Apple first introduced macOS Ventura along with iOS 16 in June. These annual major updates to the Cupertino company’s operating systems contain many notable changes. In the Mac department we have a brand new Stage Manager feature for organizing open app windows. That’s in addition to many other offers that we’ll list in a moment. If you’re a developer or a tech enthusiast, you may have already tried macOS Ventura Beta over the past few months. If you’ve been waiting for the stable, final build instead, then the wait is finally over. Apple has released macOS Ventura (13.0) to the public worldwide. Those with compatible Macs can jump right in and update their machines.
macOS Ventura 13.0 Changelog
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- Undo sending, scheduled sending, remind me and follow up make it even easier to keep track of emails
- Improved search provides more accurate, more complete results and offers suggestions as soon as you start typing
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- Quick Look support makes it easy to preview files by pressing the spacebar on a result
- Image search helps you find images on the web and in Photos, Messages, Notes, and Finder
- Rich results for musicians, movies, business, sports and more
Safari and Passkeys
- Shared tab groups allow you to share a set of tabs with others and view the tab
- Group updates instantly while you work together
- Passkeys provide a simpler and more secure login method intended to replace passwords
Messages
- Edit a message, unsend and mark it as unread to make everyday messaging easier
- With SharePlay in Messages, you can enjoy activities like watching movies, listening to music, and more with friends while messaging
- Collaboration provides an easy way to invite others to collaborate on a file via messages and receive activity updates in the thread
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- iCloud Shared Photo Library makes it easy to share photos and videos with up to five family members in a separate library that’s seamlessly integrated into the Photos app
stage manager
- Stage Manager automatically organizes apps and windows, placing your active app in the middle and other open apps on the left side of your screen
- Easy app switching by clicking on any open app on the left side of your screen
- Group apps to create app sets in Stage Manager
- Quick desktop access to easily drag and drop files into apps in Stage Manager
FaceTime
- Handover to FaceTime lets you seamlessly move FaceTime calls from your Mac to your iPhone or iPad and vice versa
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- Pass-through camera lets you use iPhone as a Mac webcam by bringing iPhone close to Mac and placing it in a stand (iPhone XR and later)
- Video and lighting effects include Portrait mode (iPhone XR and later). Center Stage (iPhone 11 and later) and Studio Light (iPhone 11 and later)
- Desk View uses the Ultra Wide camera on iPhone to show what’s on your desk during a video conference (iPhone 11 and later)
This version also includes other features and improvements:
- The Clock app for Mac provides world clocks, timers, and alarms for a more consistent experience across your Apple devices
- The Weather app comes to Mac, optimized for the larger display and featuring immersive animations, hourly forecasts, and detailed weather maps
- Stand out subject from background isolates the subject of an image so you can copy and paste it into apps like Mail and Messages
- Focus filters hide distracting content in apps like Calendar, Mail, Messages, Safari, and third-party apps
- System Preferences includes an updated design that’s easier to navigate and has a new name
- Rapid Security Response offers even faster security improvements for macOS
- Live Captions (Beta) automatically converts audio to text to help users who are deaf or hard of hearing follow calls and media content (Mac with Apple Silicon)
As the official changelog above points out, macOS Ventura is quite a major release. It includes Stage Manager, new weather and clock apps, ecosystem functions and much more. In the ecosystem department, we get a Continuity Camera feature that allows us to use our iPhones as Mac webcams. We also get FaceTime Handoff support, which allows us to quickly transfer ongoing calls from one Apple device to another. In the meantime, Messages and Email are getting some much-needed improvements – the introduction of Undo Send and other handy additions.
To download macOS Ventura on your supported Mac, launch the system settings App, tap software updatethen click Download and install.
Which macOS Ventura feature is your favorite and why? Let us know in the comment section below.
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