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Apple Releases First macOS Sierra 10.12.1 Beta for Public Beta Testers
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yes. And switching between virtual desktop animation is still slow as ****. In fact most of the animations have a lot of stuttering and judder. Its pretty clear they aren't able to fix this. Same hardware is buttery smooth on windows 10 :/
Can’t wait for this update to be actually realised, so that I can upgrade to Sierra. I have learned my lesson, and I never upgrade until they reach the first patch.
I'd still be wary - it took until the .3 update last year with El Cap to iron out FCPX incompatibilities!!
I was on the Public Beta program and unenrolled (by disabling Beta releases in Settings > App Store) this morning as soon as I saw this update turned up. I refreshed available updates and it’s still there. So I went into /private/var/folders/zzz and nuked the contents of that, rebooted, refreshed App Store, and of course the proposed update is still there.
Anybody know how I can get rid of things damned thing and still be warned when the actual commercial 10.12.1 release is made available?
Anybody know how I can get rid of things damned thing and still be warned when the actual commercial 10.12.1 release is made available?
Had the same bug.
Just enter sudo softwareupdate --clear-catalog into the Terminal and everything should be fine.
Just enter sudo softwareupdate --clear-catalog into the Terminal and everything should be fine.
Hi!
In "Terminal" type the following command:
sudo defaults delete /Library/Preferences/com.apple.SoftwareUpdate CatalogURL
I think that's why beta testing is a voluntary thing for users. I run beta's, but either do them in a virtual machine or on an external SSD so that I don't mess with my stable release builds.
Lets hope it fixes the Skype connectivity issues.
OK, the beta fixed nothing for me. I had to downgrade Skype again to get a connection. It's so frustrating.
Totally opted out of the BETA program as well, tired of this stuff. Wish I could go back to El Capitan.
OK, the beta fixed nothing for me. I had to downgrade Skype again to get a connection. It's so frustrating.
Totally opted out of the BETA program as well, tired of this stuff. Wish I could go back to El Capitan.
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So far the beta seems stable for the most part. On a side note, as it does sometimes, the update wiped the Logic Pro X plugin cache. So a lot of scanning and re-authorizing some. And Logic Pro 9 has become pretty useless under Sierra for a variety of reasons.
I think his point is the "final release software" nowadays is that in name only, and in actuality "beta" in quality level, making all Apple's customers free beta testers.
I am amused by all these people who install a new version of OSX as soon as it comes out, and then complain about some important application they use that does not work anymore, and it happens every year. Upgrading is a voluntary thing for users after all... If the program didn't work in the beta version you tested, assume it doesn't work in the release. If you didn't beta test so you don't know, you should find out before you upgrade OSX. The best way to do this is by asking the maker of the software if it works, not some random people on a forum. Software developers have technical support contacts for this reason.
Honestly the main issue I'm having is things unexpectedly quitting that never did before Sierra. I can't even open Contacts without it doing a crash report before it even shows up on the screen. I used Contacts an hour before updating and it was fine. Every time I create an email Mail crashes. I know it could be many other things than Sierra, but it only started immediately after updating. So idk. We are due for a new Mac so Tim better hurry with those iMacs. lol
I just wish that every update didn't break new things. It takes all year to get the OS stable and what do we do? At the end of the year we start all over a square one and try to get stable by the end of the next year. I think that is know as insanity.
Hey, but it's all worth it for the couple of new minor new features that most of us probably could care less about .. Oh well, sign me up!
Hey, but it's all worth it for the couple of new minor new features that most of us probably could care less about .. Oh well, sign me up!
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Saw a rather odd bug or annoyance in Sierra 10.12.1 beta, Imported some pictures using Photos then attempted to crop a couple of them and the whole machine froze on me, I had to hard reset or power down using the power button and bring the machine back up after waiting for 20 min, for the spinning beach balls to go away...all in all thats all Ive seen in regards to issues. Siri seems like a nice addition my family seems to enjoy it since it is the kitchen Mac Mini...It actually seems or is, snappier than my production El Capitan 10.11.6 machine, which I'll be holding off on, until 10.12.5 to upgrade to...
Think Apple's focus groups relate to Apple as iOS and OS X. So moving forward, each new version of Mac OS will simply be 10.xx.yy where the xx is the new OS version and yy is the update.
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They will probably change the numbering next year when they adopt the new file system.
Now that Windows is up to version 10 they'll change anyway so they can still be "one higher".
The sad part is I'm only half-joking. There really are people so dumb they measure different software products based on the version number, that's why Chrome counts versions like they do and Firefox changed to match.
That's very laudable but why bother? You're effectively an unpaid part-time worker. Cook, Cue and the rest of the VPs award themselves millions of dollars in bonuses every year, while an army of loyal beta testers do valuable work for no reward. Doesn't seem right to me.
An unpaid, part-time worker? I'm perfectly fine with that. If my usage and reports back to Apple in their beta program helps contribute to a better OS for the masses, including yourself, I feel it was time and effort well spent. My reward is knowing that I was able to contribute in a meaningful way towards something that I like and use, and may be of benefit to many others.
Not all rewards and work need to be paid back monetarily.