Less than three weeks after launching its latest Mac operating system, Apple has released the first beta update to its OS X Yosemite.
OS X Yosemite was released on October 16 during the Apple iPad event in California.
"Apple has released OS X 10.10.1 beta with build number 14B17 to registered developers as an App Store update. It should be available via direct download in the Mac Dev Center later today," reports Cult of Mac.
According to the site, the release notes of the beta update did not specify any new features but the American tech giant has apparently included some improvements on the system for better WiFi connection.
Cult of Mac also noted that the Yosemite beta comes with fixes for some of the bugs earlier found in the operating system including Exchange support to Mail and updates to Notification Center, among others.
Serious Security Flaw
Apple also did not say that its Yosemite beta update is meant to fix a very serious security flaw in its latest Mac operating system discovered recently by a Swedish hacker.
ZDNet reports that there is a serious vulnerability flaw to the OS X Yosemite called "Rootpipe" which allows hackers root access to the system.
Swedish hacker Emil Kvarnhammar has discovered the flaw.
"Rootpipe is a privilege escalation from admin to root so switching to a non-admin account would clearly be a good thing," Kvarnhammar said.
He has since been asked by Apple to withhold disclosure of full details until January 2015 within which time the company may already have a fix for the serious security flaw, notes ZDNet.
In his tweet, Kvarnhammar even said: "Details on the #rootpipe exploit will be presented, but not now. Let's just give Apple some time to roll out a patch to affected users."
5 Bugs and Fixes of OS X Yosemite
Apple released the beta update yesterday to fix minor glitches or bugs that users have noted since the operating system was launch in the middle of last month.
Gizmodo listed seven common bugs of the new Mac operating system and hereunder are the five most talked about by users as well as notes on how to fix them.
1. Wi-Fi Connection Bug - Fixes include Bluetooth disabling, router tweaking or complete reinstallation of the Wi-Fi interface.
2. Bluetooth Bug - Disconnect all USB preference, switch off the Mac, and then start from the beginning.
3. Mail Bug - Ensure that e-mail provider settings are still correct and have not been altered by the system. It is also important to uncheck the Automatically detect and maintain account settings tick boxes in the Mail preferences, cites Gizmodo.
4. Notification Center and Spotlight Bug - Do two reboots.
5. Safari Bug - Switch to another browser. Deleting the cookies, cache and extension data also helps, notes Gizmodo.
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