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Hands-On With macOS 10.14 Mojave: Dark Mode, Revamped Mac App Store, Desktop Stacks and More

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Apple this week introduced the latest version of the operating system that runs on the Mac, macOS. macOS Mojave is Apple's first deviation from mountain-based naming in four years, and the update, with its new name, brings some major changes to the Mac lineup.

We went hands-on with macOS Mojave to check out all of the new features, which range from changes to the desktop and Finder to a systemwide dark mode.


According to Apple, macOS Mojave's new dark mode was inspired by the desert at night. An extension of the dark theme introduced in earlier version of macOS, the new dark mode is systemwide and changes the color of the dock, menu bar, applications, and more. Native apps like Mail, Calendar, iTunes, and Xcode, all change when dark mode is enabled.

Desktop Stacks, a new feature designed to organize files left on the desktop, puts all of your files into neat, easily browsable piles that can be sorted by name, type, date, and other parameters. Dynamic desktop wallpapers are also available, with the design changing over the course of the day.

There's a new Gallery View in Finder for previewing files, and a new Sidebar provides detailed information for files, such as metadata for images. Quick Actions let you do more with your files without ever leaving Finder, while markup integration in Quick Look makes it easier to implement quick edits to a single file.

Screenshots got an iOS-style upgrade with markup integration and new options for recording video, while Continuity Camera lets you take a photo on the iPhone and automatically port it to the Mac.

Several iOS apps are coming to the Mac as part of a new Apple initiative to make it easier to port iOS apps to the Mac, with Apple introducing News, Stocks, Voice Memos, and Home for macOS.

Security and privacy improvements allow apps to access less of your sensitive data, while Safari is gaining new tools that will make you even harder to track across the web.

Finally, macOS Mojave brings an entirely redesigned Mac App Store that will make finding apps on the Mac a simpler experience. The new Mac App Store features editorial content like the iOS App Store, along with new function-specific tabs, video ratings, and more informative product pages.

macOS Mojave is currently available to developers for beta testing, and later this summer, Apple will make a public beta available for its public beta testers. The new software will see an official release in the fall.

macOS Mojave drops support for some older Macs and will run on 2015 and newer MacBooks, 2012 and newer MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, Mac mini, and iMac models, the 2017 iMac Pro, and Mac Pro models from late 2013 and mid-2010 and mid-2012 models with Metal-capable GPUs.

Article Link: Hands-On With macOS 10.14 Mojave: Dark Mode, Revamped Mac App Store, Desktop Stacks and More
 
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I kind of want to buy an iMac Pro now just because dark mode looks so freaking good on it:

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"macOS Mojave is Apple's first deviation from mountain-based naming in four years"

No, since Mavericks the names have all come from California landmarks. Not mountains.

Technically none of them are 'mountain' names. Yosemite is a National Park, El Captain is a granite dome (it just feels like a mountain when you are hiking/climbing up it :) ), Sierra is a range of mountains, High Sierra is just higher on that mountain range. :)

I guess the last 4 macOS names have come from mountain areas, but Apple has since Mavericks always said they were using California inspired names.


Personally, I was hoping for Shasta, Tahoe, or Whitney for the next macOS. :)
 
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El Capitan is still treating my 2013 SSD i7 27" iMac right, but 3rd party support is starting to get a little long in the tooth.

Upgrading is always a trade off and a gamble when everything in your setup already works just the way you want it to.
 
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I wonder if we’ll get dark mode for iOS in March 2019 or have to wait until iOS 13 (lucky for some)?

Or maybe it might be a surprise to be unveiled for this September with the new iPhone models?

Whatever the case, Mojave is shaping up to be a great final rock solid release for the era of 100% intel Macs & one that people will be happy to run for years.
 
mcfrazieriv said:
Then how on earth would your MacRumors forum signature line look? You'd have to break lines to fit that in with all your other stuff.
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Hah, I used to have it in several lines inside a spoiler button. Decided to stop using that and cut it down to two lines as people would often ask me what models I have when talking about issues, betas, etc. because they didn't realize I had hidden it behind the button or something. I don't list my personal machine now because it's so outdated: mid-2012 rMBP. The second line is more to show that I'm not just an Apple fanboy. If I get an iMac Pro, or perhaps a Mac Pro next year, I’ll just bump the work MBP from the list. At least it’s not one of those crap Touchbar models with the terrible keyboard. That wouldn’t fly as I have sad desk lunch most days of the week and while I’m pretty good about crumbs I’m not a miracle worker.
 
bluecoast said:
I wonder if we’ll get dark mode for iOS in March 2019 or have to wait until iOS 13 (lucky for some)?

Or maybe it might be a surprise to be unveiled for this September with the new iPhone models?.
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I’m not sure dark mode will be a reality, if it happens, it will be unveiled during WWDC. I’m not saying never, but it seems Apple doesn’t value dark mode for iOS and as long as smart invert exist as well, I’m not sure that we will ever see dark mode fully. But this is Apple we are talking about, they are very unpredictable, but the possibility exists.
 
Where did the airplay button in QuickTime go? I don’t wanna cast my whole screen to AppleTV just the video. :(
 
Relentless Power said:
I’m not sure dark mode will be a reality, if it happens, it will be unveiled during WWDC. I’m not saying never, but it seems Apple doesn’t value dark mode for iOS and as long as smart invert exist as well, I’m not sure that we will ever see dark mode fully. But this is Apple we are talking about, they are very unpredictable, but the possibility exists.
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I’ve not seen Mojave in the flesh but the praise for its dark mode has been near unanimous.

Maybe they’re using Mojave to gauge a response to it before rolling it out into macOS.

I really do think that this is coming for iOS - the fun is in working out why the delay and when we’ll see it.

If I had to put a bet on this, I’d say March 2019.

Until then, we’ll all need to keep on sunglasses on hand to deal with our searingly bright iPhone and iPad screens!
 
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DesterWallaboo said:
So... it appears that Apple is likely dumping OpenGL and OpenCL with Mojave, or shortly thereafter..... anyone else think this is a huge mistake?
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Yeah, it really doesn't make much sense to get rid of two of the most used standards in the industry. Apple is crazy if they think everyone will waste time exclusively developing with Metal for Mac. It would be the de facto end of AAA gaming on the Mac. The major pro apps would have no choice but to use Metal since they just can't abandon Mac creatives.

To be fair, Metal 2 seems great. It will only get better as it evolves but the problem is that it's limited to the rather small Apple install base compared to PC. It's the problem console manufacturers have had in the past when using custom hardware like Atari's Jaguar and the PS3 cell. When stuff is made exclusively for it the results can be amazing but that requires lots of resources and in most cases just doesn't make financial sense.
 
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bluecoast said:
I’ve not seen Mojave in the flesh but the praise for its dark mode has been near unanimous.

Maybe they’re using Mojave to gauge a response to it before rolling it out into macOS.

I really do think that this is coming for iOS - the fun is in working out why the delay and when we’ll see it.

If I had to put a bet on this, I’d say March 2019.

Until then, we’ll all need to keep on sunglasses on hand to deal with our searingly bright iPhone and iPad screens!
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It's not only the dark mode itself that is cool, but the dynamic desktop that will go from dawn to dusk. It looks incredible with the default wallpaper and I hope they produce other great ones. So much eye candy!
[doublepost=1528322239][/doublepost]Well the death of 32-bit on the Mac is really near now. DVD player supposedly got updated to 64-bit so it won't be removed for 10.14 like many of us thought. Not that most need it. Now VMs will be needed to run 32-bit stuff. I wonder if OS X Server 10.6.8 works on High Sierra or Mojave. I haven't tried but it would be cool to be able to retain Rosetta and 32-bit support for those who need it.
 
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I'm not trying to offer criticism, but could someone please tell 'Dan at MacRumors' that short vowels are his friend?

Not every 'the' has to be voiced as 'thee'; 'thuh' is perfectly acceptable.

Similarly, not every 'a' must be pronounced as a hard 'A'. Again, 'uh' makes for a pleasant break from all the hard enunciations.

I know some will contend, based on this post, that my true nature begins with 'A'. I can accept that. I'm just an old broadcaster who wants to watch and listen to MR videos without cringing.
 
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jmoore5196 said:
I'm not trying to offer criticism, but could someone please tell 'Dan at MacRumors' that short vowels are his friend?

Not every 'the' has to be voiced as 'thee'; 'thuh' is perfectly acceptable.

Similarly, not every 'a' must be pronounced as a hard 'A'. Again, 'uh' makes for a pleasant break from all the hard enunciations.

I know some will contend, based on this post, that my true nature begins with 'A'. I can accept that. I'm just an old broadcaster who wants to watch and listen to MR videos without cringing.
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Agreed. Couple points:

• There's a rhyme / reason to which pronunciation you pick, and it depends if it's followed by a vowel sound or consonant sound. "Thee elephant" / "thuh mug." Just like the difference between a & an. (So saying "Thee mug" is just as wrong as saying "an mug.")

• This is far from a Dan at MacRumors problem—way too many YouTube personalities fall into this trap! Hopefully he appreciates the constructive criticism though. :)
 
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