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[edit]

macOS[edit]

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, 20G525, 20G526
11.6.6 - 20G604, 20G608, 20G614, 20G618, 20G623
11.6.7 - 20G704, 20G710
11.6.8 - 20G715, 20G720, 20G725, 20G728
11.7 - 20G817
11.7.1 - 20G908, 20G912, 20G916, 20G918
11.7.2 - 20G1008, 20G1011, 20G1020
11.7.3 - 20G1102, 20G1113, 20G1116
11.7.5 - 20G1205, 20G1210, 20G1215, 20G1220, 20G1225
11.7.6 - 20G1329
11.7.7 - 20G1332, 20G1338, 20G1342, 20G1345
11.7.8 - 20G1403, 20G1407
11.7.9 - 20G1413, 20G1416, 20G1424, 20G1426
12.0.1 - 21A558, 21A559
12.1 - 21C51, 21C52
12.2 - 21D48
12.3 - 21E230
12.4 - 21F79
12.5 - 21G69, 21G72
12.6 - 21G115
12.6.1 - 21G207, 21G211, 21G215, 21G217
12.6.2 - 21G309, 21G312, 21G317, 21G320
12.6.3 - 21G403, 21G417, 21G419
12.6.4 - 21G506, 21G511, 21G516, 21G521, 21G526
12.6.5 - 21G630
12.6.6 - 21G633, 21G639, 21G644, 21G646
12.6.7 - 21G703, 21G708
12.6.8 - 21G713, 21G716, 21G724, 21G725
12.7 - 21G808, 21G813, 21G814
12.7.1 - 21G913
13.0 - 22A379, 22A380
13.1 - 22C65
13.2 - 22D49
13.3 - 22E252
13.4 - 22F62, 22F63, 22F66
13.5 - 22G74
13.6 - 22G109, 22G115, 22G116
13.6.1 - 22G213
14.0 - 23A339, 23A344

audioOS[edit]

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 - 19K52
15.3 - 19K546
15.4 - 19L440
15.5 - 19L570
15.6 - 19M63
16.0 - 20J373
16.1 - 20K71
16.2 - 20K362
16.3 - 20K649
16.4 - 20L497
16.5 - 20L562
16.6 - 20M73
17.0 - 21J354

iOS/iPadOS[edit]

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
15.4 - 19E241
15.5 - 19F77
15.6 - 19G69, 19G71
15.7 - 19H12
15.7.1 - 19H115
15.7.2 - 19H218
15.7.3 - 19H307
15.7.4 - 19H321
15.7.6 - 19H349
15.7.8 - 19H364
16.0 - 20A362
16.1 - 20B79
16.2 - 20C65
16.3 - 20D47
16.4 - 20E246
16.5 - 20F65, 20F66
16.6 - 20G75
16.7 - 20H18
17.0 - 21A329

tvOS[edit]

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 - 19K53
15.3 - 19K545
15.4 - 19L440
15.5 - 19L570
15.6 - 19M63
16.0 - 20J373
16.1 - 20K71
16.2 - 20K362
16.3 - 20K650
16.4 - 20L497
16.5 - 20L562
16.6 - 20M73
17.0 - 21J354

watchOS[edit]

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
8.5 - 19T242
8.6 - 19T572
8.7 - 19U66
9.0 - 20R361
9.1 - 20S75
9.2 - 20S361
9.3 - 20S648
9.4 - 20T253
9.5 - 20T562
9.6 - 20U73
10.0 - 21R356