How to download macOS Monterey 12.2 beta on your Mac

macOS Monterey

Apple has released what is the public beta of macOS Monterey 12.2 for developers. In it, for example, we know that the ProMotion technology works but that very well and that users are very happy with this functionality. But of course, at the moment only those who have the beta installed can enjoy it. In this post we teach you how to download the trial version on your computers.

Before starting to explain how we would be able to install the beta 12.2 version of macOS Monterey, we must Note that beta versions are those that are under test and therefore can be somewhat unstable. That is why we recommend that if you really want to install this version on your computers, that they be those that you do not use regularly or mainly. Just in case.

Let's get into task. Let's see how we can install the beta version of macOS Monterey 12.2. We started.

The easiest thing would be if you already have a developer profile registered. In that case, it's as simple as heading to System Preferences> Software Updates and downloading the new version that Apple just released. If this is not the case, you have to keep reading. It is not a difficult process, but it never hurts to put the steps to make it even easier.

Backup before downloading and installing macOS Monterey 12.2 beta

Apple's Time Machine helps you recover old documents

Before joining the beta version, you must do a backup of your Mac. That way, if something goes wrong, or if you're unhappy and want to go back to a previous state, you can go back to where you started.

Although you normally make automatic backups, it does not hurt to make a manual one. The best way would be to do it via Time Machine.

  1. We click on the icon by Time Machine in the menu bar of our Mac.
  2. We click where it says Backup now.

Let the backup finish before continuing. You already know that you can also execute the copy through the terminal. But that is another story. We continue ...

The next step we must take is to tell Apple that we are interested in joining the beta tester program. 

Register your account for the macOS public beta

Macbook Pro M1

If you've never joined a public beta before, you'll need to start with rLog in with your Apple ID.

  1. Navigate to the address to register in the beta program. 
  2. We click where it says Sign Up to start. (If you've already signed up for a previous public beta, click Sign in.)
  3. We put our access data through the Apple ID.
  4. We log in.

We will start the download shortly. We have to register our Mac to join the test devices and Apple knows which ones the test software is installed on. That way you will keep track of how many people are helping things to go well. It is done simply by starting the download of the public beta version of macOS Monterey that is done through System Preferences in Software Updates.

  1. Button Download the macOS Public Beta Access Utility.
  2. Open the file and run the installer.

When the installer finishes downloading, System Preferences will automatically open to the Software Updates section. We click Update to download and install the public beta software. Once the software is downloaded, your Mac will automatically restart. The public beta update may take a long time to finish downloading, depending on the size. We can check the status in the preferences panel Software Updates of System Preferences.

Once we have it downloaded, we only have to install it so that it starts working on our Mac. Usually the installer is automatic. But if it doesn't start by itself or you want to leave it for later, you can open the installer through Spotlight or from the Application folder in the Finder.

  1. We start the installer. We choose «Continue». This is when they advise us to make the backup. But we have already anticipated and we have it done. So we continue.
  2. We accept the terms and other legal issues of any installation. And we confirm our selection.
  3. We select the unit in which we want to install the beta. Only in case you have several options. The normal thing is that this field does not appear.
  4. We proceed to install not without first putting our administrator password and click OK.
  5. We reboot or better yet, we let it reboot itself.

All this done, we already have the beta 12.2 of macOS Monterey installed and we can enjoy the news.


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