Apple has been offering public betas for macOS for a couple of years now as a way for those interested in testing out the upcoming software on their Macs, and providing feedback. If that's you, you'll need to sign up, enroll your Mac, download the macOS Mojave beta (version 10.14.5), and install it. It's not an overly complicated process, but we're here to walk you through it and, if you need it, a place to get extra help.
Apple occasionally offers updates to iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, tvOS, and macOS as closed developer previews or public betas. While the betas contain new features, they also contain pre-release bugs that can prevent the normal use of your iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Apple TV, or Mac, and are not intended for everyday use on a primary device. That's why we strongly recommend staying away from developer previews unless you need them for software development, and using the public betas with caution. If you depend on your devices, wait for the final release.
- Read reviews, compare customer ratings, see screenshots, and learn more about Microsoft Outlook. Download Microsoft Outlook for macOS 10.13 or later and enjoy it on your Mac. A qualifying Microsoft 365 subscription is required for this application.
- Nov 17, 2018 Can’t find Missing Mail on MacOS Mojave after Update. So you can’t seem to find any of the previous emails you had. Various problems are occurring with the mail app, especially with sending emails as well. You will need to check your connections before anything else. Step 1: To do this, you will need to open the Mail app.
- Wait about 30-45min to install new macOS Update, and once this has been completed, you will see that it has finished. Install Update in Mojave VirtualBox After your new version of macOS Mojave has installed your Mac OS or Virtual Machine will then restart and once that has done you’ll be able to run the latest version of macOS Mojave.
Sep 12, 2019 Re: Can't install macOS 10.14 Mojave as guest on macOS 10.14 Mojave host udaller Aug 4, 2019 5:14 AM ( in response to MJMullinII ) @MJMullinll Thanks for that - solved the problem here. May 15, 2019 This article lists bugs which you and I have encountered in macOS Mojave 10.14.5 itself, rather than issues in specific third-party applications and other software. Note: This article refers to 10.14.5 and is no longer being maintained. To see the list of bugs in 10.14.6, which is being maintained, please go to this article.
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What's new in the macOS Mojave public beta?
April 29, 2019: Apple releases macOS 10.14.5 public beta 4 to testers
Apple has released macOS Mojave 10.14.5 public beta 4 for members of the Beta Software Program. If you already have the macOS Mojave public beta installed, head to System Preferences > Software Updates and download away. If you've been waiting for macOS 10.14.5 to get started with macOS testing, now's the time to grab it!
April 23, 2019: Apple releases macOS 10.14.5 public beta 3 to testers
Apple has released macOS Mojave 10.14.4 public beta 3 for members of the Beta Software Program. If you already have the macOS Mojave public beta installed, head to System Preferences > Software Updates and download away. If you've been waiting for macOS 10.14.5 to get started with macOS testing, now's the time to grab it!
March 4, 2019: Apple releases macOS 10.14.4 public beta 4 to testers
Apple has released macOS Mojave 10.14.4 public beta 4 for members of the Beta Software Program. If you already have the macOS Mojave public beta installed, head to System Preferences > Software Updates and download away. If you've been waiting for macOS 10.14.4 to get started with macOS testing, now's the time to grab it!
February 19, 2019: Apple releases macOS 10.14.4 public beta 3 to testers
Apple has released macOS Mojave 10.14.4 public beta 3 for members of the Beta Software Program. If you already have the macOS Mojave public beta installed, head to System Preferences > Software Updates and download away. If you've been waiting for macOS 10.14.4 to get started with macOS testing, now's the time to grab it!
February 5, 2019: Apple releases macOS 10.14.4 public beta 2 to testers
Apple has released macOS Mojave 10.14.4 public beta 2 for members of the Beta Software Program. If you already have the macOS Mojave public beta installed, head to System Preferences > Software Updates and download away. If you've been waiting for macOS 10.14.4 to get started with macOS testing, now's the time to grab it!
January 28, 2019: Apple releases macOS 10.14.4 public beta 1 to testers
Apple has released macOS Mojave 10.14.4 public beta 1 for members of the Beta Software Program. If you already have the macOS Mojave public beta installed, head to System Preferences > Software Updates and download away. If you've been waiting for macOS 10.14.4 to get started with macOS testing, now's the time to grab it!
January 10, 2019: Apple releases macOS 10.14.3 public beta 4 to testers
Apple has released macOS Mojave 10.14.3 public beta 4 for members of the Beta Software Program. If you already have the macOS Mojave public beta installed, head to System Preferences > Software Updates and download away. If you've been waiting for macOS 10.14.3 to get started with macOS testing, now's the time to grab it!
December 11, 2018: Apple releases macOS 10.14.3 public beta 1 to testers
Apple has released macOS Mojave 10.14.3 public beta 1 for members of the Beta Software Program. If you already have the macOS Mojave public beta installed, head to System Preferences > Software Updates and download away. If you've been waiting for macOS 10.14.3 to get started with macOS testing, now's the time to grab it!
November 15, 2018: Apple releases macOS 10.14.2 public beta 3 to testers
Apple has released macOS Mojave 10.14.2 public beta 1 for members of the Beta Software Program. If you already have the macOS Mojave public beta installed, head to System Preferences > Software Updates and download away. If you've been waiting for macOS 10.14.1 to get started with macOS testing, now's the time to grab it!
November 7, 2018: Apple releases macOS 10.14.2 public beta 2 to testers
Apple has released macOS Mojave 10.14.2 public beta 2 for members of the Beta Software Program. If you already have the macOS Mojave public beta installed, head to System Preferences > Software Updates and download away. If you've been waiting for macOS 10.14.1 to get started with macOS testing, now's the time to grab it!
November 2, 2018: Apple releases macOS 10.14.2 public beta 1 to testers
Apple has released macOS Mojave 10.14.2 public beta 1 for members of the Beta Software Program. If you already have the macOS Mojave public beta installed, head to System Preferences > Software Updates and download away. If you've been waiting for macOS 10.14.1 to get started with macOS testing, now's the time to grab it!
October 17, 2018: Apple releases macOS 10.14.1 public beta 4 to testers
Apple has released macOS Mojave 10.14.1 public beta 1 for members of the Beta Software Program. If you already have the macOS Mojave public beta installed, head to System Preferences > Software Updates and download away. If you've been waiting for macOS 10.14.1 to get started with macOS testing, now's the time to grab it!
September 27, 2018: Apple releases macOS 10.14.1 public beta 1 to testers
Apple has released macOS Mojave 10.14.1 public beta 4 for members of the Beta Software Program. If you already have the macOS Mojave public beta installed, head to System Preferences > Software Updates and download away. If you've been waiting for macOS 10.14.1 to get started with macOS testing, now's the time to grab it!
August 20, 2018: Apple releases macOS Mojave public beta 7 to testers
Apple has released macOS Mojave 10.14 public beta 7 for members of the Beta Software Program. If you already have the macOS Mojave public beta installed, head to System Preferences > Software Updates and download away. If you've been waiting for beta 3 to get started with macOS 10.14 testing, now's the time to grab it!
August 13, 2018: Apple releases macOS Mojave public beta 6 to testers
Apple has released macOS Mojave 10.14 public beta 6 for members of the Beta Software Program. If you already have the macOS Mojave public beta installed, head to System Preferences > Software Updates and download away. If you've been waiting for beta 3 to get started with macOS 10.14 testing, now's the time to grab it!
How to make a back up of your Mac
Before joining the public beta, you need to make a backup of your Mac. That way, if something goes wrong, or if you're simply not happy and want to revert to macOS 10.14.3, you can go right back to where you started.
Even if you back up every night, you'll want to make double, triple sure you're covered. So make a manual backup now. Here's how to do it with Time Machine. Even if you use something different or additional, like SuperDuper!, make sure you manually start a backup now.
- Click on the Time Machine icon in your Mac Menubar.
- Click on Backup now.
Let the backup finish before proceeding.
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Note: If you're not adverse to the Terminal, you can also make a bootable Mojave installer as a way to jumpstart reversion, if needed.
How to register your account for the macOS 10.14.4 public beta
If you've already joined a public beta for macOS in the past, you don't need to register again for macOS 10.14.4. Simply sign in with the same Apple ID. If you've never joined a public beta before, you'll need to start by signing up with your Apple ID.
- Go to beta.apple.com in Safari on your Mac.
- Click on Sign up to get started. (If you've already signed up for a previous public beta, Click on Sign in and skip to 'How to enroll your Mac', below.)
- Enter you Apple ID email address and password.
- Click Sign in.
Once you're signed up and signed in, it's time to start downloading.
How to enroll your Mac in the macOS 10.14.4 public beta
Downloading the macOS 10.14.4 public beta is done through the Mac App Store but requires a special code (like a promo or gift code). The code is provided for you on the website but is also automatically entered for you when you click to begin the process.
- Go to beta.apple.com, if you're not there already.
- Click on the macOS tab, if it's not highlighted already.
- Click the Download macOS Public Beta Access Utility button.
- Open the file from your Downloads window.
- Double-click the package to run the installer.
When the installer is finished downloading, the Mac App Store will automatically open to the Updates section. Click Update to download and install the public beta software. After the software has been downloaded, your Mac will automatically restart.
If the latest public beta does not appear on the Updates list, restart your Mac. Then, open the Mac App Store and click the Updates tab.
The public beta update can take a long time to finish downloading, depending on the size. You can check the status in the Updates tab of the Mac App Store.
How to install the macOS 10.14.4 public beta
The macOS public beta installer will automatically open when it's downloaded. If it doesn't, or if you prefer to do it later, you open Install macOS Mojave Public Beta at any time via Spotlight or Launchpad, or from the Application folder in the Finder.
- Launch Install macOS Mojave Public Beta app, if it's not launched already.
- Click Continue at the bottom. Linux distributions for macos 2019.
- If prompted to make a backup, and you didn't before, click Continue in the drop-down. If you just made a backup, click Cancel.
- Click Continue at the bottom once your backup completes, or if you skipped it.
- Click Agree to accept the licensing terms.
- Click Agree again to confirm.
- Click on the drive you want to install onto (if you have multiple options; most people won't.)
- Click Install.
- Enter you administrator password and click OK.
- Click Restart (if your Mac doesn't restart automatically, or you don't want to wait).
Once your Mac reboots, it'll be running the macOS public beta. There's a brief bit of setup you'll need to go through, however, as the system will have changed enough that it'll need your login to complete the update.
Once that's done, you'll be ready to rock macOS 10.14.4.
How to update to a new version of the macOS 10.14.4 public beta
Downloading software updates has changed since macOS Mojave, and updating your Mac is no longer done through the Mac App Store.
- Open System Preferences from your Dock or Applications folder.
- Click Software Update.
- Click Update Now if there is an update available for your Mac.
- Click the checkbox next to Automatically keep my Mac up to date if you want your Mac to automatically download and install software updates in the future.
What's new, and what if you don't like it?
If you ultimately decide macOS Mojave 10.14.4 isn't for you, you can still revert back to macOS 10.14.3.
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UPDATE: 11/17/19
This issue was fixed in 10.15.0, only to break again in 10.15.1! I’m covering the issue again here.
If you are here for the 10.15.1 issue, you can follow the same 10.14.4 workaround instructions below.
UPDATE: 07/31/19
This will probably be the final update. Sadly the issue is NOT fixed in 10.146. Even worse, this will be the final update and the issue will not be fixed in Mojave. I submitted this issue right after it was found in 10.14.4 and it’s just a bummer that this will never be fixed in Mojave. The only good news I can give you is that this is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.
UPDATE: 07/09/19
The AD Mobile Account option to “Update Keychain Password” when resting your password outside the Mac is still broken in macOS Mojave 10.14.5. This issue is still not fixed in current 10.14.6 Beta! Be sure to contact Apple if you haven’t already done so!
10.14.4 Update password fixes/problems
I really like the 10.14.4 update, trust me I do! It arrived with so many fixes that have really helped MacAdmins. The problem is, it also broke a few things. Just when I thought we found all the fixes/problems a new one pops up. If you have been following along, this is now my 4th article on password fixes/problems in the 10.14.4 update. Lets quickly review
- 1. 10.14.4 will now sync your AD password to FileVault if forgotten
- 2. 10.14.4 update fixes AD Account/FileVault password change sync
- 3. 10.14.4 Update breaks local account password reset when using FileVault Recovery Key
- 4. 10.14.4 Update breaks “Update Keychain Password” + Workaround
10.14.4 Update breaks “Update Keychain Password” process for Ad Mobile Accounts.
This issue affects Active Directory Mobile Account users. If you use Mobile Accounts you have seen this message before.
You will only see this message if you change your Active Directory Password outside the Mac. An example of this would be if you changed your AD password on a 2nd Mac, Windows PC or Web Portal. Logging in with the new password will sync that new password down to the Macs local cache but can NOT change the keychain password without the OLD password. You can click “Create New Keychain” and brand new login keychain will be created. But what if you have Xcode Developer Certs and Private keys or Wifi certs? In this case you need your old keychain intact.
Clicking “Update Keychain Password” just creates a new login keychain.
If you click “Update Keychain Password” you should see this. (10.14.0-10.14.3)
Instead, after clicking the update button you will not see this message and you are now at the desktop. If you open up keychain access you will see that your login keychain was wiped out.
Workaround – Find renamed keychain, change password and restore.
Good news, I have a workaround for you. The old login Kkeychain luckily still remains in ~/Library/Keychains
We will have to perform a few steps to restore your old login keychain
- 1. Find renamed keychain – located in ~/Library/Keychains and called login_renamed_1.keychain-db
- 2. Change password of login_renamed_1.keychain-db from old to new
- 3. Remove login.keychain-db
- 4. Rename login_renamed_1.keychain-db to login.keychain-db
- 5. Restore login.keychain-db to Keychain Access.app
- 6. Log out and back in.
1. Find renamed keychain
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The old keychain is located in ~/Library/Keychains and called login_renamed_1.keychain-db
2. Change login_renamed_1.keychain-db password
You used to be able to change the login keychain password through Keychain Access. This is no longer possible.
What if we clicked “Add Keychain” and tried to add the renamed keychain then try to change the password?
This looks promising but after clicking “change password for keychain login_renamed” nothing happens. I then tried to unlock it with the old password.
After unlocking I attempted to change the password again.
Still no go! After clicking change password nothing happened. At this point, I thought I was out of luck.
Enter CLI command security
Never give up a fight without visiting the Command Line Interface! The CLI can be your best friend. Let’s take a look at the security man page and see if anything will help us. Open terminal and type in man security
set-keychain-password Set password for a keychain.
Oh ya, now we are talking! Let’s take a look at the options.
Perfect, just what we are looking for. Lets try it out.
sudo security -v set-keychain-password /path_to_user_keychain
You will be prompted for your old and new password. Now that the old keychain has the same password as your AD account we can move it back into Keychain Access.app.
3. Remove login.keychain-db
Now we can just delete the empty login keychain.
Right click on login and select Delete Keychain “Login” then click “Delete References & Files”. You should now only have Local Items, System and System Roots.
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4. Rename login_renamed_1.keychain-db to login.keychain-db
We now need to rename login_renamed_1.keychain-db to login.keychain-db. You can either do this in keychain access or in the finder. Let’s rename in the finder. Click once on login_renamed_1.keychain-db and change it to login.keychain-db.
5. Restore login.keychain-db to Keychain Access.app
Now all we need to do is add our old keychain back to Keychain Access.app. Right click in the keychain section and select “Add Keychain”.
Navigate to ~/Library/Keychains/login.keychain-db and select it. You will now see login in the keychain box! At this time it will be locked. You can test unlocking it now. Right click on login and select “Unlock Keychain login”
You will now be prompted to enter in your current password.
6. Log out and back in to confirm
You have now restored your old keychain. Log out and then back in to confirm. You are now good to go!
As always, we need to submit a bug report to Apple.
I can not stress how important this is. The more reports we put in the higher priority the issue gets. We are also running out time and only have about 3 weeks before 10.14.5 is released.
I have submitted a bug report to Apple at bugreport.apple.com. I also created an open radar at openradar.appspot.com
Credits
Thanks to hawkzhang45 from JAMF Nation forum for calling this issue out. Also to m.entholzner for conformation and submitting an Apple Enterprise Ticket. You can read the original thread here.
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