Apple launches macOS Sequoia with iPhone mirroring, password app, window splitting updates, and more

macOS Sequoia introduces new features to help you be more productive and creative on Mac. The newest Continuity feature, iPhone Mirroring, lets you access your entire iPhone on Mac. It's easy to arrange windows side by side to quickly create your ideal workspace, and Presenter Overlay even lets you see what you want to share during a presentation. A big update to Safari brings distraction control, Highlights, and a redesigned Reader so you can easily get things done while browsing the web. macOS Sequoia also brings text effects and emoji Tapbacks to Messages, math notes to the Calculator, the ability to plan a hike in Maps, and more.

iPhone mirroring
iPhone mirroring lets you access and control your iPhone on your Mac, making it easy to browse your Home screen, launch iPhone apps, and interact with them on your Mac
With keyboard and trackpad support, you can use multi-touch gestures to swipe through apps on your home screen, pinch to zoom, and scroll within apps
– iPhone Notifications on Mac lets you view and respond to notifications from your iPhone directly on your Mac

Easier tiling of windows
– Improvements to tiled windows make it easier to arrange windows by dragging them to the edge of the screen to place them side by side or in the corners of your desktop
– Using keyboard and menu shortcuts, windows can be arranged in tile positions even faster

safari
– Distraction Control lets you hide elements on a web page that you find distracting while browsing
– Highlights display important information about the website you are visiting with summaries, locations and more
– The redesigned Reader offers even more ways to enjoy articles, with an optimized view of the article you are reading, a summary and a table of contents for longer articles
– The viewer lets you watch videos without distraction and automatically moves videos to picture-in-picture view when you click away from the page

Passwords
– The Passwords app lets you see all your login information for websites and apps in one place, making it even easier to access your passwords, passkeys, Wi-Fi passwords, and verification codes
– Verification codes can be set up directly in Passwords, so you can easily copy them or have them automatically entered into Safari without having to open the app
– Secure sync ensures that your accounts stored in passwords are seamlessly synced to iCloud with end-to-end encryption so you can access them on your other devices
– Windows support through the iCloud Passwords app so you can access your passwords on Windows devices

Video conferences
– Presenter Overlay allows you to preview your screen before sharing it in video calls
– Playback Preview gives you a preview of where your content and presenter notes will appear when you click Play in Keynote.
– Background swap allows you to upload your own photo or choose from several built-in options to use as the background for your video call

News
– Text Effects bring your conversations to life by visually enhancing every letter, word, phrase, or emoji in iMessage with dynamic, animated effects like exploding, rippling, and nodding.
– Text formatting allows you to add bold, underline, italics, and strikethrough to any letter, word, or phrase in iMessage.
– Emoji and sticker Tapbacks let you react to a message with any emoji or sticker, giving you one-swipe access to the Tapbacks you and your friends send most often.
– With “Send Later” you can now compose a message and schedule it to be sent later

Cards
– Topographic maps show features such as hiking trails, contour lines, elevations and points of interest
– Hikes are available in all US national parks and can be saved to your device for offline access
– You can create customized walking and hiking routes for walks in the park, regular exercise routines in your neighborhood, hiking tours on vacation and more
– The Places Library brings together all your saved places, travel guides and hiking routes in one place for easy access

Notes
– Audio recordings can be started directly from a note and stored with associated comments, checklists and documents
– Live transcriptions are displayed while you record audio and transcripts are fully searchable so you can always find what you need
– Math in Notes allows you to enter expressions in your note to have them solved immediately
– Collapsible sections help you simplify and hide text in long notes. Simply click next to a section heading to break up your most text-heavy notes.
– Highlight text in your note with a choice of five colors to make your text stand out

Photos
– Collections automatically organize your library by helpful themes in the sidebar, such as Days, Travel, People & Pets, and Featured Photos
– Groups in People & Pets contain photos of your favorite people or pets that often appear together
– Video Speed ​​Control allows you to slow down high frame rate video content with in and out points
– Utilities include additional helpful collections like documents, receipts, and more, as well as items you've recently edited, viewed, and shared
– Recovered Album in Utilities displays images that are on your device but were previously not visible in a locked album due to database corruption

Apple TV App
– Subtitles are automatically displayed at exactly the right time, for example when the content language does not match the language of your device, when you mute the sound, or when you skip back while watching a program

AirPods
– Hands-free Siri interactions let you respond to Siri announcements with AirPods by simply nodding your head (yes) or shaking your head (no).
AirPods Pro's voice isolation ensures clearer call quality for your conversation partners, even in windy conditions or places with loud background noise
Personalized Spatial Audio for gaming with AirPods puts you in the middle of the action with sound that surrounds you, combined with a new API for developers that makes it easier than ever to

This version also includes additional features and improvements:
– Updated basic and scientific calculators in the Calculator app can now solve expressions, convert units, and access a history of past calculations
– With reminders in the calendar, you can create, view, edit and complete reminders in addition to your meetings and appointments
– Use the Recently Deleted list in Reminders to view and retrieve deleted reminders
– Scenes in Freeform let you divide your content into sections and then save, label, and arrange them however you like.
– The perceived temperature is displayed clearly next to the actual temperature in the weather app if they differ significantly.
– Guest access in the Home app allows you to grant visitors date and time-based access to locks, garage doors and alarm systems
– Electricity usage and rate plan information will be displayed to eligible customers in the Home app when they connect their utility account, starting with Pacific Gas and Electric Company in California
– Accessibility voice shortcuts help people with severe speech impairments record custom utterances that trigger specific actions on Mac

Some features may not be available in all regions or on all Apple devices.
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