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 Version | Build | Release Date | 14-Day Deferral | 30-Day Deferral | 60-Day Deferral | 90-Day Deferral |
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15.1 | 24B83 | Oct 28, 2024 | Nov 11, 2024 | Nov 27, 2024 | Dec 27, 2024 | Jan 26, 2025 |
15.0.1 | - | Oct 3, 2024 | Oct 17, 2024 | Nov 2, 2024 | Dec 2, 2024 | Jan 1, 2025 |
15.0 | - | Sep 16, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | Oct 16, 2024 | Nov 15, 2024 | Dec 15, 2024 |
14.7.1 | 23H222 | 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 |
14.6.1 | - | Aug 7, 2024 | Aug 21, 2024 | Sep 6, 2024 | Oct 6, 2024 | Nov 5, 2024 |
13.7.1 | 22H221 | 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 |
13.6.9 | - | Aug 7, 2024 | Aug 21, 2024 | Sep 6, 2024 | Oct 6, 2024 | Nov 5, 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 |
iOS Release Deferral Overview (as of Nov 5, 2024)
Due in less than 7 days
OS Version | Build | Release Date | 14-Day Deferral | 30-Day Deferral | 60-Day Deferral | 90-Day Deferral |
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18.1 | 22B83 | Oct 28, 2024 | Nov 11, 2024 | Nov 27, 2024 | Dec 27, 2024 | Jan 26, 2025 |
18.0.1 | - | Oct 3, 2024 | Oct 17, 2024 | Nov 2, 2024 | Dec 2, 2024 | Jan 1, 2025 |
18.0 | - | Sep 16, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | Oct 16, 2024 | Nov 15, 2024 | Dec 15, 2024 |
17.7.1 | 21H216 | Oct 28, 2024 | Nov 11, 2024 | Nov 27, 2024 | Dec 27, 2024 | Jan 26, 2025 |
17.7 | - | Sep 16, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | Oct 16, 2024 | Nov 15, 2024 | Dec 15, 2024 |
17.6.1 | - | Aug 7, 2024 | Aug 21, 2024 | Sep 6, 2024 | Oct 6, 2024 | Nov 5, 2024 |
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 |