I think it’s a great feature. If it supports my iMac from 2012 and my 2017 12.9” iPad Pro, I will be using it a lot.
Got a tip for us?
Let us know
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
Apple Seeds First Beta of macOS 10.15 Catalina to Developers
- Thread starter MacRumors
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
I think it’s a great feature. If it supports my iMac from 2012 and my 2017 12.9” iPad Pro, I will be using it a lot.
Catalina eh? First in with "No Mac is an island"? 
[doublepost=1559592744][/doublepost]If you don’t know what you’re doing with beta updates wait until official releases so you can get adequate support.
Apple this morning introduced the newest version of macOS, the operating system that runs on the Mac. macOS Catalina is now available in a beta capacity for registered developers who are able to download it for testing purposes.
The new macOS Catalina beta can be downloaded from the Apple Developer Center, and once installed, subsequent betas will be available through the Software Update mechanism in System Preferences.
As with all new betas, you're not going to want to install macOS Catalina on a primary machine as it is early release software and could have major bugs.
Apple delved into cross-platform apps in macOS Catalina, porting additional iOS apps to macOS and overhauling some existing apps. There are new Music, Books, and Podcasts app, with the iTunes app being retired.
Apple is also making it possible for developers to bring their iPad apps to the Mac with just simple changes, which will make it simple for developers to create cross-platform content while also increasing the number of available Mac apps.
You're able to use the iPad as an external display thanks to new continuity functionality built into macOS Catalina and iOS 13, and there's a new "Find My" feature for locating lost devices and friends even when your devices have no cellular or WiFi connection.
macOS Catalina is only available to registered developers at this time, but later in the summer, Apple plans to make a public macOS Catalina beta available, giving public beta testers a chance to try the software before it sees a public launch in the fall.
Article Link: Apple Seeds First Beta of macOS 10.15 Catalina to Developers
Won't download on my mid 2010 Mac Pro with Radeon 7950 Mac-edition, i.e. officially supported on Mojave.
Not Catalina supported then?
Will download on iMac late 2017 (duh)
Not Catalina supported then?
Will download on iMac late 2017 (duh)
Sure about that? Because the download wont start on my officially Mojave supported mid 2010 Mac Pro with Sapphire 7950 Mac-edition, but did start on 2017 iMac (see post above)
Can anyone test if OpenCL and OpenGL support has been totally removed? It was "depricated" by Apple but the question is if it is removed completely....
Well, it's not like anyone ever laid their iMac down on the counter at the local coffee shop and had it walk away, or got clubbed on the subway for their iMac.
The portable devices are a thieves playground anymore, even if just for the parts. iMacs, not so much....
Nice. When you connect an iPad the information that used to be in iTunes is now in the finder window.
My download going at a decent rate...
Mine did that at first as well... it's at 13 hours now.
Hope yours stays stable.
Attachments
Are you asking now because you think 30 minutes of uptime would demonstrate stability?
Err yea, because Photos and iTunes are using the power of any MacBook Pro.
It’s the f***ing Catalina Wine Mixer.
How is iTunes? Does the iTunes Store still exist? Can you disable Apple Music? Do smart playlists still exist? And is the mini player still there?Just finished installing.
iTunes seems snappier!
Not quite, they dropped 2010/2012 Mac Pros no matter what video card is in there. Bummer for sure.
you can confirm that there's no iTunes store anymore if I want to buy an album or songs?
