Apple Seeds Tenth Beta of macOS Mojave to Developers [Update: Public Beta Available]

[MacRumors]

Apple today seeded the tenth beta of an upcoming macOS Mojave update to developers for testing purposes, one week after releasing the ninth beta and more than two months after introducing the software at the Worldwide Developers Conference.

macOS Mojave introduces a new method of installing software updates, so after the initial beta has been installed using the appropriate profile from the Developer Center, additional betas can be downloaded through opening up System Preferences and choosing the "Software Update" option.

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Apple's macOS Mojave update introduces a systemwide Dark Mode, with Mojave users able to choose between a light theme or the new dark theme, which changes the color of the dock, menu bar, apps, and other elements. Dark Mode is accompanied by Dynamic Desktops, aka wallpapers that subtly change throughout the day. Additional wallpapers were introduced in the fourth and fifth betas.

Stacks, a new desktop organization system, keeps all of your desktop files neat and organized, while Finder has been enhanced with a Gallery View, a Sidebar, a revamped Quick Look option and Quick Actions, so you can do more in the Finder window than ever before.

Screenshots can now be edited using Markup tools and a new management options that also allow for easy screen recording, while Continuity camera, a new feature, allows you to import photos and document scans directly from an iPhone or iPad to the Mac.

The Apple News, Stocks, Home, and Voice Memos apps have been ported from iOS to macOS as part of a multiyear project Apple is working on to make it easier to bring iOS apps to Macs, and Apple has introduced several new privacy protections to keep your data safer than ever.

Apple is also making it harder for websites to track you with a range of new Safari tools, and it's also easier to make and store secure, hard-to-guess passwords for each and every website.

Apple has added an entirely revamped Mac App Store to macOS Mojave that makes it easier to discover apps with a featured section and specific categories for games, creative apps, productivity apps, apps for developers, and more.

macOS Mojave was initially supposed to include a Group FaceTime feature that includes support for chatting with up to 32 people at one time, but it was removed in macOS Mojave beta 7 and the feature won't be available until later in the year.

macOS Mojave is available to developers and public beta testers to work out bugs and other issues ahead of an upcoming fall public release.

Update: Apple has also seeded a new beta of macOS Mojave to public beta testers.

Article Link: Apple Seeds Tenth Beta of macOS Mojave to Developers [Update: Public Beta Available]

 

[garaig]

1.55 GB

 

[Freida]

GM candidate?

 

[garaig]

GM candidate?

On next week I think.

 

[bluespider]

GM candidate?

Doubt it if only 1.55 Gig like garaig says.

 

[MisterAndrew]

Build 18A384a

 

[seatton]

I hope we will get everything GM this week! Lots of bugs on Apple Watch / iOS for activity badges, I hope they fix them before the final version.

 

[GIZBUG]

GM candidate?

No.

 

[TheSourceOfTruth]

I suspect there’ll be two more betas to macOS to bring it in line with iOS 12th 12 betas.

 

[nutmac]

GM candidate?

Apple typically releases GM shortly after the iPhone event. So I am guessing either next Wednesday or Thursday.

 

[Banglazed]

MKMapView and MKMapSnapshotter have been updated to support the new Dark Map style in macOS Mojave. MapKit will automatically switch to the Dark Map appearance when Dark Mode is enabled.

 

[Winni]

According to this, it seems that they should rename macOS Mojave to macOS Vista:
https://www.shirt-pocket.com/blog/i...opening_new_vistas_in_security_for_mac_users/

 

[macduke]

I keep forgetting about Mojave! I want that darker UI. A few weeks ago I bought a 4K display for my Xbox One X and as a second display for my MBP and looked into OLED monitors because of things like dark mode and yeah, that's not going to be a thing anytime soon. I mean, there was like one available from Dell and it was $3500. Also there are problems with image retention that are inherent to desktop UIs that mobile UIs don't really have to deal with since they are full screen and change frequently. I think mLED will be more suitable for desktop displays since it supposedly doesn't have the retention issues that OLED has, but that is even further down the road, so I just bought the LG 27UK650-W and I really like it for editing photos and playing games.

 

[-BigMac-]

I hope we will get everything GM this week! Lots of bugs on Apple Watch / iOS for activity badges, I hope they fix them before the final version.

No chance.
All the fun stuff is still hidden. Only after the event will the GM come out

 

[Amazing Iceman]

Well, it seems the same issues from the last 2 or 3 betas remained, a lot of deprecations, and some features removed.

 

[kissmo]

I am refreshing like crazy to realize the article says it was released to Devs and it's not PB....

Anyway, I hope they release PB today since the last update made my MBP run hotter.

 

[Chris The Bipolarbear]

The last few years apple has not so much as released a GM but a GM candidate which has been updated with a second GM candidate
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I am refreshing like crazy to realize the article says it was released to Devs and it's not PB....

Anyway, I hope they release PB today since the last update made my MBP run hotter.

Watching the pot won't make it boil I would give it an hour between refreshes, public beta sometimes docent come out till the next day after dev beta

 

[kissmo]

The last few years apple has not so much as released a GM but a GM candidate which has been updated with a second GM candidate
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Watching the pot won't make it boil I would give it an hour between refreshes, public beta sometimes docent come out till the next day after dev beta

Ah... I am not an update maniac. Tomorrow never dies

I have a life you know... besides clicking refresh more than 3 times...

 

[HBX]

According to this, it seems that they should rename macOS Mojave to macOS Vista:
https://www.shirt-pocket.com/blog/i...opening_new_vistas_in_security_for_mac_users/

You can thank Patrick Wardle for the IMPROVEMENTS in security on Mojave.

 

[syntax]

Did they ever release the previous beta to the public?

 

[LawJolla]

I've run the Mojave beta on my iMac for several weeks and it's been very stable for me, unlike Sierra / High Sierra. I hope this marks Apple's return to stable OS's!

 

[HansHeino]

Did they ever release the previous beta to the public?

Yes they did, a few hours later.

 

[ivan86]

Let me guess, “Right Size All Columns Individually” option in Finder in column view is still not persistent and works only one time?

I wonder how many more years pass and Finder “enhancements” take place before this very basic feature will actually work...

 

[dogslobber]

GMs are riddled with bugs. The first beta of 10.14.1 is probably more stable.

 

[PickUrPoison]

macOS Mojave was initially supposed to include a Group FaceTime feature that includes support for chatting with up to 32 people at one time...

As far as I know nothing has changed. Mojave will still support Group FaceTime.

Just because Apple announces a feature and introduces it in an early beta doesn’t mean it’ll be in the .0 release. That would be a poor assumption to make.