Apple released the eighth test assembly Developer Preview and the third public beta of the operating system OS X Yosemite. The update is recommended for all users, the testing desktop operating system for the Mac.
OS X Yosemite continues the direction that has been set with the launch of OS X Mavericks, however, taking into account the new trends in the design of UI: Programs icon got a new minimalist design and a flat panel applications and windows - a sharp edge. Processing undergone Safari, gets more clear, intuitive look and improved integration of search. Does now takes the JavaScript code faster than any other present on the market - on standard websites difference compared with Firefox can be six times, and on the Chrome - five times. Apple and expanded support for Web standards Safari, including WebGL, SPDY and HTML5.
Apple first releases at the same time test builds for developers and users involved in the testing program AppleSeed. Features updates the company did not mention. Build available for download via the Mac App Store for users of previous releases.
Among the changes in OS X Yosemite Developer Preview 8:
- Weather in Notification Center is requesting permission to access your current location.
- Navigation has changed in System Preferences. The button "Show all" was replaced by the "Back / Forward" and 4 × 3 grid.
- The new assembly has a number 14A361c instead 14A343f.
A preliminary version of Yosemite tested since the beginning of June. Later became available to users so-called public beta of the program «OS X Beta Seed Program». Previous assembly OS X Yosemite Public Beta 2 came out on August 22, OS X Developer Preview Yosemite 7 - September 2. It is assumed that OS X Yosemite Public Beta release of sharing it with a third on changes and features with OS X Yosemite Developer Preview.
The final release of OS X Yosemite for Mac users will be released next month.