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The third beta versions of all three operating systems were released two weeks after the previous ones, which corresponds to the average frequency of their publication. For now, they are still only available to users with a developer account, but the general public will be able to test OS X El Capitan sometime during the summer, which also applies to iOS 9 (you can sign up to test the public beta <a href="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1932/8043/files/200721_ODSTOUPENI_BEZ_UDANI_DUVODU__EN.pdf?v=1595428404" data-gt-href-en="https://en.notsofunnyany.com/">here</a>). With watchOS, "ordinary users" will have to wait for the new version until the release of its final form in the fall.

OS X El Capitan will be the eleventh version of OS X. In principle, Apple follows the tradition of introducing major changes with every other version of the system. This happened last time with OS X Yosemite, so El Capitan brings rather less prominent features and focuses mainly on increasing stability and speed. The change in appearance will only concern the system font, which will change from Helvetica Neue to San Francisco. Mission Control, Spotlight, and working in full-screen mode, allowing two applications to be displayed side by side at the same time, should bring improved and expanded functionality. Of the system applications, the news will be most obvious in Safari, Mail, Notes, Photos and Maps.

The third beta version of OS X El Capitan brings fixes and improvements to the stability of available features and a few new little things. In Mission Control, the application window can be dragged from the top bar back to the desktop in full-screen mode, auto-created albums for self-portraits and screenshots have been added to the Photos application, and Calendar has a new splash screen highlighting new features - the application can automatically create events based on information in the inbox e-mails and use Maps to calculate the departure time so that the user arrives on time.

Much like OS X El Capitan, too iOS 9 will focus primarily on improving system stability and performance. However, in addition, the role of Siri and Search when using the device has been expanded - depending on the location and time of day, for example, they will guess what the user is trying to find, who to contact, where to go, which application to launch, etc. iOS 9 for iPad will learn the right multitasking, i.e. active use of two applications at the same time. Individual applications such as Notes and Maps will also be improved, and a new one will be added, called News (News).

The biggest news of the third iOS 9 developer beta is the app update Hudba, which now allows access to Apple Music. The new News application also appears for the first time. The latter is an aggregator of articles from the monitored media, similar to Flipboard. The articles here will be edited for the most comfortable reading on iOS devices, with rich multimedia content and without ads. Additional sources can be added either directly from the application or from a web browser via the share sheet. With the release of the full version of iOS 9, the News application will be available only in the US for now.

Other changes in the third beta version concern only the appearance, although it also affects the function. As in Photos in OS X El Capitan, this also applies to auto-created albums for self-portraits and screenshots, and app folders on iPad, which now display a four-row, four-column grid of icons. Finally, the Calendar app has a new icon in search, new icons have been added to the options that appear when you swipe left or right on a message in the Mail app, and Siri has stopped making its characteristic sound when activated.

Watch 2 will significantly expand the capabilities of the Apple Watch for both developers and users. The first group will be able to create native applications (not just "mirrored" from the iPhone) and watch faces and will get access to all sensors of the watch, which means wider and better possibilities of use for all users.

The third developer beta of watchOS 2 makes working with the sensors, digital crown and processor of the watch more accessible to developers compared to the previous ones. But there were also several visible changes. Apple Music is now accessible from the Apple Watch, the watch face buttons for unlocking the watch have changed from circles to rectangles that are larger and therefore easier to press, display brightness and volume can be regulated more precisely, the Weather app shows the time of the last update, and an activation lock has been added. The latter is able to completely disable the watch in the event of loss or theft and to request an Apple ID and password for reuse, which in the case of the Apple Watch means reactivating it using a "QR code".

However, as is the case with trial versions, this beta is plagued with a few issues, including poor battery life, GPS issues, and haptic feedback errors.

Updates to all three new developer betas are available either from the devices in question (for watchOS from iPhone) or from iTunes.

Source: 9to5Mac (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
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