Apple has been seeding beta versions of macOS Catalina 10.15.5 for weeks now, leading up to a public launch. And that time has finally arrived.
Apple releases macOS Catalina 10.15.5 with new battery management feature
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macOS Catalina 10.15.2 adds a column browser to the Music app, fixes album artwork issues
When Apple debuted the macOS Catalina software in October 2019, some functionality got removed from the new Catalyst-powered Music app. including a column browser for easy management of your music in the discontinued iTunes app. With the macOS Catalina 10.15.2 update, Mac owners can now use the iTunes column browser in the new Music app.
Apple launches macOS Catalina 10.15.2 with iTunes Remote support & other improvements
Aside from releasing iOS 13.3 for iPhone and iPad earlier today, Apple also launched the major macOS Catalina 10.15.2 update for Mac computers.
Apple releases macOS Catalina 10.15.2 beta 4 for developer testing
More than a month after releasing macOS Catalina 10.15.1 for public consumption, Apple today dropped a fourth beta of what would become the second major update to its macOS Catalina desktop operating system powering the Mac computers.
How to get rid of the Mac’s Catalina upgrade reminder
Getting tired of seeing that persistent notification in your Mac dock to remind you to upgrade to macOS 10.15 Catalina? It's possible to turn off that notification permanently without having to upgrade. All it requires is a little command-line tinkering, if you're up for it. Read on for details.
Why does the macOS Catalina installer create a hidden Data volume on your Mac?
On the surface, the macOS Catalina installer appears to copy the operating system files to the startup disk of your Mac. But dig a little deeper and you may realize that it actually splits your boot volume into two distinct components, named Startup and Data. What’s up with that?
Do your Mac and iPad meet the system requirements for the Sidecar feature?
Sidecar, one of the most exciting new features in macOS Catalina 10.15, lets you use your iPad as a Mac display and your Apple Pencil as a graphics tablet for pressure-sensitive drawing and sketching in Mac apps, marking up screenshots and PDFs and more. But do your Mac and iPad devices meet the minimum system requirements needed for the Sidecar feature?
Screen Time for Mac found to measure open rather than active app time
A year after bringing out Screen Time for iPhone and iPad Apple has added this handy feature to the Mac with the latest macOS Catalina 10.15 update. Too bad it‘s not working correctly.
An icon depicting 16-inch MacBook Pro with thinner bezels has been found in Catalina code
If you need additional clues that Apple is indeed working on a new MacBook Pro model, here's one: an icon depicting the company's unreleased sixteen-inch notebook has been discovered in the first two betas of the upcoming macOS Catalina 10.15.1 update.
macOS Catalina breaks DJ apps that rely on iTunes with XML file support
The new macOS Catalina 10.15 software that released Monday breaks compatibility with apps for DJs that rely on the ability of iTunes to export XML playlists in real time.
iCloud folder sharing in macOS Catalina has been delayed until spring
The iCloud folder sharing feature in macOS Catalina 10.15, which released Monday for public consumption, seems to have been officially delayed until spring 2020.
How to pair and use Xbox and PlayStation controllers with iPhone, iPad, Mac & Apple TV
Apple has ramped up its gaming chops by announcing at its annual developers conference in the summer that iOS 13, iPadOS, tvOS 13 and MacOS Catalina 10.15 software updates bring support for the wireless Xbox and PlayStation game controllers, namely Sony's DualShock 4 controller and Microsoft's Xbox Wireless Controller with Bluetooth. In this tutorial, we'll show you how to pair your Xbox or PlayStation controller and use it to play games on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple TV and Mac, navigate the user interface on your Apple TV and more.