Apple releases OS X 10.11.1 El Capitan public beta 1 -- here's what's new

With OS X 10.11 El Capitan set to launch at the end of the month, Apple has already started working on the first update for its latest Mac operating system. The early OS X 10.11.1 build was released last week for developers, and is now also available to those of us who are enrolled in the public beta program.

Given that it is a relatively minor update, OS X 10.11.1 El Capitan is not expected to introduce any major changes. Nonetheless, let's take a look at what's new.

The official changelog, that is available when accepting the update through App Store, lists "stability, compatibility, and security" improvements. But that is not all that is new.

Apple has also introduced new Emojis in the first OS X 10.11.1 El Capitan public beta, to bring it in line with iOS 9.1, which is also available for developers and public testers. And, yes, they now include the middle finger Emoji (🖕, in case you're curious about how it looks).

If you want to check all the Emojis available in OS X 10.11.1 El Capitan, hit the control, command and space keys at the same time to reveal the Emoji panel.

I updated my MacBook Air to the first OS X 10.11.1 El Capitan public beta earlier today, and, so far, all seems to work just like with the general master candidate of OS X 10.11 El Capitan, which I had previously installed.