Apple seeds second OS X El Capitan beta to developers

OS X El Capitan

Following the release of new watchOS 2 and iOS 9 betas, Apple on Tuesday seeded the second beta of OS X 10.11 El Capitan. The build is labeled as 15A204h, and is available to registered developers via the Updates section of the Mac App Store or through Apple’s Developer Center.

Introduced two weeks ago at WWDC, OS X El Capitan is the next major version of Apple’s Mac operating system. The update does not include a ton of new features, but instead builds on top of last year’s OS X Yosemite with a number of performance and stability improvements.

There are a few user-facing changes, though, such as a new system-wide font and a revamped Control Center with new Split Screen mode. Safari and Mail are also getting some nice updates, including new gesture controls and Pinned Tabs, and Spotlight Search is more intelligent.

We are installing today’s beta now, and will report back with any major changes. OS X El Capitan is currently only available to registered developers, but Apple has said that it will be releasing a public version of the beta in July, and of course the official release is expected this fall.