Apple Seeds Fifth Developer Beta of macOS Sequoia 15.1

Apple today provided developers with the fifth beta of an upcoming macOS Sequoia 15.1 beta, with the new update coming a week after Apple released the fourth beta.

macOS Sequoia Feature
Registered developers can opt-in to the ‌macOS Sequoia‌ beta through the Software Update section of the System Settings app. An Apple ID associated with an Apple Developer account is required to get the beta.

‌macOS Sequoia‌ 15.1 introduces the first Apple Intelligence features, adding support for Writing Tools, new Siri features, Smart Replies in Mail and Messages, Priority messages in the Mail app, Memory Movie and Clean Up in Photos, and more.

The update does not include Image Playground, Genmoji, or more advanced ‌Siri‌ functionality.

Using Apple Intelligence features requires a Mac that has an Apple silicon chip.

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Realityck Avatar
2 hours ago at 10:29 am
Apparently wanted to have beta 5 get back on the Monday track after the much delayed beta 4 (20 days)

to devs

* iOS 18.1 beta 5 (22B5054e) - September 23, 2024
* iPadOS 18.1 beta 5 (22B5054e) - September 23, 2024
* macOS 15.1 beta 5 (24B5055e) - September 23, 2024
* tvOS 18.1 beta 2(22J5552d) - September 23, 2024
* watchOS 11.1 beta 2 (22R5554e) - September 23, 2024
* visionOS 2.1 beta 2 (22N5553d) - September 23, 2024
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
AgentOSX Avatar
2 hours ago at 10:41 am
Sequoia broke screen sharing. If Apple cannot make work what has worked for 15 years then I do not have a lot of hope for Apple Intelligence. macOS 15 struck me as a beta, really awful.
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
wellander1 Avatar
2 hours ago at 10:31 am
And Ventura and Sonoma updates too.
Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)
HobeSoundDarryl Avatar
2 hours ago at 10:45 am
Looking forward to installing 15.4 or 15.5 around WWDC time, after all these bugs are somewhat worked out... and early adopters have found workarounds for those still lingering. Anyone missing "just works" Apple? I recall the "good old days" where one could wait for .2-.3 and have a pretty stable macOS.
Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Mitthrawnuruodo Avatar
1 hour ago at 10:55 am
Obligatory: Not showing up on my Macbook Air M1.

But the 18.i beta did show up on my iPhone 15 pro. :)
Score: 1 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Havalo Avatar
2 hours ago at 10:40 am
Maybe I’m wrong but it appears that we may have to wait until mid-2025 to receive all the features promised for iOS, iPad, and MacOS.
Score: 1 Votes (Like | Disagree)