macOS Sonoma Hands-On: New Look, New Features & Widgets Galore!

macOS Sonoma brings a cleaner Lock Screen aesthetic, the Widgets are more powerful than ever, and Web Apps are going to get me in trouble.
Here’s my in-depth hands-on with the macOS Sonoma Public Beta before it launches sometime later this Fall.

0:00 Intro
0:22 New Lockscreen, Wallpapers & Screen Savers
2:55 Interactive Widgets
6:38 New Video Features for FaceTime & Web Conferencing
7:37 Presenter Overlay
11:47 Gaming Improvements
14:14 Safari for macOS Sonoma
15:10 Safari Profiles
16:48 Making Web Apps

LET'S BE FRIENDS!

#apple #macos #sonoma

[BlackWidowYT_FPS]

Web apps, desktop widgets and animated lock screen are my favourite additions to the software

[aslprobro]

AS a sign language interpreter, this presenter mode is going to be FIRE! I can't wait to use it.

[Davi_L]

I just got my 15 inch MacBook Air and I am still learning macOS so I appreciate these videos

[eUploads]

Love the improvements to Safari, iPhone widgets on Mac and fun new webcam features. And the Apple screensavers finally on Mac is something I've wanted since I bought my first Apple TV.

[Applecore]

Best Apple update this year! iOS/ iPadOS 17 aren't that interesting to me but MacOS Sonoma is fire!!!

[beats]

Thanks a lot Brian. Also for leaving out background music tracks whilst you are presenting.

[Cobra-Kai-Commander]

Would be interested to see how the Safari App Creation compares to things we already have like Web Catalog. Web Catalog has a lot of customization.

[michaellatta]

BG3 is not out for Mac yet in the full release, just PC. BUT, it played better on Mac. It takes a 4090 to do 4k60, but does ultra 4k60 on an m1max.

[winkipinky]

Thanks Brian. As for mac Sonoma, it looks just like Windows VISTA! 😅

[FoxxFire]

With being able to swipe through virtual desktops so easily on a Mac, and the ability to open these actual apps on a page and resize them to fit several on a larger screen such as a screen on a Mac, while the idea of widgets is cool and I'm glad we CAN get them, they're just not as useful as on the iPhone. For example, having that large Podcasts widget is not as good as just having the app always open in one of your desktops and resized to whatever size you like (i have mine always open, along with messages, settings, calender, mail, calculator, activity monitor, the app store, two instances of Safari side by side and one full screen instance of Safari -- all always open and spread throughout five virtual desktops). You obviously get so much more functionality having the actual app open and resized instead of being limited to whatever functionality is built into the widget. And at the same time you get the same effect of being able to quickly glance at whatever info you need to look at, all updated in real time. Anyway, i'm not going to complain about having more features. It is cool, and I'm glad we can get them if we want them. I just don't personally understand why someone would choose the widget over having the app open and resizing it (unless you want a real small widget, which again would be an odd choice considering the infinite space you have on the larger screen and being able to very quickly three finger swipe through the desktops).

[TJWasiuk]

Remember Windows Vista had widgets? I used them for maybe a week or two. I don’t see the use.

[jeffhale]

Thanks for sharing. Blessings on your day!

[ewenbruce]

Its a mark of how insignificant OS updates have become that 'wallpaper' is a highlight

[BobbieGWhiz]

Back in the day, new operating system seemed revolutionary. Now it’s just so sad. Just my thoughts. Hope you find it more exciting for you.

[timsmotorcyclediary]

Reminds me of Windows XP’s Bliss wallpaper.

[Ryan-jnos]

How are Safari profiles not tied to Focus Modes already?!

[pilotdrift]

Anyone know all the cityscapes available?

[RockChampEnglish]

your video has some distortion problem? or is it just I am using MacBook Air m2 15

[CatalinTomescu]

As a software architect I find all these new features useless for being productive on the job.

[BrutusMaximusAurelius]

BG won’t come out on Xbox till next year by the way. Cause they need to get co-op working on the S before they’re allowed to launch the game from Microsoft.

Anyway, not super impressed by the new features. The FaceTime features look fun, but I rarely use it and I can’t think of any situation where I’ll be giving a presentation with it.