Apple Releases macOS Sonoma With New Widget Features, Safari Updates, Screen Sharing Improvements and More

[SirAnthonyHopkins]

it is compatible with the 2019 and later iMac, the iMac Pro, the 2018 and later Mac mini, the 2018 and later MacBook Pro, the 2019 and later Mac Pro, and the Mac Studio.

Sad for all MacBook Air owners that we've been left behind by this update

 

[David1986H]

I realize that all of our recent software updates have been absolutely rock solid, but I’m going to sit this one out until perhaps .3 or .4.

You might as well wait for macOS 15 at that point lol,

 

[EdwardC]

Installed on M2 Pro Mini, no issues, wall paper is pretty nice!

 

[DominikHoffmann]

When finished updating, please post the build number.
I wonder if it's 23A344

 

[deebinem]

God Speed! Until NI gives me the go ahead, I'm sitting it out.

 

[deebinem]

Sage advice.

Sage? 🤣

 

[4743913]

I am upgrading from Monterrey on my M2 Midnight Air (never been wiped off). Take that, Ventura!

 

[sjsharksfan12]

They now offer the same style of screensavers as on Apple TV 4K devices now within Sonoma , not like you really utilize that when you Mac sleeps though.

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/latest-macos-sonoma-beta-adds-100-new-video-wallpapers-and-screensavers.2400056/

They have some nice landscapes that I'm trying. I'm currently using one of the Yosemite ones, but I think I might change it to something more "fall".

 

[4743913]

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its taking forever. I started at 1:35pm Eastern

 

[antmarobel]

It does not appear on my App Store. Does anyone know how to download the installer? I wanna make an USB installer.

 

[ksec]

In previous years the new Safari was released together with iOS but that didn’t happen this year.

Yes. So I was expecting Safari to be released with new MacOS. Doesn't seems to be the case either.

 

[aeternitas]

Is there a way to download the installer to create a USB installation? Thanks

 

[poematik13]

Sonoma is objectively better than Monterey and Ventura at this stage of development. Those predecessor OSes had some major bugs in the .0 release. But Sonoma has been smooth.

Do the USB ports actually work this time?

 

[Btteerfly Keeyboaard]

This macOS launch day update was the least painful one in years. At least, in my experience.

Quick question: Does anyone know what the change time "continuously" means in the new wallpaper settings. There are no tool tips what so ever.

Also: Is there a way to set a custom wallpaper changing time span or a terminal command to manually go to the next wallpaper?

 

[AFPoster]

What game was that?

 

[aeternitas]

The Terminal Command being-

sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ Sonoma.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/MyVolume

Thanks, I was looking for this.

 

[Zheez]

You have to manually delete it in Finder in /Applications/Utilities

You can delete the icon from there but that's just an alias. The app itself is actually at /System/Library/CoreServices/Applications/Feedback Assistant.app. I did try to delete Feedback Assistant from that location with terminal (and using sudo) but it won't let me.

Obviously not a big deal, just curious as to whether or not it would still be present in that location on a Mac that never had the beta/RC installed before.

 

[Fowl]

I will update eventually, because I like to. That said, there is not a single thing in the list of new features that I am going to use.

 

[Populus]

Another yearly update cycle where a half baked OS gets released with tons of workflow breaking bugs

Maybe Ventura was half baked. Or Yosemite. Or even Big Sur at the beginning. But Sonoma, from what I’ve read, is a pretty solid update.

 

[Rychiar]

How’s adobe running on it? That’s the only thing that slows down my updating.

 

[aforty]

My menu bar doesn't turn dark when dark mode is enabled? Is this a new feature? :/

 

[TinyMito]

All my desktop items and documents are gone... lol

 

[gank41]

You can delete the icon from there but that's just an alias. The app itself is actually at /System/Library/CoreServices/Applications/Feedback Assistant.app. I did try to delete Feedback Assistant from that location with terminal (and using sudo) but it won't let me.

Obviously not a big deal, just curious as to whether or not it would still be present in that location on a Mac that never had the beta/RC installed before.

Yes it is.

 

[mejare]

Downloaded and already wishing to go back. I use several desktops with different wall papers on each. Now it seams it's just one wallpaper on every desk top, so you don't know whether to scroll left or right to get to where you need to go. Bloody typical of an apple cock up

 

[Mainsail]

Sad for all MacBook Air owners that we've been left behind by this update