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Apple seeds OS X Yosemite Developer Preview 8 build 14A361c on Monday, September 15, 2014. Apple also seeds OS X Yosemite Public Beta 3,
On a personal note, OS X Yosemite Developer Preview 8 is now the default Startup OS on my MacBook Pro. There were some bugs in the previous builds that prevent me from using OS X Yosemite as my primary OS.
OS X Yosemite is on track for release in October 2014, according to chatters within Apple.
From OS X Beta Program:
Known Issues in OS X Yosemite Beta 1
Safari
- Safari may hang when playing certain Netflix content.
iPhoto and Aperture
- iPhoto 9.5.1 and Aperture 3.5.1 are required on OS X Yosemite. Update to these versions from the Mac App Store.
- When entering edit mode in iPhoto, a black screen may be displayed instead of the selected photo.
- Photo Stream and iCloud Photo Sharing may not function properly when both iPhoto and Aperture are installed.
iCloud
- The shared purchase history page on the Mac App Store is disabled for Family Sharing accounts.
- iCloud Drive may appear empty in the Finder after first time setup. Restart to resolve this problem.
AirDrop
- AirDrop may not show nearby Macs.
- Sending files to another Mac using AirDrop may not work.
OS X Yosemite Beta 1 carries build number 14A299l, which is newer than its Developer Preview 4 with carries build number 14A298i.
OS X Yosemite Developer Preview 4 has a lot longer list of known issues.
Apple has officially kicked off OS X Yosemite Public Beta program. The first million who have registered for the Beta Program should be getting an email from Apple anytime now.
Before you install OS X Yosemite Beta 1, please consider the followings:
If you haven’t gotten the email and feeling impatient, head to https://appleseed.apple.com/sp/betaprogram/ and log in using your Apple ID; the one you registered OS X Beta Program with.
Should you see the message below, DO NOT PANIC! It seems that Apple has cut-off access to the download temporarily.
Should you be one of the first million to register for OS X Yosemite Public Beta, you should see a welcome message.
At the bottom of the page, you will be able to request a redemption code of OS X Yosemite Public Beta.
The news broke and many sites reported that OS X Yosemite Public Beta is coming on Thursday, July 24, 2014.
Apple Senior Vice President of Worldwide Product Marketing, Phil Schiller tweeted:
OS X Yosemite. Beta Program. Tomorrow! :->
https://appleseed.apple.com/sp/betaprogram/
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OS X Yosemite Public Beta is limited to the first one million people who sign up. Should you be interested to sign up, you should have signed up back in June right after during WWDC 2014.
OS X Yosemite Developer Preview 4 build 14A298i is quite stable, but not without some serious bugs. With that in mind, it is highly recommended to install OS X Yosemite Beta on a secondary Mac or on its own partition/drive.
Apple releases Safari 4 Public Beta today. It is available for Mac OS X (Tiger and Leopard) and Windows (XP and Vista).
Safari 4 Public Beta includes Nitro engine and slew of new features such as Top Sites, Full History Search, Cover Flow, and Tabs on Top.
Check out the new Safari Welcome Page (Safari 4 Public Beta or the latest WebKit is required to make this page work.)
Get it from http://www.apple.com/safari/
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WebKit, the Open Source counterpart of Safari is available from WebKit.org.