AppleInsider Staff
Apple on Monday issued the fifth OS X 10.11 El Capitan beta to developers for testing ahead of an expected release later this fall.
Today's El Capitan beta version, build 15A235d, comes less than one week after Apple seeded its last round of prerelease software for developer assessment, a round that included iOS 9 and watchOS 2 builds.
Today's beta 5 build carries over the same areas of focus from Apple's previous beta version as well as known issues with Photos, Apple ID and Language localization and formatting. Many problems can be traced back to iCloud syncing, likely due to incomplete or incompatible backend assets also in testing.
Developers can access the latest OS X 10.11 El Capitan build by updating through the Mac App Store or downloading from Apple's developer website.
Update: This article has been updated with information from OS X 10.11 El Capitan beta 5 release notes.
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A point release is not a "next-generation operating system". OS XI with a new, non Darwin kernel would merit that term.
If you repaint a room in your house and change the light fixtures out, you don't call it your "next generation house".
*goes back to waving cane on porch*
Never mind.
[quote name="TheWhiteFalcon" url="/t/187382/apple-releases-fifth-os-x-10-11-el-capitan-beta-to-developers#post_2753306"]A point release is not a "next-generation operating system". OS XI with a new, non Darwin kernel would merit that term. If you repaint a room in your house and change the light fixtures out, you don't call it your "next generation house". *goes back to waving cane on porch* [/quote] Seriously? You don't consider any changes since [S]10.0.0[/S] its debut in NeXTSTEP to be next generation advancements simple because it's still a Darwin-based OS? SERIOUSLY?! PS: Darwin isn't the kernel.
The under the hood changes and interface tweeks since Mavericks are fantastic, I love the way they are going with the desktop OS, it gets better and better and the Mac is a pleasure to work on, and always has been. Well done Apple!
[quote name="SolipsismY" url="/t/187382/apple-releases-fifth-os-x-10-11-el-capitan-beta-to-developers#post_2753314"] Seriously? You don't consider any changes since [S]10.0.0[/S] its debut in NeXTSTEP to be next generation advancements simple because it's still a Darwin-based OS? SERIOUSLY?![/quote] I wouldn't, but I also wouldn't consider every single 10.x release to be "next-generation." 10.1, for example, was mostly just fixing things that were broken in 10.0 (granted, there were a lot of those, but still). 10.6 and 10.8, likewise, were refinements of the versions they followed, and their names reflected that (Leopard / Snow Leopard, Lion / Mountain Lion). El Cap is the same story — it's a refinement of Yosemite, given away by the fact that the actual El Capitan is a rock formation in Yosemite National Park.