September 16, 2024
update
macOS Sequoia, bringing iPhone mirroring, Apple Intelligence, and more to Mac, is available today.
macOS Sequoia, the latest version of the world’s most advanced desktop operating system, is available today as a free software update for Mac. macOS Sequoia offers exciting new features, including iPhone Mirroring, which extends continuity by allowing you to access and control your iPhone directly from macOS. Big update to Safari; New password app and more. Apple Intelligence is coming to macOS Sequoia starting next month.1 A personal intelligence system that combines the power of generative models with personal context to deliver highly useful and relevant intelligence while protecting users’ privacy and security.
Here are the key features Mac users can experience when updating to macOS Sequoia:
iphone mirroring
iPhone Mirroring, the latest continuity feature in macOS Sequoia, makes working across your iPhone and Mac even easier. Now users can access and use their iPhone right from their Mac. Custom wallpapers and app icons appear identical to those on your iPhone. iPhone mirroring also allows users to swipe between pages on the home screen. Launch and browse your favorite apps. You can review and respond to iPhone notifications directly from your Mac. And your iPhone is always locked, so no one else can access or see what you’re doing. It also works well with StandBy, allowing users to still get at-a-glance information on their iPhone while using iPhone mirroring.
Experience more surfing power in Safari
Safari is the world’s fastest browser,2 The new Highlights feature makes it easier to find new information on the web. Powered by machine learning, Highlights automatically shows you directions to a location, a summary of an article, or quick links to learn more about people, music, movies, and TV shows. The redesigned reader allows users to read articles faster with a streamlined view, summary, and table of contents, while the new viewer helps users put the video front and center while providing full access to system playback controls. It helps. Attention controls allow users to hide items on web pages that may interfere with navigation.
Window tiling just got easier
A new way to arrange windows allows users to organize them in a layout that works best for them. Just drag a window to the edge of the screen and macOS Sequoia automatically suggests tile locations for your desktop. Users can still see more apps by sliding windows into place or quickly arranging tiles side by side or placing them in corners. And new keyboard and menu shortcuts help you organize your tiles even faster.
New password app
The all-new Passwords app makes it easier to access your passwords, passkeys, Wi-Fi passwords, and other credentials in one convenient place on your Mac. Password App is backed by incredibly secure end-to-end encryption. It works well with Safari and syncs seamlessly between all your Apple devices and Windows using the iCloud for Windows app.
Video conferencing updates
During video calls from third-party apps like FaceTime or Webex, users can apply beautiful built-in backgrounds, including different color gradients or pictures of scenery around places like Apple Park in Cupertino, California. You can also upload your own photo to use as a background. Apple’s industry-leading segmentation capabilities ensure users have the best experience on every call. Presenter Preview now lets users see what they want to share before sharing it with apps like FaceTime and Zoom.
Coming soon: Apple Intelligence
Apple Intelligence transforms what you can do with your Mac, providing you with highly useful, relevant information while protecting your privacy and putting you in control of your data. Apple Intelligence, available on Macs equipped with M-series chips, leverages the power of Apple Silicon and Neural Engine to understand and create language and images. Take action across apps. Use your personal circumstances to simplify and speed up everyday tasks. Writing tools help you rewrite, proofread, and summarize text. Siri becomes more natural and flexible, becoming more deeply integrated into the system experience, and richer language understanding capabilities allow Siri to follow users as they overhear them speak. Siri can also maintain context from one request to the next. Mac users can type with Siri and seamlessly switch between text and voice to accelerate everyday tasks. And with Siri’s extensive product knowledge, users can now get answers to thousands of questions about their Mac’s features and settings. Many Apple Intelligence models run entirely on the device, and with the introduction of Private Cloud Compute, which extends the privacy and security of Apple devices to the cloud to unlock even more intelligence, Apple Intelligence is the leader in artificial intelligence.
Additional features
macOS Sequoia adds more unique and useful features to your favorite Mac apps.
message
Messages now allows users to schedule messages to be sent at a later time. Text messages can be brought to life with unique text effects that visually amplify words or emojis through animations such as “explosion,” “ripple,” and “nod,” and users can also tap on the desired emoji or sticker to tap again. .
memo
at With the Notes app, users can now record audio and receive real-time transcriptions, making it very easy to capture every detail of a lecture, meeting, or conversation, and Apple Intelligence automatically generates a summary. Math Notes is also included in macOS Sequoia, allowing users to instantly solve expressions or math problems by simply typing them into the Notes app on their Mac.
map
Outdoor enthusiasts can use the Maps app to access stunning terrain maps and thousands of hiking trails throughout America’s national parks. Additionally, users can now easily create custom walking and hiking routes with just a few clicks.
For a complete list of all the new features in macOS Sequoia, visit apple.com/macos/macos-sequoia.
effectiveness
macOS Sequoia is a free software update available starting today. For more information, visit apple.com/macos/macos-sequoia. Some features may not be available in all regions or all languages.
- Apple Intelligence is available as a free software update. The first set of Apple Intelligence features will be available in beta next month as part of iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and macOS Sequoia 15.1, with more features expected in the coming months. This feature is available on iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro, iPhone 16 Pro Max, iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, iPad with M1 or later, and Mac when your device and Siri language is set to US English. there is. Later this year, Apple Intelligence will add support for localized English in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, and the United Kingdom. Over the next year, Apple Intelligence will expand to more platforms and languages, such as Chinese and English (India). ), English (Singapore), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Vietnamese, etc.
- Testing conducted by Apple in August 2024. For more information, see apple.com/safari.
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