macOS 15.6 is the first iteration post-WWDC, with the prior 15.5 update spending roughly 1.5 months in development. Earlier this week, the second beta of macOS 15.6 was seeded to developers, along with other developer betas.
It doesn’t look like there’s anything new inside of macOS 15.6, but release notes show a single bug fix. It is likely more work is being done underneath the surface, and simply nothing else was published.
As seen under “Resolved Issues“: Finder and Apple Configurator may be unable to successfully restore some devices from DFU mode.
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Build Versions
- macOS 15.6 beta 2 (24G5065c)
. - tvOS 18.6 beta 2 (22M5065b)
. - visionOS 2.6 beta 2 (22O5764b)
. - watchOS 11.6 beta 2 (22U5065c)
Other Recent Builds
- iOS 18.6 beta 2 (22G5064d)
. - iPadOS 18.6 beta 2 (22G5064d)
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Key Points about the macOS update
- It’s unclear as to what this update brings just yet, with websites like MacRumors suggesting Apple Intelligence may be coming in China. Regulations present challenges to this goal at the time.
. - Apple plans to partner with Alibaba and Baidu for AI features within China.
. - In addition to these 2 new things (mentioned also in a prior article) plus the bug fix mentioned earlier about DFU mode; the focus is on stability.
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macOS 15.6 development timeline
- Up until Mid-June 2025: Internal Testing Only
. - June 16th, 2025: Beta 1 is seeded to developers as build 24G5054d.
. - June 30th, 2025: Beta 2, build 24G5065c
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About the other updates
Nothing is mentioned in the release notes for tvOS, iOS, visionOS, watchOS, or even iPadOS.
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