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changed,isthatonceayearatApple’s
WorldwideDeveloperConference,Mac
usersgettreatedtoanin-depthpreviewof
thenextoperatingsystemtolandontheir
machines. This year, Apple showed off
macOS Catalina – and there’s loads to look
forward to.
“With macOS Catalina, we’re bringing
fresh new apps to the Mac, starting with
new standalone versions of Apple Music,
Apple Podcasts and the Apple TV app,”
said Craig Federighi, Apple’s senior vice
president of Software Engineering, at
WWDC. “Users will appreciate how they
can expand their workspace with Sidecar,
enabling new ways of interacting with
Mac apps using iPad and Apple Pencil.
And with new developer technologies,
users will see more great third-party apps
arrive on the Mac this fall.” Here’s a look
in more detail at five of those exciting
new features...Why we can’t wait for
macOS Catalina
A rundown of the key features that make us desperate to upgrade
Sidecar brings the intuitiveness and precision of iPad and Apple
Pencil to creative Mac apps and can run on a wireless connectionSidecar
Apple often gets criticised for a lack of
innovation, but Sidecar is a very exciting
new feature for Mac users, enabling you to
use your iPad as an extended display for
Mac and a high-precision drawing tablet
across supported software.
Sidecar is going to have great uses
for those who are on the move, giving
them a second screen for all sorts of pro
uses, and when paired with an Apple
Pencil, they can use their iPad to draw,
sketch or write in any Mac app that
supports stylus input.
Sidecar runs on a wireless connection,
just like all Continuity features.Security
In macOS Catalina, Gatekeeper has
new authority, checking all apps for
known security issues, while new
data protections require all apps to
get permission before accessing user
documents. Security prompts can be
actioned with a tap of your Apple
Watch with Approve with Apple Watch,
and the new Find My app gives the