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September 15, 2014

OS X Yosemite Developer Preview 8

Apple seeds OS X Yosemite Developer Preview 8 build 14A361c on Monday, September 15, 2014. Apple also seeds OS X Yosemite Public Beta 3,

OS X Yosemite Developer Preview 8 build 14A361c

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.

Startup Disk OS X 10.10

OS X Yosemite is on track for release in October 2014, according to chatters within Apple.

July 24, 2014

OS X Yosemite Beta 1: Known Issues

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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.

July 24, 2014

OS X Yosemite Public Beta

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:

Do you really need to install OS X Yosemite Beta 1?
OS X Yosemite Developer Preview 4 is a stable build, but not without bugs.
Expect the same from OS X Yosemite Beta 1, bug-wise.
Should you insist that you still want to install OS X Yosemite Beta 1, please do not install it on your sole Mac. Unless you have a second drive to install it on. If not install it on a different partition.
Once again, there are bugs in this beta release. Be kind to report the bugs to Apple; after all, that’s the purpose of this public beta.
No, this Public Beta will never make you cooler than before. You will not gain any popularities. You will not suddenly become more desirable by the opposite or the same gender.

OS X Yosemite Beta Program The Wait

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.

OS X Beta Program Offline for Maintenance

Should you be one of the first million to register for OS X Yosemite Public Beta, you should see a welcome message.

OS X Yosemite Beta Program Now Live

At the bottom of the page, you will be able to request a redemption code of OS X Yosemite Public Beta.

OS X Yosemite Public Beta Redemption