Apple has released a stable version of macOS Sequoia for compatible Mac computers. The software platform brings with it a number of interesting innovations, such as the ability to display the iPhone screen on a computer for remote control of the smartphone, background images for video conferencing, and support for AI-powered Apple Intelligence features that are not yet available.
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The most notable innovation was the introduction of the iPhone screen mirroring feature on Mac. With its help, the user can remotely interact with his smartphone via a computer. It supports entering text, moving objects with the mouse, and launching applications, including those that are not installed on Mac but are on iPhone. Notifications received on iPhone can also be duplicated on the Mac screen. Later this year, users will be able to quickly move files between iPhone and Mac.
MacOS Sequoia also introduced a window snapping feature with grouping capabilities and a tool for replacing the background during video calls with your own picture or an image from a catalog. Safari has added an updated reading mode that supports structure display and displays a short summary based on the content of the pages being viewed. In addition to this, macOS Sequoia will receive some new features that will appear on other Apple platforms, including the Passwords app and updates to iMessage.
Apple Intelligence AI features will also come to macOS Sequoia, but as with iOS, the first AI-powered tools will launch later this fall. Apple Intelligence features are only supported on Mac computers with Apple M1 chips and later. The operating system itself is compatible with a large number of devices, starting with iMac 2019, iMac Pro, iMac Studio, Mac Pro 2019, Mac Mini 2018, MacBook Air 2020, MacBook Pro 2018 and later versions of devices.