Even Apple managed to change branding with the introduction of the upcoming OS for Macs. The OSX naming convention becomes obsolete and macOS becomes the default handle in the new operating system of Macs. MacOS Sierra was introduced during the Worldwide Developers Conference 2016.
macOS Sierra, is a major update to the world’s most advanced desktop operating system according to Apple.
macOS Sierra features
First up, Siri has migrated to Mac now. Second, documents saved on Desktop are streamlined in all iOS devices too for easy accessibility, through iCloud.
Universal Clipboard allows Mac user to copy and paste between devices.
Apple Pay also comes to the Mac with macOS Sierra. Shopping from your Desktop is now done securely with privacy from your Mac.
And with Photos, it assists users to rediscover memories.
Tabs become available not only in Safari, but in other apps like Maps, Mail, Pages, Numbers, Keynote and TextEdit, and other select apps.
PiP on Mac. Now you can float a video even if you switch spaces.
“macOS Sierra is a major update that makes your Mac smarter and more helpful than ever with improvements to the apps you know and love and great new features throughout,” said Craig Federighi, Apple’s senior vice president of Software Engineering. “With macOS Sierra, you can get information, find files and multitask using Siri, access your Desktop and Documents from anywhere, copy and paste between Macs and iOS devices, and rediscover precious memories in Photos.”
Additional macOS Features
- Auto Unlock with your Apple Watch. With Apple watch, you can auto-log into your desktop.
- Optimized Storage frees up space when your Mac starts getting full by storing infrequently used items in iCloud and reminding you to delete used app installers, and even clearing out duplicate downloads, caches, logs and more.
- Messages makes conversations more interesting, now allowing you to preview web links and watch video clips within the app, post reactions like a heart, thumbs up and more directly onto a message bubble with Tapback, and use bigger emoji for more message impact.
- Apple Music in iTunes makes it even easier to discover new music and browse exclusives and new releases.
List of Mac devices ready for macOS Sierra
- MacBook – late 2009 and later
- iMac – late 2009 and later
- MacBook Air – 2010 and later
- MacBook Pro – 2010 and later
- Mac Mini – 2010 and later
- Mac Pro – 2010 and later
Availability
maOS Sierra will be available across all Mac devices starting September. The developer preview is now available.
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