Apple has released an updated build of the OS X 10.10.3 beta for both developers and public beta testers. The latest build is the same for both: 14D113C. Developers, however, also have access to Yosemite Recovery Update 3.0. OS X 10.10.3 includes the brand new Photos app which replaces both iPhoto and Aperture with support for iCloud Photo Libraries and an overhauled design. The first public beta for OS X 10.10.3 launched earlier this month, while registered developers have been testing the update due out this spring since early last month.
– Build 14D113C for developers and public beta testers weighs in at 1.49GB, expect a lengthy download
– In addition to the latest OS X 10.10.3 build, developers can test Yosemite Recovery Update 3.0, which weighs in 503MB
– Yosemite Recovery Update 3.0 “includes improvements to OS X Recovery,” the system used to restore your Mac since moving to digital installs rather than disks, “and is recommended for all users running OS X Yosemite”
– Photos for Mac build jumps from 207.13.0 to 208.17.0
– Photos includes a space for a preview tour of the app to view while waiting for your library to be built
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Why do they never specify what they fixed each release?
Go to the Apple Developer site if you have developer license and log in to grab a seed note.
Photos does not replace Aperture, it replaces iPhoto. To say that Photos is replacing Aperture is to say that the Mona Lisa is being replaced by your 5 year old child’s latest masterpiece!
Well except Apple is pulling Aperture and iPhotos and telling everyone Photos is the replacement. So to them, it is a replacement, for many people though, it just means they will have to move on since Aperture is discontinued and Photos as of right now doesn’t provide enough features to satisfy the Pro crowd.
Tell that to Apple: https://www.apple.com/aperture/
> When Photos for OS X is available this spring, Aperture will no longer be available for purchase from the Mac App Store.
Apple **is** effectively replacing Aperture with Photos.
Photos will have plugins, so we’re supposedly going to see some Pro stuff added that way.
While Apple is “replacing” iPhoto and Aperture with Photos, doesn’t mean YOU have to. I’m on 10.10.3 but I have yet to launch Photos. I’m still running Aperture.
I haven’t looked at how photos stream/sync between Photos and iOS devices. So far I like how everything is setup on my Mac, iPhone and Aperture.