Apple Seeds Second OS X 10.11.6 El Capitan Beta to Developers
Apple today seeded the second beta of an upcoming OS X 10.11.6 El Capitan update to developers for testing purposes, two weeks after releasing the first OS X 10.11.6 beta and three weeks after the public release of OS X 10.11.5.
The OS X 10.11.6 update, build 15G12a, can be downloaded through the Apple Developer Center or the Software Update mechanism in the Mac App Store.
OS X 10.11.6, like OS X 10.11.5 and the El Capitan updates that came before it, appears to focus mainly on performance improvements and bug fixes. According to Apple's release notes for the first beta, OS X 10.11.6 improves the stability, compatibility, and security of Macs.
No outward-facing bug fixes or changes were found in the first beta but we'll update this post if any new features are discovered in the second beta.
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If my suggestion is true, this is a big deal -- a really big deal with the potential of exponential improvements in functionality, stability and cross-OS support.
So if these updates have zero user-facing changes and don't fix the showstopping stuff, what are they for? Is it to give the illusion that Apple is focusing their attention and resources on OS X? Because based on the last few years, I really doubt it.
+1 for increased SMOOOTHNESS™
[doublepost=1465286625][/doublepost]Highly unlikely. There's no incitament for Apple for rewriting those things in Swift, as it is still a language under strong development.
Plus, it looks like it's going to line-up with WWDC, so maybe something is hidden in there.