Apple Releases OS X Yosemite Developer Preview 2

Alongside iOS 8 beta 2, Apple today released a new version of OS X Yosemite, just over two weeks after initially introducing the operating system at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference.

The update, Developer Preview 2, has a build number of 14A261i, and can be downloaded from the Mac App Store or the Mac Dev Center.

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OS X Yosemite brings a flatter, more modern look to OS X, with an emphasis on translucency, along with a slew of new features, including improved integration with iOS 8 through Continuity. It also includes a new "Today" view in Notification Center that offers integration with third-party apps, a retooled Spotlight search that offers new data sources, and several new features for apps like Mail, Safari, and Messages.

OS X Yosemite is currently only available to developers, but Apple plans to offer a beta version of the software to Mac users at some point during the summer. A public release of OS X Yosemite is expected in the fall, after several additional beta iterations.

New Features:

- Photo Booth: Photo Booth, which was missing from the first Yosemite beta, has now returned.
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- Time Machine: Time Machine has a redesigned interface that removes the stars. (via 9to5Mac).

- Screen Sharing: Screen Sharing has been updated to version 6, allowing users to block incoming screen share requests.

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- Settings: There's a new Settings icon.

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- AirDrop: AirDrop now offers a notification directly on the screen when a file is incoming, so it is no longer necessary to open Finder to receive a file (via 9to5Mac).

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Handoff: According to several of our forum members, Handoff between iOS 8 and OS X Yosemite is now far more functional.

System Information: There's a new field for Continuity support in the Bluetooth category of the System Information app, which lets users know if their machines support features like Continuity and AirDrop.

Related Forum: OS X Yosemite

Top Rated Comments

3282868 Avatar
121 months ago
Woo-hoo! Bring on the dark theme (can't stand the "Miami Vice" 80's colors, the blue folder icon makes my eyes bleed)
Score: 13 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Cougarcat Avatar
121 months ago
Aw, the stars are gone in Time Machine. Now it's a boring translucent background.
Score: 11 Votes (Like | Disagree)
8CoreWhore Avatar
121 months ago
Who is that nice Asian lady?

Hands off mister.
Score: 9 Votes (Like | Disagree)
lunarworks Avatar
121 months ago
Downloading OTA right now!

OTA?

Let's not get our terms mixed up. Please. :/
Score: 8 Votes (Like | Disagree)
zaneliu94 Avatar
121 months ago
how about the icon for it? i dont have the DP.

Here you go!
Score: 6 Votes (Like | Disagree)
ERIC273 Avatar
121 months ago
I can confirm that regardless to if you are a licensed dev, if you obtained the beta through whatever means other than entering a code into the mac appstore you still get the update :)
Score: 6 Votes (Like | Disagree)

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