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Apple Releases OS X Mountain Lion Developer Preview 4

Monday June 11, 2012 5:34 pm PDT by Jordan Golson
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Apple released new versions of OS X Mountain Lion to developers today. Developer Preview 4 arrives with a build number of 12A239, while OS X Server Developer Preview 5 has build number 12S254j.

The release notes do not reveal any major updates to the software, but note a few minor issues with Setup Assistant, FileVault and QuickTime screen recording. Most significantly, the release does not ask developers to focus on any specific areas for testing, suggesting Mountain Lion will indeed be ready for release next month.

Mountain Lion was covered extensively at the WWDC Keynote this morning. It will be released in July on the Mac App Store for $19.99.
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RoelJuun
12 months ago
I just don't want Apple to rush Mountain Lion, fix all the bugs first and release it when it's ready. And write some great drivers for the older models too please, don't focus only on your newest creations.
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KALLT
12 months ago

Watching the keynote now... Uhh, where are the Dock indicators?


They’re still there if you look closely.
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Yamcha
12 months ago
Just Installed Developer Preview 4 and It looks amazing, they've done an awesome job of making refinements on the UI..
Rating: 2 Positives
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Cougarcat
12 months ago

isn't that in iOS not OS X?


Both versions got updates. OS X's received New Gesture-based tab navigation, unified bar, and cloud tabs.
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Cougarcat
12 months ago

no safari update?


Yes, Safari 6...
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GIZBUG
12 months ago

im assuming we will see a GM build next than the final? as for Facebook integration.. maybe 10.8.1?


FB is already integrated..............

http://www.cultofmac.com/173035/apple-releases-os-x-mountain-lion-developer-preview-4-with-facebook-integration/?utm_medium=twit&utm_campaign=spread-us
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8CoreWhore
12 months ago
Gonna download this delicious little tart tonight. Gotta date with a honey, y'all. :D
Rating: 2 Positives
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iBug2
12 months ago
This must be real close to final. Running it since last night, no issues whatsoever so far.
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Naaaaak
12 months ago

I just don't want Apple to rush Mountain Lion, fix all the bugs first and release it when it's ready.

Users are the new beta testers. With yearly releases, I think they just assume if you want fixes you'll just upgrade to whatever new OS version they have and get some new features, as well.

To me, Lion already doesn't feel nearly as stable as Snow Leopard did, and I expect that feeling to continue into Mountain Lion.

And write some great drivers for the older models too please, don't focus only on your newest creations.

This is Apple. Abandoning older models is their MO. I don't expect them to support any special features in hardware older than a year or two. Remember their requirements for Core Image at the time of its reveal? Or the speedups to FileVault in 10.7 only possible with newer hardware? Maybe they could make things work with older hardware, but it's a waste of their development time and does not help them sell new hardware.
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Cougarcat
12 months ago

FB is already integrated..............

http://www.cultofmac.com/173035/apple-releases-os-x-mountain-lion-developer-preview-4-with-facebook-integration/?utm_medium=twit&utm_campaign=spread-us


It's a separate installer; it won't be available to consumers until the fall.
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