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Apple releases seventh developer preview of OS X El Capitan (Update: public beta also out)

MacBook OS X El Capitan

Following yesterday’s misfire on the public beta channel, Apple has released OS X El Capitan Beta 7 (build 15A263e) to developers. The fifth public beta has also returned after being pulled yesterday afternoon. That version comes with a build number of 15A262e, which puts it a few builds ahead of yesterday’s.

The developer update is available in the updates tab of the Mac App Store and will be on the Developer Center shortly. Public beta users can grab the update from the Mac App Store.

Yesterday’s accidental release of public beta 5 introduced few changes aside from a colored version of the OS X logo in the About This Mac screen, so it’s likely that this developer build will include the same change.

Changes in Beta 7

A new “Welcome to Safari” splash screen

Screen Shot 2015-08-19 at 4.50.32 PMThe same colored OS X logo from yesterday’s public beta

Screen Shot 2015-08-19 at 4.51.19 PM

New accessibility options have been added

Screen Shot 2015-08-19 at 10.03.50 PM

Public beta build changes from 15A262c to 15A262e between yesterday’s pulled release and today’s public beta version

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Comments

  1. Carlos Matuk - 9 years ago

    Public beta is back up too…

  2. hderazi96 - 9 years ago

    What’s new 😯?

    • inthepattern - 9 years ago

      Not much. What’s new with you?

      • hderazi96 - 9 years ago

        Wait will boot my Mac xD

      • hderazi96 - 9 years ago

        I Need 1 hour and 20 mins to download the update

      • You win the internet for today. Bravo, the first thing to put a real smile on my face all day.

      • hderazi96 - 9 years ago

        Not much too. Just a bug fixes and Safari update as mentioned up

      • hderazi96 - 9 years ago

        Maybe its my lucky day

      • virtualstorm - 9 years ago

        HAHAHAHAAH

      • virtualstorm - 9 years ago

        @inthepattern I don;t think he got your joke :-)

  3. 2.45 GB worth of update – and no major changes!

    • hderazi96 - 9 years ago

      There is The build version and the X logo #haha_xD

  4. Ty Webb - 9 years ago

    The public beta 5 released now is not the same as the one pulled. The pulled one was build 15A262c. The new one is build 15A262e.

  5. Eric Mason - 9 years ago

    Seems the small text in Notification Center seems clearer with Beta 7, but that could just be me.

  6. Does anyone know if Apple fixed Xcode 7 not being able to… work?(From the error in Beta 6)

  7. brianskoog - 9 years ago

    Split screen working much better for me. Certain apps were unusable before (Preview, mainly), and they are working fine now.

  8. amine Bajeddi - 9 years ago

    extended Battery life and more stability. You can’t not love El Capitan

  9. virtualstorm - 9 years ago

    It was much stable the last beta. Well done

  10. This update increased the usability and the performance more than any other update has ever done on my computer. Much more snappy and responsive, the split-screen mode works much better and animations run pretty much flawless. Awesome update.

  11. Kawaii Gardiner - 9 years ago

    Been running it for around almost 12 hours and the performance/reliability is pretty close to RTM state base on how smooth it has bene running – it’ll be interesting to see what the time line they have planned for the release date.