Apple issues Mac OS X Lion Developer Preview 3 to developers
The Cupertino, Calif., Mac maker seeded the 1.07GB Developer Preview 3 update to developers on Friday, according to people familiar with the matter. Apple first released Developer Preview 2 in March, eventually issuing several incremental updates (1, 2) to the beta in April.
In addition to the Mac OS X 10.7 build, Apple also issued Xcode 4.1 Developer Preview 5, a pre-release version of the Mac OS X development environment.
Changes in Developer Preview 3 for Mac OS X Lion include: "a new boot animation, new graphical elements in the Finder's toolbar, new desktop wallpapers and the Reading List, now enabled in Safari," MacStories reports. The Reading List feature, which allows a user to collect webpages and links to read later, was uncovered within earlier developer builds of Lion, but this is the first build where the feature is enabled.
It's All Tech also reports several changes including:
- New Reminders menu in iCal
- New next desktop button in Dashboard space
- New options when right-clicking (this appears to be buggy at this time)
- Compatibility to external displays has been improved( especially in Mission Control)
Developers also report that the update now includes a standalone application for the Mission Control feature. Previously, Mission Control could be activated via a multitouch gesture or keyboard shortcut.
Users can now add "desktops" via a plus button and close spaces from within Mission Control. Also, users will see thumbnail magnifications when hovering over desktop thumbnails.
Additionally, Dan Bennet reports that the login screen for Mac OS X Lion has changed to a much more polished metallic-finish page that displays a clock, wireless signal and battery indicator.
Apple will preview Mac OS X 10.7 Lion at its sold-out Worldwide Developers Conference from June 6 through June 10. The upgrade is slated for release this summer.
For more information on upcoming changes in Mac OS X Lion, see AppleInsider's in-depth series: Inside Mac OS X 10.7 Lion. Recent features include:
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These updates sound like good "finishing touch" inclusions. Of course, I hope the stability is improved along with the odd occasional pausing and speeding up that QuickTime does whilst playing a video.PS: Is this officially Preview 3 or the 3rd update to Preview 2. I ask because it’s coming through Softwarer Updater again, not through the Mac App Store via a redeem code.
PS: Is this officially Preview 3 or the 3rd update to Preview 2. I ask because it?s coming through Softwarer Updater again, not through the Mac App Store via a redeem code.
There are conflicting reports, but it looks like it's labeled as an update to Preview 2 in Software Update while release notes call it Developer Preview 3.
I have the developer preview 2, but the preview 3 wasn't available for the update.
There are conflicting reports, but it looks like it's labeled as an update to Preview 2 in Software Update while release notes call it Developer Preview 3.
From Software Updater: The Lion Developer Preview Update is recommended for all users running Mac OS X Lion Developer Preview 2.
From Apple?s dev site: Mac OS X Lion Developer Preview 3 is now available via Software Update for systems running developer preview 2 update 2.
It makes me think that Preview 3 started with the very first update to Preview 2 via the Software Updater, but that seems odd. I reinstalled Lion Preview 2 last week and had to install each of the 1GB updates via Software Updaters so I?d expect that any version number would ether be applied to the whole thing or not at all.
Anyway, at least Xcode isn?t as convoluted: Xcode 4.1 Developer Preview 5
I have the developer preview 2, but the preview 3 wasn't available for the update.
You haven?t seen any 1GB-ish updates to Preview 2 in Software Update?