Introduction
Apple has recently announced a new version of the operating system for Mac called Sequoia. This new system offers many innovative features and improvements. Along with the Apple Intelligence features, the OS also has some interesting new opportunities that Mac users previously missed. Thanks to the new system working with the device will be even more convenient and efficient. Let’s figure out in details, which peculiarities macOS Sequoia has to come in handy in your busy workflow.
iPhone Mirroring
Before talking about all the obvious advantages of using macOS Sequoia on your MacBook to mirror your iPhone, it is necessary to mention one thing. You can also download the Sequoia app on your iPhone. With iPhone Mirroring customers may use their iPhone from their Mac completely. It is among macOS Sequoia features that improve your daily work routine. It allows icons, backgrounds, and apps from the iPhone to be displayed on the Mac, expanding the capabilities of Continuity. You can use the keyboard, trackpad, and mouse on your Mac to interact with your phone. You can use your Mac to listen to audio from your iPhone as well.
Principal features:
- Icons and wallpapers are mirrored from iPhone to Mac.
- You can open apps and flip pages on the Home Screen.
- You can use the mouse, keyboard, and trackpad on your Mac to interact with your iPhone.
- Files can be dropped from the iPhone to the Mac.
- StandBy assistance for quick access to information.
- Immediately on your Mac, reply to messages sent from your iPhone.
A recent version of Safari
Significant upgrades have been made to Safari. One of which is the addition of a new feature called Highlights. It facilitates finding information on web pages. With its handy article view and table of contents for lengthy pieces, the new Reader lets you read articles without interruptions.
- Highlights: Quick access to information, music, movies, and TV shows.
- Updated Reader: It includes a user-friendly article view, summary, and table of contents for longer articles.
- Viewer: it makes the video the centerpiece of the page with full access to system playback controls, including Picture in Picture.
Game improvements and new announcements
Along with additional features that enhance the gameplay, Sequoia includes support for the recently released titles Frostpunk 2 and Assassin’s Creed Shadows. Deeper sound is produced with the AirPods Pro 2’s Personalized Spatial Audio, while Game Mode offers better performance and more seamless frame transitions.
Assassin’s Creed Shadows, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, RoboCop: Rogue City, RESIDENT EVIL 2, biohazard, RESIDENT EVIL 7, Frostpunk 2, Palworld, RoboCop: The War Within, Control Ultimate Edition, and Wuthering Waves are among the new games.
Simple and convenient arrangement of windows
There are new ways to arrange windows on the desktop with the macOS Sequoia update. The system makes recommendations on where to put the window when the user moves it to the edge of the screen.
- Windows are quickly arranged on the screen.
- Windows should be arranged in corners or adjacent to one another for optimal viewing.
- Improved menu and keyboard shortcuts to quickly reposition windows.
Update for video conferencing
Users can preview their presentations using Presenter Preview before sharing them. This capability is compatible with third-party apps like Zoom and FaceTime. During video conversations, you will also be able to use your own or built-in background photos.
Passwords and Security
Even though the ability to store passwords was previously available, Passwords is now a separate program. A new program called Passwords makes it simple to have access to passkeys, passwords, and other credentials in one location.
Primary functions:
- Passkeys and passwords are easily accessible.
- Use iCloud for device syncing.
- Windows support for iCloud.
Apple Intelligence
System-based Writing Tools for rewriting, editing, and summarizing various texts are among the new AI-driven tools provided to enhance writing and communication.
The primary functions of Apple Silicone’s artificial intelligence are the following:
- Writing Tools help users enhance text in Notes, Pages, Mail, and other programs.
- To create images in the forms of animation, illustration, and sketching, you can use the Image Playground.
- Memories in Photos are handy to use descriptions, to turn images into stories.
- Use the Clean Up Tool to get rid of extraneous images.
- Siri gains naturalness, gains the ability to understand context, and accepts text input.
Conclusion
With macOS Sequoia, performance and usability are expected to significantly improve, giving the Mac an even more potent instrument for both work and play. This autumn, all Mac users with CPUs from the M-series will be able to install macOS Sequoia. Numerous new features included in this version will significantly enhance your Mac working experience.
