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About two weeks after providing the previous beta for testing purposes, Apple seeded developers with a fourth beta build of the next macOSMonterey12.5 software update.
The fourth beta of macOS Monterey 12.5 will be available approximately two weeks after Apple seeded the third build. macOS 12.5 itself seems to be a minor update focused on bug fixes and internal improvements. There are no changes for users.
In addition to macOS Monterey 12.5, Apple is also offering a beta build of the next macOS Ventura software update. Currently, the build is the second developer beta and a public test build is scheduled for late summer.
AppleInsider, And Apple itself are less likely to have data loss or other issues and are strongly advised to users not to install beta software on “mission critical” or primary devices. Instead, the tester should install the beta on a secondary or non-required device and make sure they have a good backup of their important data before the first update.