Essential Apple User Magazine - UK (2020-08)

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Approve with Apple Watch.
If your Mac and Apple Watch meet the requirements, you can
double-click on your watch’s side button to open locked
notes, view passwords in Safari preferences, and more. Your
watch authenticates instead of your password.
You can approve app installations with your watch too, and
even modify root files. Again, when asked to do so, just
double-tap the side button on your Apple Watch and the task is
approved without resorting to passwords.
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The first time an app needs to use one of your Mac’s tools, such as
the microphone or the webcam, it now has to ask first. You’re also
asked if an app can use your Documents, Desktop or Downloads folders,
iCloud drive and more.
1
When playing a video in QuickTime Player, hover the pointer
over the video to reveal the control panel. Click the icon on its
right-hand side to have the video appear in a floating window, which is
always on top of other windows.
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The Mac’s Gatekeeper feature has been enhanced. The first time
you open an app, Gatekeeper checks for known security issues. If
it’s from an unidentified developer, you have to give it permission to
open through System Preferences.
2
Click CMD-I or use the Window pull-down menu to open the
Movie Inspector. This has been enhanced and now shows more
in-depth information about the open file, such as video colour space,
HDR format, aspect ratio and more.
Security features
QuickTime Player enhancements
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