Apple Releases Second OS X Yosemite Golden Master Candidate to Developers, Public Beta 5

[tlevier]

I feel like my iOS 8 conversion is incomplete without Yosemite. I'd put money on that being a contributing factor to iOS 8 adoption slowing down. Once Yosemite is publicly released, I see 8 ticking up again. Once you get 8.1 on market, I think we'll push that 80% mark.

 

[639051]

If I've learned anything from iOS 8.0.x it's that I will not be an early adopter for this. Looking forward to updating when it's really ready though.

Wondering the same thing since I just order a 13in MacBook pro.

Broadwell isn't coming until later this year into next year, so what would they be updating?

 

[cjmillsnun]

10.6.8 - fastest, most stable, most reliable OS Apple has released. Snow leopard is the mac version of Windows 7.

Laughs loudly. Tiger was better

 

[oyvader]

That is likely due to having FileVault enabled

I'm with solace. I enabled FileVault the other day, and started having to double enter my password on bootup. It did the same thing on 10.9.x as well, as I recall.

 

[wytwolf]

Probably not, since people are waiting for Intel to release their next chip.

I agree. They updated the MBP's this summer. Broadwell chips are due at the start of 2015. Late spring/early summer 2015 is my guess

 

[The Barron]

Yosemite is getting really close.

From the looks of things, we may be seeing Yosemite very soon.

Bring it on.

 

[Zorn]

Are these the same build? They are calling it GM Candidate 2.0 if you started from a DP, but they also call it Public Beta 5?

 

[Cougarcat]

Hah, the graphical glitch with the volume indicators is still there (when you have transparency turned off.) Guess there will be a GM 3.

 

[valdikor]

If I've learned anything from iOS 8.0.x it's that I will not be an early adopter for this. Looking forward to updating when it's really ready though.

I understand your caution, iOS 8 certainly has a lot of bugs as of now, but Yosemite is rock solid, at least on my 2013 MBA. The only noticeable bugs I ever noticed were back in PB 1. PB 2 and everything thereafter ran flawlessly and literally miles better than iOS 8, which, ironically, is out in the public now. Yosemite felt ready to ship back in August to me.

 

[xmichaelp]

This update didnt even disable trim on my ssd

 

[roland.g]

I feel like my iOS 8 conversion is incomplete without Yosemite. I'd put money on that being a contributing factor to iOS 8 adoption slowing down. Once Yosemite is publicly released, I see 8 ticking up again. Once you get 8.1 on market, I think we'll push that 80% mark.

I'd like to think that but honestly there are so many iPhone and iPad users who are not Mac users, that it may not have a huge impact.

I think it is more tied to the fact that they didn't force update you like many users experienced with iOS 7, that many legacy model users just don't update if they are older or less techie, and that iPhone 6 Plus and to some extent, iPhone 6 availability is constrained and many people can't get the new hardware that runs 8.

 

[springsup]

Apparently golden master builds are just developer preview builds now...

It's a "GM Candidate". Just like the build from 30/09 was described as a "GM Candidate". It's not GM, and it likely won't be until this supposed Apple event at the end of next week.

 

[coolsean20]

Why does the Dashboard still look like iOS 6? they should fix that

 

[Shayne]

It can be fresh installed by the looks of it.

 

[rwilliams]

I feel like my iOS 8 conversion is incomplete without Yosemite. I'd put money on that being a contributing factor to iOS 8 adoption slowing down. Once Yosemite is publicly released, I see 8 ticking up again. Once you get 8.1 on market, I think we'll push that 80% mark.

Other than Apple Pay (and that's exclusive to the new phones), iOS 8 feels more like Snow Leopard - improvements under the hood that excite people like us here, but not the average iPhone/iPad user. I can see why many are in no hurry to upgrade. I remember installing Snow Leopard way back when and going "that's it?"

 

[Cougarcat]

Why does the Dashboard still look like iOS 6? they should fix that

Probably because they plan on killing it in 10.11.

 

[cookies!]

Why does the Dashboard still look like iOS 6? they should fix that

It doesn't for meeeeeeeee

 

[brendu]

Laughs loudly. Tiger was better

Ha, what? Tiger was great and all back in 2004 but snow leopard was better. All the same I consider Yosemite to be the best version of OS X ever.

 

[AppleP59]

Autumn is such a great time for Apple customers. New desktop OS, new mobile OS, new phones, tablets, iMacs, Apple TV (please!). Those months leading up to September are rough.

Those months are great for macrumours tho

 

[Xenc]

Apparently golden master builds are just developer preview builds now...

It's a Release Candidate, not necessarily the Golden Master. The latter will eventually be distributed for General Availability.

 

[coolsean20]

It doesn't for meeeeeeeee

what do you mean?

 

[simonmet]

The animations in About This Mac when selecting different panes seems very unoptimised. But Safari is buttery smooth...dare I say Snappy™!

 

[riffcat]

Hah, the graphical glitch with the volume indicators is still there (when you have transparency turned off.) Guess there will be a GM 3.

I've reported this bug in every Yosemite release. It has slightly been improved upon each version. My volume greys out usually when it wakes from sleep mode and I have to adjust and force it to become workable from system preferences/sound options.

 

[Nautilus007]

It would be nice if you post which public beta you base your opinion on.

I am not on, I am saying even with public betas, there are still a lot of bugs. I am on the GM candidate 2.0

 

[639051]

I understand your caution, iOS 8 certainly has a lot of bugs as of now, but Yosemite is rock solid, at least on my 2013 MBA. The only noticeable bugs I ever noticed were back in PB 1. PB 2 and everything thereafter ran flawlessly and literally miles better than iOS 8, which, ironically, is out in the public now. Yosemite felt ready to ship back in August to me.

Mavericks works well for me right now, so no harm in holding off. Sure, some of the features I will miss, but it wont be for long.