macOS Sequoia
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| Version of the macOS operating system | |
 Screenshot | |
| Developer | Apple |
|---|---|
| OS family | |
| Source model | Closed, with open source components |
| Latest release | 15.1.1[1] (November 19, 2024) [±] |
| Latest preview | 15.2 beta 4[2] (November 20, 2024) [±] |
| Update method | Software Update |
| Platforms | x86-64, ARM64 |
| Kernel type | Hybrid (XNU) |
| License | Proprietary software with open-source components and content licensed with APSL |
| Preceded by | macOS Sonoma |
| Official website | www |
| Tagline | Sharp as a Mac.[3] |
| Support status | |
| In developer beta. Drops support for MacBook Airs released from 2018 to 2019. | |
macOS Sequoia (version 15) is the upcoming major release of Apple's macOS operating system. The successor to macOS Sonoma, it was announced at WWDC 2024 on June 10, 2024.[4] It is named after the national park in the Sierra Nevada mountain range.[5]
Development
Announcement
macOS Sequoia was announced by senior vice president of software engineering Craig Federighi at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference on June 10, 2024.[4]
Features
macOS Sequoia includes a number of new features and improvements, mainly focused on productivity:
- iPhone Mirroring: a feature to mirror content from an iPhone as a macOS window.[4]
- The Calculator app have been redesigned to be more closer to iOS and iPadOS, departing from the design that has been used since OS X Yosemite.
- Passwords: a cross-platform passwords application.[4]
- System Settings has been rearranged and slightly redesigned for easier access.
- Safari has been revamped, including revamped reader mode (now called Reader), start page and a brand new unified menu previously exclusive to compact mode or iOS and iPadOS
- macOS Sequoia will release with the second iteration of Game Porting Toolkit, a Windows API compatibility layer derived from Wine.[4]
- Apple Intelligence features such as a revamped Siri (Apple silicon-based Macs only)[6]
- Window tiling: a similar feature to Microsoft Windows' window snapping feature.
Supported hardware
macOS Sequoia supports Macs with Apple silicon and Intel's Xeon-W and 8th-generation Coffee Lake chips or later, and drops support for 2018–2019 MacBook Air models with Amber Lake chips.
The following devices are compatible with macOS Sequoia:[3]
- iMac (2019 and later)
- iMac Pro (2017)
- MacBook Air (2020 and later)
- MacBook Pro (2018 and later)
- Mac Mini (2018 and later)
- Mac Pro (2019 and later)
- Mac Studio (all models)
Release history
The first developer beta of macOS Sequoia was released on June 10, 2024. Like with macOS Sonoma, the Sequoia developer beta is available to anyone with a free Apple Developer account, without needing a developer subscription.
| Previous release | Current release | Current beta release | Security response |
| Version | Build | Release date | Darwin version |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15.0 beta 1 | 24A5264n | June 10, 2024 | 24.0.0 xnu-11215.0.31.511.2~1 Thu May 30 21:28:42 PDT 2024 |
See Apple's official release notes.
References
- ^ Clover, Juli (November 19, 2024). "Apple Releases macOS Sequoia 15.1.1 With Security Fixes". MacRumors. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
- ^ Clover, Juli (November 20, 2024). "Apple Releases Fourth Betas of iOS 18.2 and More With Genmoji, Image Playground and ChatGPT Integration [Update: Public Betas Available]". MacRumors. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
- ^ a b "macOS Sequoia Preview". Apple. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "Apple's AI plans, iOS 18, and more at WWDC 2024". The Verge. June 10, 2024. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
- ^ Terech, Kristina; Hanson, Matt; Saxena, Muskaan (June 7, 2024). "macOS 15 Sequoia: launch date, latest news, rumors, and everything we know". TechRadar. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
- ^ Prospero, Mike (June 10, 2024). "Here are the devices that will support Apple Intelligence — no older iPhones allowed". Tom's Guide. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
