Roger Fingas
Apple on Thursday released the first public beta of OS X 10.10.5, following quickly on the heels of a matching developer beta, which was issued on Tuesday.
Both betas share the same build number, 14F6a, implying identical code. Apple is typically more cautious about releasing public betas however, presumably because developers need the absolute latest code and are more prepared if something goes wrong.
In notes for the update, Apple says only that 10.10.5 fixes stability, compatibility, and security issues with OS X Yosemite.
The software is available through the Updates tab in the Mac App Store for people registered in the Apple Beta Software Program. Apple recommends backing up before an installation, and installing only on a Mac or drive partition that can be erased in case of failure.
OS X 10.10.5 will likely be the last major update for Yosemite. The operating system's successor, El Capitan, is due to launch sometime this fall as a free download, and is already available in a public beta of its own.
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[quote name="Elijahg" url="/t/187234/10-10-5-first-public-beta-released#post_2748860"]Seems the first beta of 10.10.5 is out... [IMG ALT=""]http://forums.appleinsider.com/content/type/61/id/61020/width/350/height/700[/IMG][/quote] Bit slow today AI! I wish Apple would give more info on what's fixed. Some people find the later OS X releases to be full of bugs, though I've not come across many personally. Although on this 2015 Retina MBP the kernel tends to use a lot (10-20%) of CPU when there's the slightest of activity. Also the Windowserver hangs quite often when using Numbers it seems. 15 seconds later everything happens allatonce :\
[quote name="Elijahg" url="/t/187239/apple-releases-first-public-beta-of-upcoming-os-x-10-10-5-update#post_2748946"] Bit slow today AI! I wish Apple would give more info on what's fixed. Some people find the later OS X releases to be full of bugs, though I've not come across many personally. Although on this 2015 Retina MBP the kernel tends to use a lot (10-20%) of CPU when there's the slightest of activity. Also the Windowserver hangs quite often when using Numbers it seems. 15 seconds later everything happens allatonce :\[/quote] To be clear this isn't a 'fix' to 10.10.4, this is a public beta of the next version. Think of this as Snow Leopard to Leopard not a Leopard update. I've found the current version of the developer 10.10.5 to be excellent and very stable on a new Mac Pro and a 2012 MBP but a few issues on a 2011 MBP. That's just one person's experience obviously.
[quote name="digitalclips" url="/t/187239/apple-releases-first-public-beta-of-upcoming-os-x-10-10-5-update#post_2748951"] To be clear this isn't a 'fix' to 10.10.4, this is a public beta of the next version. Think of this as Snow Leopard to Leopard not a Leopard update.[/quote] Uh, what? [quote]Apple says only that 10.10.5 [b]fixes[/b] stability, compatibility, and security issues with OS X Yosemite.[/quote] This is 10.[b]10[/b].5 not the public beta of 10.[b]11[/b], so obviously it's not a major update. It is of course, for bug fixes... :???:
Lost bluetooth on my 2015 15" MBP after install. Can't use my magic mouse now - had to use my old USB mouse.
Funny I never had access to the dev 10.10.5 beta, and now I do have access to the pub beta? Should be the other way around, wtf? Well at least it has the same build number.