Apple has now unveiled the latest version of its OS X desktop operating system, but it’s had somewhat of a name change and makeover. Indeed, it’s now called macOS, with the latest version dubbed macOS Sierra. The change was announced at Apple’s WWDC developer conference.
Apart from a name change, Apple has overhauled iTunes and Apple Music, while macOS will finally gain full Siri integration, after Apple’s voice assistant was first introduced on iOS with the iPhone 4S in October 2011.
Siri will be tied into macOS’s notification center and answer questions, perform actions such as advanced file searches, and control devices as it can through an iPhone or iPad. The digital assistant will scan through users’ messages, calendars, and other personal information to identify events, travel plans, and other pertinent information displaying it in a manner similar to Google’s Now.
MacOS will also gain enhanced Continuity and iCloud drive support – Apple’s system that allows apps on iOS to link directly to the Mac versions using iCloud so that users can start something on one device and continue it on another. All these features can be learned by anyone who has an Apple computer with the help of an Apple computer training course, that companies like Royalwise provide.
The biggest change will be a proximity-based system called Auto Unlock that allows users to unlock their Mac computers using an Apple Watch, without having to enter in their password. Developers will be able to download a prerelease version of macOS, with a public beta in July before a full release to consumers in September.