macOS Sequoia - 50+ New Features & Changes!

macOS Sequoia - 50+ New Features & Changes! | macOS 15 Sequoia Beta 1 Released - What's New Review
Apple just released their annual major software update for the Mac: macOS Sequoia (also known as macOS 15). In this video, we will cover more than 50 new features & changes. These changes include new wallpapers, window tiling, Safari enhancements, changes to video conferencing, gaming improvements, and more. Enjoy!
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0:00 macOS Sequoia Compatible Macs
0:12 2 new Wallpapers!
1:04 This feature is FINALLY here!
2:38 You might want to turn this OFF
3:26 Another VERY useful change
4:02 Video Backgrounds
4:38 Presenter Overlay Preview
5:00 Safari has AI now! (Highlights feature)
6:12 Much improved Reader View
6:49 New Video feature (Viewer)
7:27 Other Safari changes
7:53 Settings revamp
8:27 iCloud redesign
9:15 Hover Text
10:03 Vocal Shortcuts
10:19 New Passwords app & Sign in with Apple section
11:12 Calendar integrates with Reminders
11:47 Redesigned Calculator
13:13 Notes
14:35 Messages
15:49 Didn’t expect this (Chess)
16:02 Gaming updates
17:14 Freeform
18:41 Maps
19:22 Photos
20:13 Weather
20:48 Home
21:25 iPhone Mirroring
21:52 Apple Intelligence
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[@BrandonButch]

Which Mac did you install macOS Sequoia on?

[@Portal_3]

MacBook Air m1

[@calebh101studios]

Virtualbox

[@michaelhall9146]

I didn’t install it. I always wait until the final release.

[@monkedonke96]

Macbook pro m1 pro 14 inch!!!

[@BrandonButch]

@@Portal_3 how's it running on the M1 MBA?

[@vvortexe]

The window tiling and tab screen fill are gonna be so useful

[@tony.cortez]

True!

[@wallnutwastaken]

I mean I'm alr using rectangle but since it's from apple themselves ig it's bye bye.

[@nirnulls]

Long overdue features, apple always late 😂 Seems like i can remove the rectangle apps and using native macos windows management features

[@georgedaniel168]

@@nirnulls Rectangle is way better.

[@GOTHICforLIFE1]

We've had it forever with Rectangle as peeps mention here. For free with hotkeys which i've used for ages now

[@MerlinSpace]

500 of 750 of bros passwords have security concerns lol. lemme just brute force his youtube accounts password real quick.

[@BrandonButch]

lol all from 2011-2013 accounts that I never deleted

[@Furiousbanner]

Bro I just went through all my 200 passwords that either got a new password or deleted my account today. It took 4 hours 😂

[@BrandonButch]

@@Furiousbanner that’s why I’ve put it off for years 🤣 I need a mass delete option

[@offsprite]

@@BrandonButch try keychain access might be quicker. Btw the "Remove Download" Function was removed in macos sonoma, is it back by chance in sequoia?

[@ImTarekA]

@@BrandonButch Just select the first password > scroll to the bottom until you get to the last password > hold shift and click the last password. All your passwords will be selected, and you can right click to open a context menu that lets you delete all of them.

[@gldstx]

About the double click to fill the window, it already works on my Mac running Sonoma !

[@mweilenmann]

Came here to say this^

[@theblah12]

Most apps already do a equivalent to maximise when you double click on the title bar but there's a few (notably Safari) which only fills up a fixed amount of space on screen. The same is true for Finder windows. Just a weird MacOS quirk that "Zoom" has never had consistent behaviour compared to Maximise in Windows.

[@serverbp0001]

12:21 "..., ..., FORECAST" XDD... yea I love converting my units to forecast

[@ReactsRiot]

Brandon really is on the grind! Amazing work!

[@kimbapslayer1995]

Mac / IOS passwords app really, REALLY needs the ability to add secure notes, additional passwords, back-up phrases, etc.

[@enda0man]

I have to admit, macOS Sequoia has some of the best wallpapers we’ve seen in a while

[@BrandonButch]

they are 🔥

[@lululemon0424]

There are only two new wallpapers? The colors aint that pop

[@melhiott7977]

this has to be sarcasm

[@bestpeoplemanali]

Finally video is out ❤thanks Superman

[@nomo2338]

Very detailed. Thank you

[@josedamian-puga2563]

Can you please do a review or video of when and what features are included in the first beta of HomePod OS 18?

[@muhammedshani7476]

Waiting for your video ❤️

[@funnysuvankar]

As a Linux/Gnome user (and Windows occasionally), the window tiling section was painful to watch 😅

[@5cG001]

yeah, just think about this. $1200 for an 8 GB ram, passively cooled laptop with an OS which doesn't even have features that other OSes have had for decades. Apple is a scam.

[@WolfiiDog13]

It was kinda funny watching him struggle with that 😅 Traditional community desktops have perfected tiling for decades, and here comes Apple, a company worth trillions of dollars, nearly infinite resources when compared to us mortals, and they make that thing??? 😂

[@jbar_85]

@@WolfiiDog13their software engineers are not held accountable and are lazy.

[@WolfiiDog13]

@@jbar_85 stop blaming employees, that's nonsense, we all know it's just corporate greed

[@jbar_85]

@@WolfiiDog13 lazy and entitled work from home employees not being held accountable. I use Windows 11 Pro at work. It’s very stable and efficient to get stuff done. While my M1 Mac is Fast the OS is terrible. Might be my last Mac OS laptop.

[@tvandever2010]

Really good Video.

[@FrankieNin]

Thanks!

[@BrandonButch]

appreciate you!

[@UpshiftUnlimited]

How does the snap-to-corner feature get affected if you have hot corners enabled?

[@noah_films]

The fact that the zoom option didn’t do what the fill option does now is insane- but glad to finally have it

[@bennault6607]

4:24 The way it cuts off your shoulders

[@BrandonButch]

yeah, def not perfect yet. Will likely improve before the final release

[@1nner.w0rld]

made homeboy look like a thumb 😭 no hate

[@user-gg7vx2mx4c]

How about performance improvement? Did you see any improvement when you compare with Sonoma?

[@firerainnzz]

Since the update My right click, double finger and triple finger gestures don’t work so no scrolling or swiping up with three fingers. I’m on the 2019 MacBook Pro 13 two thunderbolts ports. I’ve looked in settings and can’t find anything to ‘fix it’. Any suggestions?

[@joaobonsegno126]

It's absolutely unacceptable how Apple doesn't add a fcking history feature to their calculators

[@mostsaneperson]

does the window tiling feature support custom layouts?

[@ArthropodSpidey]

double click title bar to fill is awesome! Thanks Brandon for showing that. I didn't know about that!

[@MyDogSteppedOnaBeee]

Thanks what aspect ratio did you film this in Brandon? about a quarter on each side of my phone in landscape mode it’s missing it’s all black. It looks weird 😂your videos are usually wider, Thanks.

[@Itsalekss]

how is your pointer so smooth wow

[@ThatError404]

What are you using that makes your mouse smooth? I'm guessing that's your recording software?

[@Macacos]

You had me at Macintosh wallpaper

[@smae98]

is ipados next? that’s the one i’m most excited for lol also video idea: use MacOS Sequoia in the Sequoia National Park in California? idk I think it’d be cool

[@michaelhall9146]

💯

[@jimgrant1776]

Brandon, another excellent and comprehensive video. Please ask every Apply employee you encounter to add a "Financial" mode to the new calculator app, in addition to the Basic, Scientific, and Math Notes app. A "Financial" mode would handle PV, FV, PMT, N, & I.

[@pratyushpadhy29]

Brandon, your breakdown of macOS Sequoia's 50+ new features is incredibly thorough! From the revamped Safari to the enhanced privacy features, this update seems packed with goodies. Your insights make the excitement even more palpable. Looking forward to diving into these changes! 💻🌲

[@Desilv]

Scroll to zoom for editing would be great as well.. as well a delete function

[@ndrwfm]

What is the cancel extension you have on Safari?

[@superqaxclub]

I'm wondering, why don't you have the Mac pointer larger for the video instead of making it invisible and then manually edit a Mac pointer for video?

[@user-ij9it7vo3n]

Can I use OpenCL on Sequoia? This does not mean whether OpenCL is deprecated as a specification, but whether it can actually be used. For example, OpenCL is deprecated in Ventura, but you can still use OpenCL in Ventura.

[@ado543]

I think it's worth pointing out the 'fill' option (plus the tiling options) is a major change away from the traditional Mac way of doing things to a more standard windowing system like those used in Windows, GNU/Linux and ChromeOS. macOS has always been designed around multitasking with floating windows, and the 'zoom' option is (or used to be) useful for that. Zoom isn't going anywhere, but for Windows users who are used to maximising everything, 'fill' will make things much easier. Considering it has taken so long to introduce an option that should have been added years ago, there must have been a lot of resistence within Apple to changing the traditional Mac ways.

[@nayyarrazakazmi8386]

The videos background only works with built in webcam. If you connect an external camera via camlink or even if you use iphone 15 pro max via continuity camera, it does not give the option to change background. So for the time being this function is only limited to webcam

[@the-g8-eye]

would sequoia mail app have iOS 18 categories feature? Any knows?

[@aaronhawley7770]

3:38 this has always been available. I thought fill was the only option because that’s what my macbook has always done

[@sunelc]

Does it work well on M2 Macbook Air 8GB Ram?

[@swswswsolo]

Does audio transcription on Notes work offline?

[@colinshannon4856]

Can already use Keychain as an authenticator app in Sonoma by default. :) Great vid though. Love all the new features coming.

[@alsoeris]

3:53 you can already do that in Sonoma & im pretty sure its the default

[@lunoirex7795]

Hey Brandon ! dont forget to get bananas ! hahaha Thanks for the video very informative

[@BluewindsLegacy]

Brandon, does the password app mimic two factor codes like it does in other password managers (such as 1password)? Great job on the video!

[@nirnulls]

Yeah seem like it. Too bad it's not working on android or windows. I am still using bitwarden

[@BluewindsLegacy]

@@nirnulls I’m curious if Apple is going to update the iCloud app to enable that feature.. and android.. yeah that’s just a lost cause for them at this point.

[@glockaveli6211]

Quick question for anyone using this beta - has anyone had issues with getting the Podcast app to launch? It just doesn’t work for me.

[@ZoomDigital]

how to change the shortcuts in the window mode

[@cjenko87]

Thanks for the videos Brandon That double click on the top bar to maximise has been a feature for a long time. Double tap again and it’ll go back to the previous size.

[@ado543]

Not quite, double clicking the title bar zooms a window - which is supposed to adjust the window size to be the largest useful size that shows the maximum amount of content, but no bigger. Double click a Finder window for example, it expands enough to show all visible files, but it doesn't fill the screen. Exactly how zoom behaves is down to each application, and it's very inconsistent. macOS is now getting a maximize function for the first time in its 40 year history.

[@cjenko87]

@@ado543 you’re right, finder does do that but all the windows I’m clicking on right now (Music, Safari, Zoom, WhatsApp), they’re all going to full screen and back.

[@ado543]

@@cjenko87 Any app that has 'dynamic' content, as in the content expands to fill the size of the window, no matter how big, will almost always fill the screen when you click 'zoom'. Good examples are Maps, Music, TextEdit etc. But apps that have a more fixed content width, like Finder, Pages, Microsoft Word, will not normally fill the screen when you click zoom, because that extra width is wasted space. That is the Apple design guidelines and that's how it's supposed to work. The web is tricky, because some pages have dynamic content width, some don't. Safari zooms to a standard fixed width, which is a bit weird. On a 13" MacBook, that's most of the screen, but not all of it. Many 3rd party apps ignore the guidelines and treat zoom as 'fill the screen'. Some other apps, like calculator (and previously iTunes) use zoom to switch between compact and full-size modes. It's a total mess and Apple has done nothing about it for years, probably because 'zoom' is the traditional Mac way. 'Fill' will finally begin to sort the mess out.

[@gpvelev]

How does window tiling work with stage manager?

[@TotDeMax99]

How did you record your cursor so smoothly?

[@HaynesX]

He used an application called ScreenStudio.

[@youradminbff]

Does Passwords allow for secure notes (eg. WiFi password) like 1Password or LastPass?

[@sayan8587]

How to sync ios OTP messages with mac OS?

[@billx4266]

In windows 11, the calc app, you have a date calculator, thats very handy, you can calculate time between dates etc, i wish it came to the macos calculator

[@Ron_DeForest]

Have you done any videos on AAA games on the M4 iPad Pro? Should be an easy way to find them all.

[@andreymazur1836]

All that is left to is to fix the built in Alt-Tab feature, and we'll finally have the Wind....MacOS we wanted

[@CH_eatthesand]

Okay maybe I've not found this in the macOS version of Messages but at least on my iOS/iPadOS devices, there's always that brief window to "edit" messages. Why isn't this on macOS yet? Even with the latest additions coming with Sequoia it's a strange absence? Am I wrong?

[@urrxca]

what about mail app UI, any changes ?

[@justinm848]

@brandonbutch Do you have a high-refresh monitor? Your videos of your screen seem really smooth.

[@domenicurso]

It’s an app called screen studio

[@aitizazulhassansyed9778]

Hover over feature is always been there, even before macOs Sonoma under Accessibility > Zoom

[@Ikirupp9994]

how do u make Manu bar larger like yours

[@KaranjotKohli]

14:47 happy birthday old man 😂

[@MetalTeaCup]

Absolutely cannot forget about the bananas.

[@BrandonButch]

🤣

[@ShemarShorts]

You the best 😂😂😂

[@cbeachak]

Window tiling?!?! FINALLY! I remember my windows netbook from 2010 had this 😂

[@ThaRealGS]

The iPhone mirroring icon isn’t there for me at all, neither is the reader summaries or the highlights feature. I have m1 air so it should work right

[@OUT_of_Crisis]

Reader summaries also don't work for me. I can't find why. iPhone mirroring will be available in next beta

[@24kCookieMusic]

Hover text was an old feature. I remember using it back then nothing new.

[@Droseph101]

Would it be safe to download the public beta on my only MacBook being the M1 Pro MacBook Pro when it comes out? Or should I wait for the full release?

[@alexbauer4060]

i’d say go for it

[@G0STYT]

Does someone know how to activate this mouse click animation thats zooms in a little bit on the cursor like in the video?

[@honey4xi]

12:40 Will Notes let us doing advanced math like using a formula: F=N(N+2)(2N+1)/8 where N is a positive integer We enter If N= 5, then Notes calculate F= 48 ?

[@nathanaelculver5308]

12:06 You had to do a jump cut back to the simple calculator, because you discovered once you enter the programmers calculator there’s no way back. Would have been nice if you’d acknowledged this and presented a workaround.

[@999life]

Hey bro, is the notifications sync included on this version? Still trying to figure out how to get my iPhone notifications on my MacOS Sequoia

[@techwithtyler20]

Not in the beta yet. Not sure why beta 1 is always 1 or 2 behind what’s used for the demos at WWDC.

[@priombiswas]

What mouse and monitor are you using? It is super smooth.

[@domenicurso]

It’s an app called screen studio

[@zmy2010xqx]

this is of great help, but no voice transcription in the Apple Notes for Chinese version of Macs, lol.

[@Eminence_in_shadow]

Got update?

[@KimJongUn566]

Is anyone able to update or download apps with iOS 18? It’s not working on my iPhone 15

[@davidgeren8252]

Hover text has been around a long time. What is note worthy is the info button. It's not just info, there are a lot of settings located there. IDK why they wouldn't use an More, Options, or Advanced button instead of the usually ignored info button. What appears to be new in the same panel as Hover Text is Hover Typing. What is that?

[@charlesbyrd123]

BTW just tested iPhone mirror and it works!

[@edwartfredericks1910]

Why do you have iCloud Advanced Protection turned off with that much data stored there?

[@darthknicks1087]

The tile margin setting is a good call, I thought it looked terrible before that lol

[@wil2k747]

Hey Brandon, I have a question for you. I use Photo Booth a lot on my Mac to do my videos. Will I be able to change the background for that now? The second part of my question is I have an iPhone 15 Pro Max and I do a lot of videos recording using the stock camera, is there a voice iso that will allow you to kill the noise in the background as you talk into the camera itself not so much taking a phone call. I'm looking for somebody to give me that solid. I'm coming to you and everybody who does these type of videos thank you.

[@wil2k747]

As to the second part of my question about the voice is so I am using the AirPod Pro second generation I wanna know is there a voice iOS set up within the new iOS that will allow you to kill the noise in the background when you're using the stock camera

[@ZekeStudiosFilms]

Huh. The double clicking windows is something that I already have had since... Monterey at least. Maybe it was a setting they had and then removed, but somehow it's still stuck on for me.

[@isuckatsoldering6554]

The cursor movement is strangely smooth, but also unnatural. I don't know what you're doing with it, but it's quite noticeable

[@prateek6810]

Love this feature ❤ 9:52

[@prateek6810]

Love this feature ❤ 5:31

[@MA_NOH]

why Mac cursor when recorded is so smooth?

[@hawara1995]

getting all that windows features

[@prateek6810]

Don’t see any point in that setting. What will the user do saving ‘1 mm’ width of windows by not making is stick to the side walls. Please help here… 3:16

[@aadil_social]

hover text was already on previous version of macOS

[@almos4973]

Should i update to this beta? Is it too laggy to be using with high usage?

[@mythicaldragon2260]

I would have some patience my friend wait a few weeks

[@adrian.j.solomon]

Hover text was always there. hover typing is the new feature here. It basically does the same thing but for am active text field.

[@techwithtyler20]

Correct. Hover Text was introduced in the final version of Mac OS X, 10.15 Catalina.

[@BrandonButch]

Yeah I wrote down Hover Typing but talked about Hover Text 🤣

[@FlowerHead1234]

Brandon, hover text is already there in sonoma🤣🤣

[@LiveMedia123]

I don't even have the iPhone mirroring icon. How did you do it? I have Macbook Pro with M2 Pro

[@ryanshannahan280]

Yah how did u get it

[@LiveMedia123]

@@ryanshannahan280 I found out how you get it, you go to applications and then you search for iPhone mirroring. But the app doesn't launch

[@flo9894]

The New Calculator Hallelujah

[@captainswift8465]

Am I missing something because the double click of the title bar to maximise that window at 3:58 has been a feature for absolutely ages, I literally just did it on my 2017 macbook pro running MacOS Ventura (13)

[@techwithtyler20]

Zoom and fill aren’t the same thing.

[@arttu3232]

Apparently the windows in dark mode change the tint based on what's the wallpaper color under it? I can see when you're demoing the window tiling, the Reminders window appears to turn from bluish tint to greenish tint when you move it.

[@techwithtyler20]

That’s been there since dark mode’s introduction in macOS 10.14 Mojave.

[@basdfgwe]

The Aero Snap feature looks really buggy, with windows not tiled correctly and overlapped. Is this final release or a beta feature ?

[@elbert5208]

beta. Official release is on July

[@techwithtyler20]

@@elbert5208Public beta in July, public release in September-October.

[@VladVibes]

Will be available Apple AI on base Macbook Air 2020 M1 8/256?

[@mute3078]

Yes, Apple Intelligence will be available on all MacBooks with Apple Silicon

[@VladVibes]

@@mute3078 that's impressive

[@SethuSenthil]

Yeah bro if u have a M series Mac u chillin for atleast the next 4+ yrs

[@user-nn6ln5kl4i]

Vision os 2 please

[@DanielNevesBL]

I don`t get it. 3:55 is already possible on MacOS Sonoma.

[@monkedonke96]

I do not have the highlights feature, does this come later or am i just bugging out

[@BrandonButch]

only works on some sites

[@ThaRealGS]

Yeah I don’t have it either. Haven’t gotten it to work on iPhone or Mac on any sites

[@monkedonke96]

@@BrandonButch thanks for replying! I tried it on the same websites you tried it on but still didn’t work

[@01_ConorAllen]

Does IPad Air 2 support iPadOS 18?

[@techwithtyler20]

Dropped in iPadOS 16