macOS 14 Beta 1 - Bug Fixes, Changes, and more!

[gank41]

Yes. And notoriously, beta 1 of a new release is almost always “stable” or “better” than current. Hard to know if that’s by design, to convince folks to upgrade and test.

 

[fisherking]

Yes. And notoriously, beta 1 of a new release is almost always “stable” or “better” than current. Hard to know if that’s by design, to convince folks to upgrade and test.

so many variables. i mean, personally, i think it's all over the place (the betas, moving forward). but perhaps because beta 1 is less fully-developed (ie solidifying new features) and so, as those things are finalized, new issues crop up.

for me, the betas never get better (or worse) in a straight line... any more that official updates do.

 

[flowrider]

Yes. And notoriously, beta 1 of a new release is almost always “stable” or “better” than current. Hard to know if that’s by design, to convince folks to upgrade and test.

Not my experience. I couldn't get the early beta releases of Ventura to connect to WiFi, and I was not alone. I think it was not until Developer Beta 5 that things calmed down and Ventura was usable.

Lou

 

[antmit]

Are we expecting a new beta today, do we think? It's two weeks today since the last, and is normally the rule. But I wondered if things change when a public beta is also to be released at some point soon whether they will time beta 2 with this instead?

 

[eoblaed]

Are we expecting a new beta today, do we think? It's two weeks today since the last, and is normally the rule. But I wondered if things change when a public beta is also to be released at some point soon whether they will time beta 2 with this instead?

I would expect a couple of new dev betas to drop this week (iOS, etc); it's often on a Tuesday. That said, the macOS betas sometimes go a couple/few more weeks longer than the others before the second beta drops, so we may not get one this week.

 

[antmit]

Ah yes, sorry you're right. It is normally the Tuesday and thereafter. I ask because I installed Beta 1 on my DD MBP (because I'm stupid, but also have FOMO) and I figured tonight I would flatten it and start from scratch, due to a build up of some crap I could do with removing anyway, coupled with how relatively easy everything is to reinstall nowadays. Maybe I'll do it anyway then. Thanks.

 

[ps3zocker]

They've shown off a new reply field for Mail in the Keynote. This is not in the beta yet, right?

 

[eoblaed]

They've shown off a new reply field for Mail in the Keynote. This is not in the beta yet, right?

I don't see anything like that.

 

[Tyschwifty]

it is only developer beta 1. so, down the line, we'll see some new things, fixes, changes (and of course, sigh, new bugs).

Oh ya , I completely understand that , not as buggy as past betas this early on!

 

[mlavio829]

When in the App Store, if I look under purchases by other family members some of them are empty - showing No Purchases, when I look in the same place on Ventura, the purchases appear - anyone else seen this?

@Deep_Thought I have the same issue! Beta 3