Apple today seeded the tenth beta of macOS 10.15 Catalina to developers, one week after seeding the ninth macOS Catalina beta and over three months after the new Mac operating system update was first unveiled at the Worldwide Developers Conference.

The new macOS Catalina beta can be downloaded using the Software Update mechanism in System Preferences after installing the proper software from the Developer Center.

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macOS Catalina eliminates the iTunes app, splitting it into Music, Podcasts, and TV apps. The three new apps offer similar functionality to iTunes, but are split up by feature. iOS device management is still available on the Mac, but it's now done through the Finder rather than iTunes.

With a new Sidecar feature, you can turn your iPad into a second display for your Mac with just the click of a button. The Apple Pencil works with ‌Sidecar‌, so you can turn your ‌iPad‌ into a drawing tablet in apps like Photoshop and Illustrator.

Your Apple Watch can be used to approve security prompts for passwords and other info in macOS Catalina, and Macs with a T2 chip now support Activation Lock, making them more secure. There's a new Find My that brings the ‌Find My‌ Mac app to the Mac for the first time and even lets you track your devices when they're offline, or, in the case of notebooks, closed.

Screen Time is available on the Mac as well as iOS devices, and Project Catalyst, a new Apple initiative, will let developers easily port their ‌iPad‌ apps over to the Mac to increase the number of Mac apps available.

There's a new Photos interface that surfaces your best photos organized by day, month, or year, there's a new start page in Safari, Mail has new tools for muting email threads and blocking senders, and the Reminders app has been overhauled.

32-bit apps no longer work in macOS Catalina, which is something to be aware of before installing the beta.

For more details on macOS Catalina, make sure to check out our macOS Catalina roundup. Apple is planning to release macOS Catalina sometime in October.

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Top Rated Comments

schlitzz Avatar
75 months ago

If Apple isn't calling this GM, it's not a GM.
Well, is it a FORD then?
Score: 16 Votes (Like | Disagree)
schlitzz Avatar
75 months ago

About this Mac still says 10.15 Beta, so it doesn't appear to be a possible GM build.
Well, we will know soon enough if the battery life is a Leaf, Prius, or the Chevy Volt.
Score: 6 Votes (Like | Disagree)
urbanmacUser Avatar
75 months ago
I suspect we will see a October event with new Mac Pro, 16inch MBP, refreshed 13 & 15 plus updated ATV and Catalina in a few weeks time.
Score: 6 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Babygotfont Avatar
75 months ago

Why would that shock you?
Cause he was using his computer in the bathtub while plugged in
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
newtestleper Avatar
75 months ago

4.99GB Download Build 198578c Previous 19A573a So this is 5 builds beyond last "Beta 9"
8 gigs on my 2014 MBP. Now that's what I call [S]music[/S] an update.
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
tywebb13 Avatar
75 months ago

@tywebb13

Hello :)

macOS High Sierra here
Can I please have the direct links for
Safari 13.0.1
And the latest
gatekeeper and xprotect

Thanks
Came
OK.

safari 13.0.1 for high sierra:

http://swcdn.apple.com/content/downloads/41/46/091-58885-A_KVZJXS0KNU/tcpkev88s30ezg1apij0ezd9hz86s1fsq3/Safari13.0.1HighSierra.pkg

safari 13.0.1 for mojave:

http://swcdn.apple.com/content/downloads/20/52/041-88937-A_82KXGV6YE3/l5w5xx65lkxi9zvce2pwwc0rrs8cx8wvoh/Safari13.0.1MojaveAuto.pkg

gatekeeper 181:

http://swcdn.apple.com/content/downloads/49/27/061-03557/pelkw36lmjbybazo5q9aqjc6wkg7vnkvt0/GatekeeperConfigData.pkg

xprotect 2103:

http://swcdn.apple.com/content/downloads/35/05/041-59062/l0a9hglm2vcwewfkld5832ivg90gh4xtns/XProtectPlistConfigData.pkg
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