In this year’s WWDC event, Apple unveiled their new operating system version to the Mac. This new version is known as the macOS 15 sequoia. Every time new OS version comes with new features. The same thing is true for the macOS 15 Sequoia. It has plenty of new features. In this article, we are going to talk about it. As for them, the best feature is Apple Intelligence.
Compatible Devices
This is a free update. However, there are some requirements for features like Apple Intelligence. They are exclusive to the M-series Apple silicon chip Macs. The below devices can run macOS sequoia without errors.
- MacBook Air – 2020 and later
- MacBook Pro – 2018 and later
- Mac Mini – 2018 and later
- iMac – 2019 and later
- iMac Pro – 2017 and later
- Mac Pro – 2019 and Pro
- Mac Studio – 2022 and later
Major Features
iPhone Mirroring
There are some times when your iPhone is not near you and you don’t want to find it. In that case, you can use your iPhone on your Mac. With this iPhone mirroring you can get access to your phone and interact seamlessly. When you on this feature you can see your iPhone home screen on your Mac screen. with the help of your keyboard, trackpad, or mouse you can drag and drip between iPhone and Mac. Also, you can reply to any notification and open apps. To use this feature you don’t have to unlock your iPhone. Also, you can use this when your iPhone is in Standby mode.
Window Tiling
Some users always open tons of windows to do their tasks. This feature is for them. With this, they can customize the screen for a better experience. You have to drag a window to the edge of the screen. then the new feature suggests a suitable place to place that window. You can arrange multiple windows and keyboard and menu shortcuts will help you to organize the screen well.
Video Conference Tools
With MacOS Sonoma Apple added plenty of new features to the videoconference. With the new update, they also added some new features to the video conference. For Facetime and Zoom apps you can see the things you are going to share before you actually share them. Also, there is a built-in background feature. It helps you to apply system wallpapers, or your photos as your background. As Apple stated, these features will be available for Facetime and other third-party apps.
New Password App
With this new password app users can now access all passwords from one place. It also helps you to keep in sync with all your Apple devices and supports end-to-end encryption.
Apple Intelligence Features
This is a new AI feature. It works as a personal intelligence system in MacOS Sequoia and you can see this also in iOS 18 and iPadOS 18. But to get this advantage you have to use a Mac with an M1 chipset. Also, some AI features will be available after this year. With this new AI technology users get a writing tool, Image Playground, Customize memories, Smarter Notes, and a better Siri.
Writing Tool
Apple launched a new writing tool that will help you with different apps like Notes, Mail, and other third-party apps. This tool has a rewrite feature. It allows you to choose a suitable version of your writing from different versions. And a proofread feature, it suggest your grammar errors, edits, and other sentence structures. You can review your writings with this tool and summarise them to get the basic idea.
Image Playground
Image playgrounds can generate images. It mainly uses three themes. They are illustrations, sketches, and animation. You can use it as a new app. but you can also access it through Messages. You have to type the description of the image you want and it will generate it. Or you can pick an image from your gallery.
Customize Memories
Now Apple gives more attention to the memories customization. Now users can create their own stories with the photos. For this type the description they want. then Apple will pick photos from your galley and make a story on their own. It will make a movie based on the description you gave. Also, there will be a new Clean Up tool. it can Clean up and remove unwanted objects in the background.
A Better Siri
With the new update, Siri can now speak more naturally and it can now understand the context of a conversation. With this Siri can now simply remember what you told me last time and work on it. This makes it so easy to interact with the Siri.
How to Download the Beta Version
Before doing this, back up your files because you have more chances of running into bugs. To download the beta version, first go to the system settings and then general. Then, navigate to the Software Update and click on Beta Update. Here, select the MacOS Sequoia Public Beta and tap on Done. Then click on Upgrade now. After that, your Mac will start to install the new version.