Today at WWDC, Apple unveiled macOS Ventura which will arrive on its Mac computers in the fall. In keeping with recent macOS announcements, Ventura is a subtle update that mostly keeps the visual style intact.
The biggest news is the Stage Manager. It’s a revision of Mission Control, which you enable from the Command Center (and you can disable if you wish). While Mission Control showed all running apps on the screen, Stage Manager keeps the currently open app in focus and groups the other apps by category aside.
You can practically “live” in this view and continue working on your current app without interruption. Clicking an app to the side brings it into focus so you can quickly switch back and forth.
Continuity Camera allows you to use your iPhone as a webcam. The Mac automatically recognizes the iPhone and automatically sets its cameras, instead of the built-in FaceTime camera. Continuity Camera takes advantage of the iPhone’s ultrawide camera to enable Desk View, which simultaneously displays a person’s face, as well as an overhead view of the desk. Center Stage, Portrait mode and Studio Light are also available.
Belkin will make special mounting accessories that will go on sale later this year.
With FaceTime Handoff, you can initiate a call on your phone and smoothly pass it to your Mac once you get close.
Spotlight has been revamped and is smarter. It features a Quick Look for previewing files. You can find images in your photo library by location, people, scenes or objects. Live Text allows Spotlight to search for text within a photo.
Speaking of photos, like iOS 16, macOS Ventura is getting iCloud Shared Photo Library, which allows up to six users to create and collaborate within a separate photo library.
Passkeys are a new password replacement feature within Safari. They are unique digital keys that are saved on the device and allow you to log in securely via Touch ID or Face ID. Passkeys will sync between Mac, iPhone, iPad and Apple TV via iCloud Keychain and will work on apps and websites.
Apple announced Metal 3 with MetalFX Upscaling, allowing developers to render difficult scenes at a lower resolution and then apply resolution upscaling with temporal anti-aliasing. Games like EA’s GRID Legends and Capcom’s Resident Evil Village are among those that support it.
Apple Developer Program members can get the macOS Ventura developer beta right away, while the public beta will arrive for Mac users next month. The final software will arrive in the fall.
Start a new Thread