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Apple Beta Updates
Current Developer releases as of October 6.
  • Xcode 26.1 beta 2 (17B5035f)
  • macOS 26.1 beta 2 (25B5057f)
  • iOS 26.1 beta 2 (23B5059e)
  • iPadOS 26.1 beta 2 (23B5059e)
  • tvOS 26.1 beta 2 (23J5558e)
  • visionOS 26.1 beta 2 (23N5028e)
  • watchOS 26.1 beta 2 (23S5017d)
Apple also has Public betas. See Beta FAQ for info on joining or unenrolling.
 
Safari Technology Preview 229
See the release notes for a list of changes, fixes and improvements.
A download is available for macOS Tahoe and macOS Sequoia.
(If a previous version is installed, use software update in System Prefs.)
 
Apple OS Updates (FontParser security fix)
Below are links to FontParser (CVE-2025-43400) security fix per Apple security releases page. (I'm not able to do the usual details on recent operating system updates, sorry.)
 
Apple News and Press Releases   [= skip =]
Final Cut Pro Updates for Mac and iPad
Final Cut Pro version 11.2 for macOS 15.6 or later.
See release notes for version 11.2 "enhancements, changes, and bug fixes".

Final Cut Pro for iPad version 2.3 update.
(Requires iPadOS 18.6 or later and a device with an M-series or A16 or later chip.)
See linked app store page for changes and new features. (Note 3rd item "Requires iPadOS 26").
 
Compressor 4.11 Update
App store page for Compressor version 4.11 for macOS 15.6 or later.
See the release notes for version 4.11 "enhancements and bug fixes".
 
Apple Pro Video Formats version 3.0 Download   [= skip =]
Available at Apple's download page for Pro Video Formats 3.0 (8.5 MB).
"The Pro Video Formats package includes the iPhone ProRes RAW plug-in(1), allowing supporting applications to provide more controls for ProRes RAW video shot on iPhone(2).
It also provides support for the following codecs used in professional video workflows:
  • Apple ProRes RAW and ProRes RAW HQ(3)
  • Apple Intermediate Codec
  • Avid DNxHD® / Avid DNxHR® decoder
  • AVC-Intra 50 / 100 / 200 / 4:4:4 / LT
  • AVC-LongG
  • XAVC
  • XF-AVC
  • XF-HEVC
  • DVCPRO HD
  • HDV
  • XDCAM EX / HD / HD422
  • MPEG IMX
  • Uncompressed 4:2:2
1) Requires macOS 15.6 or later.
2) ProRes RAW capture is available on supported iPhone models.
3) Requires a Mac that supports Metal: https://support.apple.com/en-us/102894"
AirPods Pro 3, AirPods Pro 2, AirPods 4 Firmware Updates
New AirPods Pro 3 firmware 8A357 release notes say "Bug fixes and other improvements".
For info on AirPods Pro 2 & AirPods 4 Firmware 8A356, see Firmware updates for AirPods.
 
Other News, Software and Firmware Updates (later first)   [= skip =]
Firefox Updates for Mac and iOS/iPadOS (later first)   [= skip =]
Recent Apple Support/How-To/Troubleshooting Article Updates   [= skip =]
Apple Guides, Tips & Troubleshooting for Mac & iPhone/iPad/watch/Apple TV/Vision Pro Users.
 
Apple New Products Press Releases (later first)   [= skip =]
VirtualBox 7.2.2 Update
Freeware VM VirtualBox version 7.2.2 released September 10, 2025.
See the Change Log for a list of changes/ fixes, including these 2 for macOS hosts.
  • macOS host: Fixed internal networking, including NAT networks on macOS (7.2.0 regression).
  • macOS host: Fixed VM crash on Arm host on VM start.
Version 7.2.0 included this macOS related note:
"macOS ARM Host: Experimental 3D acceleration support using DXMT.
3D acceleration is not supported on macOS Hosts using Intel CPUs anymore."
(Licensing FAQ updated for v7.1 and later, was still listed free for Personal & Educational use.)
 
Yamaha SoundBars/Receivers/Pre-Pro Firmware Updates (Sept 2)
- links go to posts with change notes and firmware download pages.
Previous News Archive Summary:
    Aug 18th to 22nd, 2025 News Archive
  • macOS Sequoia 15.6.1 Update
  • macOS Sonoma 14.7.8 Update
  • macOS Ventura 13.7.8 Update
  • iOS 18.6.2 Update
  • iPadOS 18.6.2 Update
  • iPadOS 17.7.10 Update
  • Safari Technology Preview 226
  • Firefox 142.0 release notes/9 security fixes
  • Firefox ESR 140.2.0 (7 security fixes)
  • Firefox ESR 128.14.0 (4 security fixes)
  • Firefox ESR 115.27.0 (3 security fixes)
  • Firefox for iOS/iPadOS v142.0.1
  • Firefox Focus: Privacy browser v142.0

For links to older news pages, see the Archives.

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