Apple Seeds Release Candidate Version of macOS Sonoma 14.3

Apple today seeded a release candidate version of the upcoming macOS Sonoma 14.3 update to developers and public beta testers, with the software coming a week after the release of the third macOS Sonoma 14.3 beta.

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Registered developers can opt-in to the beta through the Software Update section of the System Settings app. Under Beta updates, toggle on the macOS Sonoma Developer Beta. Note that an Apple ID associated with an Apple Developer account is required to get the beta.

Release candidate versions of macOS 13.6.4 and macOS 12.7.3 with security fixes are also available.

Apple plans to release macOS Sonoma 14.3 to the public next week.

Full release notes are below:

macOS Sonoma 14.3 introduces enhancements to Apple Music, as well as other features, bug fixes, and security updates for your Mac.

- Collaborate on playlists in Apple Music allows you to invite friends to join your playlist and everyone can add, reorder, and remove songs
- Emoji reactions can be added to any track in a collaborative playlist in Apple Music
- AppleCare & Warranty in Settings shows your coverage for all devices signed in with your Apple ID

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tywebb13 Avatar
16 months ago
Build number 23D56

Also the Ventura 13.6.4 RC 4 is build 22G513 and Monterey 12.7.3 RC 4 is build 23H1015

Other new builds:

audioOS 17.3 RC build 21K646

tvOS 17.3 RC build 21K646

watchOS 10.3 RC build 21S644

iOS and iPadOS 17.3 RC build 21D50

iOS and iPadOS 16.7.5 RC build 20H307

iOS and iPadOS 15.8.1 RC build 19H380

3rd gen AirPods build 6A321 - this one is not an RC - it is a public release

ipsws available for all of these except watchOS, audioOS, Ventura and Monterey, airpods

Full installers not available. Although older Ventura and Monterey RCs are available they probably won't be this time.

The full installers for Sonoma, Ventura and Monterey will however be available upon public release, potentially but not necessarily with the same build numbers as the new RCs.
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Realityck Avatar
16 months ago
Comparison of 14.3 RC to previous 14.3 beta 3

macOS 14.3 RC (23D56)

* Safari Version 17.3 (19617.2.4.11.8)
* System Firmware Version: 10151.81.1 (M1 based Macs)
* Darwin Kernel Version 23.3.0: Wed Dec 20 21:30:27 PST 2023; root:xnu-10002.81.5~7/RELEASE_ARM64_T8103 arm64

macOS 14.3 beta 3 (23D5051b)

* Version 17.3 (19617.2.4.11.5)
* System Firmware Version: 10151.81.1 (M1 based Macs)
* Darwin Kernel Version 23.3.0: Thu Jan 4 13:53:24 PST 2024; root:xnu-10002.81.5~13/RELEASE_ARM64_T8103 arm64

* Apple Music/TV unchanged still 1.4.3.27

Note they went back to using an older kernel with RC then beta 3, Safari is newer, FW the same.

To devs today

* iOS 17.3 Release Candidate (21D50) - January 17, 2024
* iPadOS 17.3 Release Candidate (21D50) - January 17, 2024
* macOS 14.3 Release Candidate (23D56) - January 17, 2024
* watchOS 10.3 Release Candidate (21S644) - January 17, 2024
* tvOS 17.3 Release Candidate (21K646) - January 17, 2024
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
tywebb13 Avatar
16 months ago

Y’all might want to wait this one out.

45 minutes and counting. ?


I had it hanging like that too for quite a long time. I force restarted it, redownloaded and the second time it installed without stalling.
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
poematik13 Avatar
16 months ago
Hopefully this fixes the external USB drives disconnecting constantly

Current workaround is to use amphetamine.app to force wake them every 5 seconds
Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)
star-affinity Avatar
16 months ago

The bug where the mouse cursor is not changing form based on what it's hovering over, is still not fixed.
This has been a thing in MacOS (and OS X) for decades...
Happens in Windows too, but less frequently for sure. But I think what you mean, in Electron based apps it has since Sonoma been more common to see the text selection pointer instead of the arrow pointer when doing a right-click in a text to bring up the contextual menu.
Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)
vegetassj4 Avatar
16 months ago
Hoping beyond hope that sleep issues willl finally get fixed, but they seem to get worse with every new release. First it was my intel iMac, now the issues are present in my M! mini!


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Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)