Hidden PRO Tips in macOS Sequoia!

[@snazzy]

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[@seansampler6808]

Great video! I would really appreciate a video detailing your experience/review of the iPhone 16!

[@teachonlywhatiseasy]

1) if you have multiple apps the auto alignments doesn't work according to the left/right window size, it just centers and you have to re align first app to the screen again each time. Browser 65% and all apps 35% is my usual go to. In windows this just works. win+left automatically adjusts according to remaining space on the screen unlike mac and it was a solved problem tbh. unnecessary re-inventing doesn't always work. 2) Also the win+l for windows lock is so much easier to remember and use while standing near the desk than ctr+com+q

[@lefrax762]

Nice video! One precision : background sound has been available in the menu bar since at least Ventura, in the same exact way.

[@snazzy]

@@tom9380CleanMyMac is a great tool. You’re probably thinking of MacKeeper which is literal malware.

[@alexndreazevedo]

TERRIBLE! I have a valid one-year subscription of CleanMyMac, and they are asking me to pay again to upgrade the app that's already purchased!

[@sawrab_samanta]

Did I hear Toyota?

[@snazzy]

You sure did.

[@IDKisReal2401]

I got a Toyota ad before this Even KZbin seems to have caught on to it

[@yuhapps6758]

macOS Toyota Sequoia 😂😂😂

[@snazzy]

@@IDKisReal2401 I did not plan for this to happen, but I endorse the behavior lol

[@sarhan.]

​@@snazzylove your video.

[@friedcatfood]

0:33 fun fact: it took Apple so long to implement window tiling because Microsoft patented the concept of a "Method for providing window snap control for a split screen computer program GUI", and that patent only expired this year. Apps like Rectangle were able to provide it because functionality from external software to an operating system wasn't bound to the patent (also why Linux desktops could get away with it, since their desktop managers work as non-OS specific external software).

[@SquintyGears]

What you're saying is they could have had an app in the store all along as long as it wasn't pre-installed... It's not a very good argument is it?

[@Mr.Marbles]

@@SquintyGearsprobably not by themselves because some grimy lawyer will find a way to f this up.

[@bobbyv3]

If this is true, that is a fun fact indeed! Thanks for sharing.

[@lachlanlau]

I used Tiles

[@SquintyGears]

@@Mr.Marbles they just decided the risk of having to argue a case that would ultimately settle out of court wasn't worth it. Their users didn't need the feature that much. And honestly I don't think they were wrong. But it's a silly argument to put forward as a fun fact.

[@vansubagja]

The way you presented all of these tips doesn't feel like I'm watching a video, instead it felt like I'm literally sitting in front of you and you try to teach me directly, which is something that not everyone could do. Great job man!

[@snazzy]

Thanks so much!

[@secondwind75]

Thanks so much, Quinn. I've been watching for years and have always appreciated your hard work and dedication in providing quality information for Mac noobs like myself. You've done so well for yourself in building your channel/business and deserve every bit of success. You never fail to inform and entertain and I look forward to whatever is upcoming. Thanks once again for your service to those of us who have learned so much. Many blessings. Troy

[@snazzy]

Thanks, Troy. You’re awesome!

[@RedAugust08]

Why doesn't the world give us someone this talented and genuinely interesting who likes Windows the way he likes MacOS? Cause damn this is such a great video. The quality and everything.

[@Ivan_1986]

Simple. Because it is not possible to like Windows as much as it is possible to like macOS.

[@jacobwonder6735]

Legends say the wise windows wanderers lose their minds to the insanity that we call Windows.

[@RedAugust08]

@@Ivan_1986 what a smart thought out genuinely insightful reply. You can retire now.

[@Ivan_1986]

@ Sad but true, bro. I’ve been on macOS since 2013 (OS X Mavericks) and more than 10x macOS iterations later I am still genuinely excited using it and keep finding more and more cool stuff, thanks to Snazzy Labs, Gary at macmostvideo, MacVince and many other macOS users who happen to love it and share awesome content with all of us. Good luck finding such content for Windows. Is it a surprise for me? Not at all. With each version of Windows Microsoft is going from one direction to the next, changing lots of fundamentals while at it and instead of getting polished - it always feels unfinished or even semi-broken. Thats just the reality. I manage lots of various Windows machines of all sorts of versions (today it is mainly Win 10 / Win 11 of 21-24H1-2 varieties). All of them behave slightly different in different areas and I’ve yet to see a user really taking advantage of it’s functionality. Fundamental stuff such as Mail app and unicode support is broken in various scenarios. macOS is not perfect, but throughout the years I found only one, albeit core functionality bug thats just ignored and not fixed. In Finder “Right Size All Columns Individually” option in column view basically does not work:) Overall, going for late 2013 MBP 15 (maxed out and without Nvidia GPU) was the best tech decisions I’ve made for sure. macOS is awesome.

[@kevinlopota3626]

@@RedAugust08exactly, your response to his response to your original question is priceless. Just keep using windows 🪟 you can’t be helped.

[@chezchezchezchez]

This is a fantastic presenter. You really get to the important stuff and your subtle humor is great also

[@snazzy]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@mikeroneniner]

Agree , just the right soupçon of snark

[@jamestm316]

100% agree! Great video!

[@BehindTheFilm]

Control + Enter for right click menu is low key the biggest update. Thank you so much for this video! Learned a ton as a power user myself 🎉

[@GameKingFaiz]

It's nice to finally have a shortcut for the context menu, but why on the worst keyboard combo. Control + Enter will send a message on a lot of chat apps 😫

[@AmarSarajlic]

Holy shit man has lost some serious weight! Keep going man great job 👏🏻

[@snazzy]

Times are tough-can't afford a burger every day anymore. 😉

[@AmarSarajlic]

@@snazzy haha! Tough times create great men 😉

[@shapelessed]

@@snazzy Wise words from a man with 10+ airpods connected to their account. (just saying...)

[@Notkdenben]

@@snazzypost another vacuum cleaner vid. I’ll throw it on loop for a week

[@ru2225]

@@shapelessedyou mean a guy that reviews apple products? Damn Sherlock

[@botch3936]

A video I'll watch a couple more times, and put it on my calendar to watch again in a couple months. Thanks Quinn!

[@fracturedmind8124]

I just got my first Mac and have been watching all your videos on Mac settings and apps and I've been loving all the things you can do.

[@ostojan93]

4:55 I'd strongly recommend using full path to the specific option you create shortcut for. Some applications (like for example VSCode) have options with same name and in that cases MacOS triggers them instead of system ones. One tricky thing with that is how to specify full path (at least for me it was tricky). Basically, you need to use '->' in between menu/submenu names (i.e. Menu->Sub Menu->Item), just be careful, you can't add spaces between '->' and menu/item name or the whole path will be incorrect. In case of shortcut from the video, you should pass 'Window->Move & Resize->Top Left'. Hope someone finds it helpful as I spent a good hour looking for solution on how to set it up a few weeks ago 😉

[@FrankDavis]

Finally a video with some actual real details on new features and not just reiterating the marketed simple ones. This video had a lot of great features I never even know existed. Keep it up.

[@an_original_id2363]

I read a lot of Sequoia news articles during the last few months but you still managed to give me some tricks I wasn't aware of! Thanks :) great video

[@giangiacomofanizzi6803]

Really great!!! I just discovered you and you have become my legend. I've watched hundreds of videos that purport to tell tips and tricks related to Mac OS news, but this is the first time I've found a video with only useful content, no small talk or spin. You got straight to the point and most importantly you did it in an entertaining way. I have subscribed to the channel, will follow you and recommend you to my friends who have Macs. Thank you very much.

[@HarrisonGray]

Btw at 6:01 the new feature in Sequoia in the 'Double click a window's title bar to' menu is actually the 'Fill' option, not 'Minimise' :)

[@TheRealBOBlibob]

I've had it set to minimise since Maverick

[@nick-owl]

Finally! An extensive and intuitive demo that actually provides useful tips, not just the trending buzz word features every tech channel talks about.

[@mattcaff]

These kinds of videos are almost always useless - but this one was so freaking helpful. I’ll be using several of these tips every day.

[@kuremaClaimer]

Who could relax while listing to the fire sound? "wee-woo wee-woo" "Oh it's a fire!" "Help me, I'm burning!"

[@snazzy]

Nothing says peace quite like melted flesh

[@WilliamHaisch]

15:31 Who else envisioned *Jules* from *Pulp Fiction* in their minds speak that dialog box? _“Say ‘New Task’ again! Say ‘New Task’ again! I dare you! I double dog dare you!”_ 😂

[@laowaibaba]

Thanks

[@absaga]

I consider myself a knowledgeable user but I always still learn genuinely useful things from your MacOS videos. They're really my favorite type of content you do, as my MacBook is the only Apple product I use daily. Thanks for your incredible work putting all of this into such a clean format.

[@Sankew]

oh my god thank you so much quinn, i used to use the accesibility zoom tool to make sure the iPhone mirroring window isn't tiny, had no idea that you can hit command+ to make it bigger, thank you so much

[@JulianSchimmelpfennig]

About opening the context menu from the keyboard: Control + Enter works e.g. in Finder only if a file is selected. But you don't get the context menu if no file is selected. This can be done using fn + VolUp (which sends F12 in reality). This works in all applications, also in the KZbin comment editor where Control + Enter would publish the comment. F12 must be activated in Accessibility => Pointer Control => Alternate pointer actions and there you can assign a button for the right click.

[@fciscop45]

Definitely a video I'll watch a few more times, and put this link handy to watch again. Great work man!

[@silver_crone]

I’ve just made the shift from PC to mac and oh my lord this video is exactly what i needed. Thank you!

[@crazyguy1202]

Seeing all the cool iPhone Mirroring features in this video and not having it in the EU is just the biggest pain in the butt

[@atomictransfusion]

apple intelligence is coming to the eu in april so maybe we'll also get iphone mirroring

[@NickLorang]

Great video! Double-clicking the title bar to minimize has been an option in macOS for a while - I’ve been using it for years! Great solution for minimizing windows quickly.

[@jamestm316]

really enjoyed this! just got a m4 pro back and haven't had time time to tinker with the OS! Thanks man!

[@hamz__zzz]

I’ve been using background sounds on low volume with my AirPods Pro for like 3 years whenever I need to focus and work in a public setting. Love it!!

[@mario24601]

Still find your vids the most useful, you always have tips and tricks I actually end up using. Thanks!

[@paru-san]

This video is very slick!

[@snazzy]

Thanks!

[@FascinateFelix]

I keep Dark Noise from background sounds going most of the day, absolutely love it perfect for concentrating on tasks

[@mattrixx_audio]

Love your enthusiasm and ability to get to the point mate!! Oh what a feeling!!

[@MarsorryIckuatuna]

These videos are the absolute BEST! Very nicely done - highly valuable.

[@BelieveTheHype777]

Great video, thanks for the update. Looking for an end of the year must have essentials + new apps for the MacOS. God bless!

[@BARBLEFT]

phone mirroring asked me the first time if I wanted to authenticate every time or just once. Still nice to know where to change it.

[@ourcore]

I watched expecting to learn something new and was not disappointed. Keep it up, Quinn!

[@alexsouthpb55]

I am going to “keep downloaded”. There some many new tips! Thanks! Drag and drop in mirror mode: awesome.

[@soaringdesigns7829]

The tiled windows margins has been killing me. Picked up my first MacOS device a week ago and just figured that's how it was and that I would have to get used to it. Thank you!

[@AbhimanyuSirothia]

Learn something new everytime you do one of these videos. Love that macOS can do the right click by keyboard now, have wanted that feature for so long now 😅

[@tupuppi]

Gotta admit, I thought they were gonna be more basic tricks, but some of these are pretty awesome. I will share about the background sounds with my dad, as he loves rain while working

[@viveksuryavanshi6165]

Thanks Quinn, you've always shared these Mac tips and tricks !!

[@TPD]

you look great quinn. great video as always. thanks for the effort

[@paulandpedro]

Enjoyed this! Liked the edit and the general pacing. Keep it up!

[@fatplanediaries]

I'm glad this isn't a robot vacuum video

[@snazzy]

I'm not.

[@TheGloriousLeader]

lol my 2yo son is afraid of roombas. He says "don't like vacuum". My 5yo son calls them a krill since it cleans things up with its tiny brushes.

[@Notkdenben]

@@snazzy🥱

[@zackmay5506]

But then it would suck. 😆

[@eric_r_colby]

Lowkey my favorite channel.

[@Notkdenben]

I watched a lot of snazzy labs in my day. He seemed more active in the past and I gotta admit that I miss it. Apple vids in general lately have been kinda mid

[@cinebenjamin]

​@@Notkdenben we've got a stacked content schedule going into the end of the year. 🥰 Stay tuned.

[@Notkdenben]

@@cinebenjamin I’ll look forward to it!

[@tjeuke9374]

I love these kind of vids!!

[@Jezee213]

This is awesome Quinn I love that Hide Distracting Items setting! I've used so many of the other ones too, love these vids! Hope you and yours are good, take care 🙏👍

[@snazzy]

Thanks for watching!!

[@Jezee213]

@@snazzy Thank YOU Quinn ✌🏻

[@matthewstott3493]

New tiling window manager for macOS is called Aerospace and it doesn't require disabling SIP partially like Yabai requires. It's beta and it has bugs but it's quite useable and I've been daily driving it for a couple of weeks.

[@blazyt.mp4]

Words cant describe how helpful this video was

[@espi742]

Making web apps with Safari is really cool!! Gonna do a week of testing replacing all my electron half native apps for Safari apps.

[@snehalnp]

This video is fantastic! I’ll definitely rewatch it and apply these tips. I’ll also share it with Mac OS beginners.

[@hapaulino]

3:04 that's a great transition right there

[@Mr.C0ffee]

Thanks for the great informative video. Can we get another video on your favorite Mac apps? I love those

[@BobbyStef]

This is great! Thanks for sharing I definitely didn’t know all of this as a Mac power user

[@snazzy]

Thanks for watching. :D

[@chezchezchezchez]

Semi power user. Lol

[@BoomChockolaca]

Amazing review as usual Quinn. A couple of details: background noise was available already on Sonoma, as well as low power mode. But indeed many things were improved and I'm looking forward for better experience !

[@jackdawson1054]

snazzy labs 🐐 I been loving the underwater moving wallpapers XD

[@thesailboatking]

The background sounds also work on the iPhone! And you can even add it as a control center "shortcut" on the iPhone.

[@sv7495]

Could you make a video about ios 18 and how to setup your home screen/control center? Your insight is invaluable

[@Paul_Crosbie]

New Studio now that's Snazzy

[@matrhein]

Love your tips, man! Every time I discover something that is hugely improving my Mac experience. Thank You so much!

[@snazzy]

Thank YOU!

[@AnonimInc]

Can't wait to update my 2019 Intel Macbook and find out just how much of these came to my aging machine! (Didnt update yet since I work on this, and I'm always afraid of new softwares on launch)

[@luisperu9]

I love these videos, Quinn. Always learning new stuff. One thing I've come back to is Mac icon customization. I was surprised to see that for built-in apps (like Music), is no longer possible to replace them easily...???? WTH... Do you know of any apps that do that these days? Like Candybar type of thing... Ohhh the good old times...

[@13thzephyr]

Legend, I always wait for this video from you!

[@Studio_4to1]

Snazzy for the win

[@oscarpradilla]

Always something new to learn !! SnazzyPower

[@paulgemperlein626]

For snapping, I think the default mapping is worth keeping. It's just the two left-most keys and then shift added in for more complex actions. Better to keep it as is and then be able to quickly use any Mac instead of having the overhead of a custom setup that also may break in the future if Apple changes hotkey requirements.

[@feendos]

Do you plan to talk about the Twos app you are using? I did some digging, but I would love to hear your take on it and how it fits in workflow.

[@AJBlue98]

5:31 The reason Finder & Safari windows behave differently when double-clicking their titles is that Zoom on the Mac means "fit to contents." Web pages are documents of effectively infinite length, so Safari fills the vertical space. But switch ti Icon view in Finder and add some icons, and the window should expand to fit all of them. Like the Stationary Pad tip I have a while back, this comes from the Classic days when screens were smaller & maximizing a windowed UI was inefficient for drag & drop.

[@JL-wr1dv]

These are really useful, thank you!

[@AnonymousFreakYT]

5:45 - It's not that a Finder window "gets shrinky and small", it's that it enlarges _or_ shrinks to fit the content. If you have an empty window, it will shrink, if you have a window full of documents, it will enlarge. If it's an auto-sort view, it will only grow vertically, filling the full screen height like it does in other apps if there are too many icons. But if you're in a folder that isn't auto-sorted, it will grow or shrink both horizontally and vertically (as appropriate for each) to fit all the icons.

[@MrTizzay]

Thrilled to have the background sounds control in the control center!

[@luca7069]

17:10 wasn't that already in previous MacOS versions?

[@LydiaOfTheNorth]

Yep, this was in Sonoma already.

[@hybridarjun]

Had to double check my playback speed 😂 but great video

[@barkingsheltie]

The new animations for Cleanmymac startup are nice!!!!! Hey, is it possible you will compare Alfred to Raycast sometime? Nice set of tips, which makes me feel snazzy.

[@sjenx02]

new setup is looking great! can’t wait to watch this during my dinner break 😌

[@redkurn]

what is the dot in the menu bar that you clicked to hide apps? thought it was a setting, but realized it might be a app you mentioned a few years ago...

[@markhuf]

Bartender (application)

[@snazzy]

Ice! It’s free and wonderful.

[@NoahZimmerman]

Super handy video. Thanks for the tips! Also, are we possibly going to be a ubiquiti video in the near future?! 👀

[@douglasizzo]

Incredibly helpful video, thank you!!!

[@ianmeechan2040]

Brilliant video as ever and thank you for the help and new features.

[@Manbearpiet]

I always run in Low Battery mode it works great!

[@wotererio]

A part of me wil always be in denial, but really all I want is to stay snazzy, Thanks for the tips, they help out a lot :)

[@macmagus1981]

Great content. Thank you!

[@ConstantinRebouskos]

Thank you so much for the way to rebind the window tiling! I am using a external 3rd party keyboard which has no globe key and couldn't use them until now!

[@MindfulProgramming]

ok, that trick to remap the window tiling shortcuts is sweet! I still prefer a window tiling mgr with a cycling feature, like Raycast/Rectangle/etc. but will remap the arrange controls for sure.

[@saisravan2271]

That battery power mode is super dope man

[@JacksMacintosh]

This was amazing! Would love a version for iOS, though I know things are more locked down and there probably aren’t as many tricks Also kinda vibing the new set

[@niaiseux]

5:32 how did you get the Finder path bar to display like that?

[@KilianMuster]

Or right click on the video (on KZbin right click once again), to get the native video pop-up menu and select "Enter Viewer".

[@maxpower8460]

22:15 similar you can end a file by writing .nosync and it will stay downloaded AND wont take your icloud storage.

[@rauldezamacona]

El gabacho! What a good name for your car!

[@MioszMichaowski]

Great vid, especially shortcuts for window management - can finally retire Magnet

[@wileysneak]

im sure sombody else has said this by now, but you could minimize windows in previous macos versions by double clicking the titlebar using the same setting in the same place

[@BushCampGhost]

Beard is looking good Snazzy 😎

[@Zomboy4313]

Since I use the more space option on my MacBook I find the larger option for iPhone mirroring brings it back up to being physically the same size which I think is intentional

[@MyDogSteppedOnaBeee]

Thanks great tips! You don't have to create a shortcut for resizing the windows. It's already baked in. it's Function + Control + the arrow keys on the right side of the keyboard you want to move the window.

[@wplantz]

Amazing video!

[@PaulBlackmore]

24:20 What is this little circle dot submenu thing for the MacOS top menu bar? I haven’t seen it before and I need it sooo badly

[@Timur_O93]

This is what I came into the comments for, if anyone knows that would be great!

[@darkchoclate]

Window management shortcut is real intuitive in windows keyboard layout. I use Linux and in my setup everything to do with windows key and arrow key (or hjkl) is related to window management.