UPDATE: Apple to finally update the MacOS to Big Sur, officially launched November 12 during its latest hardware event and compatible Mac computers should be able to install it. There are numbers of smaller enhancements, Safari web browser is getting a customizable home page and support for extensions, as well as a privacy tracker you can use to see what data of yours any website has accessed.
The Messages app is also getting some new features like text effects and GIF searching to bring it more in line with the messaging experience on iPhone. Now, you'll be able to experience these improvements. Go ahead, get an update and experience the new MacOS Big Sur.
Apple announced its latest software for apple devices. Apple’s WWDC 2020 Keynote shown an empty theater with Tim Cook on center stage. Jam-packed with major changes to Apple’s software. Here are the biggest news.
Switching from Intel processors to ARM-based Apple silicon. Apple is moving away from Intel in favor of its own hardware, starting with the a12z bionic pro. $500 Developer Transition Kit gives devs a head start on testing ARM, software developers can get started on creating software compatible with the new architecture. MacOS Bir Sur gets an iOS-inspired design with Apple’s Macs to share similar brains as its mobile devices, the biggest redesign of Apple’s desktop OS in years, including new icons, a transparent menu bar, and apps layout tweaks. Control and Notification Center copied from an iPhone's iOS. Safari gets extensions and normal tabs. MacOS’s Safari now support extensions. Tabs can be resized to squeeze into your window. iOS 14 redesigns the home screen with an App Library and Widgets. Users can now organize with the new app library. Picture-in-picure video comes to iPhones The AirPods Pro get surround sound and Dolby Atmos. The technology even responds to your head movements for a more immersive experience.
The Apple Watch automatically detect when you start washing your hands and begin a 20-second timer to make sure you get rid of all germs. Apple TV can now access HomeKit devices You can now check out your front door while watching your Apple TV. iPadOS 14 brings a ton of new features, iPad apps now support extensive sidebars allowing you to better organize content approximating the desktop experience with Scribble. But few older devices didn’t make the slice. If your device currently run iOS and iPadOS 13, it’ll run iOS and iPadOS 14, with no new devices set to lose support this year.
For iOS 14,
iPhone 11
iPhone 11 Pro
iPhone 11 Pro Max
iPhone XS
iPhone XS Max
iPhone XR
iPhone X
iPhone 8
iPhone 8 Plus
iPhone 7
iPhone 7 Plus
iPhone 6s
iPhone 6s Plus
iPhone SE (1st generation)
iPhone SE (2nd generation)
iPod touch (7th generation)
iPadOS 14 will be coming to all of these tablets,
iPad Pro 12.9-inch (4th generation)
iPad Pro 11-inch (2nd generation)
iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation)
iPad Pro 11-inch (1st generation)
iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd generation)
iPad Pro 12.9-inch (1st generation)
iPad Pro 10.5-inch
iPad Pro 9.7-inch
iPad (7th generation)
iPad (6th generation)
iPad (5th generation)
iPad mini (5th generation)
iPad mini 4
iPad Air (3rd generation)
iPad Air 2
WatchOS 7 will run on the Apple Watch Series 3, Series 4, and Series 5, with the Series 1 and Series 2 models both set to lose support.
Apple warns that “not all features are available on all devices", if your Apple Watch is getting the new update, it might not get all the new features.
MacOS Big Sur will run on the following Mac devices,
MacBook (2015 and later)
MacBook Air (2013 and later)
MacBook Pro (late 2013 and later
Mac mini (2014 and later)
iMac (2014 and later)
iMac Pro (2017 and later — i.e., all models)
Mac Pro (2013 and later)
Not making the cut for Big Sur: 2012 MacBook Airs, the mid-2012, and early-2013 MacBook Pros, the 2012 and 2013 Mac minis, and 2012 and 2013 iMacs.
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