Apple Seeds First Beta of macOS Catalina 10.15.1 to Developers

Ali Salman

Apple has seen fit to release the first beta of its upcoming macOS Catalina 10.15.1 update to developers for testing purposes. The new beta build arrives a day after the company released macOS Catalina to the public. The update brought a bevy of new forward-facing additions to the table. if you're unfamiliar check out our top seven features of macOS Catalina. As for what the new beta build brings, let's dive in to see some more details on the release.

First Beta of macOS Catalina 10.15.1 Released to Developers for Testing Purposes

if you're a developer, you can install Apple's first beta of macOS Catalina 10.15.1 on your compatible Macs right now. It can be downloaded via the Software Update mechanism in System Preferences. Do take note that a proper configuration profile is required which can be installed through the Apple Developer Center.

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At this point in time, it's unclear what the first beta of macOS Catalina 10.15.1 has in store for developers. However, we can be sure that it will include performance enhancements and bug fixes which were not addressed in the official release of macOS Catalina.

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As we have mentioned earlier, macOS Catalina brings a handful of major additions to the table. The company has removed and broken down iTunes into a new Music, TV and Podcast apps. In addition, support for 32-bit apps has also been removed. Furthermore, macOS Catalina also brings a plethora of privacy features. Overall, Catalina is a major update for users and if you haven't downloaded it yet, we would recommend you doing so.

In case your device gets stuck on 'Setting Up Your Mac', here's how to fix the issue. We will update you guys as soon as developers are done tinkering with the first beta of macOS Catalina 10.15.1. There will be more to the story, so do stay tuned in for more. This is all for now, folks. Share your views in the comments section below.

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