How To Install macOS Sonoma 14.5 Public and Developer Beta

by · The Mac Observer

Interested to download the latest macOS Sonoma 14.5 Public and Developer Beta versions? As of writing, Apple hasn’t listed the new features yet, but you can try out these new releases yourself. See if there are any user-facing features that pique your interest.

How To Download And Install macOS Sonoma 14.5 Public Beta

To install the new Sonoma 14.5 Developer Beta version, you must sign up for the Apple Beta Software Program. The process takes about two to three minutes, and you can keep track of all the public and developer beta updates hereafter.

Make sure you have created a system backup before downloading the update since the beta versions are generally unstable and have a lot of bugs.

Time needed: 20 minutes

Apple released the third public beta version of macOS Sonoma 14.5 on 24th April. Here is how to download it.

  1. Click the Apple menu icon and click on System Settings.

  2. Select General on the left sidebar and open Software Update.

  3. Click on the information icon (i) beside Beta Updates.

  4. Select macOS Sonoma Public Beta from the list of options.

  5. The system will now check for updates.

  6. Click on Update Now.

How To Download & Install macOS Sonoma 14.5 Developer Beta

Here’s how to download and install the latest macOS Sonoma 14.5 Developer Beta version on your Mac:

  1. Click the Apple menu icon on the top-left corner of the screen.

  2. Click on System Settings.

  3. Select General on the left sidebar and click Software Update.

  4. Open Beta Updates by clicking on the information icon (i).

  5. Then, select macOS Sonoma Developer Beta and click Done.

  6. Wait a few seconds while the system checks for available updates.

  7. Click on Update Now.

The system will restart once the update is complete. That’s it. Stay tuned to find out the new features in macOS Sonoma 17.5 Developer Beta!