OS Deferrals Deferral Overview
Time-based Deferral Overview
This page provides an overview of the deferral periods for different macOS releases based on set delay periods (14, 30, 60, 90 days).
Deferral Periods Overview
The following tables shows the macOS and iOS / iPadOS release deferral periods based on different thresholds. The table is updated based on data provided by the Apple Software Lookup Service (GDMF) .
macOS Release Deferral Overview (as of Feb 28, 2025)
Due in less than 7 days
| OS Version | Build | Release Date | 14-Day Deferral | 30-Day Deferral | 60-Day Deferral | 90-Day Deferral |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.3.1 | 24D70 | Feb 10, 2025 | Feb 24, 2025 | Mar 12, 2025 | Apr 11, 2025 | May 11, 2025 |
| 15.3 | - | Jan 27, 2025 | Feb 10, 2025 | Feb 26, 2025 | Mar 28, 2025 | Apr 27, 2025 |
| 15.2 | - | Dec 11, 2024 | Dec 25, 2024 | Jan 10, 2025 | Feb 9, 2025 | Mar 11, 2025 |
| 15.1.1 | - | Nov 19, 2024 | Dec 3, 2024 | Dec 19, 2024 | Jan 18, 2025 | Feb 17, 2025 |
| 15.1 | - | Oct 28, 2024 | Nov 11, 2024 | Nov 27, 2024 | Dec 27, 2024 | Jan 26, 2025 |
| 14.7.4 | 23H420 | Feb 10, 2025 | Feb 24, 2025 | Mar 12, 2025 | Apr 11, 2025 | May 11, 2025 |
| 14.7.3 | - | Jan 27, 2025 | Feb 10, 2025 | Feb 26, 2025 | Mar 28, 2025 | Apr 27, 2025 |
| 14.7.2 | - | Dec 11, 2024 | Dec 25, 2024 | Jan 10, 2025 | Feb 9, 2025 | Mar 11, 2025 |
| 14.7.1 | - | Oct 28, 2024 | Nov 11, 2024 | Nov 27, 2024 | Dec 27, 2024 | Jan 26, 2025 |
| 14.7 | - | Sep 16, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | Oct 16, 2024 | Nov 15, 2024 | Dec 15, 2024 |
| 13.7.4 | 22H420 | Feb 10, 2025 | Feb 24, 2025 | Mar 12, 2025 | Apr 11, 2025 | May 11, 2025 |
| 13.7.3 | - | Jan 27, 2025 | Feb 10, 2025 | Feb 26, 2025 | Mar 28, 2025 | Apr 27, 2025 |
| 13.7.2 | - | Dec 11, 2024 | Dec 25, 2024 | Jan 10, 2025 | Feb 9, 2025 | Mar 11, 2025 |
| 13.7.1 | - | Oct 28, 2024 | Nov 11, 2024 | Nov 27, 2024 | Dec 27, 2024 | Jan 26, 2025 |
| 13.7 | - | Sep 16, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | Oct 16, 2024 | Nov 15, 2024 | Dec 15, 2024 |
| 12.7.6 | 21H1320 | Jul 29, 2024 | Aug 12, 2024 | Aug 28, 2024 | Sep 27, 2024 | Oct 27, 2024 |
| 12.7.5 | - | May 13, 2024 | May 27, 2024 | Jun 12, 2024 | Jul 12, 2024 | Aug 11, 2024 |
| 12.7.4 | - | Mar 7, 2024 | Mar 21, 2024 | Apr 6, 2024 | May 6, 2024 | Jun 5, 2024 |
| 12.7.3 | - | Jan 22, 2024 | Feb 5, 2024 | Feb 21, 2024 | Mar 22, 2024 | Apr 21, 2024 |
| 12.7.2 | - | Dec 11, 2023 | Dec 25, 2023 | Jan 10, 2024 | Feb 9, 2024 | Mar 10, 2024 |
iOS Release Deferral Overview (as of Feb 28, 2025)
Due in less than 7 days
| OS Version | Build | Release Date | 14-Day Deferral | 30-Day Deferral | 60-Day Deferral | 90-Day Deferral |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18.3.1 | 22D72 | Feb 10, 2025 | Feb 24, 2025 | Mar 12, 2025 | Apr 11, 2025 | May 11, 2025 |
| 18.3 | - | Jan 27, 2025 | Feb 10, 2025 | Feb 26, 2025 | Mar 28, 2025 | Apr 27, 2025 |
| 18.2.1 | - | Jan 6, 2025 | Jan 20, 2025 | Feb 5, 2025 | Mar 7, 2025 | Apr 6, 2025 |
| 18.2 | - | Dec 11, 2024 | Dec 25, 2024 | Jan 10, 2025 | Feb 9, 2025 | Mar 11, 2025 |
| 18.1.1 | - | Nov 19, 2024 | Dec 3, 2024 | Dec 19, 2024 | Jan 18, 2025 | Feb 17, 2025 |
| 17.7.2 | 21H6221 | Nov 19, 2024 | Dec 3, 2024 | Dec 19, 2024 | Jan 18, 2025 | Feb 17, 2025 |
| 17.7.5 | - | Feb 10, 2025 | Feb 24, 2025 | Mar 12, 2025 | Apr 11, 2025 | May 11, 2025 |
| 17.7.4 | - | Jan 27, 2025 | Feb 10, 2025 | Feb 26, 2025 | Mar 28, 2025 | Apr 27, 2025 |
| 17.7.3 | - | Dec 11, 2024 | Dec 25, 2024 | Jan 10, 2025 | Feb 9, 2025 | Mar 11, 2025 |
| 17.7.1 | - | Oct 28, 2024 | Nov 11, 2024 | Nov 27, 2024 | Dec 27, 2024 | Jan 26, 2025 |
| 16.7.10 | 20H6350 | Aug 7, 2024 | Aug 21, 2024 | Sep 6, 2024 | Oct 6, 2024 | Nov 5, 2024 |
| 16.7.9 | - | Jul 29, 2024 | Aug 12, 2024 | Aug 28, 2024 | Sep 27, 2024 | Oct 27, 2024 |
| 16.7.8 | - | May 13, 2024 | May 27, 2024 | Jun 12, 2024 | Jul 12, 2024 | Aug 11, 2024 |
| 16.7.7 | - | Mar 21, 2024 | Apr 4, 2024 | Apr 20, 2024 | May 20, 2024 | Jun 19, 2024 |
| 16.7.6 | - | Mar 5, 2024 | Mar 19, 2024 | Apr 4, 2024 | May 4, 2024 | Jun 3, 2024 |