Release appearance
macOS 15.0 Beta 1
Recorded context
About this appearance
The first retained macOS Sequoia 15 Beta 1 state contains 144 normalized list records; this page structures 12 representative, source-supported entries without claiming an exhaustive changelog.
- Date
- Jun 10, 2024
- Availability
- available
- Revision
- No
Release notes
What changed
Original editorial synthesis. Linked references appear with the claims they support and in the source ledger.
Preserved Apple note state
The first retained raw Apple DocC state after macOS Sequoia 15 Beta 1 and before Beta 2 identifies itself as macOS Sequoia 15 Beta Release Notes. It contains 144 normalized list records, 142 of them carrying a retained issue identifier.[1]
Representative Beta 1 inventory
This page structures 12 high-signal entries across user-facing behavior, compatibility, privacy, and developer APIs. It is a selective index of the preserved state, not a reproduction of Apple's complete list.[1]
Attribution boundary
The archive establishes that these entries were present during the Beta 1 interval. It does not establish their exact publication hour, and nothing from a later cumulative state is projected backward.[1]
Source ledger
References
Sources are linked to the claims they support. Publication and access dates are shown when available.
- macOS Sequoia 15 Beta Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2024-06-10T23:06:34.000Z · Human capture 20240610230634; exact raw payload 20240619212721; macOS Sequoia 15 Beta Release Notes
- macOS Sequoia 15 Beta Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2024-06-10T23:06:34.000Z · AppKit — New Features; issue 115318870
- macOS Sequoia 15 Beta Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2024-06-10T23:06:34.000Z · Beta 1 snapshot comparison
- macOS Sequoia 15 Beta Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2024-06-10T23:06:34.000Z · DirectoryService — Deprecations; issue 119515880
- macOS Sequoia 15 Beta Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2024-06-10T23:06:34.000Z · Maps — New Features; issues 129071038, 129073725, 129073922
- macOS Sequoia 15 Beta Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2024-06-10T23:06:34.000Z · Quick Look — Deprecations; issue 116791365
- macOS Sequoia 15 Beta Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2024-06-10T23:06:34.000Z · RealityKit — New Features; issues 129016034, 129017592
- macOS Sequoia 15 Beta Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2024-06-10T23:06:34.000Z · ScreenCaptureKit — Deprecations; issue 120910350
- macOS Sequoia 15 Beta Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2024-06-10T23:06:34.000Z · StoreKit — Deprecations; issue 116600524
- macOS Sequoia 15 Beta Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2024-06-10T23:06:34.000Z · StoreKit — New Features; issue 60096251
- macOS Sequoia 15 Beta Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2024-06-10T23:06:34.000Z · Swift Charts — New Features; issues 117186178, 117469419
- macOS Sequoia 15 Beta Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2024-06-10T23:06:34.000Z · SwiftUI — New Features; issue 117551515
- macOS Sequoia 15 Beta Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2024-06-10T23:06:34.000Z · System Integrity Protection — New Features; issue 114586798
- macOS Sequoia 15 Beta Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2024-06-10T23:06:34.000Z · Translation — New Features; issues 112844581, 116622913
Release changes
Changed in this release
Features, fixes, removals, and regressions first observed in this release record.
developerApi · introduced
Translation API and Hindi support
The initial state combines a developer-facing translation session interface with broader language coverage.
- [1] macOS Sequoia 15 Beta Release Notes (preserved snapshot) · Translation — New Features; issues 112844581, 116622913
developerApi · introduced
RealityKit subdivision and Display P3 rendering
The rendering changes expand mesh smoothing and wide-color output while documenting the resource cost of subdivision.
- [1] macOS Sequoia 15 Beta Release Notes (preserved snapshot) · RealityKit — New Features; issues 129016034, 129017592
behavior · changed
SwiftUI automatic sheet sizing
Developers are asked to audit sheet layouts because the default differs from earlier macOS releases.
- [1] macOS Sequoia 15 Beta Release Notes (preserved snapshot) · SwiftUI — New Features; issue 117551515
removal · removed
DirectoryService plug-in removal
Legacy directory plug-ins no longer remain a supported extension path in the first Sequoia beta state.
- [1] macOS Sequoia 15 Beta Release Notes (preserved snapshot) · DirectoryService — Deprecations; issue 119515880
developerApi · introduced
Mac App Store offer-code redemption
Mac applications can respond to supported offer-code redemptions without sending customers outside the app.
- [1] macOS Sequoia 15 Beta Release Notes (preserved snapshot) · StoreKit — New Features; issue 60096251
developerApi · introduced
Swift Charts function and vectorized plots
LinePlot and AreaPlot cover functions, while PointPlot and RectanglePlot offer more efficient bulk rendering.
- [1] macOS Sequoia 15 Beta Release Notes (preserved snapshot) · Swift Charts — New Features; issues 117186178, 117469419
removal · removed
Legacy Quick Look generator removal
Custom file-preview providers need the supported extension APIs instead of the older generator plug-in model.
- [1] macOS Sequoia 15 Beta Release Notes (preserved snapshot) · Quick Look — Deprecations; issue 116791365
compatibility · changed
Privacy alerts for legacy screen-capture APIs
The first beta documents a more visible privacy consequence for continuing to use legacy capture interfaces.
- [1] macOS Sequoia 15 Beta Release Notes (preserved snapshot) · ScreenCaptureKit — Deprecations; issue 120910350
developerApi · changed
Original in-app purchase API deprecation
The archived state marks a broad set of older commerce types as deprecated rather than immediately removed.
- [1] macOS Sequoia 15 Beta Release Notes (preserved snapshot) · StoreKit — Deprecations; issue 116600524
developerApi · introduced
Maps place identity and place cards
The initial notes group three MapKit additions for identifying, finding, and presenting places.
- [1] macOS Sequoia 15 Beta Release Notes (preserved snapshot) · Maps — New Features; issues 129071038, 129073725, 129073922
developerApi · introduced
AppKit window-sharing requests
Presentation and conferencing workflows can offer focused sharing without requiring every application window to be exposed.
- [1] macOS Sequoia 15 Beta Release Notes (preserved snapshot) · AppKit — New Features; issue 115318870
security · changed
System protection for app-group containers
Properly entitled applications retain access, while unsupported access can be denied or require temporary user consent.
- [1] macOS Sequoia 15 Beta Release Notes (preserved snapshot) · System Integrity Protection — New Features; issue 114586798