Apple Unveils macOS 15 'Sequoia' at WWDC, Introduces Window Tiling and iPhone Mirroring (arstechnica.com) 35
At its Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple formally introduced macOS 15, codenamed "Sequoia." The new release combines features from iOS 18 with Mac-specific improvements. One notable addition is automated window tiling, allowing users to arrange windows on their screen without manual resizing or switching to full-screen mode. Another feature, iPhone Mirroring, streams the iPhone's screen to the Mac, enabling app use with the Mac's keyboard and trackpad while keeping the phone locked for privacy.
Gamers will appreciate the second version of Apple's Game Porting Toolkit, simplifying the process of bringing Windows games to macOS and vice versa. Sequoia also incorporates changes from iOS and iPadOS, such as RCS support and expanded Tapback reactions in Messages, a redesigned Calculator app, and the Math Notes feature for typed equations in Notes. Additionally, all Apple platforms and Windows will receive a new Passwords app, potentially replacing standalone password managers. A developer beta of macOS Sequoia is available today, with refined public betas coming in July and a full release planned for the fall.
Gamers will appreciate the second version of Apple's Game Porting Toolkit, simplifying the process of bringing Windows games to macOS and vice versa. Sequoia also incorporates changes from iOS and iPadOS, such as RCS support and expanded Tapback reactions in Messages, a redesigned Calculator app, and the Math Notes feature for typed equations in Notes. Additionally, all Apple platforms and Windows will receive a new Passwords app, potentially replacing standalone password managers. A developer beta of macOS Sequoia is available today, with refined public betas coming in July and a full release planned for the fall.
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Re: Automatic window tiling you say? (Score:2)
Win 3.1 offered tiling.
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Magnet + Windows has had this for over a decade (Score:3)
The difference is Apple probably made it useable and not written by the perspective of a comp.sci major
Geez, I can't even remember when Windows got it...it was LONG ago, before I had kids. I got my first mac 11 years ago and was shocked it wasn't there. Eventually, I learned you could do it with magnet, a cheap app on the appstore, so I guess it wasn't too terrible.
It's just really obnoxious how Apple Fanbois always proclaim Apple playing catchup as innovation...like that "Magic" mouse that costs more than everyone else and can't be used while charging...also has scrolling that malfunctions frequently i
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For Gnome users, gTile [gnome.org] is a truly wonderful tool I do not want to live in a world without! It brings peace and calm to window management.
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So why do you want to see a large number of very tiny and therefore unreadable windows? Or alternatively little readable windows that only show half a sentence?
I remember tiling windows from way back and I was never impressed. Clearly I'm missing something.
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The tool divides your total screen space into a user-defined grid, and makes it easy to place & size windows into the grid, maximizing screen real estate.
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gTile works for me. Not all windows require the same amount of (configurable) grid space, IMHO. And I like to overlay beyond the edges of other windows for more space too, ...upon a click to bring it to the front.
iPhone Mirroring (Score:3)
"Another feature, iPhone Mirroring, streams the iPhone's screen to the Mac, enabling app use with the Mac's keyboard and trackpad while keeping the phone locked for privacy."
Yeah, privacy... except for all that information is now being displayed on your 32" monitor rather than your 6.7" phone.
I don't think it'll actually matter, though. It'll most likely get used mostly to play Candy Crush on the office computer.
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They have add notifications like texts to display on your mac, but then have to switch to using your phone.
No, you don't. You've been able to respond to SMS as well as iMessages on your computer already for many years.
On your iPhone go to Settings -> Messages -> Text Message Forwarding and enable it for whichever Mac(s) you want to allow.
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this too has been available for windows/android for years now.
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this too has been available for windows/android for years now.
Apple has finally closed the Candy Crush gap!
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I'd be really impressed if you could restore future backups with Time Machine.
Password app... (Score:2)
Apple's Password app is interesting, but if it doesn't allow export of all data like it does now, I'll probably look elsewhere, because for sake of backups (I've had syncs get corrupted and have lost all PW data in the past, which made me glad for backups and offline devices.)
It is good it runs on Windows, although it would be nice if it were available for Linux.
Here is the compatibility list: (Score:2)
iMac 2019 and later
iMacPro 2017 and later
MacStudio 2022 (and later)
MacBookAir 2020 and later
MacMini 2018 and later
MacBookPro 2018 and later
MacPro 2019 and later
A healty dose of Intel Macs still supported. Which means that OCLP will have enough materiel to keep non-supported intel Macs on the latests OS for a tad longer. Kudos to OCLP, and keep up the good work.
Please do not buy second hand Macs older than this, unless you plan on installing Windows or Linux (or BSD) on them. Remember that, unless you are in
When does Apple get over the Mac OS weirdness... (Score:3)
...of putting menus only on the top of the screen instead of on the relevant window like everything else does?
Re:When does Apple get over the Mac OS weirdness.. (Score:4, Insightful)
BECAUSE IT SUCKS! MENUS BELONG AT THE TOP. IP laws in the past kept menus from the top but not anymore.
1) You are wasting space... on your large screens that dwarf the 1980s and 1990s... with repeated menu bars on each window - probably don't bother you because you maximize every window 1 at a time, largely negating the whole window metaphor.
2) edge of screen targets are easier and faster to acquire. with a pointer and with your eyes. FACT. Apply "steering law" (1997) and "Fitt's law" (1983) which applies if you consider the height of the target to be much larger since it's at the top of the screen. Therefore, maximizing fails in manu UI because the title bar is above the menu and/or you can't bump the top edge and select a menu.
3) Consistency: spacial memory. it's in the SAME spot for all apps; always. which is why it has to replace that space when changing apps. It's kind of like the toolbars and palettes which tons of graphics apps use and everything Adobe which almost always run maximized so everything is in a consistent location and often allow customization to keep users from being irate when they move something.
4) Menus should be MANDATORY and on Mac they are. They provide a reference for keyboard shortcuts and indicate just about every feature the app has and can apply to the selected objects (grays out disabled- to maintain consistency...) I can use a decent new app quickly and demo it without many people even realizing I've never seen it before. A poorly designed menubar is the 1st indication of a poor designed app.
My envious heart skipped a beat (Score:2)
"One notable addition is automated window tiling, allowing users to arrange windows on their screen without manual resizing or switching to full-screen mode."
Damn, this Linux user wishes there was another OS that could do something like this. Maybe someday.
Is this just a shameless plug for the... (Score:1)
But I honestly can't even stand by own hyperbole because they just seem like crooked middle managers acting out of desperation. In the beginning they were getting stakes in companies like Apple and Cisco, now they're relegated to investing in obvious scams like FTX and Bitclout.
And now Apple is naming a brand new OS after them...an OS being promote
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You do know sequoia is a large tree, right? And a national park.
iPhone Mirroring seems cool (Score:2)
Re: Did Apple fix OSX's tiny fonts? (Score:3)
No fanboy here, but yeah, since forever.
Spaces (Score:2)
About time (Score:2)
It's about time Apple added the backchannel for remote control. iPhones have only been around since 2007 and in all that time you have been able to use QuickTime to capture stills and video from USB- or Wifi-connected iPhones.
What's next? Apple will reveal some magical new network sniffer that's based on the rvictl tool we've also had for USB- or Wifi-connected iPhones since 2007?