Getting rid of Tahoe nagging in 15.7.5

For Mac users:

If you want to block the constant nagging to move to macOS Tahoe 26 but have discovered after updating to Sequoia 15.7.5 that the device management profile trick no longer works, you can still block the nags by signing up for macOS Sequoia public beta updates. The links above go to one video from Mr. Macintosh that explains both options.

N.B.: Like the device management profile trick, the public beta option is not as daunting as it might sound.

When I went to the Apple Beta page to sign up, I thought that beta updates for Sequoia were no longer an option: the page appeared to show only macOS Tahoe. But then I scrolled a bit, saw “Sign up,” and found that macOS Sequoia Public Beta is still an available option. So I signed up. And when I checked the Software Update section in System Settings, the Sequoia public beta option had already appeared.

In the Software Update section of System Settings, I have everything except “Install Security Responses and system files” turned off so that no unexpected beta version of Sequoia will find its way onto my Mac.

[Ta-da.]

A new beta would be extremely unlikely anyway, given that Apple is all in on Tahoe. The point of signing up for Sequoia public betas is not to get Sequoia public betas. It’s to stop Apple from insisting that a Mac user move to Tahoe.

[And ta-da.]

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A bonus: Signing up for iOS 18 Public Beta means no more nags about Tahoe on the iPhone. Bad advice. An exploit called DarkSword, aimed at iOS 18 phones, makes updating to Tahoe a necessity for many iPhone users. Adam Engst’s TidBITS explains.

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