Apple drops new betas for OS X 10.11.6, iOS 9.3.3, and tvOS 9.2.2

Can't wait to get back to my test Macs and try the new OS X dev version and see if any sign of Siri yet!

iOS 8 and even more so iOS 9 have followed the mantra of "improving stability", and it seems we are getting lots of nice minor releases as a result (even now, less than a month before iOS 10 is revealed).  But I hope iOS 10 brings back a little bit of the eras of lots of new built-in features/functions.  As I recall there were several major features added with iOS 4, 5, and 6 (FaceTime, iMessage, iCloud, Siri, etc.) and many not-so-major-but-still-nice-to-have features under the hood.  iOS 7 was the cosmetic redesign and conversion to 64-bit, and 8 and 9 built on top of that with Swift thrown in as well.  But they were both more evolutionary than revolutionary, with the focus on improved stability.  I'm hoping for location-based security, where I can use "Hey Siri" at home, at work, and at the gym, but be switched off automatically everywhere else.

damonf said:

iOS 8 and even more so iOS 9 have followed the mantra of "improving stability", and it seems we are getting lots of nice minor releases as a result (even now, less than a month before iOS 10 is revealed).  But I hope iOS 10 brings back a little bit of the eras of lots of new built-in features/functions.  As I recall there were several major features added with iOS 4, 5, and 6 (FaceTime, iMessage, iCloud, Siri, etc.) and many not-so-major-but-still-nice-to-have features under the hood.  iOS 7 was the cosmetic redesign and conversion to 64-bit, and 8 and 9 built on top of that with Swift thrown in as well.  But they were both more evolutionary than revolutionary, with the focus on improved stability.  I'm hoping for location-based security, where I can use "Hey Siri" at home, at work, and at the gym, but be switched off automatically everywhere else.

New features are fun, but I'm pretty happy with what I have now. I would love to see some heavy refinement of the current apps and features. Some more granularity and personalization in settings e.g. being able to set a preferred wifi network or WebRTC support in mobile Safari would be nice.  News could use a total overhaul, right now, for me, it seems to be a frustrating experience with ad filled web-based news articles and broken paywalls. Every time I accidentally click on a headline on my summary screen I cringe when I realize what I did. 

"Apple drops new betas. . ." 

The wannabe hiphopster usage of the word "drop" to mean "release" is bad enough among media hacks, but here it really doesn't work. 

At first read, the headline seems to say that Apple canceled the beta releases. In other words, this ain't the music business you're writing about.

And the rhe adoption of this new cliché among nonhipsters  is depressing to see. Apple Insider Staff, you are better than this. Besides, the origin is scatological, whether you know it or not.

flaneur said:

"Apple drops new betas. . ." 

The wannabe hiphopster usage of the word "drop" to mean "release" is bad enough among media hacks, but here it really doesn't work. 

At first read, the headline seems to say that Apple canceled the beta releases. In other words, this ain't the music business you're writing about.

And the rhe adoption of this new cliché among nonhipsters  is depressing to see. Apple Insider Staff, you are better than this. Besides, the origin is scatological, whether you know it or not.

That isn't hiphopster lingo, it's more music industry lingo. They've been using the word "drop" for an album release date for at least 20 years.