Release Candidate

A release candidate build (RC) is typically the final build of a piece of software in the beta stages for developers. Typically it is the final build before a major release.

Up until before iOS/iPadOS 14.2, Apple used Golden Master (GM) but with 14.2 that changed to release candidate.

Builds declared Release Candidate

macOS

• 11.0.1 - 20B5012d, 20B5022a, 20B28
• 11.1 - 20C69
• 11.2 - 20D53, 20D62, 20D64
• 11.3 - 20E232
• 11.4 - 20F71
• 11.5 - 20G70, 20G71
• 11.6.1 - 20G211, 20G214, 20G219, 20G221
• 11.6.2 - 20G303, 20G306, 20G311, 20G313
• 11.6.3 - 20G405, 20G409, 20G413
• 11.6.4 - 20G507
• 11.6.5 - 20G517, 20G521
• 12.0.1 - 21A558, 21A559
• 12.1 - 21C51, 21C52
• 12.2 - 21D48

audioOS

• 14.3 - 18K561 (18K563 was release)
• 14.4 - 18K802
• 14.5 - 18L203
• 14.6 - 18L569
• 14.7 - 18M60
• 15.0 - 19J346
• 15.1 - 19J572
• 15.2 - 19K546

iOS/iPadOS

• 14.2 - 18B91 (18B92 was release)
• 14.3 - 18C65, 18C66
• 14.4 - 18D52
• 14.5 - 18E199
• 14.6 - 18F71, 18F72
• 14.7 - 18G68, 18G69
• 15.0 - 19A344
• 15.1 - 19B74, 19B75
• 15.2 - 19C56, 19C57
• 15.3 - 19D49

tvOS

• 14.2 - 18K57
• 14.3 - 18K561
• 14.4 - 18K802
• 14.5 - 18L204
• 14.6 - 18L569
• 14.7 - 18M60
• 15.0 - 19J346
• 15.1 - 19J572
• 15.2 - 19K545

watchOS

• 7.1 - 18R589 (18R590 was release)
• 7.2 - 18S563
• 7.3 - 18S801
• 7.4 - 18T195
• 7.5 - 18T567
• 7.6 - 18U63
• 8.0 - 19R346
• 8.1 - 19R570
• 8.3 - 19S55
• 8.4 - 19S546

See Also

• Firmware
  • Beta Firmware

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