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macOS Sierra gets its fifth beta build

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One week after releasing macOS Sierra beta 4, Apple is already back with a new beta build of its future operating system for Mac that is set for public release later this fall.

Apple mentions in the release notes that it has made bug fixes for Apple Pay, iTunes, Keychain Access and even Microsoft OneDrive in the new build. The upcoming update brings a ton of new features, including Siri for Mac, auto-unlock with Apple Watch, Apple Pay, better iCloud integration and more.

The new macOS Sierra beta 5 can be downloaded by developers directly from the Mac App Store if you have macOS Sierra beta 4 installed already. If not, you can download it directly from the Apple Developer Center.

The last macOS Sierra beta brought a couple of minor changes, the biggest of which was the addition of 100 new emoji that add more gender diversity to the character set.

We’ll let you know what new stuff we find as soon as we get it installed.

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