{"id":39608,"date":"2023-06-05T16:44:46","date_gmt":"2023-06-05T20:44:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=39608"},"modified":"2023-08-10T10:21:47","modified_gmt":"2023-08-10T14:21:47","slug":"macos-14-sonoma-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2023\/06\/05\/macos-14-sonoma-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"macOS 14 Sonoma Announced"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/newsroom\/2023\/06\/macos-sonoma-brings-new-capabilities-for-elevating-productivity-and-creativity\/\">Apple<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/macos\/sonoma-preview\/\">preview<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2023\/06\/05\/apple-announces-macos-sonoma-with-desktop-widgets-and-more\/\">MacRumors<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.ycombinator.com\/item?id=36202088\">Hacker News<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/gadgets\/2023\/06\/macos-sonoma-is-the-next-release-of-macos-coming-this-fall\/\">ArsTechnica<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/apple.slashdot.org\/story\/23\/06\/05\/2055258\/apple-announces-macos-sonoma-with-desktop-widgets-and-game-mode\">Slashdot<\/a>):<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/newsroom\/2023\/06\/macos-sonoma-brings-new-capabilities-for-elevating-productivity-and-creativity\/\">\n<p>Stunning screen savers and powerful widgets unlock an entirely new way to personalize. Users can now place widgets right on the desktop, interact with them with just a click, and through the magic of Continuity, access the extensive ecosystem of iPhone widgets on their Mac. In macOS Sonoma, video conferencing also gets more engaging with great new features to help users present remotely, like Presenter Overlay, which places a presenter on top of the content being shared, and Reactions, which enables fun gesture-triggered video effects in cinematic quality. Significant updates come to Safari, taking the web experience to the next level. Profiles keeps browsing separate between multiple topics or projects, and web apps provide faster access to favorite sites. And gaming gets even better, with the introduction of Game Mode, exciting new titles, and a new game porting toolkit that makes it even easier for developers to bring more games to Mac.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2023\/06\/05\/macos-sonoma-compatible-macs\/\">Joe Rossignol<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/news.ycombinator.com\/item?id=36213385\">Hacker News<\/a>):<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2023\/06\/05\/macos-sonoma-compatible-macs\/\">\n<p>macOS Sonoma drops support for 2017 models of the iMac and MacBook Pro, as well as the final 12-inch MacBook model.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p>Previously:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2023\/06\/05\/ipados-17-announced\/\">iPadOS 17 Announced<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2023\/06\/05\/ios-17-announced\/\">iOS 17 Announced<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2022\/06\/06\/macos-13-0-ventura-announced\/\">macOS 13.0 Ventura Announced<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p id=\"macos-14-sonoma-announced-update-2023-06-06\">Update (2023-06-06): <a href=\"https:\/\/pxlnv.com\/linklog\/macos-sonoma-compatibility\/\">Nick Heer<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/pxlnv.com\/linklog\/macos-sonoma-compatibility\/\">\n<p>MacOS Sonoma drops support for the 2017 iMac, which was the latest model when I bought it just over four years ago.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/eclecticlight.co\/2023\/06\/05\/macos-14-sonoma-support\/\">Howard Oakley<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/eclecticlight.co\/2023\/06\/05\/macos-14-sonoma-support\/\">\n<p>Of the seven versions of Intel Macs that don&rsquo;t have T2 chips, and are supported by macOS Ventura, only one, iMac 2019 (iMac19,x), has official Sonoma support.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2023\/06\/05\/macos-sonoma-new-lock-screen-wallpaper\/\">Filipe Esp&oacute;sito<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2023\/06\/05\/macos-sonoma-new-lock-screen-wallpaper\/\"><p>When you choose one of these wallpapers, it&rsquo;s shown as a static image on the Desktop. But as soon as your Mac enters the Lock Screen, the wallpaper moves as an aerial screen saver. When you unlock the Mac, it smoothly stops moving and stays frozen in that frame.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2023\/06\/06\/these-are-the-macos-sonoma-features-that-arent-available-to-intel-macs\/\">Chance Miller<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2023\/06\/06\/these-are-the-macos-sonoma-features-that-arent-available-to-intel-macs\/\">\n<p>Here&rsquo;s a rundown of the new features in macOS Sonoma that are only available to Apple Silicon users, not users with an Intel-powered Mac.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p id=\"macos-14-sonoma-announced-update-2023-06-09\">Update (2023-06-09): <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ClassicII_MrMac\/status\/1666153583228616712\">Mr. Macintosh<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ClassicII_MrMac\/status\/1666153583228616712\"><p>Can someone explain to me like I&rsquo;m 5, why a 2017 4.5Ghz i7 iMac can&rsquo;t run macOS Sonoma?<\/p><p>I&rsquo;ve seen a few people mention the T2 chip.<\/p><p>Remember, the 2019 iMac does not have a T2 chip, so that is not the reason.<\/p>\n<p>[&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p>STOP THE WASTE!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n<p id=\"macos-14-sonoma-announced-update-2023-06-13\">Update (2023-06-13): <a href=\"https:\/\/eclecticlight.co\/2023\/06\/11\/last-week-on-my-mac-sonoma-under-the-hood\/\">Howard Oakley<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/eclecticlight.co\/2023\/06\/11\/last-week-on-my-mac-sonoma-under-the-hood\/\">\n<p>Prior to Sonoma, getting the right display in a VM has been rather hit or miss. Although shown in a resizeable window, virtual display resolutions have relied on HiDPI support and picking the best size for their crispness. Sonoma adds <a href=\"https:\/\/developer.apple.com\/documentation\/virtualization\/vzvirtualmachineview\/4168520-automaticallyreconfiguresdisplay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a simple option<\/a> that should fill the VM window with the crispest possible image, even when its dimensions don&rsquo;t match what&rsquo;s shown in the Display settings of the VM. This solution looks ideal.<\/p>\n<p>State restoration is a little more complex. When running in Monterey and Ventura, the only safe way to quit a VM is to shut it down, and whenever you want to open an existing VM, you have to start it up and log in afresh. In Sonoma, the <a href=\"https:\/\/developer.apple.com\/documentation\/virtualization\/vzvirtualmachine\/state\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">VM state<\/a> can be saved and restored, allowing you to resume the VM in a previous state of your choice. You can thus set up your VM exactly as you want it, and keep returning to that state whenever you wish.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@ctietze\/110530932585339713\">Christian Tietze<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@ctietze\/110530932585339713\">\n<p>Hmmm these new NSMenu section headers look nice in principle, but the whitespace feels odd to me.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p>Sonoma also <a href=\"https:\/\/forum.c-command.com\/t\/spamsieve-public-beta-and-macos-14-sonoma\/15077\">removes<\/a> support for Mail plug-ins.<\/p>\n\n<p id=\"macos-14-sonoma-announced-update-2023-06-23\">Update (2023-06-23): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/guide\/how-widgets-work-macos-sonoma\/\">Tim Hardwick<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/guide\/how-widgets-work-macos-sonoma\/\">\n<p>In macOS Sonoma, Apple has changed the widgets landscape. No longer do widgets have to be hidden offscreen and largely forgotten in the Notifications Center panel. Now they live right on your desktop &#x2013; and they're interactive, too.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kdrag0n\/status\/1671461243050426368\">Danny Lin<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kdrag0n\/status\/1671461243050426368\">\n<p>Whimsical chaos when the Desktop is full<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mastodon.macstories.net\/@johnvoorhees\/110588098985402647\">John Voorhees<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/mastodon.macstories.net\/@johnvoorhees\/110588098985402647\"><p>It&rsquo;s a small change, but I appreciate that when I AirDrop files to my Mac running Sonoma that it no longer interrupts my work by flipping over to the Downloads folder in Finder.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n<p id=\"macos-14-sonoma-announced-update-2023-08-10\">Update (2023-08-10): <a href=\"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/@ezekiel\/110855203293586815\">Ezekiel Elin<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/@ezekiel\/110855203293586815\"><p>Apple made Game Mode for Sonoma, but there&rsquo;s no way to turn it on manually so if it decides your game isn&rsquo;t worthy then it&rsquo;s just&#8230;unavailable<\/p><\/blockquote>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apple (preview, MacRumors, Hacker News, ArsTechnica, Slashdot): Stunning screen savers and powerful widgets unlock an entirely new way to personalize. Users can now place widgets right on the desktop, interact with them with just a click, and through the magic of Continuity, access the extensive ecosystem of iPhone widgets on their Mac. 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