macOS 11.0 Big Sur brings an overhauled interface, but that's hardly the only major change: the Mac system sounds have been overhauled as well in the new OS. Watch these videos showcasing system and alert sounds in macOS Catalina vs. their replacements in Big Sur.
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Design comparison: macOS Catalina vs. Big Sur
You may have read complaints on social media written by opinionated users who think that Apple pretty much phoned in the work for the icons in macOS Big Sur, but what about the rest of the interface? Thanks to app designer Andrew Denty, we now have a great visual comparison of the user interface changes between macOS Catalina and macOS Big Sur.
Here’s why macOS Catalina has dropped support for many old video formats
Did you know that many of the old videos you keep stored and encoded in outdated formats may refuse to play under macOS 10.15 Catalina without some third party help?
How to control macOS battery health management for your Mac notebook
macOS battery health management in macOS Catalina 10.15.5 and newer was designed to help users improve the lifespan of their Mac notebook's battery by limiting its maximum charging capacity. Follow these steps if you'd like to take advantage of the Mac battery health management feature to boost long-term longevity of your Mac notebook's battery.
Here’s the complete list of all the Mac fonts that are included with macOS Catalina
macOS Catalina packs in many licensed fonts and they're beautiful. The vast majority of fonts in Catalina are available out of the box while some must be downloaded. Here's the complete list of all the macOS Catalina fonts, including built-in and downloadable typefaces.
Apple’s has brought back the nagging — you can no longer ignore major macOS updates
After installing yesterday's security updates for older macOS versions, people can no longer get rid of that pesky macOS Catalina upgrade reminder with a Terminal command. If you've already installed the macOS Catalina 10.15.5, avoiding those nagging macOS update notifications no longer works because ignoring major macOS software releases has been officially deprecated.
Beta 4 of macOS Catalina 10.15.5 launches for developer testing
Apple today seeded to its registered developers and members of the Apple Developer program a fourth beta of what would become a fifth major update to the macOS Catalina software.
iOS 13.4 and macOS 10.15.4 prevent FaceTime audio and video calls with older devices
A software issue in the recently released iOS 13.4 and macOS Catalina 10.15.4 updates is preventing FaceTime audio and video calls with older devices, according to numerous reports.
macOS Catalina 10.15.4 warns that legacy kernel extensions won’t work in the future
The new macOS Catalina 10.15.4 software that dropped this week throws a compatibility message when a kernel extension first loads or is being used. According to a newly published support document on Apple's website, some kernel extensions will not work in the future.
The macOS Catalina 10.15.4 update brings Apple Music live lyrics to the Mac
Beta 2 of the upcoming macOS Catalina 10.15.4 update that dropped yesterday has brought the fun time-synced lyrics feature which debuted on iOS 13 to the Mac platform.
A new feature in macOS Catalina 10.15.4 lets you control the cursor with head movements
Aside from bringing Screen Time Communication Limits to the Mac and enabling developers to create a single binary containing code for iOS, macOS and tvOS, the first developer beta of macOS Catalina 10.15.4 that dropped yesterday packs in an exciting new feature that makes it possible to control the on-screen cursor with head movements using the Mac's camera!
Screen Time’s Communication Limits feature comes to the Mac with macOS Catalina 10.15.4
The first developer beta of what would become the fourth major update to the macOS Catalina software was issued to developers yesterday. Among other fixes and improvements, the update brings the Communication Limits feature in Screen Time to the Mac for the first time.