macOS Sonoma Released - What's New? (100+ New Features)

Brandon Butch September 26, 2023
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macOS Sonoma Released - What's New? (100+ New Features & Changes) Want to 5x your productivity with macOS Sonoma & beyond? Sign up for the upcoming course here: https://bit.ly/macOScourse Apple just released macOS 14 Sonoma for the Mac, and in this video, we dive in to every new feature and change that has been added! There are over 100 new changes, including widgets on the desktop, stunning screensavers & wallpapers, major changes to the keyboard & mouse, new UI changes, the ability to add web apps to the dock, and much more. Enjoy! About the security content of macOS Sonoma 14: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940 macOS Sonoma - 17 Settings You NEED to Change Immediately: https://youtu.be/B84OMFhpgFE 🍎 Become an *Ultra Member* to get PDF guides for videos, access to premium wallpapers + more: https://bit.ly/bb-member 💬 Join our *Discord* server to continue the conversation: https://discord.gg/appleden ☕️ *Find value in my free content?* A coffee would be much appreciated: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/brandonbutch 📖📲 Sign up for the *newsletter* to get unfiltered Apple news & insights: https://theappleden.com/subscribe (it's free) *Other videos you might like:* iOS 17 Released - What's New? (400+ New Features): https://youtu.be/zmgdiyLqfQM iOS 17 - 24 Settings You NEED to Change Immediately: https://youtu.be/FRBDeZtaSpo iPadOS 17 Released - What's New?: https://youtu.be/ZgwARHqBaRw watchOS 10 Released - What's New? https://youtu.be/g8clytpIKvE?si=S0l7YYZmLlBCu2sU tvOS 17 - Biggest Apple TV Update in YEARS! (Everything New): https://youtu.be/9fZ9UmF7ya0 *Social Media:* Twitter: https://twitter.com/brandonbutch Instagram: https://instagram.com/brandonbutch Threads: https://www.threads.net/@brandonbutch TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@brandon.butch Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brandonbutchyt Apple Music: https://apple.co/2VF3KZj *Chapters:* 0:00 macOS Sonoma released! 0:15 Stunning New Wallpapers & Screensavers 2:35 Interactive Widgets (with an easter egg) 6:12 De-clutter your Desktop! 7:27 The controversial feature that I love 8:01 Keyboard Changes (Predictive Text, Dictation, etc) 10:35 PDF Editing is Amazing in Notes 13:24 New Video Call Features (Zoom, FaceTime, etc) 16:40 UI in Status Bar 17:12 AirPods 17:39 Major Safari Changes 25:51 Game Mode & Gaming Changes 26:43 Pointer Acceleration with Mouse 26:56 Screen Sharing, Print Center 27:24 Reworked Screen Time 28:44 Settings Arrows (so helpful) 29:07 Accessibility 29:35 Control Center 29:45 Siri & Spotlight 30:03 Privacy & Security 31:00 Stage Manager 31:15 Lock Screen Settings 31:28 Photos 31:54 Weather 32:46 Mail 33:49 Reminders 35:02 Messages 36:00 Find My & Home 36:19 Faster Video Encoding 36:32 Small UI Changes *Gear used to make this video:* 📷 Camera: https://amzn.to/3Fn6f8R 📷 Lens: https://amzn.to/31VXuVC 🎙️ Mic: https://amzn.to/2HLUVZp 🎤 Other Mic: https://amzn.to/2jP0HLl 🎛️ Audio Interface: https://amzn.to/2kNwwnU 📱 Best tech deals (updated daily): http://amzn.to/2qcK0QT Disclosure: This video might contain affiliate links, which help fund the channel if you make a purchase. Have a fantastic day & I'll see you soon!

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