10.12 PB1(Public Beta 1) Now Available

[dsjr2006]

Officially available from Apple here: https://beta.apple.com/sp/betaprogram/

http://www.anandtech.com/show/10471/apple-opens-the-macos-sierra-public-beta

 

[Takuro]

And now for the obligatory question that always inevitably gets asked: Is the build # the same as DP2?

 

[gltzrsckchn]

And now for the obligatory question that always inevitably gets asked: Is the build # the same as DP2?

Nope. Public Beta 1 is 16A238k and Developer Preview 2 is 16A239j.

 

[amors]

Nope. Public Beta 1 is 16A238k and Developer Preview 2 is 16A239j.

For me Public Beta is 16A238m

 

[gltzrsckchn]

For me Public Beta is 16A238m

Well, that's weird. For me it's 16A238k.

 

[MacGurl111]

I downloaded! For me the Beta is 8m.

 

[Donfor39]

(16A238m)

Why does Siri not speak much, I.e. Very little audio if at all?

 

[dogslobber]

(16A238m)

Why does Siri not speak much, I.e. Very little audio if at all?

She's shy.

 

[shanson27]

Can't download this stupid recovery update on macOS Sierra public beta, anybody knows ?

 

[tywebb13]

I had the same trouble with itunes 12.5 update.

Just use the direct links instead. You can download for recovery update the installer called

RecoveryHDUpdate.pkg

And for itunes you need these 5

MobileDevice.pkg
iTunesAccess.pkg
CoreADI.pkg
iTunesX.pkg
CoreFP.pkg

I don't think moderators will allow the links to be put here on macrumors but you can find them in Apple's developer forums.
[doublepost=1467938348][/doublepost]Just a warning about the Recovery HD update. I would suggest backing up Sierra before installing it.

I'm not too concerned about itunes, but there have been faulty recovery hd updates in the past making it very difficult to fix without a backup.

I'm not saying this one is faulty, but you never know.......

 

[simon lefisch]

And now for the obligatory "Is the PB good enough to be used as a daily driver?" question

 

[MacGizmo]

Public Beta still not showing up in the MAS for me.

Update: and a few minutes later, it's showing up.

 

[navaira]

iTunes 12.5 shows all songs in one column which is like super comfortable for albums with 20 songs /s

Is there a way to get it back to two columns? I haven't found it.

 

[Cyberpower678]

And another obligatory question, yes I know it's beta and bugs are to be expected, but how does it handle for daily regular use?

 

[maflynn]

Please join the discussion here: https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...tas-of-ios-10-and-macos-sierra-today.1981471/