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Apple Seeds macOS Catalina Golden Master to Developers
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9to5 Mac still thinks public release is tomorrow.
Not upgrading until developers get their **** together and convert 32 bit apps I am using to 64 bit.
Please, I want to know before I update, is there a way to switch to the official public update after I download the GM?
Apple today seeded the golden master version of macOS 10.15 Catalina to developers, one week after seeding the tenth macOS Catalina beta and over three months after the new Mac operating system update was first unveiled at the Worldwide Developers Conference.
The golden master version of macOS Catalina represents the final version of the update that will be provided to the public at release. The new macOS Catalina software can be downloaded using the Software Update mechanism in System Preferences after installing the proper profile from the Developer Center.
macOS Catalina eliminates the iTunes app, splitting it into Music, Podcasts, and TV apps. The three new apps offer similar functionality to iTunes, but are split up by feature. iOS device management is still available on the Mac, but it's now done through the Finder rather than iTunes.
With a new Sidecar feature, you can turn your iPad into a second display for your Mac with just the click of a button. The Apple Pencil works with Sidecar, so you can turn your iPad into a drawing tablet in apps like Photoshop and Illustrator.
Your Apple Watch can be used to approve security prompts for passwords and other info in macOS Catalina, and Macs with a T2 chip now support Activation Lock, making them more secure. There's a new Find My that brings the Find My Mac app to the Mac for the first time and even lets you track your devices when they're offline, or, in the case of notebooks, closed.
Screen Time is available on the Mac as well as iOS devices, and Project Catalyst, a new Apple initiative, will let developers easily port their iPad apps over to the Mac to increase the number of Mac apps available.
There's a new Photos interface that surfaces your best photos organized by day, month, or year, there's a new start page in Safari, Mail has new tools for muting email threads and blocking senders, and the Reminders app has been overhauled.
32-bit apps no longer work in macOS Catalina, which is something to be aware of before installing the beta.
For more details on macOS Catalina, make sure to check out our macOS Catalina roundup. Apple is planning to release macOS Catalina sometime in October.
Article Link: Apple Seeds macOS Catalina Golden Master to Developers
Odd that the update says Beta 11. My prediction is that it will be released after the rumored October 29 event, along with iOS13.2, iPad OS 13.2, watchOS6.1 and tvOS13.2. Alternatively, it could be released next week, and we will get 10.15.1 on the 29.
You are going to win either way!
not sure i can see a public release less than 24 hours after the last beta update...
Agreed that a public release almost immediately after a beta release is unlikely.
If the MacBook Pro 16" is coming towards the end of the month, they will likely want Catalina on it (as well as the 2019 Mac Pro) so a public release at the event that introduces the MBP16 (and MP?) makes sense.
If the MacBook Pro 16" is coming towards the end of the month, they will likely want Catalina on it (as well as the 2019 Mac Pro) so a public release at the event that introduces the MBP16 (and MP?) makes sense.
I don't think any OS can compare to that disaster
This may well be at least that bad. Apple is intentionally breaking software that millions of people rely on.
Dropping 32 bit support is inexcusable. I'm anticipating my phone ringing off the hook in the weeks after release with people needing me to remove 10.15 and reinstall 10.14.
I'm disabling automatic macOS updates on every machine I touch. Almost nobody in the real world is ready for this.
And what's worse, I've got it running on a test machine, have had it for months now. It doesn't add anything useful. Other than broken software and the inexplicable System Preferences rearrange, it's almost indistinguishable from 10.14.
First new OSX update I have zero interest in. Too many little issues with bits of left over 32 bit code even within 64 bit apps. Will wait a good while..
Catalina is the only beta (out of macOS, iOS, tvOS, watchOS) that I didn’t ever experience any bugs or issues with.