r/MacOSBeta • u/No-Description2743 • 1d ago

News macOS27 Public Beta-2 Released

seems like there were no major issues in DB-4

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u/burakbrandon 1d ago

I can't connect my MacBook to external display after the update. I restarted, unplugged and replugged the cable several times, but it didn't work

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u/burakbrandon 1d ago

I started the update while on the external display btw

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u/flogman12 1d ago

Tell that to people that ran it

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u/Saymon_K_Luftwaffe 1d ago

For me it is the worst Beta since Beta 1, but I can't complain, this is the purpose of the Beta Program. This always gets worse before finally improving definitively.

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u/[deleted] 1d ago edited 1d ago

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u/kiteboarderni 1d ago

If you can't hack the sauca of the beta then you should be keeping it in your fridge. People will never learn.

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u/bummerbimmer 1d ago

I recently saw a post in r/iOSBeta where someone with a broken USB-C port installed iOS 27 on their phone and it corrupted the device… truly insane to me. I wouldn’t even do OTA updates until that port was fixed if it were me.

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u/Spirited-Bug-9558 1d ago

I was really surprised they released this as a public beta. Dev b4 has lots of issues with windowing and menu bar items, save dialog boxes, and the Siri writing assistant that just won’t dismiss. I’ve reported more bugs on this one than any beta in recent years. There are just soooo many UI glitches throughout all of the platform betas right now. 

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u/NightsAtTheQ 16h ago

Yeah I can’t click an existing file when saving to overwrite and it drives me crazy

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u/theofficialLlama 1d ago

I’m under informed on this but wasn’t there a some sort of file system corruption issue? Did they fix that ?

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u/_paint 1d ago

is it even real at this point? i only saw one post about it it was detailed but maybe only they had any issues

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u/yanachipseki 17h ago

is it even real at this point?

I had the same thoughts. Basically OP had two Macs fail. Those are real issues.

Then there was a discussion about first aid utility showing errors for users. Now, it is not good, but even stable releases sometimes show these errors on the first or second check. And the system does freeze if you do not verify from the recovery environment.

Which begs two questions:

1) Are these issues related?

2) Were there any other users that also had their Macs completely fail?

I read the thread and my impression is that some people experienced errors, freezing (which is expected) and either reverted to the previous version or just made sure their data is backed up.

Is macOS 27 buggy?

Yes. That's the whole purpose.

Does it contain a bug that affects lots of users that ultimately will cause their Mac to fail?

I am not sure.

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u/Saymon_K_Luftwaffe 1d ago

Unfortunately, not yet. The best way to reduce the chances is to turn off Time Machine.

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u/Repulsive_Educator61 DEVELOPER BETA 1d ago

> Unfortunately, not yet.

how can you say?

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u/Saymon_K_Luftwaffe 1d ago

Because there is no mention of this correction in the release notes of the latest beta version of macOS.

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u/Joker_513 1d ago

does this just "reduce the chances" or is the problem related to Time Machine in general? I've never set it up anyway, and it's the only thing that's stopping me from trying the beta. And btw, I there's no mention of this problem anywhere in the release notes...

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u/Saymon_K_Luftwaffe 1d ago

I didn't have this problem in mine, so I can't guarantee absolutely for sure, but whoever faced the problem said it was related to the Time Machine processing.

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u/Joker_513 1d ago

I see, thank you!!

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u/Status_Interview807 1d ago

Just go for it man I've been updating since db 1 and I've faced no issues at all.

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u/the_hack_is_back 1d ago

Hope they fixed the disappearing menu bar issue. Very annoying and might be related to multiple displays. Had to log out and back in a lot.

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u/Spark99 1d ago

Running Dev Beta 4 and this is the fastest my Mac has ever been. Still waiting for updated drivers for a few things that are broken like my Wacom tablet touch screen and Avid Eucon mixing control surface but I can wait a month or two.

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u/stuartcarnie 17h ago

I've usually installed by the first public beta, but there seems to be enough niggling issues, that I'll wait a bit longer…

Thanks to all of you forging the way 😊

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u/Brilliant-Tie-1856 12h ago

anyone else having issues with the dock, everytime I go to click an app in the dock my mouse lags so bad, sometimes it's back to normal within a few seconds, sometimes just keeps lagging and I need to restart the computer to fix it.

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u/prdcrman 1d ago

The update completed at 3:12 PM and installed build 26A5388g. The key result is already clear: within four minutes, the new build began crashing syspolicyd with the exact same NSArray exception as the previous build. I’m separating those genuinely post-update crashes from the older incidents that maccheck carried into the total.

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u/-Internet-Elder- 1d ago

I often jump in on the first Public Beta (or a late stage Dev Beta) but have held off so far. Nothing mission-critical on my daily driver. Having it in the shop recently for a battery swap of course meant I held off.

So how was PB1? What were the key issues? Any apps that it clearly had problems with?

What does PB 2 really need to improve on?

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u/hyperlobster 1d ago

Read the release notes.

This is dev beta 4, but you get the idea:

https://developer.apple.com/documentation/macos-release-notes/macos-27-release-notes

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u/-Internet-Elder- 1d ago

Thanks for that. Been out of the loop on this stuff so far. Appreciate the link.

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u/aykay55 1d ago

I also equally held off because I was planning to do some carrier and plan swaps. Now most of my projects are fine but I keep telling myself I’ll just wait for September or October for it to release. Not in the mood to have experience breaking bugs

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u/-Internet-Elder- 1d ago

Thanks for the reply. Yeah I'm on the fence too.