The Mac experience gets better than ever with iPhone
Mirroring, big updates to Safari, highly anticipated games, and
Apple Intelligence to deliver all-new capabilities
Apple® today previewed macOS® Sequoia, the next version of the
world’s most advanced desktop operating system, bringing entirely
new ways of working and transformative intelligence features to
Mac®. macOS Sequoia is full of exciting new capabilities, including
iPhone® Mirroring, which expands Continuity by enabling full access
to and control of iPhone directly from macOS. Safari® gets another
big update with the new Highlights feature for effortless
information discovery on webpages while browsing. The new Passwords
app makes it even easier to access passwords and organize
credentials all in one place. Gaming advances with a more immersive
experience, as well as a breadth of new titles, including
Assassin’s Creed Shadows, Frostpunk 2, and more.
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macOS Sequoia expands Continuity features
with iPhone Mirroring, adds new productivity and video conferencing
tools, and offers a more immersive gaming experience with an
amazing lineup of titles. (Graphic: Business Wire)
macOS Sequoia also introduces Apple Intelligence™, the personal
intelligence system for Mac, iPhone, and iPad® that combines the
power of generative models with personal context to deliver
intelligence that’s incredibly useful and relevant. Built with
privacy from the ground up, Apple Intelligence is deeply integrated
into macOS Sequoia, iOS 18, and iPadOS 18. It understands and
creates language and images, takes action across apps, and draws
from personal context, simplifying and accelerating everyday tasks.
Taking full advantage of the power of Apple silicon and the Neural
Engine, Apple Intelligence will be supported by every Mac with an
M-series chip.1
“The all-star combination of the power of Apple silicon and the
legendary ease of use of macOS have made the Mac more capable than
ever. Today, we’re excited to take macOS to new heights with macOS
Sequoia, a big release that elevates productivity and
intelligence,” said Craig Federighi, Apple’s senior vice president
of Software Engineering. “macOS Sequoia ushers in Apple
Intelligence, unlocking incredible new features that will be a game
changer for working on Mac. And with more ways to help users
effortlessly get things done, new Continuity features like iPhone
Mirroring, major updates to Safari, and a host of new games, we
think Mac users are going to love it.”
Wirelessly Use iPhone Right from Mac with iPhone
Mirroring
macOS Sequoia makes Continuity even more magical with iPhone
Mirroring, which allows users to fully access and engage with their
iPhone — right from their Mac. A user’s custom wallpaper and icons
appear just like on their iPhone, and they can swipe between pages
on their Home Screen, or launch and browse any of their favorite
apps. The keyboard, trackpad, and mouse on Mac also let a user
interact with their iPhone, and audio even comes through. Users can
seamlessly drag and drop between iPhone and Mac, and a user’s
iPhone remains locked, so nobody else can access or see what the
user is doing. It also works great with StandBy, which stays
visible, so users can get information at a glance. Additionally,
users can review and respond to iPhone notifications directly from
their Mac.
Big Updates Come to Safari
Safari, the world’s fastest browser,2 now offers Highlights, an
even easier way to discover information on the web, such as
directions, summaries, or quick links to learn more about people,
music, movies, and TV shows. A redesigned Reader includes even more
ways to enjoy articles without distractions, featuring a
streamlined view of the article a user is reading, a summary, and a
table of contents for longer articles. And when Safari detects a
video on the page, Viewer helps users put it front and center,
while still giving them full access to system playback controls,
including Picture in Picture.
Gaming Gets Even Better with Highly Anticipated Titles and
More
A stellar lineup of games is coming to Mac — including the
highly anticipated Assassin’s Creed Shadows, the next installment
in Ubisoft’s blockbuster series — alongside new features like
Personalized Spatial Audio that make gaming even more
immersive.
- Highly anticipated titles: Developers are delivering an
amazing host of new titles to Mac. Ubisoft will release Prince of
Persia: The Lost Crown and Assassin’s Creed Shadows, and Capcom
will offer even more exciting titles from the popular RESIDENT EVIL
series, including RESIDENT EVIL 7 biohazard and RESIDENT EVIL 2.
The next major expansion of World of Warcraft: The War Within is
coming later this year. Also on the way are Frostpunk 2, Palworld,
Sniper Elite 4, and RoboCop: Rogue City, all leveraging powerful
software technologies like MetalFX Upscaling to accelerate
performance and deliver high-quality visuals across the Mac lineup.
And Control Ultimate Edition and Wuthering Waves are coming soon,
taking advantage of the latest M3 family of chips to deliver
breathtaking visuals with ray tracing.
- A more immersive gaming experience: Personalized Spatial
Audio puts players in the middle of the action like never before,
while significantly reduced audio latency with AirPods Pro® (2nd
generation) provides even better responsiveness. Improvements to
Game Mode unlock smoother frame rates, and advanced power
management features boost performance across the Mac lineup.
- Game Porting Toolkit 2: Since the introduction of the
Game Porting Toolkit, developers have been able to bring their
games to Apple devices faster than ever, and gaming enthusiasts can
experience more titles on the Mac. Game Porting Toolkit 2 takes
this to the next level with some of the most-requested capabilities
from game developers, making it even easier to bring advanced games
to Mac, as well as iPhone and iPad.
Window Tiling Is Easier and Faster Than Ever
Users can stay organized with new ways to arrange windows into a
layout that works best for them. When a user drags a window to the
edge of the screen, macOS Sequoia automatically suggests a tiled
position on their desktop. Users can release their window right
into place, quickly arrange tiles side by side, or place them in
corners to keep even more apps in view. And new keyboard and menu
shortcuts help users organize tiles even faster.
Video Conferencing Gets More Updates
The new presenter preview makes it easier to present, letting
users see what they’re about to share before they share it, and
works with apps like FaceTime® and Zoom. Users can also apply
beautiful built-in backgrounds, including a variety of color
gradients and system wallpapers, or upload their own photos.
Background replacements can be applied during a video call in
FaceTime or in third-party apps like Webex, and with Apple’s
industry-leading segmentation, users will look their best when on a
call.
The New Passwords App Keeps Credentials Secure and
Organized
Built on the foundation of Keychain®, which was first introduced
over 25 years ago, macOS Sequoia brings Passwords, a new app that
makes it even easier to access passwords, passkeys, Wi-Fi
passwords, and other credentials all in one place. iCloud® syncing
is backed by secure end-to-end encryption. Passwords works great
with Safari, and seamlessly syncs between a user’s Apple devices
and Windows with the iCloud for Windows app.
Apple Intelligence Ushers in the Next Chapter of AI on
Mac
Deeply integrated into macOS Sequoia and built with privacy from
the ground up, Apple Intelligence unlocks new ways for users to
enhance their writing and communicate more effectively. With
brand-new systemwide Writing Tools built into macOS Sequoia, users
can rewrite, proofread, and summarize text nearly everywhere they
write, including Mail, Notes, Pages®, and third-party apps.
New image capabilities make communication and self-expression
even more fun. With Image Playground, users can create playful
images in seconds, choosing from three styles: Animation,
Illustration, or Sketch. Image Playground is easy to use, built
right into apps like Messages, and also available in a dedicated
app.
Memories in Photos lets users create the stories they want to
see just by typing a description. Apple Intelligence will pick out
the best photos and videos based on the description, craft a
storyline with chapters based on themes identified from the photos,
and arrange them into a movie with its own narrative arc. In
addition, a new Clean Up tool can identify and remove distracting
objects in the background of a photo — without accidentally
altering the subject.
With the power of Apple Intelligence, Siri takes a major step
forward, becoming even more natural, contextually relevant, and
personal. Additionally, users can type to Siri, and switch between
text and voice to communicate with Siri in whatever way feels right
for the moment — making the Siri experience on Mac incredibly easy
and seamless.
With Private Cloud Compute, Apple sets a new standard for
privacy in AI, with the ability to flex and scale computational
capacity between on-device processing and larger, server-based
models that run on dedicated Apple silicon servers. When requests
are routed to Private Cloud Compute, data is not stored or made
accessible to Apple and is only used to fulfill the user’s
requests, and independent experts can verify this privacy
promise.
Additionally, access to ChatGPT is integrated into Siri and
systemwide Writing Tools across Apple’s platforms, allowing users
to access its expertise — as well as its image- and
document-understanding capabilities — without needing to jump
between tools.
Additional features in macOS Sequoia include:
- Messages has big updates to the ways users express
themselves and stay connected, including all-new text effects,
emoji and sticker Tapbacks, and the ability to schedule a message
to send later.
- Apple Maps is introducing even more ways to explore the
world, including curated hikes and custom walking routes. Beginning
this fall, users can browse thousands of hikes across all 63
national parks in the United States, filtered by length, elevation,
and route type, and save them to use while offline.
- Photos now surfaces Collections, which automatically
organizes a user’s library by helpful themes, and includes a big
update to search, so users can get results quickly.
- Note taking in Notes is getting smarter, making it
easier than ever to take detailed and well-written notes. New audio
transcription and summarization features with Apple Intelligence
enable a device to take notes for the user, letting them stay
present in a situation where they need to capture details about
what’s happening. And if they need to quickly crunch a number, they
can just type in an equation to have it solved automatically in
their note body.
- An updated Calculator app lets users see previous
calculations with history, and gives them the ability to see their
expressions as they type.
- Calendar shows events and tasks from Reminders,
making it easy to see, edit, or complete tasks throughout the day.
An updated Month View makes it easier to see events and reminders
for an entire month at a glance.
Availability
The developer beta of macOS Sequoia is available through the
Apple Developer Program at developer.apple.com starting today, and
a public beta will be available through the Apple Beta Software
Program next month at beta.apple.com. The release will be available
as a free software update this fall. Apple Intelligence will be
available in beta on iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, and iPad and
Mac with M1 and later, with Siri and device language set to U.S.
English, as part of iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia this fall.
For more information, visit apple.com/macos/sequoia-preview and
apple.com/apple-intelligence. Features are subject to change. Some
features are not available in all regions, all languages, or on all
devices. For more information about availability, visit
apple.com.
Apple revolutionized personal technology with the introduction
of the Macintosh in 1984. Today, Apple leads the world in
innovation with iPhone, iPad, Mac, AirPods, Apple Watch, and Apple
Vision Pro. Apple’s six software platforms — iOS, iPadOS, macOS,
watchOS, visionOS, and tvOS — provide seamless experiences across
all Apple devices and empower people with breakthrough services
including the App Store, Apple Music, Apple Pay, iCloud, and Apple
TV+. Apple’s more than 150,000 employees are dedicated to making
the best products on earth and to leaving the world better than we
found it.
1 Users with an eligible iPhone, iPad, or Mac with Siri and
device language set to English (U.S.) can sign up this fall to
access the Apple Intelligence beta. 2 Testing was conducted by
Apple in May 2023. See apple.com/safari for more information.
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