Apple today notified developers that the Beta version of TestFlight for Mac is now available and can be used to test Mac applications. Registered developers can download the TestFlight for Mac Beta test version, which can be used to test their own applications and other developers’ applications on macOS Monterey beta 5. TestFlight for Mac, like TestFlight for iOS, will allow developers to easily test the beta version of the macOS application before it is released.
Apple said that when using this version of TestFlight on macOS Monterey Beta 5 or earlier, users need to exit before updating the local Mac application Beta because the system will provide an exit prompt before the update. VoiceOver did not fully function in the TestFlight beta.
Apple is soliciting feedback from developers on the Mac version of TestFlight through the feedback assistant in macOS Monterey. The test version of TestFlight 3.2 can be downloaded from the Developer Center. To use it, macOS 12 Monterey is required. The TestFlight for Mac application is currently not available to non-developers. Developers said that they are now able to submit macOS applications built with the Xcode 13 beta version to App Store Connect.
9to5Mac confirmed that not only can it now submit applications using the Xcode 13 beta version to App Store Connect, but developers can now also prepare for TestFlight. The TestFlight option now appears as a macOS app on App Store Connect, which is the platform that developers use to manage all the apps they submit to Apple.
Once the developer invites the user to download the macOS beta app, the user will receive an email from Apple with a link to install the Mac version of TestFlight. However, the link is currently redirected to the main page of Apple’s developer portal, which indicates that Apple has not yet allowed ordinary users to use it.
