OS X 10.11.4 Beta 4 Bug fixes and Changes

[vista980622]

Please report bugs to bugreport.apple.com or through the built-in feedback assistant. (a developer account is not required to do either of this).

This is a Wiki post, so feel free to add anything you've discovered

OS X 10.11.4 Beta 4
Build: 15E49a


New Bugs

• None discovered

New Features

• A "Lock tool" is added to the menu bar, allowing quickly locking & unlocking Notes

• Locked notes are better explained with a new popup

• Updated prompt for entering password

• iBooks 1.5 has an updated Library format

• iBooks 1.5 now displays books in series together

• Safari is now updated to build 9.1 (11601.5.17.1).

• Safari now supports emulating iOS 9.3 user agents

Bug fixes

• Quickly switching between "Window" and "Help" in system menu no longer produces a teared highlight effect
• Strings about encrypted notes are now correctly translated into international languages

Remaining Bugs

• Scrolling in Activity Monitor is not up to par with scrolling in other parts of OS X
• Dragging 3rd party applications that has custom 2x-height menu bar will result in flickering
• Dragging 3rd party applications that has custom 2x-height menu bar to a second monitor will cause the application to crash
• Notes can be sent from iOS device to Mac through AirDrop, but not vice versa

Performance

• Improved responsiveness in drawing dropdown menus

Work-in-progress

• A new Server app is in the works, with the current release (5.0.15) refusing to launch.

 

[jonobin]

so why they've released this beta for?

 

[fisherking]

so why they've released this beta for?

that's a list of what the poster is aware of (or not aware of, in this case). personally, am waiting for the public beta (today, perhaps?) to see what might be new/fixed/etc.

 

[imspace2]

So will this one kill my DIY Fusion drive?? That being said why has every other PB update killed it?

 

[hojx]

Can we limit these sort of threads to 10.x.y releases rather than having threads for every beta?

I mean, OS X is not like iOS where there's going to be significant differences between betas.

 

[fisherking]

Can we limit these sort of threads to 10.x.y releases rather than having threads for every beta?

I mean, OS X is not like iOS where there's going to be significant differences between betas.

there ARE sometimes significant differences between betas. but really, if the subject doesn't interest you, why not just skip the thread?

 

[Scary Spice]

The current version of OS X server is not compatible with beta 4.... (it will not launch) It says check with the app store for the current version, and the version there is the same one that is not compatible with beta 4.

 

[MacGizmo]

Only issue I've found with PB4 is that the App Store still says I need to restart to install it... AFTER I've already installed it.

 

[hojx]

there ARE sometimes significant differences between betas. but really, if the subject doesn't interest you, why not just skip the thread?

Hey, chill.
I'm just suggesting there aren't that many differences and the list is short enough to be combined into one thread.
I never said I'm not interested in this subject (I'm using the betas); just would rather the thread be combined (and even sticky-ed!) since they are so short.

 

[fisherking]

Hey, chill.
I'm just suggesting there aren't that many differences and the list is short enough to be combined into one thread.
I never said I'm not interested in this subject (I'm using the betas); just would rather the thread be combined (and even sticky-ed!) since they are so short.

ok, got ya. and i'll chill...starting...now...

 

[vista980622]

Can we limit these sort of threads to 10.x.y releases rather than having threads for every beta?

I mean, OS X is not like iOS where there's going to be significant differences between betas.

OS X is just a larger system with more surface to explore.
Compared to iOS, one often have to look deeper to find changes & improvements in each beta.

 

[jonobin]

Thanks for updating the first post

 

[AZhappyjack]

There's something different about the way either iOS 9.3 b4 or OS X 10.11.4b4 identifies the other devices for AirDrop. When I AirDrop a file between my iPhone and my Mac, I used to see the user's photo and their name... now I see the generic "person" icon and the device (rMBP or iPhone 6S). Not sure which has changed/caused this... maybe both.

It does not affect the functionality of the AirDrop service, but it is an cosmetic annoyance, and it changed with the beta 4 release of one or both OSes.

(also posted this in the iOS 9.3 beta 4 bugs, fixes and changes thread)

 

[rew f fwd]

since the last beta no longer work my bose companion 5 speakers
someone has a similar problem?

 

[fisherking]

since the last beta no longer work my bose companion 5 speakers
someone has a similar problem?

that shouldn't happen. try rebooting. try unplugging/replugging the speakers. are they plugged into the audio jack?

 

[rew f fwd]

everything already done several times. but does not help. before the beta update yet everything worked.
via USB. there are companion 5

 

[fisherking]

usb? then, did you check the sound panel in system preferences? make sure your speakers show there, and are selected...

 

[simon lefisch]

So how is beta 4 running for everyone? I haven't had a chance to install it until today. Contemplating throwing it on my MBP or waiting for the official release. Still on 10.11.2.

 

[AZhappyjack]

So how is beta 4 running for everyone? I haven't had a chance to install it until today. Contemplating throwing it on my MBP or waiting for the official release. Still on 10.11.2.

Beta 5 was released yesterday, and it's solid from my POV. I have been running 10.11.4 on my MBA (test machine) since beta 1... seriously considering upgrading my rMBP (daily driver).

 

[simon lefisch]

Beta 5 was released yesterday, and it's solid from my POV. I have been running 10.11.4 on my MBA (test machine) since beta 1... seriously considering upgrading my rMBP (daily driver).

Nice. Didn't know beta 5 was released. I'll prob download it today. Many thanks

 

[fisherking]

beta 5 good here (of course, only one day in). only weirdness is (and i've been getting this since the first 10.11.4 beta)...i get odd entries in Calendar, that i can't edit or delete (without closing/re-opening the app). all else...so far, so good...

 

[AZhappyjack]

beta 5 good here (of course, only one day in). only weirdness is (and i've been getting this since the first 10.11.4 beta)...i get odd entries in Calendar, that i can't edit or delete (without closing/re-opening the app). all else...so far, so good...

Haven't seen that.

On beta 4, i was getting a ton of "draft" emails showing up in my Mail drafts folder. It was not unusual to see 5-10 created with the same time stamp... all of them with no "to" addressee and with no content in either subject line of email body.

Haven't seen it (yet) in beta 5.

 

[fisherking]

Haven't seen that.

On beta 4, i was getting a ton of "draft" emails showing up in my Mail drafts folder. It was not unusual to see 5-10 created with the same time stamp... all of them with no "to" addressee and with no content in either subject line of email body.

Haven't seen it (yet) in beta 5.

that same 'email draft' issue happened to me several times, but not recently. will see if it crops up in PB5. the Calendar thing continues to happen...

 

[MacGizmo]

The worst part about 10.11.4 so far is that I use it at home—but then I go to work and have to use 10.11.3. I really didn't think 10.11.4 did anything for me, but it actually has squashed several annoying little bugs and offered a little pick-me-up to the system.

 

[Sailormannn]

Any chance beta 4 has fixed the "disk eject" error message problem. Seems to be a problem after a Mac goes to sleep. I'm still getting one of these errors daily.