- Apple introduced the next major update to the MacOS operating system earlier this year: It's called Mojave.
- The new OS introduces a few major changes, the biggest of which is the ability for some iOS apps to work on MacOS — another blurring of lines between Apple's two main operating systems.
- Other new features include a Dark Mode and privacy-minded additions to the Safari browser.
Apple's next major update to its main computer operating system, MacOS, is coming this fall. The update is named Mojave, and it will cost nothing to upgrade.
Better still: You can download and use it right now, for free, in beta.
Mojave brings a slew of changes to Apple computers, but the biggest change of all is something more subtle: Some apps from the iPhone/iPad (iOS) will work on MacOS. It's the latest example of Apple blurring the lines between its two main computer ecosystems — iOS and MacOS — and it starts with Voice Memos, Apple News, Stocks, and Home, all-new apps coming to the Mac with Mojave.
Some iOS developers will be able to bring over their apps to MacOS, enabling for easier interoperability between the two versions.
Before introducing this major change earlier this year, Apple senior VP of software engineer Craig Federighi explicitly pointed out that this shouldn't be misconstrued as the "merging" of iOS and MacOS.
"Are you merging iOS and MacOS?" he said. "I'd like to take a moment to briefly address this question."
"No, of course not. We love the Mac, and we love MacOS, because it's explicitly created for the unique characteristics of Mac hardware," Federighi said.
That said, starting in 2019, some iOS app developers will be able to move over their app to the MacOS platform using new tools created by Apple.
But that's not the only change coming in the next version of MacOS.
Here's a breakdown of everything we know about MacOS Mojave, from "Dark Mode" to a major new privacy push:
1. Four major apps from iOS are coming to Mojave.
It's true: Apple is bringing a quartet of iOS apps to MacOS.
They are as follows:
1. Home
2. Voice Memos
3. Stocks
4. News
The apps act very similarly to how they do on an iPhone or iPad.
Home offers the ability to control various smart devices where you live, Voice Memos enables recording and easy access to recordings from your iOS devices, Stocks shows any stocks you're following, and News is an organized way to access news stories and browse topics from one place
2. Dark Mode.
MacOS can be a bright operating system, in the literal sense. It can be a bit jarring to use a MacBook at night.
For those of us who'd prefer something a bit easier on the eyes, Apple is introducing "Dark Mode" in MacOS Mojave. As you might expect, it makes the entire MacOS experience darker. It might not be a perfect choice for mid-summer, back porch laptop use, but it's a great option for late night computer use.
3. Dynamic desktop.
In the morning, you'll get a look at the Mojave Desert with a bright blue sky in the background (seen above, left). In the afternoon, a slightly calmer version of the same Mojave. At night, you'll see the desert cloaked in darkness (seen above, right).
In so many words, dynamic desktop mode is an option in MacOS Mojave to have your desktop evolve with the hours of the day.
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