Continuing to pave the way for a final release of the upcoming macOS Sierra scheduled sometime this fall, Apple released on Monday, August 22, the sixth public and seventh developer betas.
MacOS Sierra Latest Betas
According to Apple Insider, the new code previews of macOS Sierra can be downloaded as updates from the Mac App Store. For those users who are new to betas and want to have access to them for the first time, the software previews are available through Apple's Beta Softare people looking to jump into the beta stream for the first time, the software is available through Apple's Beta Software Program and developer portals.
Tech analysts expect that the new betas will polish up macOS Sierra before the final release, cleaning up any performance issues and bugs. On Friday, August 19, Apple rolled out equivalent betas for iOS 10 that is expected to be released next month in final version.
MacOS Sierra Improvements
According to Tech Crunch, macOS Sierra will bring some interesting updates. For instance, the AI personal virtual assistant Siri will be introduced to the Mac for the first time. The AI assistant can replace many of Spotlight's features, like helping users to search through photos or to find a file. Siri can also help users to interact with their Mac, like set reminders, start FaceTime calls, turning on or off your Wi-Fi or adjust the volume.
Other improvements have been made in the Photos app that comes with new features. The application takes advantage of computer vision in order to recognize the things, places and people in an album, then arrange them into collections.
The updated Photos app comes with a new tab called "Memories" that can also curate past photos into collections. Another big improvement is the addition to picture-in-picture feature for watching videos in Safari. Other applications such as Mail, Pages, TextEdit and Maps are coming with their own Safari-like Tabs.
MacOS might wait for October or be also released in September, depending on Apple's intention to time the update with the launching of the new Macs. Most tech analysts agree that the upcoming Mac models will be announced at the usual September iPhone event.
