The new phone books are here! Wait, no they aren’t. But the new operating systems are. Last week, Apple unleashed public betas of both OS X 10.11 El Capitan, and iOS 9. We downloaded and installed them and started kicking the tires, and now it’s time to discuss our experiences on the podcast. Joining us is Macworld’s former editorial director, More Color columnist, and all-around best pal Jason Snell.
Jason wrote a hands-on with El Capitan that went live as the betas did, and he’s most excited about much-needed improvements to Photos, as well as the little Spotlight features that are making a big difference. Glenn’s got his eye on security as always, recapping the changes to Apple’s two-step authentication process as well as the System Integration Protection feature. We also touch on iOS 9’s beta, which brings major multitasking upgrades to certain iPads, but plenty of goodies for all the other devices too.
Show notes
First look at the OS X El Capitan public beta, out now by Jason Snell
How to get El Capitan features without upgrading to El Capitan by Roman Loyola
OS X El Capitan beta: What you need to know by Roman Loyola
iOS 9 public beta is live: Here’s everything you need to know by Susie Ochs
Apple drops Recovery Key in new two-factor authentication for El Capitan and iOS 9 by Glenn Fleishman
Hands-on with iCloud Drive, a brand-new app in the iOS 9 public beta by Leah Yamshon
Hands-on with iOS 9’s slick new multitasking features for iPad by Oscar Raymundo
Hands-on with Safari 9 in El Capitan: Little changes make a big difference by Roman Loyola
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Author: Jason Snell
Jason has written for Macworld for 25 years, and was lead editor for more than a decade. He writes about Apple at Six Colors and podcasts at Relay FM and The Incomparable.