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Apple Unveils macOS 15 Sequoia With iPhone Mirroring, Passwords App, More
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After Sonoma, I always felt the follow-up landmark name would be Sequoia. Happy with this and I like they've introduced a native password app into MacOS 15.
Actually, I’m surprised the number of people I see using an iPad with a pencil to take handwritten notes [in place of using a notebook]. I would suspect that maybe the most common use of an iPad outside the home. But your basic premise on iPad utilization is still valid.90% of my iPad is spent on youtube/netflix/sports.
Now this makes me wonder how it will handle things like biometric authentication and secure screens like bank apps, password managers, etc. Not that it would work all that well but I imagine video streaming apps are right out as well, due to DRM they would definitely just show a black screen.
Sonoma is broken with so many bugs....let's introduce a new OS!!! What a disaster
Comparison of 15 dev beta to 14.5 RC
macOS 15.0 dev beta (24A5264n)
macOS 15.0 dev beta (24A5264n)
- Safari Version 18.0 (20619.1.15.11.1)
- System Firmware Version: 11881.0.80.0.2 (M1 based Macs)
- Darwin Kernel Version 24.0.0: Thu May 30 21:28:42 PDT 2024; root:xnu-11215.0.31.511.2~1/RELEASE_ARM64_T8103 arm64
- Safari Version 17.5 (19618.2.12.11.6)
- System Firmware Version: 10151.121.1 (M1 based Macs)
- Darwin Kernel Version 23.5.0: Wed May 1 20:16:51 PDT 2024; root:xnu-10063.121.3~5/RELEASE_ARM64_T8103 arm64
I really do not see the benefit of iPhone mirroring other than a gimmick to sell. 99.9% of people have their phones stitched to their skin so they aren't ever without it.
the password app could start to make life difficult for 1password
Now this would be good if you could in future take it with you should you move to Android.
How about just making all of this stuff work natively with macOS? We really need iPhone screen mirroring to get this done?
This isn't within Apples ability to do, Microsoft would have to release the authenticator app for Mac.
I'm having the same issue with my iPhone 14 Pro Max & M3 Pro MacBook Pro. Both updated with their respective betas and both have Wi-Fi and Bluetooth on. There's nothing in the release notes indicating this feature is missing or "coming soon" and I can't find any settings on either device that would need to be toggled on.
iPhone mirroring on Mac, finally! That would be cool if iPad mirroring arrives too. But I REALLY hope iPhone mirroring comes to iPad—I put my iPhone on a charging dock when I get home and only use my iPad, but I often have to walk over to it for random things. It would be great if every Apple device could have a mirror app on every bigger screen Apple device, from Watch to iPhone to iPad to Mac to Vision Pro—Apple TV too.
You mean more ungrouped and unmanaged notifications. How do you know which is MacOS and which is iPhone? I think this is a non-feature for me.
Passwords were already in settings and keychain has been part of MacOS since what? macOS 8?
Different UI, been here all along.the password app could start to make life difficult for 1password
Oh rats, I missed that part. I don't have anything that will run any of these OS's, but it will still be interesting.
Window snapping to replace BTT? Check.
Passwords app to replace 1Password? Check.
Pasteboard app to replace Paste? Nope.
Menu bar icon hiding/showing to replace Bartender and their shady new owner? Nope.
50% ain’t bad! Maybe next year. First two are huge.
I’m also excited about iPhone Mirroring so I don’t have to get my iPhone out while working just to check something and get “sucked into” my phone. But I wonder what impact that will have on the battery of both devices? But most of the time I will probably just use the iPhone notifications and only open if it’s important. But it’s good to be able to glance that on the Mac!
Passwords app to replace 1Password? Check.
Pasteboard app to replace Paste? Nope.
Menu bar icon hiding/showing to replace Bartender and their shady new owner? Nope.
50% ain’t bad! Maybe next year. First two are huge.
I’m also excited about iPhone Mirroring so I don’t have to get my iPhone out while working just to check something and get “sucked into” my phone. But I wonder what impact that will have on the battery of both devices? But most of the time I will probably just use the iPhone notifications and only open if it’s important. But it’s good to be able to glance that on the Mac!
I put instructions for making bootable usb of Sequoia installer here: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/sequoia-bootable-usb-installer.2428712/ and it works!
When I first switched to Apple ecosystem in 2020, I thought it was a given that iPhone notifications would be on the Mac and hence bought an iPhone. I was so disappointed to know that this was not the case. Better late than never.
Allegedly, the best window management app on Mac, Swish, will still be alive.