MacOS Sequoia is AWESOME - Try these 8 things FIRST!

[@ProperHonestTech]

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[@60beats44]

Well done Tom and without background music. Thank you.

[@darthkielbasa]

Markdown in the notes app would be killer.

[@SahandRahmdel]

@@darthkielbasa pronotes app enables that option.

[@tchrisbass5650]

It needs a overhaul

[@brainscott]

that is whats keeping me on Bear, well also the ability to export in other formats like Markdown ;)

[@rraconteur__]

There are plugins for that such as pronotes.

[@Kirnotsarg]

Yeah, like Obsidian and Logseq.

[@nazzzz89]

iPhone mirroring is incredible for iOS development because it makes it possible to test the app on a real device without switching from the full screen to the iPhone constantly. The bummer is that it's not available in my region (EU) :(

[@Jimmyfly215]

iphone mirroring is the first thing i tested and love it. its incredible.

[@castorkat4868]

I dont really see its use

[@roellert]

@@castorkat4868 as someone who likes to keep his hands on his keyboard and not stop to pick up his phone for whatever reason, this is a very nice feature, but to each their own ❤️

[@netcoin]

It would be nice if you could also drag and drop photos from the photo library directly onto the desktop.

[@Jimmyfly215]

@@netcoin ummm…. There’s a photos app on the Mac that syncs? Assuming you have iCloud but

[@Jimmyfly215]

@@castorkat4868 nothing wrong with that

[@adaptivehackerkhan]

IPhone mirroring is of great use for disabled people that can control their Mac with assistive tools not available on iOS, like eye tracking and specialty mouse devices. So if they had difficulties accessing all the features of the iPhone but were able to use their Mac more comfortably, now they can use their iPhone with ease when their Mac is available. As a Windows user dependent on eye tracking I'd love this feature. Right now I use my iPhone with Voice Control which is a way less accurate access method for me.

[@nickallottmusic]

@@adaptivehackerkhan looks like Eye Track is now on iPhone (not confirmed, but I did see that option while looking at Control Centre options on the new iPhone 16 Pro)

[@adaptivehackerkhan]

@@nickallottmusic yes but I believe it works best for iPad

[@delboy7039]

iPhone mirroring doesn't work 'yet' in the EU....! or the UK...🤔

[@MrWhiteKeys1]

This was brilliant, informative, and succinct. Your ability to blow past the non-essential information and highlight the most important aspects is uncanny. Thanks for this!

[@vintagevic4593]

What planet are you on?

[@earlshockley2178]

Very helpful. I am new to Mac/IPAD etc. very professionally done - thanks.

[@dan_rtype]

Finally, move and resize! How long has this taken?

[@SarahCoxWrites]

Great video thank you. I have loved the phone mirroring and also the conversion on the calculator which until I watched this video I thought was only on my phone. I also love the screen snapping which completely streamlines my organisation process.

[@HabitualFixation]

FOCUS Work Around : Hey Bob , never mind work today, let's go for a BEER! (I just crashed my car, I need your help, it's an emergency)

[@tonybeam]

Thank you for the brilliant content that you publish. Your explanations are really clear and the topics covered are so helpful.

[@megapangolin1093]

Excellent video and advice, Tom. Thank you very much for your hard work in getting this out so quickly.

[@hifiduck]

Every time the chef came out and gave you something to eat. You felt AWESOME. 3 cheers for half-finished product from Apple (and Microsoft).

[@jeforiley8236]

I love everything about Apple Notes... apart from the tables! I ofter wonder why we're not allowed to resize and format cells. It seems like such a basic feature to add.

[@1700beny]

Wow, a conversion feature… Amazing

[@matthewstott3493]

Had to fine tune the Notifications from iPhone to Mac as it was waking every few minutes to send notifications to the Mac and that drained the battery considerably. On Mac: Settings -> Notifications -> Allow notifications from iPhone -> Adjust Mirror iPhone Notifications From and only turn on the notifications that make since to see on your Mac when you are in range with the iPhone.

[@kodekorp2064]

The iphone mirroring may be a nice feature for us to use for development work.

[@kplkasteel]

Apple is quite late to the party. Had this on my Samsung Note 9 6 years ago using Samsung Dex. Did exactly the same thing.

[@MrBumbo90]

@@kplkasteel Yea, but you have to use Android and windows...

[@kplkasteel]

@@MrBumbo90 Correct which I do. I tend to stay away from overprices fashion statements. Only thing they have going is long battery life on MacBooks though the new Snapdragon SOC's do give them a run for their money. I sold my Mac Mini M2 Pro, used to money to buy a parts for my Windows Desktop that are 30% faster with 4 times the memory and 4 times the storage space and i can still run MacOS on it lol

[@MrBumbo90]

@@kplkasteel Windows and Android are both so ugly and clunky, they make me hate technology.

[@OneAncestorAtATime]

Thank you for such a clear explanation of the latest changes. I feel like my 4-year-old computer is new again!

[@hjorte.]

iPhone Mirroring and EU = 😞

[@dmac2573]

@@hjorte. thank god for brexit

[@hjorte.]

@@dmac2573 true 😅

[@Crocodebil]

im not in the EU and it still doesnt work for me it says an error occured

[@disloyalmari9163]

I cant also and mi in Spain 😢😢😢

[@Aquadug]

Could be we have to wait for iOS 18.1

[@viljarvaht625]

Great content, thanks! I'm updating to Sequoia tomorrow after this video and very much looking forward for the upgraded notes, reminders in cal and iphone mirroring. Nice direction from Apple, very handy.

[@sebulban]

Do you think that the conversions in calculator are better than with spotlight? I have never used calculator app as I have just used spotlight for everything. Also currency conversion has worked great with spotlight.

[@ktxed]

AI is a strong step forward towards a zero-privacy world

[@patoloco1000]

@@ktxed and the end of the world too

[@eduardomunhoz1581]

iPhone mirroring is incredibly useful for what I believe is the biggest selling point of android emulators some apps are paid on computer but have surprisingly competent and capable free versions on smartphones also some apps are the same on both devices but require a separate purchase for each device

[@bruce.KAY-bike-drifter]

Yes, like TrailForks, which used to be good, but is now so shit after Outsider Magazine bought them out. With iPhone mirroring, I can use the better iPhone version on a larger screen without having to go to the shitty Mac version on my desktop.

[@kplkasteel]

Apple is quite late to the party. Had this on my Samsung Note 9 6 years ago using Samsung Dex. Did exactly the same thing.

[@eduardomunhoz1581]

@@kplkasteel I never said it was revolutionary

[@kplkasteel]

@@eduardomunhoz1581 we all know that Apple and the Apple fanboys features such as these that have been around on other older system for years easily promote to be revolutionary to use your term. Wouldn't be the first time or the last time.

[@eduardomunhoz1581]

@@kplkasteel I'm aware they do it, I'm not sure why you're using my comment to spread that though, I just said it's a very useful feature, I'm glad other OSs had it before, since, again, it's useful, and I'm glad more people get to use it now that it's available in more systems lol

[@Kirnotsarg]

I find the new features in notes very useful.

[@gerritvisser]

Catching up to Windows 11, great. Been using Win11 Android phone for a couple of years now. Even on a 10yr old laptop.

[@polyvg]

This morning I have used the iPhone mirroring for the first time. Yes, of course I tried it out to ensure it works. But this was a real (though small) issue. My phone alerts me when it is time to take a medicine. And it did so. But the phone is somewhere around, close but not sure exactly where. Did I leave it in the kitchen when I made my coffee? The alert appeared on my MacBook Pro - I clicked on it, connected automatically to my phone, and could cancel the alert to say I had taken my medicine. Personally I wish the appropriate subset of Health options were available in macOS. But this worked very neatly. As usual, a helpful, super-clear video.

[@gosseyn30]

Thanks for the great content and high quality of this video and for sharing your experience.

[@stratman103]

Why why WHY does iPhone mirroring not work with the camera? I would love to use my Mac as a monitor for the camera.

[@rbaezd]

Yes it’s so frustrating. I was planing to use remotely the iPhone camera from my Mac via screen share to teach my photographer students how to use it

[@framegrace1]

Most probably, some sort of digital rights sheanigans...

[@rbaezd]

Not at all. I talked with Apple Support, they told me that this feature is not present. Will have to wait for future updates ?

[@Ripperx121]

That's a good idea. I didn't think of that. YEAH! Why? LOL! I'm with ya.

[@deanandkay]

I’m guessing it has to do with peoples privacy

[@RonanLamour]

Never use a password manager from a brand like Apple or Google. You never know what could happen in the future. If you decide to change your system, that will be a huge pain to migrate.

[@gregoz6]

thanks for this video, just a small clarification. You said you don't need to use a 3rd party app anymore, yes, if you are a 100% Apple product user. If you use multiple devices including Windows, you still are better off with the 3rd party app to cover all your angles.

[@strengthbydesign]

Just out of interest, Eufy runs directly on the Mac, you don't have to use iPhone mirroring and it's better because you can have full screen. Also I'm having a lot of trouble getting the calculations to work in Apple Notes, I tried what you did where you gave each number a name, Paint = 80 Art = 100 etc and the bottom calculation didn't recognise all the categories and add them up automatically, I'll keep trying, thanks for the excellent overview.

[@bennym1956]

My iMac too old for Eufy, otherwise great cameras.

[@aswathsukumaran1251]

compared to the iphone i can say that these features realy help with my study and work

[@RB-vf9xn]

Great content and delivery

[@NeilLavitt]

Screen snapping really has to recognise the existence of widescreens. Strange when thirds is a standard Windows 11 option and even more when considering we have been plugging Macs into these for several years. Perhaps when Vision Pro incorporates widescreen this will happen? Until then, Moom will remain my Windowing organiser of choice.

[@rorykoehler9018]

Ye. I am staying with Magnet for now. There is also no fullscreen keyboard shortcut which is a pita

[@Mexad0n]

it is quite important to mention that iPhone mirroring doesn't work outside US soil (in Europe you will get: iPhone Mirroring is not available in your country or region.) not big deal for me but...

[@behzadaziz7229]

Any in depth reviews of the password manager? What is the encryption grade, where are the passwords stored? How does it compare to, for example, macpass?

[@shameelnkosi]

What keyboard are you using. That keyboard looks nice

[@MrEdwardJV]

I have used notability for years but sounds like my apple Notes needs to become my App of choice…. Any suggestion how to import years of notes from notability? I like notability but to have it all on my Apple household would be terrific!

[@rodeoandersonne7544]

I like that feature of dragging and dropping emails to my Calendar. However I would probably just spend my whole day doing that, haha!

[@razorbackroar]

Truly remarkable how the ui team managed to make everything beyond cluttered

[@vijayharilela3958]

Thanks. Very useful tips.

[@floatingbonesjournal]

You don't have to press "Done" when you're done selecting items to hide. You just have to hit ENTER. That's almost always easier than mousing to the button.

[@igorkhomenko2508]

Simplicity of apps installation and overall aesthetics is still the best feature of Mac OS - as for the rest - it's dragging behind the world for like a decade.

[@Steve-PT]

Really useful video as always. Many thanks.

[@Yucatanlight]

Excellent summary, thank you!

[@JaySomohapian]

Thanks, this was helpful.

[@Mehmehx]

I'm just excited about the "forceBypassScreenCaptureAlert" coming in 15.1

[@GabeAigner]

Is it possible to convert an event into a reminder or give the reminder a certain duration?

[@sdf416]

Sounds so minor...but excited about collapsable headings in notes (I need to get out more)

[@andrewcrossley2448]

Really useful and concise advice

[@hovelad]

Another great video but as yet not been able to use iPhone mirroring with my Mac Mini M2 and my iPhone 16 Pro Max

[@cdrkennon]

Great summary. I look forward to Apple Intelligence being available.

[@PhillipGates]

Thanks for the excellent explanations. I wonder if you have any info - or does any of your audience - on the problem sone users have experienced with iOS 18 screens freezing or having other problems involving touch? I understand this is a Sequoia review, but I don't want to update to either that or 18 until I can be confident that they'll both work. Thanks again

[@Corve]

I had been holding off on upgrading. All safe to do so I take it?

[@MrSiddaniels]

Hi Great in-sight, but have you managed to get camera to work using iphone mirroring?? Thanks

[@vrk1131]

iPhone mirroring is so awesome. I can just put my phone to charge and use mac while using iPhone using the mirroring

[@RobWhittlestone]

Great video, Tom - just upgrading now! All the best, Rob in Switzerland

[@Sozialkompetenz]

Your videos are fantastic… of course you’ve heard that before, but I thought I’ll let you know anyway 👍🔝

[@martinflo]

I’ve had conversion in spotlight (Raycast) for a long time.. much easier to work with as well

[@timothygray7144]

conversion has worked in the built-in spotlight for years as well...

[@Ripperx121]

What? There is a conversion mode on the calculator? I will say out of the many updates to the Mac this one is pretty cool. I still own a gaming PC. I really wish that Apple could get into the gaming space. I know they are trying but they are not even close to even coming close to beating or just hanging with PC. Anyway... I am loving the integration they are doing with their other products. I still use Windows of course but man they have fallen behind MacOS. Thanks for this video. It helps for sure!

[@bennym1956]

I don't think Macs are that behind anymore with the M chips, just programmers/dev's haven't dealt with it enough to get good results. Some game makers can program fine for new Macs, some can't ! Been playing Path of Exile for years, latest league update, GGG dev's screwed up the Mac version so bad they couldn't patch the game, I never got in to play anymore with my Intel iMac. M series Macs having issues. No Man's Sky gets updates as are other games and running great. Some just don't want to put the $$ into Mac games. Crazy thing is....there were more AAA Mac games 20 years ago than now.

[@bennym1956]

Whole websites were dedicated to Mac games and downloads even free test versions.

[@LucasBlaney]

I moved to m3 for video editing and it is an improved experience (but far from as good as I hoped) and it's annoying I'm excited for sone of these features which I had to leave behind on my windows pc.

[@prith84ezio]

Hey, are you facing any intermittent internet connection issue after the sequoia update? Seems common issue after the update. Have to restart the mac every time to get it working properly.

[@michaelbouckley4455]

i held off a few days, before upgrading to Sequoia. This morning my M1 MacBook Pro rebooted, and then showed a page to report error to Apple: Kernel Panic. I'd read about those on the Beta.

[@stingus]

Screen snapping doesn't seem to have hotkeys to throw a window to another monitor. I'm using Rectangle for that and so far it looks like I'm going to stick to it. It is also way more customizable.

[@sgorneau]

One caveat with the Passwords app is that it's not a great replacement for 3rd party password managers that let you organize passwords in many ways; type, tags, folders, etc. It's also not a great replacement if you use your current manager to store secure notes, membership info, software licenses, etc.

[@DavidShantzwildoutwest]

Apple should have you do their OS update announcements. They leave features hidden, unfindable and misunderstood. By contrast, you have removed the “incredibly awesome amazing” hyperbole and deliver clarity. Cheers!

[@MadsterV]

Screen casting finally arrives to mac for snapping what is new? the tiles I guess?

[@lexxynubbers]

The password app looks great, for those who are only in the Apple ecosystem. If I can't use it in Windows or sync with other password apps that do, then it is useless for me.

[@estebancazarez2750]

Downloading it today!

[@TannerBarcelos]

There should be a shortcut for snapping the window into full screen rectangle or magnet. I don't think there is any way to map new keyboard shortcuts for the feature, so it still is more friction than 3rd party apps I am used to.

[@legallizllc]

I ran into this issue just the other day!

[@karlmunford7000]

I'm still running Monterey on a MBA-M2, fearful of upgrading only to discover that some of my more expensive apps wont run without a paid upgrade.

[@gearboxworks]

My biggest question is "Why the hell didn't Apple provide screen snapping ~15 years ago?!?"

[@06howea1]

Literally

[@Pronellyllon]

iPhone Mirroring appears to use Apple Intelligence? It's not available in the EU. I think you might want to mention it for your viewers.

[@mario_luis_dev]

@@Pronellyllon not really…it has nothing to do with AI…I’m in Europe and i can confirm phone mirroring works 100%

[@raymondw.stevensjr.5756]

Thank you, much appreciated!

[@jmatech]

@properhonesttech which laptop stand is that you have on your desk? It appears to be on a monitor arm? Looks nice

[@thelthrythquezada8397]

This one looks like it, its $79.99. Not affiliated, just wanted to help.

[@jmatech]

@@thelthrythquezada8397 thanks!

[@jmatech]

@@thelthrythquezada8397 I don’t see a link did you have one?

[@leonardscotto2870]

Another great video, but I was wondering before I upgrade, do you know if this will mess up any Adobe products? For example I'm a photographer and I don't want to upgrade unless I know there are no issues with Adobe Lightroom Classic or Photoshop. Any ideas, thanks.

[@KOG.113]

well there's a possibility of plugins not being compatible in any upgrade

[@urdarkside1]

Also, Disable Stage Manager if you want screen snapping to work :)

[@lrnd9893]

Unit conversion was already present in spotlight. Also much faster than using calculator. Ex. "1000 USD EUR"

[@roa5359]

So DOES iphone mirroring work in the UK??

[@ProperHonestTech]

Yes, it does.

[@tossaja]

do you think there are any security concerns around the iPhone mirroring and its MFA applications? I mean when you have access to your auth device from computer, it removes the whole point of having a separate device.

[@socc3r7k1ng]

We need iPad mirroring too.....but prob won't get that. I really don't know how to mute my phone from coming through my MacBook speakers.

[@reatcas]

3:56 Cool, I can see myself sending 🌽 videos to my buddy with a text "This is a life or d3at4 emergency plz help" while on working hours.

[@VV-rm4nu]

What low profile keyboard is that, behind the desk you are sitting by?

[@Verklunkenzwiebel]

PGP integrated in e-mail. Waiting for that for more than a decade. Smart foldering of emails, based on my earlier habits. Currently Email Filing Assistant does it for me, but seriously, e-mail needs an overhaul badly

[@tvdeath]

Still using moom as the snapping is available via keyboard shortcuts. Could not find that in System Preferences for native snapping.

[@TotalOpel]

It is all great talking about Apple Intelligence but for those of us in the EU it is not available to us! You failed to mention that in your video.

[@graxxor]

OpenCore Legacy Patcher allows Sequoia to be installed on unsupported Macs.

[@AltCutTV]

Yes, it works well to update as well. I went two turns from Ventura to Sonoma to Sequoia. Just don't forget to redo the whole EFI install every time i guess.

[@graxxor]

@@AltCutTV it’s automated now. You get a pop up saying “do you want to apply post boot patches?l Click yes and you’re done. Super simple. Just don’t click No, I guess.

[@Zod_JB]

I’m on an M1 MacBook Pro and the public release of MacOS Sequoia and I’m not seeing these features. Can’t do the email to calendar and in notes I don’t have the option to add transcript to note. Are you on a beta version that ahead of the public release?

[@pmaabrams]

I'm on an intel based macbook pro and dont have the option for transcription. seems to work on ios, but wondering if this is this only an m chip feature?

[@financewithtay]

Will be interesting to see how Apple Intelligence with play out

[@77space-vt8wi]

That's a very craft bunch at Apple. When you start connecting the dots one can see they are going for it (AI). Starting with the Apple Watch 10 sensors and functionality like mirroring and the endless possibilities for AI/Siri silently communicating with you via haptics in the Apple watch.

[@curtispazarjr4985]

Great review!!!

[@castorkat4868]

Seems like all the new features are geared toward the working at home job person

[@kreelamoore5247]

I don't know; my first use of the Calendar reminders was for taking prescription eye drops.

[@andibalmus]

In Europe is not working iPhone Mirroring! It's outraged that we are paying the same price for Apple devices like US customers but we are being denied access to the same features.

[@mvl6827]

Can you convert temperature on the calculator?

[@allenwixted1992]

Would love you to make a video on how to get AI in the EU. Trust your vids

[@henrikbuusen]

Very helpful, thx

[@shred3005]

Whats still missing from the calculator is financial mode that allows such things as loan amortisation calculations, Present Value, Future Value etc.. I still have to use a decicated calculator for that afterall these years....

[@wojtasin]

Is it finally possible to automatic turn off Bluetooth after closing the screen?

[@keithnicholson1852]

Updated this afternoon but had to KO before work. Can’t wait until I make it back home

[@DarZen_no]

Great video! Thanks!