MacOS Sonoma Public Beta 2 Update Released, Along with Updated Dev Beta

Apple has released MacOS Sonoma public beta 2, along with a revised beta 4 update for MacOS Sonoma developer beta. The updated builds should match, bringing the two updates to the same build number of 23A5301h.

Any user can install the MacOS Sonoma public beta (or developer beta for that matter), but generally speaking this only recommend for advanced users due to the buggy nature of system software.

How to Download MacOS Sonoma Public Beta 2 Update

Installing public beta 2 of MacOS Sonoma 14 is simple:

1. Go to the  Apple menu
2. Select “System Settings”
3. Go to “General”
4. Go to “Software Update”
5. Click to “Update Now” for MacOS Sonoma 14 public beta 2, or MacOS Sonoma beta 4

If you’re on the public beta track, you’ll find MacOS Sonoma public beta 2 available to download.

If you’re on the developer beta track, you’ll find a revised MacOS Sonoma beta 4 to download instead.

The Mac must restart to complete installation.

Separately, Apple has released new beta updates to iOS 17, IpadOS 17, tvOS 17, and watchOS 10.

The final version of MacOS Sonoma will be released this fall.