The macOS new version is called after the Califonia wine region, the name is Sonoma. This introduced many new features to the Macs; the best part is the changes in the widget. Also, now users can simply change any web page to the web app.
macOS 14 first version was released on Tuesday, September 26. It is version 14.0. the new version is macOS Sonoma 14.4.1. this has been available to users since March 25, and it has solutions for a lot of bugs.
New Features
- Podcast app updates
- New iMessage updates
- A lot of fixes for issues
- New emojis
The best new feature is the Game mode. This will make gaming on the Mac more smooth and helps to get more priority from the GPU and CPU when you play games. Also, there is a new feature for video conferencing, when you share your screen during a presentation, this helps to highlight your face over the background. This feature is called Presenter Overlay. There is a new personal voice feature that helps you train your Mac with your voice and use it to do text-to-speech. There are some animated wallpapers for users.
macOS 14 Sonoma beta
Even though they released a new version of macOS Sonoma. Apple continuously develops new versions for Sonoma based on user requirements. The first version of macOS 14.5 was released on April 2 and it will be available for users in late April or early May.
How to Install macOS 14 Sonoma
- First, go to the system settings.
- Then click on the General icon. Here click on Software Update, and your Mac will display all the updates.
- After that click on the Upgrade Now, then your macOS installation process will start. When the process is done. click on the install and the software starts to install.
How to Install and Remove the Beta Version
When the full version is arrived, getting all new updates for the beta version will be annoying. In that case, users can turn off the beta updates. For that, users have to go to the Software Updates and click on the (i) beside the Beta updates. Here you can turn them off, and it will stop the notification receiving.
Also, if you want to be a part of the beta version, you can simply download it. You have to register using your Apple ID for the beta program to install beta versions. After doing that you can see a new tab for Beta updates in your Software Updates. Here you can see all beta versions that are available for you. So if you want to download or install any of these, you can do so.
Which Macs can run this macOS
- From 2018, MacBook Pro
- From 2018, the Mac mini
- From 2018, MacBook Air
- From 2022, Mac Studio
- From 2017, iMac Pro
- From 2019, Mac Pro
- From 2019, iMac
- Security features
The new Lockdown mode improvements help you protect your device against cyber attacks. Also, this introduced the use of 2FA on websites.