Apple Seeds first beta of macOS Big Sur 11.3 for developers

Apple today unveiled the first beta of an upcoming MacOS Big Sur 11.3 update for development purposes, with the new beta appearing a few days after the release of MacOS Big Sur 11.2, a bug fix.

Developers can download the ‌‌‌macOS Big Sur‌‌‌ 11.3 beta using the Software Preferences mechanism in System Preferences after installing the correct Apple Developer Center profile.

OSMacOS Big Sur‌ 11.3 offers more customization options for Safari, and adds a way to rearrange the different sections on the home page, such as favorites, reading list, Siri suggestions, privacy report and more.

The update contains optimizations for using iOS apps on M1 Macs. If you use iPhone and iPad applications on ‌M1‌ Macs, there is a preferences window that allows users to configure keyboard commands for touch input options, plus iPadOS applications that start with a larger window, if the Mac screen allows.

OSMacOS Big Sur‌ 11.3 also adds support for the latest PlayStation 5 DualSense and Xbox Series X / S controllers for use with MacOS games.

In the Reminder app, reminder lists can be sorted by expiration date, creation date, priority or title, and there is an option to print lists by going to File> Print. Reminders can also be manually moved over lists with drag and drop, something that was not possible before.

Apple is adding a new “Made For You” library shortcut to Apple Music to find personalized mixes and playlists, and the Listen Now section has been updated with support for highlighting live events.

There are new sorting options in the Reminder app, along with options to print, and ‘Apple Music’ has been updated with a Made for You shortcut and an option for live events in the Listen Now section.

The Apple News app features a redesigned ‘Apple News’ + tab with a dedicated ‘For You’ section and a new ‘Browse’ tab that makes browsing available content easier. The new section for you is designed to help Apple News‌ + users find favorite magazines and newspapers much faster, and it adds new tools for managing downloaded issues.