[pre-release] macOS Tahoe

[webipsum]

1 hour ago, webipsum said:

Please, download this .heic and open with Preview app:
https://www.insanelymac.com/applications/core/interface/file/attachment.php?id=421985&key=242257a78e159c861f15c42cf4bdaa2b
And tell me if open same picture first post or same second post.

@chris1111, you who know EVERYTHING about .icns or .heic images, does Beta 6 have any bugs? 

Note: I'm referring to the Preview app when opening .heic or .icns files, not specifically Dynamic Wallpaper.
 

Edited August 15, 2025 by webipsum

[webipsum]

14 minutes ago, eSaF said:

Let me see if I can see if there is a difference on my machine or the same as your result.

Just checked and it's all good on my machine.

  Reveal hidden contents

When you open the image with Preview, the image appears like this:

 

[webipsum]

8 minutes ago, eSaF said:

Ok this is how the download pic appears on mine.It's got that pink hue.

Do the other images (4) appear in the tab on the left?

 

Edited August 15, 2025 by webipsum

[bluenote56]

Thanks to @fantomas for the direct link. I could update but my software update doesn't work well anymore. I'll check later what the *** I did, since I'm the cause for sure . Thanks all as usual.

 

[webipsum]

1 hour ago, webipsum said:

@Anto65, @miliuco and @eSaF (My Young Consultants!):

Have you tested this Dynamic Wallpaper (.heic) on Tahoe Beta 6?
I'm asking because it was working fine until Beta 5. Not so on Beta 6!
Even if you open it with the Preview app, it doesn't display as shown in the image (heic) below; it looks like a single image like PNG, JPG, etc.

In my opinion, it's a bug.
If you have Beta 5, Sequoia, Sonoma, or Ventura, etc., open .heic image and you'll see that it behaves differently.
Thanks @eSaF.

EDIT:
In the Preview app, .heic or .icns images should display the embedded images in the left tab. This doesn't happen in Beta 6!
 

Edited August 15, 2025 by webipsum

[nmano]

4 hours ago, verdazil said:

Have they really been tested with USB2 and USB3 devices and do they work? 😀

And I, naive, thought that there was a limit of 15 ports per physical controller...

I don't test all ports. But Its worked.

 

[naiclub]

58 minutes ago, matxpa said:

 

Spoiler

I downloaded it yesterday after you mentioned it.

Edited August 15, 2025 by naiclub

[surfinchina]

2 hours ago, eSaF said:

Yes absolutely correct, images appears and function correctly in  both Sonoma and Sequoia.

The tests were performed in all three Mac versions. Beta 6 is flawed when displaying this Dynamic Wallpaper.

 

Also Preview only displays one Thumbnail Sample instead of all four aspects of the file.

As it is still a Beta I suppose we have to expect these Bugs.

 

Talking about bugs, does anyone else get random hiding of the dock after screensave has been on? I have it set to always showing but it hides after the screensaver has been on for a while.

Also, my Tahoe nighttime dynamic wallpaper is just pretty well black lol. As you'd expect I guess. I'm using HDR and that seems to be quirky sometimes.

[tlac]

20 hours ago, eSaF said:

No need as I already know it worked in that way before the Apple HDA restoration.

As a matter of interest what are your machine specs? This is so we can understand your query clearly and hopefully provide viable answers.

 

Sorry if you've already posted them and Ive missed it.

Then again it would be a lot easier for all if you furnish your profile with your machine's specs.

 

My configuration is basic: Gigabyte Z490i + i3-10105T (UHD 630).

 

I reinstalled Sequoia to double check that my EFI is still working correctly. And yes, I have sound through HDMI or DP.

Then I did a clean install of Beta6 and now there’s no digital sound anymore.

 

Of course, I did not restore AppleHDA and I’m really curious if it’s possible to get HDMI/DP audio working without doing that or not.

Edited August 15, 2025 by tlac

[chris1111]

6 hours ago, webipsum said:

@chris1111, you who know EVERYTHING about .icns or .heic images, does Beta 6 have any bugs? 

Note: I'm referring to the Preview app when opening .heic or .icns files, not specifically Dynamic Wallpaper.
 

 

you are right, it does not open the  .heic  the way sequoia does so it is probably a beta bug

[galisrule]

7 hours ago, naiclub said:

  Reveal hidden contents

I downloaded it yesterday after you mentioned it.

share it

[Thebes Knossos]

Latest Beta is comming to CustomerSeed:

 

Edited August 16, 2025 by Thebes Knossos

[bluenote56]

2 hours ago, Thebes Knossos said:

Latest Beta is comming to CustomerSeed:

 

It seems to me it's the same number of beta6.

[Cyberdevs]

Guys, I'm gonna let you say your piece but I'm gonna remove these posts 

 

@Anto65 and @matxpa
Guys let's not this argument turn into something that it's not, you might just have a simple miscommunication and a simple misunderstanding, so please either use PM to resolve this issue or simply just drop it.

Thanks 

[chris1111]

If some body is intersted I have also the latest KDK from Apple before he was remove;

its on Github here: Kernel_Debug_Kit_25A5338b.dmg two days a go all Kernel_Debug_Kit_For_Kext_Drop

[jlrycm]

On 6/28/2025 at 10:53 AM, chris1111 said:

Creative Sound Blaster PLAY! 3, USB DAC Amp and External Sound Card

For Windows and Mac

Perfect

 

 

@chris1111 in macOS Tahoe, for this sound blaster DAC, are you simply plug in and using it without the Sound Blaster Play! 3 Control Panel app? The app is good for tweaks (it works in Sequoia but in macOS Tahoe I'm getting an error (the audio device supported by this application cannot be detected. The application will now close), maybe it's because Tahoe is beta?

[Naki]

Can someone please share a full PKG download for full latest macOS Tahoe Beta?

( For download via IDM on Windows 10 OS PC. )

 

I am using one of the very early macOS Tahoe Betas currently, so want to get it updated to latest now.

Having no real Macs here seems I am blocked from usual method.

( Cannot login to Apple account at all, it errors out - and if I cannot login I do not get latest Beta access. )

Edited August 16, 2025 by Naki

[MaLd0n]

https://mrmacintosh.com/macos-tahoe-full-installer-database-download-directly-from-apple/

[Naki]

Thanks for the very quick reply!  
Downloading now..

[miliuco]

@jlrycm

I have a Sound Blaster Play! 3 since Tahoe beta 2 and it works fine. No kext or any other setting needed. Sound of good quality.

Tried SimpleLoader and MyKextInstaller and both have worked fine too. 

Edited August 20, 2025 by miliuco
Typo

[BALDY_MAN]

im using Creative Stage 2. sound bar. via usb for sound

[fusion71au]

On 8/15/2025 at 6:36 AM, tlac said:

Does anyone have working audio on Intel (UHD 630) HDMI/DP without having to restore the AppleHDA.kext?

 

On my Skylake NUC6i5SYH with only integrated graphics (Intel Iris Plus 540), I need root patched AppleHDA.kext to have functioning Intel DP/HDMI audio output.  VoodooHDA.kext restores my Realtek ALC283 audio codec (headphone output) but unfortunately not Intel DP/HDMI audio.

 

From what I gather, people with discrete AMD graphics cards still have functioning DP/HDMI sound output through their graphics card's DP or HDMI without having to restore AppleHDA.  Of course In Tahoe Beta1, I didn't need root patching as AppleHDA was present.

Edited August 17, 2025 by fusion71au
Clarity

[sphinx84]

On 7/23/2025 at 12:30 AM, strangeron said:

Tahoe EFI won't run Ventura?

Yes, I have two different opencore (from SSD and USB flash for Taho)

[BALDY_MAN]

9 hours ago, fusion71au said:

 

On my Skylake NUC6i5SYH with only integrated graphics (Intel Iris Plus 540), I need root patched AppleHDA.kext to have functioning Intel HDMI output.  VoodooHDA.kext restores my Realtek ALC283 audio codec (headphone output) but unfortunately not Intel HDMI. 

 

From what I gather, people with discrete AMD graphics cards still have functioning DP/HDMI sound output through their graphics card's DP or HDMI without having to restore AppleHDA.  Of course In Tahoe Beta1, I didn't need root patching as AppleHDA was present.

I Have sound  working though HDMI and DP. WITH MY rx6800 . and rx6600. 26.0 Beta (25A5338b)

[deeveedee]

On 7/22/2025 at 5:30 PM, strangeron said:

Tahoe EFI won't run Ventura?

I use a single EFI to boot macOS Catalina through Tahoe on my hack.

 

EDIT: I'm using VoodooHDA.kext with Tahoe, but because I'm using AppleALC as an AppleHDAGFX "blocker" instead of AppleHDADisabler, I still load AppleALC in Tahoe.

Edited August 17, 2025 by deeveedee