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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 Nov 5, 2024)

Due in less than 7 days
OS VersionBuildRelease Date14-Day Deferral30-Day Deferral60-Day Deferral90-Day Deferral
15.124B83Oct 28, 2024Nov 11, 2024Nov 27, 2024Dec 27, 2024Jan 26, 2025
15.0.1-Oct 3, 2024Oct 17, 2024Nov 2, 2024Dec 2, 2024Jan 1, 2025
15.0-Sep 16, 2024Sep 30, 2024Oct 16, 2024Nov 15, 2024Dec 15, 2024
14.7.123H222Oct 28, 2024Nov 11, 2024Nov 27, 2024Dec 27, 2024Jan 26, 2025
14.7-Sep 16, 2024Sep 30, 2024Oct 16, 2024Nov 15, 2024Dec 15, 2024
14.6.1-Aug 7, 2024Aug 21, 2024Sep 6, 2024Oct 6, 2024Nov 5, 2024
13.7.122H221Oct 28, 2024Nov 11, 2024Nov 27, 2024Dec 27, 2024Jan 26, 2025
13.7-Sep 16, 2024Sep 30, 2024Oct 16, 2024Nov 15, 2024Dec 15, 2024
13.6.9-Aug 7, 2024Aug 21, 2024Sep 6, 2024Oct 6, 2024Nov 5, 2024
12.7.621H1320Jul 29, 2024Aug 12, 2024Aug 28, 2024Sep 27, 2024Oct 27, 2024
12.7.5-May 13, 2024May 27, 2024Jun 12, 2024Jul 12, 2024Aug 11, 2024
12.7.4-Mar 7, 2024Mar 21, 2024Apr 6, 2024May 6, 2024Jun 5, 2024

iOS Release Deferral Overview (as of Nov 5, 2024)

Due in less than 7 days
OS VersionBuildRelease Date14-Day Deferral30-Day Deferral60-Day Deferral90-Day Deferral
18.122B83Oct 28, 2024Nov 11, 2024Nov 27, 2024Dec 27, 2024Jan 26, 2025
18.0.1-Oct 3, 2024Oct 17, 2024Nov 2, 2024Dec 2, 2024Jan 1, 2025
18.0-Sep 16, 2024Sep 30, 2024Oct 16, 2024Nov 15, 2024Dec 15, 2024
17.7.121H216Oct 28, 2024Nov 11, 2024Nov 27, 2024Dec 27, 2024Jan 26, 2025
17.7-Sep 16, 2024Sep 30, 2024Oct 16, 2024Nov 15, 2024Dec 15, 2024
17.6.1-Aug 7, 2024Aug 21, 2024Sep 6, 2024Oct 6, 2024Nov 5, 2024
16.7.1020H6350Aug 7, 2024Aug 21, 2024Sep 6, 2024Oct 6, 2024Nov 5, 2024
16.7.9-Jul 29, 2024Aug 12, 2024Aug 28, 2024Sep 27, 2024Oct 27, 2024
16.7.8-May 13, 2024May 27, 2024Jun 12, 2024Jul 12, 2024Aug 11, 2024

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