How to download OSX Yosemite Public Beta?

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  Kaustubh Katdare

  Turns out that the actual link to download the public beta is different. A little searching and reading on the Internet lead me to this link: https://Apple Beta Software Program - which is the official page for all non-developers to sign up for the OSX Beta program. I just signed up and it says that I'll receive a notification as soon as OSX Yosemite is available for download.
  
  Once the software is ready, Apple will send a redemption code for the App Store. After entering the code, the App Store will show the latest OSX beta which you can download and test your machine. As it goes for every beta program, you'll have to deal with bugs and there won't be any official support provided. So try it out on your own risk.
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  Michael Pollak

  Hello. I signed up to see if you've received your email to install the community beta yet. I and 2 of my friends have not.
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  Kaustubh Katdare

  Peep898

  Hello. I signed up to see if you've received your email to install the community beta yet. I and 2 of my friends have not.

  Not yet. Have the started rolling out the invites to the non-developers?
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  Michael Pollak

  Kaustubh Katdare

  Not yet. Have the started rolling out the invites to the non-developers?

  I've been contacting the Developer department, and now they are saying they aren't responsible for beta software. A few people told be the emails for non-developers were being sent out in cycles, and other people like on the Apple support etc, have told me the emails have not been sent out.
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  Kaustubh Katdare

  Peep898

  I've been contacting the Developer department, and now they are saying they aren't responsible for beta software. A few people told be the emails for non-developers were being sent out in cycles, and other people like on the Apple support etc, have told me the emails have not been sent out.

  I remember reading somewhere that the public beta download codes for App Store will be rolled out starting 22nd June. I'll just wait and watch. I was wondering if I should download it from a torrent site; but then decided against it.
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  Michael Pollak

  Kaustubh Katdare

  I remember reading somewhere that the public beta download codes for App Store will be rolled out starting 22nd June. I'll just wait and watch. I was wondering if I should download it from a torrent site; but then decided against it.

  I will admit I did just that. I know of the website that it's the legit Yosemite beta, however you don't get the Feedback Assistant feature.
  
  Oh now I can edit my post, not instantly. Anyways, one Apple rep told me that right when sign ups began, they were bombarded with signups, well over 1 million, so I guess no one truly knows if they got in or not.
  
  I was going to keep my torrented version of Yosemite, but it's really not worth it unless you can report issues.
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  Michael Pollak

  It's irritating my friends and I that Apple has not sent the emails out yet. I have always wanted to help them and be a beta tester, and this is my chance, although technically I've wanted to beta test devices in hand, but I was told they don't do that often.
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  Kaustubh Katdare

  Your best bet is to request a free developer account for year and report few show stoppers. I doubt Apple will give away a free account though.
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  Michael Pollak

  Kaustubh Katdare

  Your best bet is to request a free developer account for year and report few show stoppers. I doubt Apple will give away a free account though.

  I did not know I could request a free account for a year. But I'm almost positive I'll have to put a credit card down for after that year ends. But yeah Apple I doubt would give a free account to anyone.
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  Michael Pollak

  Hello again. I received Mavericks seed update, and I was told that is supposed to be received. I deleted Yosemite off my system as it's not the official beta to submit issues. I reinstalled Mavericks today, my app store preferences says I will receive seed beta updates. I received the Mavericks 10.9.4 seed update earlier after reinstalling Mavericks. I hope maybe you're right about tomorrow getting Yosemite beta.
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  Kaustubh Katdare

  I'm currently on 10.9.3 and I don't see anything in the App Store updates. It looks like there aren't any major changes in the 10.9.4 version. I'll just wait till they release the Yosemite public beta.
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  Michael Pollak

  What I'm saying is Apple told me that the Mavericks 10.9.4 Seed a Update I got is a good thing. Maybe something will occur on Sunday!
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  Michael Pollak

  The Mavericks seed 10.9.4 build 13E19 included Feedback Assistant. I clicked on it and it had me update it to be compatible with Yosemite. But as of now no Yosemite beta for me.
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  Kaustubh Katdare

  No luck for me, yet. I'm pretty sure I'm in the first million people who applied for the public beta program. Where are all the mac users on CE?
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  Michael Pollak

  Kaustubh Katdare

  No luck for me, yet. I'm pretty sure I'm in the first million people who applied for the public beta program. Where are all the mac users on CE?

  It's upsetting! It should be available to us soon as they plan to release it in full in the fall.
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  Kaustubh Katdare

  Alright, I'm still to receive the notification for Yosemite Public Beta download. Wondering whether anyone here at CE has received an invite or notification in the App store?
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  Michael Pollak

  Kaustubh Katdare

  Alright, I'm still to receive the notification for Yosemite Public Beta download. Wondering whether anyone here at CE has received an invite or notification in the App store?

  How do you for certain know that you're to receive the public beta? I was told the system was overloaded with sign ups when the website came back up to allow people to sign up. But anyways, I have not received an invite or any notification in the App Store. However, it should be close because today they released OS X 10.9.4 to us.
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  Kaustubh Katdare

  Well I don't know for sure, but I'm pretty sure I was among the first million people to sign up for it. This message comes from OSX 10.9.4. Hoping for something to pop-up that has 'Yosemite' written somewhere 😁
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  Michael Pollak

  Kaustubh Katdare

  Well I don't know for sure, but I'm pretty sure I was among the first million people to sign up for it. This message comes from OSX 10.9.4. Hoping for something to pop-up that has 'Yosemite' written somewhere 😁

  I am as well. I don't see why it wouldn't be soon. OS X was in beta for a while and is now here. Now we should get OS X Yosemite Beta.
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  Michael Pollak

  Still no Yosemite public beta email. I was told they were already sent out. HMM!
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  Kaustubh Katdare

  Peep898

  Still no Yosemite public beta email. I was told they were already sent out. HMM!

  No mail to me either. Looks like we missed the bus. 👎
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  Abhishek Rawal

  Kaustubh Katdare

  No mail to me either. Looks like we missed the bus. 👎

  Nope, you haven't.
  You can pay $99 & register as developer account, Or D-I-Y : #-Link-Snipped-#
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  Michael Pollak

  Abhishek Rawal

  Nope, you haven't.
  You can pay $99 & register as developer account, Or D-I-Y : #-Link-Snipped-#

  I am definitely not paying $99 for a developer account. I am no developer. A for the D-I-Y, I tried that but it doesn't come with the feedback assistant.
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  Kaustubh Katdare

  I just can't believe there are a million people faster than I; who signed up for the public beta. Or Apple only meant '1' not '1 million'.
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  Michael Pollak

  Kaustubh Katdare

  I just can't believe there are a million people faster than I; who signed up for the public beta. Or Apple only meant '1' not '1 million'.

  I don't believe that we missed the bus. There had to be a catch. My friends and I signed up immediately when the site came back.
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  Kaustubh Katdare

  Peep898

  I don't believe that we missed the bus. There had to be a catch. My friends and I signed up immediately when the site came back.

  ...and I had signed up even before the site went down! 😨 Maybe the roll-out is country wise?
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  Michael Pollak

  Kaustubh Katdare

  ...and I had signed up even before the site went down! 😨 Maybe the roll-out is country wise?

  I don't have a clue. I was told emails have been sent out already. I am in the U.S. What is strange is I am not a developer, but the other day I got a developer preview of Safari update.
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  Kaustubh Katdare

  Okay people! The public beta of OSX Yosemite will be released TOMORROW! Can't wait to see it running on my iMac. My MacBook Air is currently being treated at the Apple service center. 😲
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  Michael Pollak

  Kaustubh Katdare

  Okay people! The public beta of OSX Yosemite will be released TOMORROW! Can't wait to see it running on my iMac. My MacBook Air is currently being treated at the Apple service center. 😲

  Will we receive that supposed "email" ?
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  Kaustubh Katdare

  Peep898

  Will we receive that supposed "email" ?

  A ditect notification in the app store, I guess.
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  Michael Pollak

  Kaustubh Katdare

  A ditect notification in the app store, I guess.

  At midnight?? I sure hope so!!! How did you find this out?
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  Kaustubh Katdare

  Peep898

  At midnight?? I sure hope so!!! How did you find this out?

  Engadget wrote big post about it.
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  Michael Pollak

  Kaustubh Katdare

  Engadget wrote big post about it.

  I still don't have it.
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  Kaustubh Katdare

  Neither do I. Looks like we will have to wait a few more hours.
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  Michael Pollak

  Kaustubh Katdare

  Neither do I. Looks like we will have to wait a few more hours.

  Apple Beta Software Program
  
  It's ready, sign in, go down and click redemption code, it'll then take you to app store and begin installing it. I'm doing it on my main computer because it's my only computer.
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  Kaustubh Katdare

  Peep898

  Apple Beta Software Program
  
  It's ready, sign in, go down and click redemption code, it'll then take you to app store and begin installing it. I'm doing it on my main computer because it's my only computer.

  Sounds good. My air is at the service center. Will install it on the iMac. Let me know how it worked out on your system? Any major issues or data loss reported by anyone?
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  Kaustubh Katdare

  Peep898

  Apple Beta Software Program
  
  It's ready, sign in, go down and click redemption code, it'll then take you to app store and begin installing it. I'm doing it on my main computer because it's my only computer.

  Sounds good. My air is at the service center. Will install it on the iMac. Let me know how it worked out on your system? Any major issues or data loss reported by anyone?
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  Michael Pollak

  Kaustubh Katdare

  Sounds good. My air is at the service center. Will install it on the iMac. Let me know how it worked out on your system? Any major issues or data loss reported by anyone?

  Yahoo Messenger doesn't work on it. The only issue I've seen that others have noticed as well is when the computer locks, and you go to get back on, the screen stays black blurred for a minute before going to login screen.
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  Kaustubh Katdare

  Peep898

  Yahoo Messenger doesn't work on it. The only issue I've seen that others have noticed as well is when the computer locks, and you go to get back on, the screen stays black blurred for a minute before going to login screen.

  The screen going black after you recover from sleep or lock state is exactly why my Air is in the service center. You gotta check it with the local Apple Store. They're replacing the entire logic board in my machine.
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  Michael Pollak

  Kaustubh Katdare

  The screen going black after you recover from sleep or lock state is exactly why my Air is in the service center. You gotta check it with the local Apple Store. They're replacing the entire logic board in my machine.

  It doesn't happen anymore. Only once. But I'm hearing it happen to others due to Yosemite.
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  Kaustubh Katdare

  Peep898

  It doesn't happen anymore. Only once. But I'm hearing it happen to others due to Yosemite.

  Okay, good for you. The download speed on my machine seems to be pathetically slow. Will try it out later. A bit nervous about installing it on my main machine.
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  Michael Pollak

  Kaustubh Katdare

  Okay, good for you. The download speed on my machine seems to be pathetically slow. Will try it out later. A bit nervous about installing it on my main machine.

  Hmm I wouldn't be so worried. I mean I'm so used to betas now. People are warning others and of course Apple is, to not install it on your main computer due to its a beta. But it's all good. I'm enjoying what I know of Yosemite or remember. All is well for now. I'm upset that Yahoo Messenger doesn't work on it though. Do you know any alternative app?
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  Kaustubh Katdare

  #-Link-Snipped-# - There's one messaging app that rules app - and it works with Yahoo too. It's called Adium. I never went back to any other app.
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  Michael Pollak

  Kaustubh Katdare

  #-Link-Snipped-# - There's one messaging app that rules app - and it works with Yahoo too. It's called Adium. I never went back to any other app.

  I tried it. It's not connecting to my Yahoo account. Help?
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  Kaustubh Katdare

  Peep898

  I tried it. It's not connecting to my Yahoo account. Help?

  Maybe an issue with the messenger service itself? Check if it's working on other machines. Just tried connecting to one of my Old yahoo accounts and it's working absolutely fine. Did you add your Yahoo credentials properly? You'll have to add them from Adium -> Preferences -> Accounts -> "+" -> Yahoo ...
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  Michael Pollak

  Kaustubh Katdare

  Maybe an issue with the messenger service itself? Check if it's working on other machines. Just tried connecting to one of my Old yahoo accounts and it's working absolutely fine. Did you add your Yahoo credentials properly? You'll have to add them from Adium -> Preferences -> Accounts -> "+" -> Yahoo ...

  I'm trying two yahoo accounts. It keeps saying reconnecting. I don't have other computers. Let me try rebooting.
  
  Yeah I don't know. It's just saying reconnecting.
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  Kaustubh Katdare

  #-Link-Snipped-# - Do you know how do I show the open tabs all the time (the tabs bar) below the search box in Safari 8? It's too annoying to click "Show All Tabs" button all the time to see which tabs are open. It's keeping me away from using Safari as my default browser.
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  Michael Pollak

  Kaustubh Katdare

  #-Link-Snipped-# - Do you know how do I show the open tabs all the time (the tabs bar) below the search box in Safari 8? It's too annoying to click "Show All Tabs" button all the time to see which tabs are open. It's keeping me away from using Safari as my default browser.

  Which browser are you using? You should be able to still see all tabs on other browsers. I use Safari and or Chrome.
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  Kaustubh Katdare

  Peep898

  Which browser are you using? You should be able to still see all tabs on other browsers. I use Safari and or Chrome.

  Chrome shows all the open tabs in the tab-bar, above the URL/Search box. But in Safari 8, I see no option to view all the tabs so that I can quickly navigate. I'm forced to click on 'Show All Tabs' button to view all the tabs that are open.
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  Michael Pollak

  Kaustubh Katdare

  Chrome shows all the open tabs in the tab-bar, above the URL/Search box. But in Safari 8, I see no option to view all the tabs so that I can quickly navigate. I'm forced to click on 'Show All Tabs' button to view all the tabs that are open.

  To see all your tabs at once on the screen, click the double square box at the top right of Safari.
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  Kaustubh Katdare

  Peep898

  To see all your tabs at once on the screen, click the double square box at the top right of Safari.

  I think I didn't describe my query well. Clicking on the double-square box is something that I'm trying to avoid. I want the tabs-bar to show all the open tabs side by side, like in Chrome and earlier versions of Safari. ☕
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  Michael Pollak

  Kaustubh Katdare

  I think I didn't describe my query well. Clicking on the double-square box is something that I'm trying to avoid. I want the tabs-bar to show all the open tabs side by side, like in Chrome and earlier versions of Safari. ☕

  I'm not sure then. I myself would either click the double box or just see my tabs I have under the search bar. That doesn't go away for as long as I have "View Tab Bar" selected.
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  Kaustubh Katdare

  Peep898

  I'm not sure then. I myself would either click the double box or just see my tabs I have under the search bar. That doesn't go away for as long as I have "View Tab Bar" selected.

  How about Chrome style tabs at the top? You can quickly click on any open tab to view the content.
  
  Even the 'View Tab Bar' does not show anything on my install. Is something missing?
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  Michael Pollak

  Kaustubh Katdare

  How about Chrome style tabs at the top? You can quickly click on any open tab to view the content.
  
  Even the 'View Tab Bar' does not show anything on my install. Is something missing?

  You don't have a tab bar on your Safari and you don't have the view tab bar option?
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  Kaustubh Katdare

  Peep898

  You don't have a tab bar on your Safari and you don't have the view tab bar option?

  Alright Captain! We've got a fix here; and it's the mother of all fixes - called 'Reboot'.
  
  A simple reboot restored the tab-bar and Safari is on the way of becoming my more preferred browser. 😀
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  Michael Pollak

  Kaustubh Katdare

  Alright Captain! We've got a fix here; and it's the mother of all fixes - called 'Reboot'.
  
  A simple reboot restored the tab-bar and Safari is on the way of becoming my more preferred browser. 😀

  A reboot of the computer or Safari? Either way, that's odd.
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  Kaustubh Katdare

  MoneyMaker79

  A reboot of the computer or Safari? Either way, that's odd.

  Computer. Yeah - that's what works most of the times. At least it worked in my case.
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  Michael Pollak

  Kaustubh Katdare

  Computer. Yeah - that's what works most of the times. At least it worked in my case.

  Yep. Just like the iPhone and the good ol' respring. 😀