Apple announces macOS Sequoia with the ability to control iPhone apps

Apple announced macOS Sequoia at its own developer conference WWDC. The new version of the operating system can, among other things, receive all notifications from a connected iPhone and control apps via screen mirroring.

There is no need to unlock the iPhone to open the home screen or see notifications, so claims Apple. The new features should, among other things, make it possible to open and use iPhone apps on a Mac, so that you don't have to use the phone as often.

Safari gets the Highlights feature, where the browser retrieves information from a page and displays it prominently, such as a map based on an address and a button to immediately open that address in Apple's own mapping program. Reader mode can, among other things, generate summaries and tables of contents from long articles.

In terms of operation, Sequoia has the option to divide windows into tiles across the screen according to a fixed layout, in order to keep two or three windows visible at the same time. This will include working with key combinations to place windows in certain sizes and in a certain position. Such a feature has been in Windows for years.

In addition, the AI ​​features that Apple announced for iPhones and iPads are also coming to macOS devices with an M1 or later. Many other features, such as the updated Calculator and changes in other apps, are also coming to macOS.