Apple Seeds macOS Big Sur 11.4 Release Candidate to Developers

[MacRumors]

Apple today seeded the release candidate version of an upcoming macOS Big Sur 11.4 update to developers for testing purposes, with the new beta coming two weeks after the release of the third macOS Big Sur 11.4 beta.

Developers can download the ‌‌‌macOS Big Sur‌‌‌ 11.4 beta using the Software Update mechanism in System Preferences after installing the proper profile from the Apple Developer Center.

The macOS Big Sur 11.4 update introduces support for new Apple Music features, including Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos and Lossless Audio.

Spatial Audio offers an immersive audio experience that makes it sound like music is coming from all around you, while Lossless Audio will provide higher-quality songs that sound exactly like they do when artists record them in the studio. Apple plans to launch these features in June.


Article Link: Apple Seeds macOS Big Sur 11.4 Release Candidate to Developers

 

[randolorian]

Whoa! That might be the shortest beta cycle ever for a macOS point release.

 

[randolorian]

The macOS Big Sur 11.6 update

Typo.

 

[mi7chy]

How about fixing broken palm rejection so both meaty portion of my palm don't move the mouse pointer?

 

[Reason077]

Does this mean that AirPods Pro / AirPods Max spatial audio will work with MacOS now? Up till now it only works with iOS devices.

 

[5425642]

Whoa! That might be the shortest beta cycle ever for a macOS point release.

I can bet this release is just for the new music and small bugfixes.

 

[MacBird]

Typo.

Looks like a copy/paste error from the iOS/iPadOS article: iOS and iPadOS 14.6 add support for Apple Music features, including Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos and Lossless Audio.

 

[ItWasNotMe]

Does the combination of M1 chip and BS understand hubs and monitors yet?

 

[Realityck]

The kernel stability of the 11.4 beta 3 was great compared to 11.3.1 , no wonder this is going RC so soon.

 

[bp1000]

I hope they have fixed the absolutely dire and random performance issues for older MBPs.

Big Sir ruined my late 2013 MBP. Yes its ageing, but its extremely capable still. Catalina is night and day faster since I rolled back.

 

[ph001bi]

Apple today seeded the release candidate version of an upcoming macOS Big Sur 11.4 update to developers for testing purposes, with the new beta coming two weeks after the release of the third macOS Big Sur 11.4 beta.

Developers can download the ‌‌‌macOS Big Sur‌‌‌ 11.4 beta using the Software Update mechanism in System Preferences after installing the proper profile from the Apple Developer Center.

The macOS Big Sur 11.6 update introduces support for new Apple Music features, including Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos and Lossless Audio.

Spatial Audio offers an immersive audio experience that makes it sound like music is coming from all around you, while Lossless Audio will provide higher-quality songs that sound exactly like they do when artists record them in the studio. Apple plans to launch these features in June.


Article Link: Apple Seeds macOS Big Sur 11.4 Release Candidate to Developers

The Public Beta is out too.

 

[topgunn]

I have been loving using my Radeon RX 6800 XT with 11.4. Would be nice if this RC fixes the issues I have been having with Safari freezing on random websites such as macrumors.com.

 

[Vol Braakzakje]

I hope they have fixed the absolutely dire and random performance issues for older MBPs.

Big Sir ruined my late 2013 MBP. Yes its ageing, but its extremely capable still. Catalina is night and day faster since I rolled back.

My mbp 2014 is also extremely sluggish since BigSur.. so frustrating. Maybe I’ll downgrade, but I don’t know what features I will miss.

 

[vagos]

while Lossless Audio will provide higher-quality songs that sound exactly like they do when artists record them in the studio

Spoiler

while Lossless Audio will be more or less the same thing.

 

[allan.nyholm]

I can bet this release is just for the new music and small bugfixes.

Still it would be around an update clocking in at ~3 GB

 

[jonnysods]

That's a fast turn around, wasn't 11.5 3 weeks ago?

 

[tywebb13]

Build number is 20F71

 

[Lvivske]

has anyone installed and tried out Music yet?

 

[certsoft]

11.4 also supports making bootable backups on M1 systems. Both Superduper and CCC are working on an update.

M1 Bootable Backups

 

[Lvivske]

The Public Beta is out too.

does the public beta include the music features?

 

[zviratko]

does the public beta include the music features?

Nope. Neither beta does.

 

[chucker23n1]

Whoa! That might be the shortest beta cycle ever for a macOS point release.

Looks like it mostly exists to upgrade Music.

 

[Lvivske]

well ****, if theres no music then whats the point

 

[alberbrando]

And new AMD graphics support, I guess...

 

[The Barron]

Safari is definitely snappier!!!

BUT, is Safari thinner? 😆