Night mode is an automatic setting which takes advantage of the new wide-angle camera that's in the iPhone 11 and 11 Pro models. It's equipped with a larger sensor that is able to let in more light, allowing for brighter photos when the light is low.
macOS Catalina Now Available
Apple Announces 'macOS Catalina' With Separate Apple Music, Podcasts, and TV Apps
Apple today revealed the next version of macOS, which is called macOS Catalina. The company started off by announcing that the "future of iTunes" will be divided into three apps: Apple Music, Apple Podcasts and Apple TV. This means that the traditional iTunes app will be going away in macOS Catalina.
Essentially, Apple is replacing iTunes with these media apps. According to the company, the apps will "greatly simplify and improve" the way that users discover media on the Mac.
To start, Apple Music will sync with your Apple Music account and provide full access to music streaming, playlists, music videos, Beats1 radio stations, downloaded songs, and more. The iTunes Music store will remain alive, located in the Apple Music app, for those users who still prefer to own their music.
The Apple TV app will be essentially the same as it is on tvOS and iOS, allowing you to sync your Up Next list across devices and easily jump directly into your favorite shows. Similarly, Apple Podcasts will offer more than 700,000 shows in its library and sync your content across devices.
Certain features previously seen in iTunes will be migrated elsewhere on macOS, like iPhone syncing and device storage management now located in Finder.
Apple also announced Sidecar, a way to use the iPad as an extended display for Mac. This gives artists the chance to use an Apple Pencil and draw on their iPad, and quickly jump into an editing program on their Mac for the same artwork.
macOS Catalina is also gaining an accessibility feature called Voice Control, which lets users control their Mac entirely with their voice. This is aimed at anyone who can't operate traditional input devices, and uses Siri speech recognition technology.
Other updates include improved security, Screen Time on macOS, and enhancements to apps like Photos, Safari, Mail, Notes, and Reminders. macOS Catalina is available to Apple Developer Program members from today, and a public beta program will launch later in June. A full public launch will follow in the fall.
Essentially, Apple is replacing iTunes with these media apps. According to the company, the apps will "greatly simplify and improve" the way that users discover media on the Mac.
To start, Apple Music will sync with your Apple Music account and provide full access to music streaming, playlists, music videos, Beats1 radio stations, downloaded songs, and more. The iTunes Music store will remain alive, located in the Apple Music app, for those users who still prefer to own their music.
The Apple TV app will be essentially the same as it is on tvOS and iOS, allowing you to sync your Up Next list across devices and easily jump directly into your favorite shows. Similarly, Apple Podcasts will offer more than 700,000 shows in its library and sync your content across devices.
Certain features previously seen in iTunes will be migrated elsewhere on macOS, like iPhone syncing and device storage management now located in Finder.
Apple also announced Sidecar, a way to use the iPad as an extended display for Mac. This gives artists the chance to use an Apple Pencil and draw on their iPad, and quickly jump into an editing program on their Mac for the same artwork.
macOS Catalina is also gaining an accessibility feature called Voice Control, which lets users control their Mac entirely with their voice. This is aimed at anyone who can't operate traditional input devices, and uses Siri speech recognition technology.
Other updates include improved security, Screen Time on macOS, and enhancements to apps like Photos, Safari, Mail, Notes, and Reminders. macOS Catalina is available to Apple Developer Program members from today, and a public beta program will launch later in June. A full public launch will follow in the fall.
Related Roundup: macOS Catalina
Tag: WWDC 2019
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20 weeks ago
Can someone confirm that our current iTunes libraries will port over? i.e. playlists and folder structures. I have thousands of them built up over 18 years. It would be nearly impossible to recreate. I have playlists in folders and subfolders. I would be seriously screwed if the answer is, 'no."
20 weeks ago
See if your Mac can run macOS Catalina.
MacBook
2015 and later
Learn more ('https://support.apple.com/kb/HT201608')
MacBook Air
2012 and later
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MacBook Pro
2012 and later
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Mac mini
2012 and later
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iMac
2012 and later
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iMac Pro
2017 and later
(all models)
Mac Pro
2013 and later
Learn more ('https://support.apple.com/kb/HT202888')
MacBook
2015 and later
Learn more ('https://support.apple.com/kb/HT201608')
MacBook Air
2012 and later
Learn more ('https://support.apple.com/kb/HT201862')
MacBook Pro
2012 and later
Learn more ('https://support.apple.com/kb/HT201300')
Mac mini
2012 and later
Learn more ('https://support.apple.com/kb/HT201894')
iMac
2012 and later
Learn more ('https://support.apple.com/kb/HT201634')
iMac Pro
2017 and later
(all models)
Mac Pro
2013 and later
Learn more ('https://support.apple.com/kb/HT202888')
20 weeks ago
Putting the syncing functionality into Finder makes way more sense than I’m willing to admit... so long as I can still sync my iPod Classics I’ll be happy, and I don’t see why they wouldn’t have kept that!
That and ripping CDs is essential too.
That and ripping CDs is essential too.
20 weeks ago
What year computers are able to support it?
Waiting to see if my hardware is thrown under the bus.
same as Mojave
20 weeks ago
What happens to my iTunes music library when I install Catalina? Does it seamlessly show up in the new Music app?
I hate change.
I hate change.
20 weeks ago
So the old Mac Pro towers are out of luck... This is not good news if one does not want to spend US$ 6,000 ...
Really would like to know what my 12-core MacPros with 128 GB RAM and Radeon HD 7950 (unsupported) can't do that the MB Air 2012 (supported) can do. **** you Apple. Pure greed.
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