Apple issues fourth beta of OS X 10.10.4 to developers, public with focus on Photos & Migration

Apple on Tuesday issued a new beta of OS X 10.10.4, a forthcoming maintenance and security update for Yosemite, with an identical new build being supplied to both developers and public beta testers.

Identified as build 14E26a, the latest beta of OS X 10.10.4 is available from the Mac App Store for registered developers, and members of the OS X public beta program.

Apple has asked testers to focus on Photos, Migration, and support for Arabic and Hebrew languages when using the software.

The latest beta arrives just over two weeks after the third beta of OS X 10.10.4 was issued. Apple has recently provided OS X beta releases on Mondays, but likely held this release until Tuesday in recognition of Monday's Memorial Day holiday in the U.S.

Apple will show off the next-generation version of OS X, assumed to be OS X 10.11, at WWDC when it starts on June 8. The general public will likely have to wait a few months before they get their hands on the next Mac software update.

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10 Comments

MacPro

said about 8 years ago

Oh more fun ... :) Got to say, I enjoy participating in the dev program. I have never once had a loss of data or had to down grade. But I do back up first . :D

aman96

said about 8 years ago

I just installed this update and it seems to me that the OS is running more fluidly. Additionally, the Photos app is no longer running at a snail's pace, at least on my system.

suddenly newton

said about 8 years ago

10.11.0: the wait for bug fixes begins all over again! Thus is the annual cycle of beta testing for Mac OS.

petieg

said about 8 years ago

When is Mail being looked at? Not syncing deletes w/ Exchange even when setup as IMAP. So frustrating.

davemcm76

said about 8 years ago

[quote name="petieg" url="/t/186426/apple-issues-fourth-beta-of-os-x-10-10-4-to-developers-public-with-focus-on-photos-migration#post_2727313"]When is Mail being looked at? Not syncing deletes w/ Exchange even when setup as IMAP. So frustrating. [/quote] While not specifically mentioned there does seem to be some work being done on Mail in the previews.. I was having big issues with Google's 2 Factor Authentication failing to authenticate after a few days necessitating completely removing and re-adding the Google account to get it to work again. My call was closed with a reason worded pretty much as this was something I'd have to work out for myself but later that same day 10.10.4 preview 3 came out after and installing that it all started working again with no other intervention on my part.