The first macOS 14 Developer Beta will be released starting this Monday (5) only for Apple Developer subscribers. The program will support notifications, save files locally, and support more solutions for digital applications. Safari will allow you to save web apps to run directly from the taskbar and immediately, as soon as the user opens the browser. Users will be able to share passwords for their family members, allowing their spouse and children to access specific websites or services, all with their own passwords. ![]() Safari is one of the apps that needs to be further optimized for the user experience on macOS 14. Older devices will also be able to migrate, as long as they meet the requirements, which will be revealed in the future. The system should come standard on new Mac models announced at the event, such as the 15-inch MacBook Air. Game Mode should make gaming sessions more immersive, including support for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S controllers. The Widget Gallery allows you to choose the desired utility based on theme or need, just like it already happens in Windows.įor gamers, the Cupertino giant intends to bet on technologies associated with macOS to optimize performance in recent titles, such as Resident Evil: Town Es Lost. ![]() The big announcement is the arrival of interactive widgets on the home screen, adding the touch of mobile to desktops. Developers can access the microphone, play audio on the watch speaker (or through a connected Bluetooth device), play small videos, use HealthKit and HomeKit APIs, access the accelerometers, use the Taptic engine and control parameters via the Digital Crown.Īnd to close things out, The Weeknd debuted a new song on stage.The major new features were aimed at small features and refinements of what already exists. WatchKit now has the logic to run apps on the Apple Watch instead of the phone and the capability to connect to known Wi-Fi networks. HealthKit is being updated with hydration, UV exposure and reproductive health APIs HomeKit gets updates to control window shades, sensors and security systems, plus iCloud-based management CarPlay rolls out support for auto makers and wireless connectivity between phone and car. Xcode gains UI testing and app thinning for incremental downloads, and GameKit has obstacle avoidance and other physics, plus ReplayKit for sharing gameplay videos. If you've incorporated auto layout and size classes, your apps will automatically support the new split and picture-in-picture views. It will gain whole-module optimization, better error handling and protocol extensions.Īpple has opened up its search API, allowing deep links into applications and backlinks. HomeKit devices finally started shipping just last week (check out our review of the first one, the Lutron Caséta Wireless Lighting Starter Kit).Īnnounced at last year's WWDC, Swift - here's our primer - goes open-source with Swift 2. Watch OS 2 will be available to all in the fall, but the developer preview is available now. ![]() The new Wallet and Transit features are supported on the Watch as well. ![]() Siri will also be able to give you mass transit directions, support talking to your HomeKit devices and bring up third-party apps like Instagram. You can start workouts via Siri and the watch can display achievements that you can share. Now drawings can be multicolored, and you'll be able to reply to emails, use FaceTime audio right on your wrist and run native fitness apps (apps that work without a phone). It's easier to add friends from the Friend display. It also has a new nightstand mode intended to give an optimal bedside experience. The Time Travel feature will show past and future information and events when you rotate the watch's crown. The OS also gets an information-display feature called Complications, which are single-screen widgets showing weather information, sports scores and so on.
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