Top 10 New Features In macOS Sonoma

[@garywagner2466]

I like putting the keyboard and trackpad power level widget on the desktop to avoid running low on a busy day. I also like to have the weather widget visible, in case something significant changes. Thanks for these explanations.

[@jayjaywompwomp]

Amazing stuff Gary. Very concise and practical explanations.

[@MountainFinance]

I am loving this new update. As always, thank you for helping me get the most out of my Mac.

[@hichammehditazi9945]

Very useful, thanks a lot from Morocco

[@agermoune]

Thank you Gary for taking time to show us these features real time, I know it does take time so thank you for the effort. Love the face time part and sharing the screen with your caller. QQ? so to do the FaceTime and share the screen, you caller needs to have either a Mac or iPhone, right? it can be done via a windows PC or Android users. THANK YOU!!

[@macmost]

You can FaceTime with Android and Windows users. See support.apple.com/en-us/HT212619

[@agermoune]

@@macmost excellent and thank you for the prompt reply. I am new to IOS (just got my MacBook Air 15” M2 and your videos are super helpful for my transition 🙏)

[@robmlisanti]

I'm going to finally DL Sonoma this weekend, I had to wait to make sure my plugins work with the new OS

[@technicaldifficulties123]

Hi Gary, I have a question, what do you prefer, to keep the dock visible or to hide it?

[@macmost]

I hide it. Need to move the pointer to the bottom to USE it anyway, so why not?

[@ValensRocks]

For some reason as an audio engineer, we’ve always been told to stick it over on the left side & hide. After years of that I could never go back to the bottom…

[@Genki2007]

As always, great content. Thank you so much for posting. I learn so much from your posts in a time-efficient manner.

[@Qiuvox]

is screensavers are looped ? or are they reverse after they end ? what happens at the end of the video ?

[@macmost]

They loop.

[@KeyframeHolder]

Thanks for this video Gary! I finally took the plunge and updated to Sonoma (14.1), so I came to revisit this clip. I am having issues with inline predictive text. It doesn't seem to work, despite being enabled in System Settings>Keyboard. I tried TextEdit, Mail and Notes, and no luck. No suggestions. A Google search only revealed a lot of people want to know how to disable the feature, but nothing else. Any idea what might be going on?

[@macmost]

Sorry, I'm not sure. Maybe try a restart? If that doesn't work I'd call Apple Support.

[@yogeshrajput1341]

U R really hard worker and time boundation person.. 🙏🙏

[@snooby8156]

Linking from note to note is huge! :)

[@kevinmiles5770]

Thanks for the video this was actually useful to me, i forgot that in Sonoma about turning safari web pages into apps on doc, so much nicer and faster than opening safari and then looking for the website via a icon or going through favorites. I would imagine only the top 5 or less sites would be ideal unless you like a cluttered dock LOL

[@macmost]

Note that if your goal is just to get to that website quickly, then a bookmark file in the Dock is what you want. A Safari Web App will isolate the site in a separate profile-like app. See kzbin.info/www/bejne/qXmXhWCQm5xsm7M

[@sorina_1]

Thank you for sharing.

[@mrbee15]

Loving the new OS so far!

[@iflam100]

As usual, a very informative tutorial. After installing the Sonoma it seems that my iMac became much slower though. A quick online research blames it (of course) on the higher demand of resources. On turn on it takes much longer to reboot and generally the machine reaction is much slower. Any suggestions are welcome.

[@macmost]

Keep in mind that right after an upgrade it has to reindex files and perform other background tasks. It should be as fast as Ventura, maybe a bit faster, maybe a bit slower. Though check to make sure you aren't simply running low on internal storage.

[@iflam100]

Thank you! I thought I did it ealier, but it seems I missed!

[@johnsteed9083]

Thanks Gary, always my goto first. I wanted Apple to address the no .eps preview and to speed up access to external SSD's which since Monterey are broken. Crucial stuff and are they fixed yet?

[@macmost]

Apple dropped system-wide EPS support, so that's why you can't Quick Look those kinds of files. Not sure what you mean by access to external SSDs as I haven't heard of a problem with that.

[@SevenDeMagnus]

Cool, thank you sirs Steve Wozniak, Steve Jobs, Tim Cook and Apple (the inventor of personal computers who made PCs so affordable it paved the way for the internet, A.I. & tech billionaires) for the generosity in giving for free, macOS Sonoma. God bless.

[@accentontheoff]

Is there a better way to link to Apple Notes from external apps. Thanks.

[@macmost]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/b5bMYp6nncp9eJI

[@nuwannilanka]

How stable is macOS Sonoma? I heard lots of issues with the initial release. I don’t want to update until I’m sure that the version is stable. For example, I had so many issues with iOS 17 at the beginning. I think all the issues if not most are resolved with the latest update iOS 17.0.3. I was wondering if they have sent any bug fixes to Sonoma yet.

[@amylouisearts]

Hi! Remember in Finder when we could see a little preview of an eps file? Is there a way to do that again? My work around from Ventura is not working now.

[@macmost]

No, eps support was dropped.

Great Gary. Thanks for sharing.

[@ashoks2411]

Hi Gary, thanks for another informative video, as always! A quick question- is there a way on macOS the ability to manage/organize iPhone photos from Mac. A bigger screen and mouse to move the stuff around is definitely helpful. Thanks!

[@macmost]

Yes. Use the Photos app with iCloud Photos.

[@sauravmisraz]

not sure if related or not, but capslock on macbook pro m1 started malfunctioning after updating to sonoma. along with ios 17 notification sound tritone stopped playing on 13 pro max. and there has been a weird feature regarding caps lock. caps lock can be turned on with the keyboard, but in order to disable caps lock it needs to be done by clicking the shift icon that appears on screen. not sure for others, but its working like this on my macbook M1 pro.

[@rhite139]

So cool! Thanks for the tutorial.

[@loisskiathitis8926]

A very useful and informative video tutorial today! Thank you,Gary!👏❤️

[@garynagle3093]

Very useful video. Thank you!

[@mangosrepent1817]

Thank You John.

[@DetlefRecktenwald-Healing]

Hey, I am new to Mac, used to be a long time with windows. Everyone talks about Sonoma, as a new Mac user, how do I do upgrade my MacBook Pro M2? What do I need to do first before upgrading, what do I need to do If my apps and plugins do crash, or is Sonoma running plugins like I have in Ventura? When is the support for Ventura ending. I am new I have a hard time to find everything I need to know.

[@macmost]

System Settings, General, Software Update. Assuming you are already backing up, there's nothing you need to do except set aside an hour or two for it to update. If you have critical apps or plugins then you can always check with those software developers and ask if they are Sonoma-ready. But for the most part what works in Ventura should work in Sonoma. As for when Ventura support ends it depends on what you mean by "support." You can keep using it forever, but Apple typically only supplies security updates for 1-2 years.

[@DetlefRecktenwald-Healing]

@@macmost thank you Gary, that helps

[@ernieroth2578]

Hello Gary, Question, is there a way to change the fat font in the time and date as the new page opens in Sonoma. Any advice would be appreciated.

[@macmost]

Not sure what you mean. Do you mean the Lock Screen? No, there's no setting for that now. Why do you need to change it?

[@Pouyan1977]

Hi , tnx for your best tutorial , i have mac mini m2pro and i have problem with airdrop 😢

[@germainwicky]

Hi Gary. Thanks for your updates. I need a small help. When I type in the mail app, the automatic capitalisation is not working. How can I get it work? Thanks

[@macmost]

Check Edit, Substitutions, Text Replacement.

[@Tajhad]

Very informative Gary. Thanks. I often think apple is losing track of its supporters over the last few upgrades. A big emphasis on wallpapers and screen savers. I haven’t used a screen saver since I moved from Windows 20 years ago. I have used a laptop for the last 15 years. - so just close the lid when not using. Same with my iPad. The Apple TV stays on until it closes ( after 10 minutes I think) but I never sit around watching the screen saver. The last two updates seem to emphasis these features rather than other more important features. I think most users would prefer an emphasis on updates to Pages, Notes or security features. They are there - but overshadowed by the “ gimmicky” features. I’ll upgrade but I don’t think there is a lot here for me personally.

[@dplj4428]

6:23 are theee other reminder templates? Can one create tgeir own templates?

[@macmost]

Yes. That's the idea. You create your own templates.

[@lawrenceatkinson]

Finally running Sonoma, so far so good... though notice for now, my RAM usage has increased, CPU & GPU temp up slightly on normal use (T2 Chip MacBook Pro)

[@macmost]

Remember there are many background things that need to be done right after an update.

[@СергійКот-э7ф]

what app do use to record screen and yourself at the same time ?

[@macmost]

macmost.com/what-i-use

[@СергійКот-э7ф]

@@macmost thank you, great channel, keep it up

[@voyagestours]

EXCELLENT VIDEO I SUBSCRIBE THANKS👍GREETINGS FROM 🇨🇭SWITZERLAND🇨🇭

[@pineappleroad]

I will have to try and remember to get my MacBook out to update it when it releases (tomorrow?) (It’s been a while since I’ve last used that MacBook, as I’m mostly using a Windows computer at the moment)

[@carolinebarlow4795]

Thanks very much Gary, for this very informative video ! It is great be primed for the new operating system, which seems to have “stolen” a few ideas from the iOS.

[@anthonyholland8549]

Thanks Gary!

[@vikingleaders]

i really wanna test out the final beta release, yes i know that i can just wait tomorrow but ive been waiting for this update to come!!! is it recommended to upgrade to beta on ur internal ssd?

[@sundaynightdrunk]

You'd have to update on whatever drive hosts your OS, which is extremely likely to be your internal SSD. I'm waiting a day. It's only a day.

[@macmost]

If you had asked last week, then sure. But at this point just wait until tomorrow.

[@orestesdd]

I don't know what I am doing wrong, for System Settings doesn't seem to behave the same way as you show in your video at 0:41 of your video. What's wrong? Thanks.🤔

[@macmost]

Are you using macOS Sonoma? What, exactly, is different?

[@carlosparraga1973]

Hello !! Cheers from Spain. Would appreciate your help. How can i remove from my desktop (latest Sonoma version) the folders that appears as a "resume" for last year, past 3 months, past week .....that includes all archives, pics... etc of that period of time. Cannot find out where to disable that function ... Many thanks

[@macmost]

It sounds like you have simply turned on Desktop Stacks. See kzbin.info/www/bejne/hHSqgaVpfM6Ejas

[@dinarindigo1480]

Very informative 👍🏽

[@arturoespinosa3447]

Never used Safari, still way behind Opera, those "profiles" have been around in Opera for years, and with a better implementation.

[@vblack7372]

Is there a way to use extensions with the web app?

[@macmost]

Nope. Extensions not currently supported.

[@edwgwilym]

Thank you

[@CupcakeCottage]

So does this mean we can create a fillable PDF now?

[@macmost]

Not sure what you mean. If you want to create a fillable PDF you use Adobe Acrobat Pro or some similar app like before. No change there. The new feature in Sonoma is how you fill out forms, nothing to do with creating them.

[@PAWS0810-]

will be making appointment to Apple store - I am a photographer and have this new program uploaded (Sonoma) did a job last night and now photos will not upload or be able to post to Facebook! very frustrating. Any ideas?

[@macmost]

No idea based on just that information. Yes, go to Apple Support and have them look.

[@HiFiInsider]

new Preview feature is most useful.

[@nunuvyurbiz123]

If you have multiple related lists - such as multiple grocery lists (one for each store) - is there a way to group them?

[@macmost]

Reminders has Groups, yes.

[@unclefart5527]

Unfortunately it's the end of the line for the 27" 2017 iMac. Kicked off the Kool Kid's bus with no iMac replacement available. So much for supporting Intel now.

[@qwincyq6412]

When I checked mine on the Apple trade in it said “recycle only”. I guess I dare not upgrade the OS to Sonoma

[@Madkid73]

Same with my 15” 2018 MacBook Pro. Even the Apple support pages are basically tumbleweed if someone’s asked a question about an Intel machine.

[@PaulBeiser]

Yea, same problem with me..

[@pdlagasse]

Yes, I have been dreading saying farewell to my all-time favorite Mac (it even beat out my beloved PowerBook G4 for the top spot)…

[@joshualebowitz]

Am still using a 2013 MacBook Air. Runs Sierra, but works very well.

[@michaelklonsky3100]

Awesome !!

[@karayuschij]

New wallpapers...... Oh, this will change our lives!!!

[@armondobbabone8556]

Awesome Info (as always). One question that comes to mind: Regarding the Facetime Update; will the new capabilities require the participants of one's Facetime session to be on upgraded versions or their respective OS (MacOS, iOS, iPadOS), or does it simply work across video/audio protocols within those participant's existing platforms? (I currently use an ATEM switcher to mimic those capabilities, but I’m excited to simplify the workflow. Unrelated: As a kid in the late 60’s, I had taken in a homeless stray who had lost his right eye due to an injury - Patch turned out to be the friendliest neighborhood dog on the planet (got along with everybody - four legs or two, one cat with three!)

[@macmost]

It will probably depend on the specific feature and which app you are using.

[@alexdelacruz3543]

How do you open a safari tab to show your favorites folder like yours . That’s what I’m looking for

[@macmost]

Safari, Settings, General, New tabs open with.

[@success4u717]

What’s the point of the website in the dock? What’s different than just saving a website link (or using a Shortcut for it) and place it in the dock?

[@macmost]

It is a separate app. So you want to log into your company portal and you can just set it up as an app. Click the app and you've got a separate app just for that. Uses separate cookies so you don't even need to be logged in using Safari at that time. Same for social media, shopping, etc. Lots of convenience and privacy uses. I'll have a full video on that next week.

[@GeeWhizbang]

Isn’t Safari profiles just tab groups? If not, how do they differ?

[@macmost]

No. It is like having two instances of Safari running. You can be logged into the same site using different accounts for instance.Or logged out of social media in one, logged in using the other, etc. Like Private Browsing but it remembers instead of erasing everything when you close the window.

[@kevinhawkins82]

Can you schedule Shutdown and Startup Times to automatically Shutdown at a scheduled time each day with Sonoma?

[@macmost]

Not in System Settings. But you can can do it with a one-line Terminal command like in Ventura. kzbin.info/www/bejne/lZauaYlqpc-JaLs

[@beysan_tasci]

Thank you for video from İstanbul..

[@ReedRobins]

Hi Gary, great as always! Quick question, are there shortcuts for the presenter overlays in Facetime? Like switching between the large small etc.? That would be amazing with a streamdeck for example (which I have). Thanks again for such great videos!!

[@macmost]

Yes. New in System Settings, Keyboard, Keyboard Shortcuts.

[@jrpeet]

Thanks

[@martinXY]

Suggestion to Apple: screensaver/wallpaper of the Weeping Angels.

[@macmost]

I'd be afraid to cover my desktop with app windows then!

[@martinXY]

@@macmost The moving screensaver would kick in when you’re not using your Mac and therefore not paying attention to your screen. When you use it again, it goes back to wallpaper and the Angels are just a little closer…

[@LTVoyager]

I noticed that my F3 and F4 keys no longer work like previous versions. I really liked the ability to use a function key to show all open windows. I am not finding the navigation in Sonoma to be nearly as nice as in the past. Anyone know how to restore the F3 functionality?

[@macmost]

Maybe you toggled the switch at System Settings, Keyboard, Keyboard Shortcuts, Function Keys: Use F1, F2, etc. keys as standard function keys.

[@LTVoyager]

@@macmost You were right on the money. I don’t recall changing that. Can a program change that setting? I was trying out a new CAD program a while ago and I wonder if that could have made such a change. Thank you very much!

[@macmost]

@@LTVoyager No, an app can't change that, at least not without your permission.

[@usbatica23]

what happened to the close buttons in tabs in Safari? the only way I can figure out how to close a tab is to click & hold with 2 fingers to get a menu, one of which items is "Delete"

[@mariuszbieniek4979]

Is it possible to set different widgets on different desktops? I use several desktops and would like to set different widgets on them.

[@macmost]

No.

[@stephensheridan1279]

Is it out today? I didn’t know it was released yet!

[@tperki2322]

Tomorrow.

[@Pedro2NR]

From what I read, the official release date is tomorrow, the 26th.

[@macmost]

Tuesday Sept 26.

[@stephensheridan1279]

@@macmostoh, so this is sorta like when the press reviews TV episodes, movies, or games when they get an advanced copy?

[@macmost]

@@stephensheridan1279 Not really. macOS Sonoma has been in PUBLIC beta since July.

[@InsideOut204]

where did the stocks widget go???

[@InsideOut204]

Nevermind. I rebooted the mac and the stocks app reappeared under widgets. Computers is so stupud

[@JimFantazzia]

on people & pets, why do some people have a grey bar at the bottom of their key photo?

[@wellokayyes1266]

Imagine selling these reasons as an excuse to prevent people from purchasing software because of outdated os systems. That’s my story with a ‘16 mac I like tremendously but can’t buy Logic with it. These updates are 95% intended to force people into updating new devices. It’s one of the dark sides of apple I hate. Nice review by the way ✌🏼

[@shahidrahathossain5199]

My Mac book air (M1 chip) shut down slower than before. Otherwise all the same except the screen saver changed

[@panjiprasetyo76]

Is the stable version released yet?

[@macmost]

Not sure what you mean by "stable" but the release of the regular non-beta is today.

[@BannedEvECharacter]

Awesome! MacOS finally reached 2008! Congratulations!

[@Jennifer-007]

To everyone worried about their hardware being end of life, opencore legacy patcher works great..

[@roland805]

Why can I not get the overlay on zoom? Anyone know?

[@macmost]

Which overlay? Zoom how?

[@Longwing70]

The main missing features we've waited decades for are the ability to just simply flip the video left to right and also to select a single screen or single window to share when Facetiming. It's also puzzling that Safari and Preview are so tied to the OS that you can't simply update them without the entire system update.

[@mojoblues66]

It's not only Safari and Preview. When you look at the features Gary is presenting here, almost all of them are actually features of apps, not macOS.

[@BaumBanane]

I had the new Monterey Safari on macOS Big Sur, they actually provided the Safari update separately back then

[@Journeymanlive]

I am on Monterey and can definitly update Safari independent to Macos

[@IAMSWARAJ]

How to update mac OS Sonoma is available in my system setting 7gb and app store 12gb where to update I am confused

[@macmost]

System Settings, General, Software Update.

[@IAMSWARAJ]

@@macmost but what is in the app store there is also available but 12 gb I am new to mac

[@macmost]

@@IAMSWARAJ You can do it that way too. Your choice.

[@IAMSWARAJ]

@@macmost what's the difference

[@macmost]

@@IAMSWARAJ Software Update is easy and straight-forward and what you should use. The App Store version is for other utility uses like when a new drive is installed, someone needs to update many Macs (a class or lab, work environment, etc) or someone is updating an older Mac without that Software Update feature (not sure if that is even possible for Sonoma). Things like that. When using computers there is often more than one way to do something.

[@scorpio0155]

there seems to be a problem with the wallpaper settings. I am not getting any wallpaper on my screen at all now. It was working before but was glitching a bit but today it stopped working altogether. The screensaver is working fine. Is anyone else experiencing this or is it just my computer?

[@macmost]

Try selecting different ones, like images and such. Keep in mind that when you select an Aerial one it needs to download and those files are large.

[@scorpio0155]

Thanks for your reply Gary.I have tried all of that and nothing worked. I ended up reinstalling Somona and it fixed the problem@@macmost

[@BAKL-wj1xs]

The "edit widgets" is not available when I right click on the desktop

[@macmost]

Are you using Sonoma?

[@peterc2248]

The only one of those ten that really interests me is the form filling in Preview but even then I'd be more excited by the ability to create PDF forms in Preview. I have a 2019 iMac 27 and a 2016 macbook pro so it looks like I won't be upgrading anyway. I'm becoming far less loyal to the Apple ecosystem sadly.

[@martintaylor9962]

I wish I could download this... says 10 minutes remaining then goes back to 5 hours again this normal?

[@geraldhenrickson7472]

Nope, Nada and no thanks. This overview was very good yet I need none of the shown features. Hope someone does or apple is losing touch with the end users.m Thanks for the video.

[@andrewPEVNY]

More Jack!

[@flavio6325]

Reminders needs attachment.

[@Mangold108]

As hard i tryed but I have never been able to use safari... just saying

[@back-seat-driver1355]

I have not seen any feature in Sonoma which is really new, nor important , nor necessary! Missing good ideas from Apple for quite a while, sigh!

[@macmost]

Everyone has their person preferences. For some, Desktop Widgets and Web Apps are highly anticipated in this case.

[@a0um]

Now wallpaper is one of the most important new features?!?

[@humancaos]

that wallpaper is so meaningless to me most of the time I have some window or app running so won't see the wallpaper 99% of the time, widgets will only distract, the other are fine because they make working across devices the same

[@back-seat-driver1355]

my thoughts also!

[@christianchicas]

This update is terrible. The first app that I open to use under Sonoma, a writing app... suddenly when I scroll it jumps all over the place. I hope I don't have any more issues with this. All of this over some new silly screen savers and some floating icons, lol

[@farzadjahanfard]

When is it out ??

[@macmost]

Tuesday Sept 26.

[@farzadjahanfard]

@@macmost thank you garry ✌🏼

[@duaneadamx]

David Guetta does tech now?

[@sergiosanchez2012]

Funny how Sonoma reminds me a lot the defunct Windows Vista

[@JKele]

I wish the Mail app would be updated. It is very amateur/basic. That is the reason I don’t use it.

[@macmost]

It got a pretty big update with Ventura. What feature is still missing for you?

[@bluetortilla]

Apple has had more than 40 years of the best world's personal computing experience.

[@andrewjones-productions]

Gary does an excellent job as always as presenting Apple's 'updates' in a logical and clear fashion. As for Apple, well they seem to be mostly messing around and tinkering with mostly cosmetic changes and with the exception of a few handy things, are hardly what anyone would call ground-breaking useful features. For most of the world that is bilingual +, the automatic word prediction thing is the first thing to get switched off if the two + languages you use on a daily basis use the same writing system (e.g. Latin script). Apple (and Meta, X, Microsoft et al) still can't get their Silicon Valley numbskulls out of said valley and understand that they need to create a system that can handle two or more languages at once. I'm not talking about simply changing the keyboard, but having a true multilingual OS that automatically detect in which language you are typing/speaking (dictation).

[@Simbor-rh1dj]

Apple is so annoying releasing these useless OS versions every second. I’m a music dude and Apple garbage os updates keep requiring music equipment manufacturers to keep up and sometimes it becomes obsolete. Some of the useless updates Apple did on my iPhone crashed my phone and some of my photos and videos got erased forever!! APPLE, STOP IT!!! 😡… or I will switch back to windows and tell my music buddies too.

[@gaylen8467]

Im First !!!!!!!!!!

[@GabrielDorcino]

2º

[@johnupdate]

I have never understood the sense of widgets 🤷‍♂️

[@LED_74Fly]

👍🏾

[@lesliekorodi70]

Tnx. But these are The Important ones?? disappointing

[@macmost]

Everyone has their own subjective preferences. For many, Desktop Widgets and Web Apps have been long anticipated. For others it will be Presentation overlays and Notes links. Not every feature is for everyone.

[@jonsimmons4150]

why do in 3 clics, when with apple you need to read the book and use 10 clics.. lolzer.

[@macmost]

What are you talking about specifically?