Apple has provided developers with a second private beta of Mac OS X 10.6.3, hinting that an update to Snow Leopard will be available to the public soon.
The latest update to Snow Leopard to be given to developers has the build number of 10D572; this comes just days after Apple gave developers a pre-release with the build number 10D571.
According to people familiar with the beta versions, Apple is now asking developers to focus on certain applications including: Mail, images, QuickTime and graphic drivers. In the 10D571 beta version of Snow Leopard, developers were focusing on fonts and iCal.
When Mac OS X 10.6.3 is finally released there will also be an update for QuickTime that enables improved security and compatibility that will improve the overall performance of the software.
There are still other issues that need to be tweaked, including a problem with copying files to a shared windows volume, reports Apple Insider.
Apple normally only gives developers new betas at such a fast rate if they are entering the software into a final candidate stage, or if there is a potentially dangerous glitch in the system. There has been no dangerous glitch reported.
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