AppleInsider Staff
Only a few days after the previous build was issued to developers, Apple has provided a new beta of OS X 10.10.3, addressing a crashing bug that affected the newly released 13-inch MacBook Pro.
The only listed change to the new software, identified as build 14D105g, is the removal of a warning about installing on the new MacBook Pros with Force Touch.
The last beta, which became available last Thursday, introduced Force Touch support for third-party developers. And in a somewhat serious bug, Apple said that build should not be installed on the new MacBook Pro models — the very computers developers would need to test Force Touch support.
Monday's latest build removes that warning, suggesting that the fourth beta of OS X 10.10.3 is OK to install on the new 13-inch MacBook Pro, as well as the newly updated MacBook Air models which do not have Force Touch trackpads.
Aside from the removal of that warning, the release notes for OS X 10.10.3 beta 4 are identical to the build released to developers last week. The capabilities of Force Touch APIs, according to Apple, include:
- Force click. Apps can have any button, control, or region on the screen respond to a press of stronger pressure. This Force click can provide a shortcut to additional functionality within the app.
- Accelerators. Pressure sensitivity in the trackpad enables apps to give users greater control. For instance the fast-forward button in media playback can speed up as pressure increases.
- Pressure sensitivity. Drawing and other creative apps can take advantage of the pressure-sensing capabilities of the trackpad to make lines thicker or give the brush a changing style.
- Drag and Drop. Apps can add the springLoaded property to their controls so they can react to a Force click gesture while in the middle of performing a drag, for instance to immediately open a new target for the drop.
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Does it fix the bug that disables the keyboard about 15 minutes after a reboot?
Funny that they fix this but still leave WiFi problems unfixed ? Thanks. Went back to 10.9.5
Funny that they fix this but still leave WiFi problems unfixed ? Thanks. Went back to 10.9.5
I have had zero wifi problems with Yosemite, and I've probably used my Macbook in at least 100 hotspots since I updated. Don't imply it's a universal, inherent OS problem, when the most likely cause is your specific configuration.
I have had zero wifi problems with Yosemite, and I've probably used my Macbook in at least 100 hotspots since I updated. Don't imply it's a universal, inherent OS problem, when the most likely cause is your specific configuration.
Often times it's someone who's updated every time since Snow Leopard without a format and fresh install, IMO.
I'm not alone. Read the Apple chat on the Apple site. I've been on the phone with them more times then I care to admit. It's not my config when it won't work with a major amount of Macs. And after doing countless install's it still has problems. So yes, It it universal across a bunch of them. Then there is the major mem leaks, etc. I'm glad it works for you. Even with a new Time Capsule replacement it still has random disconnects. The local Apple store has seen it. Like I said, Go read the the 1000's on the Apple site. Still has leaks and Wi-Fi problems.