Apple Announces macOS 10.14 Mojave, Featuring New Dark Mode, Desktop Stacks, a Redesigned Mac App Store, and More

[FabTBC]

Is it just me or does the Dynamic wallpaper seems to be less "effective" when operating in Dark Mode. For me the wallpaper has fewer and less noticeable variation in Dark Mode, while in regular mode the wallpaper shifts to show dawn, day, dusk & night time. Anyone else experiencing this or is it just a glitch.

 

[cocoua]

IOS apps on MacOs late 2019?
Would it be touch screen macs at that time?

 

[EddieK420]

macOS 10.14 supports:
• MacBook (Early 2015 or newer)
• MacBook Air (Mid 2012 or newer)
• MacBook Pro (Mid 2012 or newer)
• Mac mini (Late 2012 or newer)
• iMac (Late 2012 or newer)
• iMac Pro (2017)
• Mac Pro (Late 2013, plus mid 2010 and mid 2012 models with recommended Metal- capable GPU)
*Support for 2010 and 2012 Mac Pro models will be available in an upcoming beta

WOOOHOOOO!! 2009 Mac Pro (firmware flashed to 5,1) still going strong with 10.14 Mojave support!!

The value of these old 2009 Mac Pro machines is just amazing I have mine upgraded with dual 6 core 3.05ghz Xeon 32gb ram 512gb apple/Samsung pci-e ssd & nvidia gtx 1080ti. Also support for continuity and Apple Watch unlock with WiFi card replacement.

 

[Tunster]

Seems like meager updates these past few years
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Its nice for those who have been clamoring of it.

It could well be new features are being sacrificed for stability under-the-hood. I think Apple made that clear last year and with the development of potential new lines, there's clearly a lot going on at Cupertino (new Mac lines to replace Mac Mini/Mac Pro) to make sure they don't get root-password-gate again in MacOS.

Mojave will tie us over until next year.

 

[Steve121178]

I'm really happy with the enhancements they have made to macOS with 10.14. They haven't gone crazy, just added functionality & provacy controls that will improve my computing experience. I'm looking forward to the release & just hope that it's more stable than 10.13!

At least it finally supports APFS on Fusion drives, which will also benefit users like me who have a Fusion drive in their iMac.
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Underwhelmed! Well, it is the nicest thing I can say. I, however, expected more; With no hardware mentioned, I expected a lot more.

It's the first step in fully unifying macOS & iOS. Yes, I know they denied it, but they also showed slides and spoke at length about how this will be a process that takes at least a year before developers can start releasing their iOS apps on the Mac (10.15). I mean they can't deny it when 10.14 will be running native iOS apps such as Apple News, Voice Recorder etc etc. They even said the process will start with Apple using their first party apps as a 'testing period' before opening it up to developers in 2019.

I'm guessing we can expect to possibly see ARM based Macs in late 2019. In fact it's almost a certainty now.

 

[recoil80]

It is the last version of macOS with 32bit support, they made it clear during the afternoon session.
And my mid 2011 iMac is not compatible so if I want to continue using Xcode I'll eventually be forced to buy a new machine or use my MBP.

I'm not sure I'll switch to dark mode, happy there is that possibility but when I'm in an app with a black background I can see myself and what's behind me reflected on the screen, not something I love.
I like how they protect our privacy in Safari and Finder gets some good stuff too.
The most interesting stuff is the ability to bring iOS apps to the Mac, but it is not yet available to third party developers and they may very well wait until next WWDC to release API, so for now it is not something we can take advantage of. The apps they ported from iOS can be useful to a lot of customers but not me, I don't use them at all on iOS in the first place.

 

[maflynn]

Mojave will tie us over until next year.

I guess I'm just disappointed, I was hoping for hardware, and some cool features, but I agree if it increases stability that's a good thing. Safari takes down my Mac too often right now. HS seems more unstable then I'd prefer.

 

[Harvey Zoltan]

I was really hoping they were going to unify the look of the app icons in macOS. It looks like Apple has two or three different groups of icon designers and they never speak to each other. I find it really strange that a company this size and so focused on design can't produce a single style and go with that. Instead we get flat, flat with a bit of a drop shadow and full on representationalism all thrown in together e.g. look at photos next to keynote – the horror.

 

[mdellepi]

No dark mode on iOS? or did they just not announce it because it was a flagship feature for macOS?

A big redesign of the iOS interface was rumoured for this year, but it has been moved to iOS 13, due to iOS 12 focus on performances and refinements.

If (IF) they have an iOS dark mode in their plans, it doesn’t make any sense for them to spend time in adding it to a soon-to-be-old interface, does it?

 

[spinedoc77]

View attachment 764416 My body is ready for the Dark Mode...

Kudos to Apple for dark mode, now Google are the only morons without a dark mode. PS: Don't use the wimpiest villain to ever come out as an example!!
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A big redesign of the iOS interface was rumoured for this year, but it has been moved to iOS 13, due to iOS 12 focus on performances and refinements.

If (IF) they have an iOS dark mode in their plans, it doesn’t make any sense for them to spend time in adding it to a soon-to-be-old interface, does it?

I thought there was a dark mode in iOS? Smart invert works very well, but mainly just for Apple apps. Apple needs to force devs to implement it. No dark mode will be good unless devs are forced to adhere to it.

 

[macguru212]

Bring back Kaleidoscope!!


seriously, dark is good though, blaring white is blinding me in some apps.

 

[PowerMac G4 MDD]

Apparently, the new file system will now be compatible with HDDs (and Fusion drives). I'm sort of hesitant, though, because my backup disks are HDDs...

I think that, if I update, I'd have to first make a backup of my backups.

 

[cmaier]

I've always heard it pronounced MO-HA-BEE ? Who calls it the MO-HA-VAY Desert ?!!!

With a B? Who calls it that?

 

[nsayer]

HomeKit on macOS finally!

I am not convinced this is a good thing.

Until now, Home was restricted to platforms that were locked down and could only execute software obtained through the Apple store.

The mac can not only run software downloaded elsewhere, it can still run unsigned binaries.

This is a rather dramatic reduction in the security of HomeKit.

 

[b.lance0823]

Ridiculous that it isn’t for iOS at all. They really botched this one

 

[ruka.snow]

It's not a reason to update...Also I don't understand why it requires macbook pro mid 2012 or newer...WHY? Even a 2010 could handle the OS...It's High Sierra with dark mode and some gimmicks

Until we find out what is changed under the hood, it is hard to comment. My 2010 Mac Pro will work, but it seems to be becasue it has a beefy Metal capable GPU. With the recent depreshiation of OpenGL it would be a sensible conclusion that the UI is now rendered using Metal and not OpenGL, therefor the upgrade requirements is a Metal capable GPU.
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Much easier on the eyes until you go to your average web page and the white background then blinds you.

I don’t have any white websites, i use a custom style sheet that changes the background colour and fonts to suite me.

 

[Tunster]

I guess I'm just disappointed, I was hoping for hardware, and some cool features, but I agree if it increases stability that's a good thing. Safari takes down my Mac too often right now. HS seems more unstable then I'd prefer.

I guess we got the unexpected iMac Pro's last year and seems like we don't get the "Jobs Surprise" too often anymore. Although they seem to do hardware once every 2 years looking at the WWDC wiki page.

My bet is they're hesitant to announce anything too early now (we've had that with many new lines in the last few years - those products haven't gone down too well either with delayed launches). Also, there's some sort of transition going on in R&D as I can imagine ARM Macs coming with UIKit being integrated with MacOS (benefit of having Cocoa etc in iOS from the start I suppose?) Plus the promise of replacement Mac Pros for the creatives, they don't have much room for failing to captivate people to upgrade.

I'm still using El Capitan at home (on late-2013 rMBP) and High Sierra at work. I prefer the former for certain for reliability as I don't really need all the snazzy integrations in HS. Optimisation for MacOS is must if it wants to trump Windows 10 (plus their future editions) in the long term. That's why Mac's had a huge surge and they got the iTunes+iDevice+Mac device integration simple. For me, I/O needs to be realigned to make sure we don't get the cluster mess of adapters when you buy all their devices. At least add an adapter, or come up with something that doesn't annoy the customer.

 

[MarcoPohlo]

Is it just me or does the Dynamic wallpaper seems to be less "effective" when operating in Dark Mode. For me the wallpaper has fewer and less noticeable variation in Dark Mode, while in regular mode the wallpaper shifts to show dawn, day, dusk & night time. Anyone else experiencing this or is it just a glitch.

Oh so it works in Light Mode, I don't get it, I thought it will change in the Dark Mode as well but it doesn't do anything for me either.

 

[Abraxa]

So iTunes will finally go back to dark mode again, -but with all the permanent (too much) working over, the incurable jumping songs/albums remains (probably) and this does rather blacken out the function than the optics. AppleCare is giving a s.h.i.t. on it: 2 years of unsolved problems ... the whole 1000 album-content, migrated 2007 from XP did run properly for years, -other black theme might be a 2018-mini, so wtf?

 

[cmaier]

So iTunes will finally go back to dark mode again, -but with all the permanent (too much) working over, the incurable jumping songs/albums remains (probably) and this does rather blacken out the function than the optics. AppleCare is giving a s.h.i.t. on it: 2 years of unsolved problems ... the whole album-content, migrated 2007 from XP did run properly for years .. so wtf, -other black theme might be a 2018-mini, so wtf again?

What?

 

[samdale67]

The supposed attempts to "enhance security and privacy" are most welcome, but aside from that, how is mojave an improvement upon sierra or high sierra?

How does 'dark mode' enhance the user experience? Can't you just hide the dock in your current OS and keep your folders well organized to make sure your desktop looks clean and uncluttered? Just add a dark colored theme and, uh, what's the benefit again?

I'm not sure about the marketing of dark mode as "a dramatic new look that helps you focus on your work." That seems like a reach. I apparently am one of the few who has not been clamoring nor am excited by what Apple seems to have decided is a showcase feature. Dynamic wallpaper? Who cares? I feel there were many other more substantive ways the OS that could have been improved. Nowhere in the marketing do I read that there are any behind-the-scenes improvements that will make the system zippier (I always get excited about any improvements to graphics systems). That said, I'm hopeful that stacks will be useful, and I'm really excited by improvements in screenshots and new handoff capability for bringing in images from an iPhone.