When the stable version of macOS Sonoma will be released

Apple has been releasing new versions of macOS in late autumn for the past few years. It looks like macOS Sonoma may be released earlier this time.

Here's What We Know

Twitter user @iSWUpdates noticed that the seventh beta of macOS Sonoma has a build number ending in "a", while the seventh beta of macOS Ventura last year had a build number with an "f" at the end.

Looks like macOS Sonoma may eventually be released in 3 weeks too alongside iOS 17 and the rest pic.twitter.com/YZ4k9h3h7R

- iSoftware Updates (@iSWUpdates) August 30, 2023

Usually build numbers ending with an earlier letter of the alphabet mean that beta testing is coming to an end. So it's safe to assume that macOS Sonoma will be released alongside iOS 16 and iPadOS 16 as early as this month.

Cause we got beta 7 this week and it's an "a" build. Last year it was an "f" and released one week later

- iSoftware Updates (@iSWUpdates) August 30, 2023

Flashback

Apple showed off macOS 14 Sonoma at WWDC 2023 earlier this summer. The system got widget support, new video conferencing features, an updated Safari browser with work profiles and improved security, a game mode, and more.

Source: @iSWUpdates.