Messages beta ready for download

#1 Macworld

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Posted 16 February 2012 - 06:00 AM

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#2 urandrod

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Posted 16 February 2012 - 06:05 AM

What did I miss?

#3 AbbasAlb

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Posted 16 February 2012 - 06:28 AM

"Our apologies but there was an unexpected error with the application. This problem has been noted, and an email has been sent to the administrators. Please check back in a few hours to try the download again."

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Posted 16 February 2012 - 06:36 AM

AbbasAlb, on 16 February 2012 - 06:28 AM, said:

if you need a download link for Messages App while Apple server down

http://bit.ly/xi9JhN

#5 JackSummers

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Posted 16 February 2012 - 06:38 AM

It seems Apple are having issues with Messages and have taken it down for the time being...

#6 JackSummers

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Posted 16 February 2012 - 06:39 AM

joshlambert, on 16 February 2012 - 06:36 AM, said:

AbbasAlb, on 16 February 2012 - 06:28 AM, said:

if you need a download link for Messages App while Apple server down

http://bit.ly/xi9JhN

Thank you good sir

#7 mcmach

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Posted 16 February 2012 - 07:09 AM

Just a minute ago downloaded, installed and sent a message (actually a few messages to and fro) to my wife to her iPhone
Works like a charm. Hope it can be installed on my Dads core duo iMac on Snow leopard (shame Lion can't be installed on it.

#8 DylanMacBurnie

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Posted 16 February 2012 - 07:11 AM

the download worked very well, but how do we keep track of updates to the beta? the original download page or via software update?

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Posted 16 February 2012 - 07:15 AM

joshlambert, on 16 February 2012 - 06:36 AM, said:

AbbasAlb, on 16 February 2012 - 06:28 AM, said:

if you need a download link for Messages App while Apple server down

http://bit.ly/xi9JhN

Thanks!!!

#10 mojo66

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Posted 16 February 2012 - 07:16 AM

Does it support Screen Sharing, like iChat?

#11 Jacques42

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Posted 16 February 2012 - 08:23 AM

Does it still do screen sharing? That's the one thing that keeps me using iChat rather than FaceTime.

#12 tangential

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Posted 16 February 2012 - 10:35 AM

What I don't understand is why I have to reboot my mac to install this.

To me as a 30+ year user of *nix systems, it is ridiculous (and disturbing) when anything other than an operating system update requires a reboot.

OSX is getting more like windoze everyday and that is a scary thought.