OS X 10.11.4 Beta Adds Live Photos Support for Messages

May 24, 2010

alongside ios 9.3 beta seeded developers earlier week, apple provided os x 10.11.4 beta minor updates os x el capitan operating system. os x 10.11.4 overshadowed all of features introduced in ios 9.3 it's taken few days people dig release find out what's new.

1 of new additions os x 10.11.4 improved live photos support in messages app. when live photos introduced launch of iphone 6s, place view them on mac within mac photos app. of os x 10.11.4, live photos can viewed directly in messages app on mac running operating system update.

when message containing live photo received on os x 10.11.4, have familiar concentric circles icon marks live photo. clicking on live photo open mini photo viewer standard procedure viewing photo within messages on mac, , in view, live photo play when live photo icon clicked.

ability view live photos directly within messages app useful change makes possible see live photos content sent friends , family without needing open on ios device or save photos on mac. in future, apple expand live photos support further, making them viewable in other apps mail, safari, notes, , more.

unfamiliar live photos, it's an iphone 6s feature adds hint of motion still photos, not unlike magical animated photos harry potter universe. live photos capture 3 seconds of video around still image, played when photo touched using 3d touch gesture on iphone 6s. live photos can taken iphone 6s or 6s plus, can viewed on ios device running ios 9 or mac running os x el capitan.

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os x 10.11.4 come out alongside ios 9.3, apple says released in spring. other new features, update includes support password protected notes in notes app.

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