AppleInsider Staff
Apple on Tuesday released the seventh OS X 10.9 Mavericks Developer Preview, bringing minor performance enhancements and feature additions to the operating system expected to launch this fall.
According to people familiar with the latest seed, not much has changed from the previous version Developer Preview 6, which was released two weeks ago.
iCloud Keychain is still a work in progress, these people said, as the feature is still listed as a known issue. Developer Preview 6 came with a substantial backend update to the new security feature that required developers to reenable it after installing the operating system.
The latest build also allows for PDFs imported into iBooks while using a previous Mavericks seed to be renamed with Preview. iBooks for Mac was first introduced in Mavericks with Developer Preview 5.
When Apple launches OS X 10.9 Mavericks later this fall, it will come with iBooks, Finder Tabs, Maps, App Nap and Compressed Memory, among other new features.
Developers can download the sixth Mavericks preview via Software Update.
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14 Comments
It's good enough. Load it into new machines and launch them already. This "waiting for iterative OSX updates" nonsense is getting old.
Ok, I have a very interesting question. I just bought a 13" MBP. How much time is there to get the free OS Upgrade versus having to pay for it. I'd be (more than) willing to pay for it, but on the other had, free is free. :)
I believe you mean seventh ?
Ok, I have a very interesting question. I just bought a 13" MBP. How much time is there to get the free OS Upgrade versus having to pay for it. I'd be (more than) willing to pay for it, but on the other had, free is free. :)
I think it's usually a couple of weeks. The latest updates have only been $20 though and I can't imagine this one's going to be any more than that.
[quote name="Mike Eggleston" url="/t/159331/apple-releases-os-x-10-9-mavericks-developer-preview-7#post_2389285"]Ok, I have a very interesting question. I just bought a 13" MBP. How much time is there to get the free OS Upgrade versus having to pay for it. I'd be (more than) willing to pay for it, but on the other had, free is free. :) [/quote] Call Apple after it is released. Get a supervisor on the phone. It costs Apple nothing to give it to you.
No.
Probably because they're not waiting for the OS to launch the new machines. They never have before.