Apple、macOS Sonoma 14.2 RC 2を開発者に対して公開

Appleは本日、macOS Sonoma 14.2 RC2を開発者に対して公開しました(MacRumors)。

Apple Developer Programに加入している開発者は、「設定 > 一般 > ソフトウェアアップデート > ベータアップデート」からベータ版をインストールすることができます。

今回リリースされたソフトウェアのビルド番号は以下の通りです:

最初のRCのビルド番号「23C63」から「23C64」へと変更されています。

macOS Sonoma 14.2では、PDFの自動入力機能が強化されるほか、メッセージのContact Key Verification、ステッカーのタップバックオプション、新しい天気ウィジェットなどが追加されます。

リリースノートは以下の通りです。

This update introduces enhanced Autofill for PDFs and improvements to Messages and Weather. This release also includes other features, bug fixes, and security updates for your Mac.

PDFs
- Enhanced AutoFill identifies fields in PDFs and other forms enabling you to populate them with information such as names and addresses from your contacts

Messages
- Catch-up arrow lets you easily jump to your first unread message in a conversation by clicking the arrow visible in the top-right corner
- Add sticker option in the context menu lets you add a sticker directly to a bubble
- Contact Key Verification provides automatic alerts and Contact Verification Codes to help verify people facing extraordinary digital threats are messaging only with the people they intend

Weather
- Precipitation amounts help you stay on top of rain and snow conditions for a given day over the next 10 days
- New widgets let you choose from next-hour precipitation, daily forecast, sunrise and sunset times, and current conditions such as Air Quality, Feels Like, and wind speed
- Wind map snapshot helps you quickly assess wind patterns and access the animated wind map overlay to prepare for forecasted wind conditions for the next 24 hours

Clock
- Multiple timers let you run several timers simultaneously and create a name for each timer
- Timer presets help you quickly start a timer with a range of preset options
- Recents makes it easy to restart your recently used timers

This update also includes the following new features:
- Favorite Songs Playlist in Apple Music lets you quickly get back to the songs you mark as favorites
- Use Listening History in Apple Music can be disabled in a Focus so music you listen to does not appear in Recently Played or influence your recommendations
- Shazam Music Recognition allows you to quickly identify songs playing online or around you, even when wearing AirPods
- New keyboard layouts provide support for 7 additional Sámi languages
- Some features may not be available for all regions or on all Apple devices.

正式版は来週リリースされる予定です。