45.png


It's restarting now without needing a single password. So it seems a full installer of the already running version can fix such things. Maybe it even fixed more.

And now installation is finished. That Mac didn't want to login into iCloud again.
 
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Adora said:
Just installed the previous Beta again with a full installer. And trying again now to update...

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It's restarting now without needing a single password. So it seems a full installer of the already running version can fix such things. Maybe it even fixed more.

And now installation is finished. That Mac didn't want to login into iCloud again.
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Thank you for your posts. I had the same issue, resolved the same way. Reinstall Beta 3 then Beta 4.
 
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nollimac said:
I tried the phone mirroring when WIFI was on both devices, my iphone 13 pro and my MBP...it won't let me because bluetooth wasn't also on...found that to be weird, indeed.
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Yes also all those Continuity features including Handoff/Airdrop/Universal Clipboard/Universal Control always need BT and WiFi to be enabled even when they are connected via Ethernet to the same router they need WiFi. That's really annoying.

I never really tested iPhone Mirroring. Only very short, when I knew where to change the country.

But I tested what the trigger for the location is. I just needed a US App Store ID on both devices that I created with fake data. Then it worked.

But it's annoying, especially on the iPhone to permanently switch accounts and you can't just change the country of your standard ID if you have active subscriptions like iCloud+.
Sometimes this doesn't even work because you need to have a US credit card too. But I maybe coincidentally used the way where you can just choose no payment method. I think it's only working from a Mac with a new ID. But not sure...

At least I know now it has nothing to do with the iCloud ID, the region and language settings on the devices or the IP address. It's just the country what the App Store is set to.
 
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gank41 said:
You beat me to it.. Looks like it just popped up within the last couple hours :)

FWIW, I'm seeing it at the following link-
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It's the same build, but from seed-catalog. I thought it doesn't list betas, but maybe they put it in there for AppStore and Terminal downloads or for when the public beta is released. Was that today?

Or do you fetch the link from the Terminal while downloading it there?

App Store still has beta 3 and Terminal download doesn't work for me anymore somehow. Maybe they changed it that you can only download before doing the update. Or I am doing something wrong.


The info files are identical:


 
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Adora said:
It's the same build, but from seed-catalog. I thought it doesn't list betas, but maybe they put it in there for AppStore and Terminal downloads or for when the public beta is released. Was that today?

Or do you fetch the link from the Terminal while downloading it there?

App Store still has beta 3 and Terminal download doesn't work for me anymore somehow. Maybe they changed it that you can only download before doing the update. Or I am doing something wrong.


The info files are identical:


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I copied from the link from the Apple RSS Feed
 
gank41 said:
I copied from the link from the Apple RSS Feed
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Do you mean a real RSS feed, that notifies you, when there is something new?

Then it can't be from Apple. Do you have the address please? Maybe it can help me to not always look manually, if it is not only fetching from that site what normally isn't intended for betas.
 
Adora said:
Yes also all those Continuity features including Handoff/Airdrop/Universal Clipboard/Universal Control always need BT and WiFi to be enabled even when they are connected via Ethernet to the same router they need WiFi. That's really annoying.

I never really tested iPhone Mirroring. Only very short, when I knew where to change the country.

But I tested what the trigger for the location is. I just needed a US App Store ID on both devices that I created with fake data. Then it worked.

But it's annoying, especially on the iPhone to permanently switch accounts and you can't just change the country of your standard ID if you have active subscriptions like iCloud+.
Sometimes this doesn't even work because you need to have a US credit card too. But I maybe coincidentally used the way where you can just choose no payment method. I think it's only working from a Mac with a new ID. But not sure...

At least I know now it has nothing to do with the iCloud ID, the region and language settings on the devices or the IP address. It's just the country what the App Store is set to.
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Very interesting, indeed...thanks for sharing.
 
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