AppleInsider Staff
After releasing a second build of its OS X 10.10 Yosemite GM candidate earlier this week, Apple on Thursday issued a third seed to developers for testing ahead of an expected release later this month.
Apple's latest OS X Yosemite GM Candidate 3, dubbed build 14A388a, comes a little over one week after the company released an initial golden master candidate and just two days following a second seed on Tuesday.
Apple first issued its Yosemite Developer Preview in June and has since released a total of eight developer versions and five public betas. The company is expected to release a final public version at an upcoming special event scheduled for Oct. 16.
OS X 10.10 Yosemite promises support for Continuity and AirDrop features, which allow owners of devices running iOS 8 to perform cross-platform operations like creating ad-hoc data connections for transporting files, routing iPhone voice calls through a Mac and continuing in-app functions across devices. The next-gen operating system also incorporates a "flat" iOS-style user interface and other graphical tweaks.
Developers can download the latest OS X Yosemite build from Apple's Mac Dev Center or through the Mac App Store's Software Update mechanism.
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27 Comments
Are these more betas or actual RCs?
Looking forward to the arrival of X.10.X.0.
I have no faith in their QA now. If there is no show stopper, the code should be freezed. You shouldn't make small change for changes sake.
Given that they’re all “candidates” and not the actual GM, they’re betas in the same way that all prerelease software is. “Actual” release candidates are no less beta than DPs.
QuickLook still has problems moving back and forth between items…
[quote name="mubaili" url="/t/182744/apple-seeds-third-os-x-10-10-yosemite-gm-candidate-3-to-developers#post_2616190"]I have no faith in their QA now. If there is no show stopper, the code should be freezed. You shouldn't make small change for changes sake.[/quote] Why would you think they are making changes just for the sake of making changes? I guarantee you they are making changes for the sake of making the code more stable.