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Apple Fast-Tracks macOS Sequoia 15.7 and Sonoma 14.8 Release Candidates

Skipping intermediary betas underscores Apple’s focus on delivering urgent security fixes ahead of a mid-August public rollout.

macOS Sonoma & macOS Sequoia get new RC betas
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Overview

  • Apple seeded release candidates for macOS Sequoia 15.7 (build 24G207) and Sonoma 14.8 (build 23J8) to developers on August 5 without prior beta stages.
  • Apple’s release notes say both updates include important security fixes and are recommended for all users.
  • Internal identifiers reveal these RCs backport critical patches from the macOS 26 development cycle to protect older systems.
  • Developers can download the release candidates now via the Software Update section in System Settings for testing.
  • Apple plans to make the updates publicly available by around August 15 to ensure timely protection for legacy macOS versions.