Apple Photos For OS X (Photo : www.wired.com)
A month ago, Apple has unveiled new Photos app for OS X. CNET's resident techie Jason Parker battery tested it and uncovered that it brings a level of simplicity commonly found on iOS to Apple's desktop platform OS X. Since the release, it has been in a semi private beta where only registered developers were granted access to OS X Yosemite 10.10.3, which includes the new applications, CNET reported.
During the launch, Apple had vouched to release a beta version for everyday users to test, experiment and report any glitches found in app and send it back to the Cupertino based company. And Apple made a good impression by releasing the public beta for OS X 10.10.3 today.
Those who signed up to test OS X Yosemite during the summer should still be enrolled in the program in order to get access from it. If that is the case an update will be easily available in the Mac App Store under the Updates tab.
For those who wants to try it out but failed to register for the original Yosemite beta, it is not too late. Just visit Apple's OS X Beta Program site and sign up using your Apple ID.
During the signup, users will be reminded to create a backup of their Mac using Time Machine, or similar, and are walked through potential pitfalls of using beta software.
According to 9 to 5 Mac, once the user agreed to the terms of the beta, they need to get and install a small program that registers their Mac with the beta program. After which, all future updates are done through the Mac App Store.
The duration of the process from signing up until having the latest version which is 10.10.3 will vary and is dependent the connection speed and Mac, but based on users, the entire process usually takes an hour for the initial installation (beta) and a couple of more for the backup.
