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macOS Sequoia (version 15) is the twenty-first major release of macOS, developed by Apple Inc. macOS Sequoia was announced by senior VP of software engineering Craig Federighi on June 10th at the 2024 Worldwide Developers Conference. It is named after the national park in the Sierra Nevada mountain range.[1]

New features[]

Most of the new features of macOS Sequoia are focused on productivity:

Supported devices[]

macOS Sequoia supports the following Mac models:

(the only change from the preceding macOS Sonoma (14) is that the 2018-2019 MacBook Airs are no longer supported, due to insufficient specifications)[2]

Release history[]

Version Build Release date Notes
15.0 beta 1 24A5264n 2024-06-10 1st developer beta.[3]
15.0 beta 2 24A5279h 2024-06-24 2nd developer beta.[4]
15.0 beta 3 24A5289g 2024-07-11 3rd developer beta.[5]
24A5289h 2024-07-15 3rd developer beta update / 1st public beta.[6]
15.0 beta 4 24A5298h 2024-07-23 4th developer beta.[7]
15.0 beta 5 24A5309e 2024-08-05 5th developer beta.[8]
15.0 beta 6 24A5320a 2024-08-12 6th developer beta.[9]
15.0 beta 7 24A5327a 2024-08-20 7th developer beta.[10]
15.0 beta 8 24A5331b 2024-08-28 8th developer beta.[11]
15.0 RC 24A335 2024-09-09 Release candidate.[12]
15.0 24A335 2024-09-16 First public release.[13]
15.0.1 24A348 2024-10-03 Fixed an issue with messages containing a shared Apple Watch face.[14]
15.1 beta 1 24B5009l 2024-07-29 First developer release of Apple Intelligence.[15]
15.1 beta 2 24B5024e 2024-08-12 Fixed an incorrect prompt when an app that is distributed through TestFlight attempts to access an application group container.[16]
15.1 beta 3 24B5035e 2024-08-28 Bug fixes.[17]
15.1 beta 4 24B5046f 2024-09-17 Bug fixes.[18]
15.1 beta 5 24B5055e 2024-09-23 Bug fixes.[19]
15.1 beta 6 24B5070a 2024-10-07 Bug fixes.[20]
15.1 RC 24B82 2024-10-21 1st release candidate.[21]
15.1 RC 2 24B83 2024-10-24 2nd release candidate.[22]
15.1 24B83 2024-10-28 First public release of Apple Intelligence.[23]
24B2083 2024-10-30 Alternate build for M4 Macs announced on October 30, 2024.[24]
15.1.1 24B91 2024-11-19 Bug fixes and security updates.[25]
24B2091 Alternate build for M4 Macs released in November 2024.[26]
15.2 24C101 2024-12-11 ChatGPT integration for Siri, writing tools, and Image Playground.[27]
15.3 24D60 2025-01-27 Introduction of Genmoji to macOS.[28]
15.3.1 24D70 2025-02-10 Security fixes.[29]
15.3.2 24D81 2025-03-11 Security fixes.[30]
24D2082 Alternate build for new Macs released in March 2025.[31]
15.4 24E248 2025-03-31 Apple Intelligence in more languages, and redesigned Mail app.[32][33]
15.4.1 24E263 2025-04-16 Security fixes.[34]
15.5 beta 4 24F5068b 2025-04-28 Fixes for the Pro Display Calibrator and StoreKit.[35]

Gallery[]

Desktop images included with macOS Sequoia:

References[]

  1. WWDC 2023 — June 5 by Apple, YouTube. 2023-06-05.
  2. Here are all the Intel and Apple Silicon Macs that will run macOS 15 Sequoia by Andrew Cunningham, Ars technica. 2024-06-10.
  3. macOS 15 beta (24A5264n), Apple Developer. 2024-06-10.[DEAD LINK]
  4. macOS 15 beta 2 (24A5279h), Apple Developer. 2024-06-24.[DEAD LINK]
  5. macOS 15 beta 3 (24A5289h), Apple Developer. 2024-07-15.[DEAD LINK]
  6. macOS 15 beta 3 (24A5289h), Apple Developer. 2024-07-15.[DEAD LINK]
  7. macOS 15 beta 4 (24A5298h), Apple Developer. 2024-07-23.[DEAD LINK]
  8. macOS 15 beta 5 (24A5309e), Apple Developer. 2024-08-05.[DEAD LINK]
  9. macOS 15 beta 6 (24A5320a), Apple Developer. 2024-08-12.[DEAD LINK]
  10. macOS 15 beta 7 (24A5327a), Apple Developer. 2024-08-20.[DEAD LINK]
  11. macOS 15 beta 8 (24A5331b), Apple Developer. 2024-08-28.[DEAD LINK]
  12. macOS 15 RC (24A335), Apple Developer. 2024-09-09.[DEAD LINK]
  13. Apple will release iOS 18, macOS 15, iPadOS 18, other updates on September 16 by Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica. 2024-09-09.
  14. macOS 15.0.1 (24A348), Apple Developer. 2024-10-03.[DEAD LINK]
  15. macOS 15.1 beta (24B5009l), Apple Developer. 2024-07-29.[DEAD LINK]
  16. macOS 15.1 beta 2 (24B5024e), Apple Developer. 2024-08-12.[DEAD LINK]
  17. macOS 15.1 beta 3 (24B5035e), Apple Developer. 2024-08-28.[DEAD LINK]
  18. macOS 15.1 beta 4 (24B5046f), Apple Developer. 2024-09-17.[DEAD LINK]
  19. macOS 15.1 beta 5 (24B5055e), Apple Developer. 2024-09-23.[DEAD LINK]
  20. macOS 15.1 beta 6 (24B5070a), Apple Developer. 2024-10-07.[DEAD LINK]
  21. macOS 15.1 RC (24B82), Apple Developer. 2024-10-21.[DEAD LINK]
  22. macOS 15.1 RC 2 (24B83), Apple Developer. 2024-10-24.[DEAD LINK]
  23. macOS 15.1 (24B83), Apple Developer. 2024-10-28.[DEAD LINK]
  24. macOS 15.1 (24B2083), Apple Developer. 2024-10-30.[DEAD LINK]
  25. MacOS Sequoia 15.1.1 with Security Fixes Available Now, OS X Daily. 2024-11-19.
  26. macOS 15.1.1 (24B91 | 24B2091), Apple Developer. 2024-11-19.[DEAD LINK]
  27. macOS 15.2 (24C101), Apple Developer. 2024-12-11.[DEAD LINK]
  28. macOS 15.3 (24D60), Apple Developer. 2025-01-27.[DEAD LINK]
  29. macOS 15.3.1 (24D70), Apple Developer. 2025-02-10.[DEAD LINK]
  30. macOS 15.3.2 (24D81), Apple Developer. 2025-03-11.[DEAD LINK]
  31. macOS Sequoia 15.3.2 Update Everything You Need to Know!, Mr. Macintosh. 2025-03-11.
  32. macOS 15.4 (24E248), Apple Developer. 2025-03-31.
  33. Apple Intelligence on iPhone, iPad, and Mac expands to more languages and regions in April, Apple Inc. 2025-02-21.
  34. macOS 15.4.1 (24E263), Apple Developer. 2025-04-16.
  35. macOS 15.5 beta 4 (24F5068b), Apple Developer. 2025-04-28.

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