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Apple Seeds Seventh OS X 10.10.3 Yosemite Beta to Developers, Public Beta Testers

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Apple today seeded the seventh beta of OS X Yosemite to developers, three days after seeding the sixth OS X Yosemite beta and two months after releasing the first OS X 10.10.3 beta.

The new beta, build 14D130a, is available for registered developers through the Software Update mechanism in the Mac App Store and through the Mac Developer Center.

In today's beta notes, Apple has added Safari and Mail as focus areas for testing, in addition to previous testing areas that include Wi-Fi captive networks, screen sharing, and Arabic/Hebrew system languages. The known issues section lists just one remaining issue with missing thumbnails when using Time Machine to restore a Photos library upgraded from Aperture.

OS X 10.10.3 includes several new features, like the Photos for OS X app. Designed to integrate with iCloud Photo Library and the Photos app on iOS, the Photos for OS X app is a replacement for both iPhoto and Aperture. Reviews have suggested that while Photos is a suitable replacement for iPhoto, with more advanced tools and performance optimizations, it may leave professional users disappointed in its initial incarnation.

Along with the new Photos for OS X app, earlier OS X 10.10.3 betas have introduced a redesigned emoji picker that consolidates emoji into a single scrollable page with clear labels, new diversified emoji and emoji skin tone modifiers, new flag emoji and updated emoji for the iPhone, iMac, and Apple Watch, and support for Google 2-step verification when setting up accounts in System Preferences.

With the fifth and sixth OS X 10.10.3 betas, there were just two minor bug fixes, and today's update likely includes similar small changes. Given that we're on the seventh beta, OS X 10.10.3 is undoubtedly getting close to completion and we may see a public release of the software in the near future.

Article Link: Apple Seeds Seventh OS X 10.10.3 Yosemite Beta to Developers, Public Beta Testers
 
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https://www.macrumors.com/2015/04/02/apple-seeds-7th-os-x-10-10-3-yosemite-beta-to-developers/
What? Why another beta so soon? Must have been a major bug issue with the last one; its only been three days!

Off to install another 1.5GB file.
 
Can't freaking wait for this version to officially drop. Hopefully a release is planned for this Monday, the sixth, or the next, the thirteenth.

EDIT: Also, since Apple is supporting two-factor for Google accounts, why can't they incorporate two-factor for Apple ID logins? Having to make app-specific passwords is a pain.
 
Hoping for the stable release on Monday.

Have had a go on 10.10.3 and it is much better than 'stable' 10.10.2. Lots of refinements, bug fixes that I noticed and it feels more like an Apple OS.

Plus, if force touch MacBooks are due on the 10th, and 10.10.3 is the only OS that supports FT, it's reasonable to assume that it should be out to public on or just before that.

Fingers crossed.
 
That was fast!

Only on the previous beta to this one did I have a problem on my 2012 mini, once, on getting out of standby, the computer restarted. Except for that, it's been smooth sailing :)
 
xtranhu said:
Most. Tested. Beta. EVER.
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Yes, because I don't want to be part of the experimental phase. I like things that work. I like updating OS about 6 months after initial release. My mid-2014 rMBP had to be purchased with Yosemite and iPhone 6 needed to be purchased early in the OS cycle. So, I've dealt with the stumbling blocks. I really, really stable releases. New features are great, but really need to be fully baked before releasing to the public when people, read me, pay premium prices for products. I'm thankful for all the folks who do the beta testing, but that's not my bag
 
nepalisherpa said:
At this rate, we will see 10.11 (or will it be 11.0) before 10.10.3 is finalized!
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Apple doesn't advertise Yosemite as 10.10, do they?

Don't they just call it OS X 10, or OS X Yosemite?

So it seems like they can call the next one OS X 11 / OS X <Name... I wonder if they'll ever call one Cupertino...>
 
saving107 said:
Is every snarky remark worth a post?
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Hey, give them credit for trying to put something on the front page. One of the other Mac enthusiast sites is already writing about the next gen Apple Watch. At least MacRumors is engaging in totally loser articles like that.
 
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nepalisherpa said:
At this rate, we will see 10.11 (or will it be 11.0) before 10.10.3 is finalized!
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Honestly I wish Apple would skip 10.11 this year.

Releasing a new OS X every year is what caused Yosemite and Mavericks to be fairly buggy releases; not enough time to get the kinks out.

They should keep Yosemite around for at least another year and perfect it before going forward. They didn't used to have a yearly cycle; I remember back when a new OS X release was a rare thing and not fraught with so many problems.
 
We are getting close to release it seems. I plan to format and reinstall from 10.10.3 final release and start from anew. Great thing I use time machine. I've been fortunate enough to not have an issue with Yosemite on my early 2011 17" MB Pro.
 
zorinlynx said:
Honestly I wish Apple would skip 10.11 this year.

Releasing a new OS X every year is what caused Yosemite and Mavericks to be fairly buggy releases; not enough time to get the kinks out.

They should keep Yosemite around for at least another year and perfect it before going forward. They didn't used to have a yearly cycle; I remember back when a new OS X release was a rare thing and not fraught with so many problems.
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I kind of agree, give a few feature teases during WWDC to keep us salivating but make each release a bigger upgrade and more solid
 
zorinlynx said:
Honestly I wish Apple would skip 10.11 this year.

Releasing a new OS X every year is what caused Yosemite and Mavericks to be fairly buggy releases; not enough time to get the kinks out.

They should keep Yosemite around for at least another year and perfect it before going forward. They didn't used to have a yearly cycle; I remember back when a new OS X release was a rare thing and not fraught with so many problems.
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The problem began though with people and their 3 second attention span. People were getting annoyed with the long time chunks between releases so Apple turned it into a yearly release cycle.
 
zorinlynx said:
Honestly I wish Apple would skip 10.11 this year.

Releasing a new OS X every year is what caused Yosemite and Mavericks to be fairly buggy releases; not enough time to get the kinks out.

They should keep Yosemite around for at least another year and perfect it before going forward. They didn't used to have a yearly cycle; I remember back when a new OS X release was a rare thing and not fraught with so many problems.
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I agree... I really liked the two year cycle for major releases with incremental updates as needed for bugs. Makes mass deployment of systems a lot easier.

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BlendedFrog said:
The problem began though with people and their 3 second attention span. People were getting annoyed with the long time chunks between releases so Apple turned it into a yearly release cycle.
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I agree that people seem to have a "3 second attention span," but when does Apple really care what people think or do? Honestly. Apple doesn't operate that way, although things could be changing.
 
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