Hello,
A notification in MacOS Sonoma tells me that there are new updates, but when I click on it, there aren't any!
My OS is up to date...
I don't know if it's a bug, but it seems to have been doing so since Sonoma 14.6. I happens 3/4 times per week.
New updates
New software is ready for installation.
Mac mini, macOS 14.6
An yes I did participate in that question also
The original contributor who first saw this issue elsewhere was @VikingOSX
There are several Senior Contributors experience this phantom and false Software Update post the Sonoma 14.6.1 update
At this time of writing this reply, there is no known solution that I know of to stop this issue
Can only suggest, maybe contacting Apple Directly and alerting them of this issue
If there are enough person who report this, maybe they will react more quickly with some type of fix ?
Start now and open an Apple Support Ticket as they are PAID Apple Employees to deal will these types of issues .
Product Feedback - and make it known to Apple regarding this ongoing issue
1 800 MyApple
Other location call Centres
This appears to be a side effect of participating in beta problems. Apple recently implemented stricter policies for participating in the beta program. Before, the installers links were publicly available and anyone could install them. Now, they are tied to your Apple account. But apparently, anytime a new beta version of anything gets posted, you get the notification, whether or not the device receiving the notification is on the beta or not. So it's not really broken. The notification is for you, not your computer.
I don't know if it's possible to unenrol in any of the beta programs, or if Apple is ever going to change this behaviour. Given how people are always chomping at the bit to get the latest version of everything, it certainly sounds like the system is operating as designed and giving people exactly what they want.
For the record, I don't see this problem on Ventura. As a developer, I do have access to the betas and run some of them. Perhaps since there are no more beta versions of Ventura, I don't get the notifications.
To add
Have updated 3 machines from Sonoma 14.6 to Sonoma 14.6.1 and Yes No Beta Testing every.
Since 14.6.1 was installed - nope none of these phantom update appearing
Perhaps my learned colleague has something there
I'm getting this false notification too. I've never participated in any beta program. I don't even have automatic updates turned on and as a result have never before received any notification for updates. This only started happening after updating to 14.6.1
I, too, have started to get those dummy macOS update alerts although I have the latest macOS Sonoma 14.6.1.
Over the years I have received offers to participate in macOS beta programs but I have never participated because I have only one primary Mac that is compatible with such beta. Anyway, this is only a minor annoyance.
Thank you for your answer. I never used/downloaded any MacOS beta since I use Apple devices. I'll wait for the next update; to see if it's solved.
Thank you for your answer. I've submitted a feedback because I never used/downloaded any MacOS beta since I use Apple devices.
You are welcome
Notification for new OS updates that don't exist
