The live wallpaper and the widgets are a nice addition maybe Apple Watch widgets on the screen would be nice, macOS is beginning to look like the iPad and Windows however the only thing missing is touch.
This feels so bad that us users of 2017 iMacs 5k 27-inch are left out!!! Our machines are still great even in 2023 or for the years ahead. This sucks Apple! Come on!
4:45 I think the screen sharing picker is only available to Apple Silicon Macs. I have a newly Sonoma updated iMac 2019 27". Nothing there but the 3 options form before the Sonoma upgrade.
Will they ever include profiles ? Like when I set the iPhone with different UI … so then when I finish working I flip to relax or game mode and it changes everything in the mac
Apple is investing more in ipadOS than macOS, there are tons of updates they could easily copy from windows like splitt screen to make it more user-friendly
The lock screen and wallpaper additions are very nice but I think my favorite are the on screen widgets. I can see myself adjusting very quickly to those. Thanks for the review it helps a lot.
Hey there, question, for the safari profiles, can you have separate default accounts. For example, on one safari profile would it be possible to have it default to log into my home gmail account, and in another safari profile, would it be able to have it default to my school gmail/google account? This would be a game changer if it is possible
Also, feels so good to have Jeff back... haven't seen him on the channel and ages... he's so much better than the other dude (he's good, but Jeff is unmatched and makes 9to5mac on TH-cam what it is)
Thanks for the video, You show the new features but you don't really show how to access them? i.e. video conferencing updates - but I don't see that in my upper tool bar? so how do you use it? how do you invoke it? etc.
They haven't literally started again with the OS since last year's. The foundation is already there and it's a fully fledged OS. What the actual hell are you on about! lmao
The wallpapers are a total waste if you’re a parent because don’t all of us Dads use our kids’ photos on our desktops 😆 . Great presentation on the new features!
Does anyone know if they scrapped the 'cube' animation when you switch users? The one where the screen kinda turns away like it's on the face of a cube, if you get what I mean..? haha
Nothing to write home about, but the presentation stuff seems neat. For pure usability, I don't think that having the shared stuff smaller behind me is that useful, since the people will seldom care about me but rather want to focus on what I share. But, neat.
does anybody know if it’ll be safe to update an older macbook pro (mine is 2017) to Sonoma? I don’t want to lose any of the performance. from personal experience, Older iPhones and iPads didn’t work great with newer iOS versions. so that’s what made me ask
honestly i use a 2014 mbp that technically stopped receiving support at big sur, on ventura with pretty much the same experience, i think you’ll be fine
Honestly, a very disappointing update. The only major change is the live widgets and honestly, that is something not at all innovate ( It should have been added several years ago). Not even sure how wallpaper constitutes as an OS update. Apple has rally lost its way.
I still find it ridiculous that you have to pay $98 for a pair of Airpod batteries. Unbelievable. Which is why I'll be sticking with my wired studio quality headphones until (if/when?) the EU forces Apple to adopt user replaceable batteries.
I dictate daily for my work, I easily dictate 2-3000 words a day. Apple dictation is pretty good in my opinion. It’s about 90% accurate and is almost as accurate and useable as Dragon pro. It has still more to learn, I hope they put some ML and neural engine code in it to improve it. Apple’s dictation is night and day better than office 365 dictation system. I can’t compare google cause my job firewalls it away.
My accent is a mixture of New Zealander accent, southern English accent, and US West Coast American accent. Point: no dictation accent I select can understand me!
Apple is really losing the software tuning game. It's super counterintuitive that I can't resize the widgets to go smaller or bigger without the preset seizes. There is also no way to move the widgets around. Instead, they implement the same STUPID limitation to the desktop placement like iPhone.
Just let me put Split View into quarters 😫 I’m sick of being limited to halves especially with a bigger monitor. Also Apple Arcade is the biggest joke of all time.
Dude maybe prepare the video better and don't block out - it's weird and not useful if you say "trust me, it's there' - I don't know you. Not trusting you! 😀
i was not expecting that fast flashes in the 0:06/21:15 that triggered my epilepsy might need to put a warning on here for things like that
Jeff!!! Good to see you
So nice to see Jeff back in the videos!
1:07….Yo how you get the monitor all to stand on the desk like that?
Jeff could have just written “widgets” ten times and still summarize the Sonoma
Jeff you do the best videos that cover so much for us. Thank you so much and keep up the great work.
good to see you Jeff ^_^
The live wallpaper and the widgets are a nice addition maybe Apple Watch widgets on the screen would be nice, macOS is beginning to look like the iPad and Windows however the only thing missing is touch.
It'll be a sad day if they add touch to their Macs
I don't think they are going to add touch to macOS, that is what the iPad is for.
Fantastic tour of the new OS. Thank you, Jeff.
The Lock screen looks awesome
This feels so bad that us users of 2017 iMacs 5k 27-inch are left out!!! Our machines are still great even in 2023 or for the years ahead. This sucks Apple! Come on!
Great video! Good to see a notes update!
Always good to see the GOAT Jeff on 9to5
I just LOVE new live wallpapers and the ability to show them also on lock screen. Reminds me of Vista's DreamScene :D
What monitor are you using? Is this the Studio Display? If so, why does it not have a stand?
4:45 I think the screen sharing picker is only available to Apple Silicon Macs. I have a newly Sonoma updated iMac 2019 27". Nothing there but the 3 options form before the Sonoma upgrade.
10:07 Wait....Safari didn't have profile before this?? Damn, Apple users be missing out on some key features
Will they ever include profiles ? Like when I set the iPhone with different UI … so then when I finish working I flip to relax or game mode and it changes everything in the mac
Can I have the lock screen be animated but have a separate static wallpaper or must they go hand in hand?
Exactly, hat'snwhat I would have wanted. I jus decided not to use the dynamic one also because it changes the static every time.
Apple is investing more in ipadOS than macOS, there are tons of updates they could easily copy from windows like splitt screen to make it more user-friendly
Split-screen already exists in macOS.
just using rectangle app bro
@@ArthropodSpidey it's a bit different from the iPad's one
@@alexeyr2872 iPad's split screen is literally inspired from macOS.
@@ArthropodSpidey so?
The lock screen and wallpaper additions are very nice but I think my favorite are the on screen widgets. I can see myself adjusting very quickly to those. Thanks for the review it helps a lot.
Holy balls that intro was a seizure with all the flashing lights, lol
Jeff, you have a very soothing and pleasant voice
Thanks for watching!
Does the new high performance remote access support audio as well?
Hey there, question, for the safari profiles, can you have separate default accounts. For example, on one safari profile would it be possible to have it default to log into my home gmail account, and in another safari profile, would it be able to have it default to my school gmail/google account? This would be a game changer if it is possible
Also, feels so good to have Jeff back... haven't seen him on the channel and ages... he's so much better than the other dude (he's good, but Jeff is unmatched and makes 9to5mac on TH-cam what it is)
Yes it works this way. You can have multiple Google accounts signed in differently within the profiles.
nice job covering Sonoma. Well done sir.
It Jeff!!! 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽
This display set up visible in the verrrry beginning of the video; tell me more?
Thanks for the great overview. No HDR this time?
It is but YT is taking forver
best feature is the airpod switcher. Much approved and a game changer.
Solid presentation. Many thanks for the deep dive. I'll upgrade soon and have you to thank for it.
Thanks for the video, You show the new features but you don't really show how to access them? i.e. video conferencing updates - but I don't see that in my upper tool bar? so how do you use it? how do you invoke it? etc.
The wallpapers and screensavers are 🔥
I'm not a fan of widgets on the Mac but nice to see how they can work for others.
18:39 We have come a long way since flying toasters
can use video conferencing updates in other programs like streamlabs obs or davinci resolve?
Plenty of changes are minor and subtle, but overall much appreciated!
Great video thanks for showing all these ace bits - cannot wait to upgrade next week ;)
Where can I find a moon phase widget for Ventura please ?
Excuse me, what application are you using when introducing Keyboard and dictation enhancements
I feel like these updates are progressively gimmicky or macOS is behind compared what I see on windows
Are you drunk? Windows 11 is literally catching up to macOS.
I want what you’re smoking
All they need to do now is have embedded multi windows like windows
The os is solid .. and this is from a wholeheartedly windows user for over 20yrs and now making the switch to these m2 silicone...
Is it true that OS Sonoma transcribes voice messages to text?
One year is not enough to make a great and stable OS but marketing wins ☹️
We want another Snow Leopard or Mavericks
is it really that bad? i havent upgraded yet
They haven't literally started again with the OS since last year's. The foundation is already there and it's a fully fledged OS. What the actual hell are you on about! lmao
I like your wallpaper.
I'm so exited for these GAME CHANGING updates that will completely change the way we work!
camera raw....is the Nikon Z8 added?
The wallpapers are a total waste if you’re a parent because don’t all of us Dads use our kids’ photos on our desktops 😆 . Great presentation on the new features!
Love from GHANAA 🇬🇭🇬🇭💟💟💟
What an awesome "new" "innovation" by apple to finally give widgets like Windows Vista gave almost 15+ years ago.
Apple did it first on MacOS Tiger 10.4 I was so mad when they decided to removed this feature back in the day. I'm glad is finally back.
Is it me or the new wallpapers' resolution a bit low?
Can you lock safari profiles behind a password?
XDR on Vesa?
Does anyone know if they scrapped the 'cube' animation when you switch users? The one where the screen kinda turns away like it's on the face of a cube, if you get what I mean..? haha
There is no text scaling option without downsizing resolution in MacOS. Macs are 4K in theory only.
The dictation color is actually customizable with your Accent color.
I don’t dictate text on the Mac but this could be the start of it.
Nothing to write home about, but the presentation stuff seems neat. For pure usability, I don't think that having the shared stuff smaller behind me is that useful, since the people will seldom care about me but rather want to focus on what I share. But, neat.
Jeff why this is not HDR
I love the wallpapers but already have bing's app which is more unique. I selected all the images for screensavers
does anybody know if it’ll be safe to update an older macbook pro (mine is 2017) to Sonoma? I don’t want to lose any of the performance. from personal experience, Older iPhones and iPads didn’t work great with newer iOS versions. so that’s what made me ask
honestly i use a 2014 mbp that technically stopped receiving support at big sur, on ventura with pretty much the same experience, i think you’ll be fine
I don’t think 2017 will be able to update to Sonoma
I have imac 2017 27-inch. I just read we don't get upgrade -.-
Honestly, a very disappointing update. The only major change is the live widgets and honestly, that is something not at all innovate ( It should have been added several years ago).
Not even sure how wallpaper constitutes as an OS update. Apple has rally lost its way.
I still find it ridiculous that you have to pay $98 for a pair of Airpod batteries. Unbelievable. Which is why I'll be sticking with my wired studio quality headphones until (if/when?) the EU forces Apple to adopt user replaceable batteries.
How many major programs are they going to break this time?
I wish Apple would revert the change to System Preferences in Sonoma. The Ventura redesign is awful.
@9to5Mac great video, thanks. But please don’t ask ALL THE TIME “what do you guys think about…” - kind of gets annoying and obsolete at some point 😅
If my spending tracker widget works on the Mac I am not leaving the iPhone 😂
This dictation function will be vere handy for scenario writers to write from mouth to adding special “)-/ signs
Yes: profiles in Safari!
I do not dictate text. I think it only works correctly with Seattle English. I live in East Tennessee.
more than 4GB update for wallpapers, widgets. Safari and PDF updates doesn't have to be part of a OS update
That clean my mac software blocks private relay.
I find dictation very useful as I am dyslexic
Seems like the only new useful feature is the updated dictation.
Im waiting for a better stage manager. 😅
Oh joy.. it's like Window 7. Lame updates.. windows by the way is on win 11
Man, you presenting the features while talking yourself is so trippy 😂
I dictate daily for my work, I easily dictate 2-3000 words a day. Apple dictation is pretty good in my opinion. It’s about 90% accurate and is almost as accurate and useable as Dragon pro. It has still more to learn, I hope they put some ML and neural engine code in it to improve it. Apple’s dictation is night and day better than office 365 dictation system. I can’t compare google cause my job firewalls it away.
It's a shame it does not accept dictation and talking at the same time.
my suggestion, instead of you block and blur it, you just fake the adress of personal info etc, so we can see it clearly.
You should give an epilepsy warning at the beginning
macOSSonomacellent
I don't use dictation in any way shape, form or fashion. Hopefully Sonoma is less iOS feeling like Ventura which I'm not a fan of.
My accent is a mixture of New Zealander accent, southern English accent, and US West Coast American accent. Point: no dictation accent I select can understand me!
How long did it take for a CAPS indicator?? FFS 🤣🤣
MacOS Sonoma is draining my battery faster than Ventura on M1 Max! 😑
Apple is really losing the software tuning game. It's super counterintuitive that I can't resize the widgets to go smaller or bigger without the preset seizes. There is also no way to move the widgets around. Instead, they implement the same STUPID limitation to the desktop placement like iPhone.
UPDATE THE SETTINGS APP!!! The new one SUCKS
Zero fundamental changes, just painting the grass.
Honestly, this dude is punishing himself or the editor by throwing all those confidential docs. I mean, you could have just used any other document.
mac like windows with this widgets hate windows
You don't need any cleaning app.. in your mac/
Just let me put Split View into quarters 😫 I’m sick of being limited to halves especially with a bigger monitor. Also Apple Arcade is the biggest joke of all time.
I think Mac should get rid of dropdown menubar... it's old and uninteresting.
Clean My Mac X is for people who constantly swipe away apps on their phones. If you know, you know…
Omg 2023 and we are excited about movable widgets. wtf.
Sweeeeeeeeeet
The iPhone face wrinkle
Extremely low volume
Dude maybe prepare the video better and don't block out - it's weird and not useful if you say "trust me, it's there' - I don't know you. Not trusting you! 😀
never use dictation if you cant read get a tablet
bitcoin cash is $222 now :(
Hey make video about "Screen sharing" update