What is new for mac os
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What's New for macOS
macOS Sequoia Features
- Writing Tools: macOS now includes advanced writing tools that help with spelling, grammar, structure, clarity, and tone. These features are integrated system-wide and can be adopted by your apps automatically.
- Genmoji and Image Playground: These new features can be integrated into your apps to create engaging experiences.
- Productivity Enhancements: Easier window tiling and iPhone mirroring are introduced to improve productivity.
- New APIs: Includes user space file system support and major improvements to MapKit.
AppKit Improvements
- SwiftUI Integration: Enhanced support for SwiftUI, including new menu and animation APIs.
- System Standard Components: New components like content type pickers, cursors, and text entry suggestions.
- Window Tiling: New features to manage window panes and ensure your app's windows are ready to be cleaned and tidied.
- Keyboard Context Menus: Improved keyboard navigation with context menus.
- Toolbar Support: Ensure your toolbars support all display modes.
Privacy Enhancements
- Extensions Transparency and Control: All extensions for your app now live in one place in macOS system settings, making it easier to understand and control if and when your app is running.
- App Group Data Container Protection: Brings the protections of sandboxing to both groups of apps and apps that aren't ready to sandbox all of their data yet.
Additional Features
- Generative Tools: New features for creating language and images in apps, along with major updates to Siri.
- Gaming: With advancements in Metal and Apple silicon, macOS now supports console-class gaming experiences.
For more detailed information, you can refer to the following sessions:
Relevant Sessions
- What’s new in AppKit
- Platforms State of the Union
- What’s new in privacy
What’s new in privacy
At Apple, we believe privacy is a fundamental human right. Learn about new and improved permission flows and other features that manage data in a privacy-preserving way, so that you can focus on creating great app experiences.
What’s new in device management
Learn about the latest management capabilities for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and visionOS, then discover the latest changes to Apple Business Manager and Apple School Manager. We’ll also share updates to Activation Lock, SoftwareUpdate, and Safari management.
What’s new in AppKit
Discover the latest advances in Mac app development. Get an overview of the new features in macOS Sequoia, and how to adopt them in your app. Explore new ways to integrate your existing code with SwiftUI. Learn about the improvements made to numerous AppKit controls, like toolbars, menus, text input, and more.
What’s new in UIKit
Explore everything new in UIKit, including tab and document launch experiences, transitions, and text and input changes. We’ll also discuss better-than-ever interoperability between UIKit and SwiftUI animations and gestures, as well as general improvements throughout UIKit.
Platforms State of the Union
Discover the newest advancements on Apple platforms.