Apple Seeds First Beta of Upcoming macOS Catalina 10.15.2 Update

Apple today seeded the first beta of an upcoming macOS Catalina 10.15.2 update to developers, one week after releasing the macOS Catalina 10.15.1 update.

The new ‌macOS Catalina‌ beta can be downloaded using the Software Update mechanism in System Preferences after installing the proper software from the Developer Center.

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There's no word yet on what improvements the second update to macOS Catalina will include, but it most likely focuses on performance improvements, security updates, and fixes for bugs that weren't able to be addressed in the macOS 10.15.1 update.

When we find out what's new in the macOS Catalina 10.15.2 beta, we'll update this article.

‌macOS Catalina‌ is a major update that eliminates iTunes in favor of new Music, Podcasts, and TV apps, nixes support for 32-bit apps, adds a new Find My app, brings a new Photos interface, and includes multiple privacy enhancements and other app refinements.

For full details on what's new in ‌macOS Catalina‌, make sure to check out our macOS Catalina roundup.

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ElectricPotato Avatar
66 months ago
Calling all guinea pigs, report for duty!
Score: 19 Votes (Like | Disagree)
DVD9 Avatar
66 months ago
Is there a 16" Macbook Pro inside?
Score: 19 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Babygotfont Avatar
66 months ago
I'm still running Mac OS sea lion
Score: 13 Votes (Like | Disagree)
MacClueless Avatar
66 months ago

Calling all guinea pigs, report for duty!
It’s for DEVELOPERS, the “guinea pig” version comes out after.
Score: 8 Votes (Like | Disagree)
iModFrenzy Avatar
66 months ago

I am sure someone on the Beta programme has reported it. when it gets fixed is anyone's guess.
And if someone didn’t? Then it’ll just stay there longer. If there is a bug, don’t rely on “someone” to have reported it already. Report it yourself. Also multiple reports will stand out more to Apple, I’d assume, compared to just one.
Score: 7 Votes (Like | Disagree)
CanadianGuy Avatar
66 months ago

Hope Photos is usable.
I hope "Catalina" will be usable...
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