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macOS 15.6 Public

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The public macOS 15.6 release was a maintenance update with documented fixes for DFU restore, installer retrieval, managed networking, Setup Assistant, Recovery boots, and Platform SSO.

Date
Jul 29, 2025
Availability
available
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  1. macOS Sequoia 15.6 Release Notes

    Apple Developer · 2026-07-29 · General — Resolved Issues

  2. What's new for enterprise in macOS Sequoia

    Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · macOS Sequoia 15.6 — DHCP

  3. What's new for enterprise in macOS Sequoia

    Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · macOS Sequoia 15.6 — Platform SSO and 802.1X

  4. What's new for enterprise in macOS Sequoia

    Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · macOS Sequoia 15.6 — Recovery

  5. What's new for enterprise in macOS Sequoia

    Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · macOS Sequoia 15.6 — Setup Assistant

  6. What's new for enterprise in macOS Sequoia

    Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · macOS Sequoia 15.6 — softwareupdate

  7. What's new for enterprise in macOS Sequoia

    Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · macOS Sequoia 15.6

  8. What's new in the updates for macOS Sequoia 15

    Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · macOS Sequoia 15.6

Release changes

Changed in this release

Features, fixes, removals, and regressions first observed in this release record.

bugFix · fixed

DHCP through transparent proxies

documentedconfirmed

The release corrected DHCP address acquisition on networks using a transparent proxy extension.

  1. [1] What's new for enterprise in macOS Sequoia · macOS Sequoia 15.6 — DHCP

bugFix · fixed

Full-installer download fix

documentedconfirmed

The command-line full-installer fetch operation was restored to reliable completion.

  1. [1] What's new for enterprise in macOS Sequoia · macOS Sequoia 15.6 — softwareupdate

bugFix · fixed

Setup Assistant migration completion

documentedconfirmed

A managed setup combination that could prevent migration from completing was corrected.

  1. [1] What's new for enterprise in macOS Sequoia · macOS Sequoia 15.6 — Setup Assistant

bugFix · fixed

DFU restore reliability

documentedconfirmed

The update corrected unsuccessful DFU restores initiated through Finder or Apple Configurator.

  1. [1] macOS Sequoia 15.6 Release Notes · General — Resolved Issues

enhancement · changed

Platform SSO and 802.1X reliability

documentedconfirmed

Two managed-authentication workflows were made more reliable through an enrollment fix and a longer credential timeout.

  1. [1] What's new for enterprise in macOS Sequoia · macOS Sequoia 15.6 — Platform SSO and 802.1X