Apple Seeds Third macOS Sierra 10.12.2 Beta to Developers [Update: Public Beta Available]

[MacRumors]

Apple today seeded the third beta of the upcoming macOS Sierra 10.12.2 update to developers, one week after releasing the second 10.12.2 beta and three weeks following the public release of macOS 10.12.1.

The third macOS Sierra 10.12.2 beta is available for download through the Apple Developer Center and through the software update mechanism in the Mac App Store, but the Mac App Store appears to be having trouble updating apps for some people at the moment.

macOS Sierra 10.12.2 includes new emoji, introducing Unicode 9 characters like clown face, selfie, face palm, fox face, owl, shark, butterfly, avocado, pancakes, croissant, bacon and more, plus many profession emoji available in both male and female genders. Apple has also updated the artwork on many existing emoji, adding detail and making them look less cartoonish and more realistic.

There are few other changes aside from the addition of new emoji, but the 10.12.2 update also likely includes many bug fixes and performance enhancements to address issues that have popped up since the release of macOS Sierra 10.12.1.

Available since September, macOS Sierra is the latest Mac operating system. It includes Siri support, Apple Pay for the web, Universal Clipboard, Apple Watch auto unlocking, improved iCloud Drive integration, Picture-in-Picture multitasking, and dozens of smaller features that can be found in our macOS Sierra roundup.

Update: macOS Sierra 10.12.2 beta 3 is also available for public beta testers.

Article Link: Apple Seeds Third macOS Sierra 10.12.2 Beta to Developers [Update: Public Beta Available]

 

[marek.jalovec]

finally, a clown emoji. i was waiting to express my thoughts about Apple's latest actions/products, now i can

 

[davidelkington]

Hope this one improves the battery life, I have charged my phone 3 times today !!

 

[CausticSoda]

I think a dongle emoji might find some popular use at the moment.

 

[pat500000]

I hope it doesn't kill my battery life on my Mac Pro.

 

[davidelkington]

I think a dongle emoji might find some popular use at the moment.

Maybe there will be an App to help you choose the best dongle for your new MacBook....

 

[vbctv]

Not showing up in App Store for update yet...

 

[0958400]

Fix the 4K monitor problem and bluetooth. At least my computer should run while the rest of the world goes crazy.

 

[davidelkington]

Time to re-install Windows on the PCs hosting your trollbots, Mr Schiller.

Actually I am a Mac User since 1996, never owned a PC... And my battery life has gone into a tailspin on the last beta.... It was fine before.

 

[nvmls]

Impressive all the emoji work so we can use them through their stellar Internet Explorer Safari version which is already at it's best.

 

[rlarsen_eu]

Not showing up in App Store for update yet...

I had to re-install the "Sierra Developer Beta Access Utility" package before I got the update in the App Store.

 

[Xi Xone]

It would be nice to tell us about which bugs have been fixed and performance too.
I mean... not only emojis...

 

[xgman]

I pray for the day that MR stops mentioning emojis in these OSX update reports. It's quite disturbing really.

 

[tywebb13]

Build number is 16C48b.

 

[mpainesyd]

Its a bit like waiting for Christmas presents - I know what I want (numerous bug fixes) but have to wait until Santa Apple delivers the update before finding out if my wishes comes true.

 

[navaira]

I pray for the day that MR stops mentioning emojis in these OSX update reports. It's quite disturbing really.

But it's hilarious. I bet Juli giggles every time she posts about macOS updates. "We've got more and prettier emojis!!!!! It's not clear if there are any other updates". heartemoji.gif

What I need to know is did they stop switching Optimize Storage on by default and does Photos still take six years to scan a 30,000 photo library when using iCloud.

 

[Luap]

So mouse scrolling will still be borked, but at least we'll have a Bacon emoji! Umm.. Yay?

 

[FlyGuyDEN]

I just had to reset the SMC after installing this Beta. The fan on my M2015 13" rMBP went to full power with no load on it. Just an FYI for those of you that have installed it.

 

[C DM]

So mouse scrolling will still be borked, but at least we'll have a Bacon emoji! Umm.. Yay?

One doesn't really say anything about the other.

 

[MacBird]

Public Beta has been released, too.

 

[Fangio]

I pray for the day that MR stops mentioning emojis in these OSX update reports. It's quite disturbing really.

Sort of a running gag. Juli probably does this on purpose

... I bet Juli giggles every time she posts about macOS updates. "We've got more and prettier emojis!!!!! It's not clear if there are any other updates"...

my thoughts exactly.

 

[kevo0822]

Update enabled Guest user on my iMac. Really don't like when it does things like that.

 

[eVasilis]

Hope this one improves the battery life, I have charged my phone 3 times today !!

Of course it does! That is the main function of the clown!

 

[tmaxxtigger]

Fixed the problem with Beta 1 & 2 where Photoshop CS6 & CS 2014 would crash when attempting to overwrite an existing jpg file!

 

[dogslobber]

There was a time where news of an OS update would be greeted with universal acclaim. Now it gets two dozens comments. Makes me wonder if this site is really AppleRumors.com instead of macrumors.com.