macOS Catalina

macOS Catalina features :-

macOS Catalina (version 10.15) is the sixteenth and current major release of macOS, Apple's desktop operating system for Macintoshcomputers. It is the successor to macOS Mojave, and was announced at WWDC 2019 on June 3, 2019 and released to the public on October 7, 2019. Catalina is the first version of macOS to support only 64-bit applications and the first to include Activation Lock.

The operating system is named after Santa Catalina Island, which is located off the coast of southern California.

New features available with macOS Catalina:-

macOS Catalina gives users powerful ways to do amazing things. So you can create and discover like never before.

Music

Designed for Apple Music1

Stream and download more than 60 million songs ad-free. Every time you open the app, you’ll get the best of Apple Music personalised to your tastes with For You.

Music Store

For users who still like to own their music, the iTunes Store is just a click away.

Now Playing

The new Music app includes an updated player. Easily see lyrics while you’re listening and control the music that will play next with just a click. Or switch to MiniPlayer to listen while multitasking.

Library

All your music organised in one place. See artists, albums, songs, playlists and recent additions with a familiar menu in the new sidebar. And now, type what you’re looking for in the updated library pages to quickly find the exact song in your music collection.

  

TV   Library

Easily find all your purchased movies in the updated Library tab. Browse by recently added, downloaded, genres and more.

Movies and TV

Buy or rent new-release movies or explore the catalogue of thousands of movies — including the largest catalogue of 4K HDR titles.2

Home for Apple TV+

Apple’s new premium streaming service brings you a wide range of exclusive original shows and films from the world’s greatest talent. Apple TV+ will be available in the Apple TV app later this year.

Watch Now

Watch Now is your home in the Apple TV app. Find expertly curated collections and personalised recommendations picked just for you.

Up Next

Watch Now includes Up Next, which helps you quickly find and watch your favourites. It also lets you resume what you’re watching from the moment you left off, across all your devices.

Apple TV app everywhere

You can pick up where you left off on Apple TV, iPad, iPhone, selected smart TVs and now Mac.

Dolby Atmos

Enjoy a thrilling surround sound experience with Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital or Dolby Digital Plus soundtracks in the Apple TV app using the built-in speakers on certain Mac models.

Podcasts

Listen Now

Continue listening to your favourite podcast episodes or see when a new one is available. Or find other shows you might like based on the ones you’re already listening to.

Library

The Apple Podcasts library is the one place for all the shows you’ve subscribed to or added — organised by show title or episode title. Download your favourite episodes to listen offline

Browse

With hundreds of thousands of shows in the catalogue, our editors pick the best shows for you to browse each week. Try a show from New & Noteworthy or check out which shows are trending in Top Charts.

Search

Search provides better results when you’re searching for a topic or people — even find episodes featuring a specific guest or host.

Photos

All-new Photos tab 

A beautiful new browsing experience showcases your photos and memories.

Day, month and year organisation

Photos is organised by day, month and year views so it’s easy to find photos or relive your memories. Animations and transitions keep your spot in the timeline so you can switch between views without losing your place

Large photo previews

Photo previews are larger to help you distinguish between shots. Photos uses intelligence to find the best part of your photo in previews, so you see the full, unedited version when you open the photo.

Auto-playing Live Photos and videos

Live Photos and videos begin playing as you scroll, bringing your library to life.

Personalisation

Using machine learning on your Mac, Photos can understand who’s in your photos and what’s happening to highlight important moments like birthdays, anniversaries and trips.

Your best shots

Photos intelligently showcases the best shots in your library, removing duplicates and clutter.

All Photos

The All Photos view displays all your photos and videos in a grid. Choose to zoom in for large previews, or zoom out to get an overview of your entire collection. You can also choose to view your photos and videos in square or original format.

Memory movies

Now you can view Memory movies on your Mac and edit the duration, mood and title. Edits sync to your other devices when you use iCloud Photos.

Continuity Markup and Sketch

Continuity Markup

Write and sketch on PDFs or mark up your documents with Apple Pencil. See the updates live on your Mac as you mark them up on your iPad.

Continuity Sketch

Create a sketch on your iPad using Apple Pencil and easily insert it into any document on your Mac.

Screen Time

Usage reports

Screen Time creates usage reports that show you how much time is being spent on your Mac, which apps are used most and how many notifications are received. With iCloud, Screen Time combines all your usage information and syncs Downtime settings and App Limits across iPhone, iPad and Mac.

Downtime

With Screen Time, you can schedule downtime so you (or your child) can only use specific apps you’ve approved.

App Limits

With App Limits, you can set the amount of time you want to use your apps and websites. Set App Limits for total time, categories or specific apps.

Combined Limits

Create combined limits with a combination of app categories, specific apps or websites.

One More Minute

When a limit is met, you can tap “one more minute” to give you time to quickly save your work or wrap up a conversation.

Communication Limits*

Communication Limits let you control who your children can communicate with and who can communicate with them throughout the day and during downtime.

Security

Enhanced Gatekeeper

Gatekeeper will ensure that all new apps you install — from the App Store or the Internet — have been checked for known security issues by Apple before you run them the first time and periodically thereafter. This extends the protection from the app’s source to include automated checks for what’s in the app.

Data protections

macOS Catalina checks with you before allowing an app to access your data in your Documents, Desktop and Downloads folders; iCloud Drive; the folders of third-party cloud storage providers; removable media; and external volumes. In addition, you’re asked before an app can perform key logging or capture a still or video recording of your screen.

Activation Lock

All Mac models with the Apple T2 Security Chip now support Activation Lock — just like your iPhone or iPad. So if your Mac is ever misplaced or lost, the only person who can erase and reactivate it is you.

Dedicated system volume

macOS Catalina runs in a dedica

Find My

Two great apps in one

Find My iPhone and Find My Friends are now combined in a single, easy-to-use app to help you locate the people and devices that are important to you.

Find offline devices

Locate a missing device even if it’s not connected to Wi-Fi using crowd-sourced location. When you mark your device as missing and another Apple user’s device is nearby, it can detect your device’s Bluetooth signal and report its location to you. It’s completely anonymous and encrypted end to end, so everyone’s privacy is protected.

Enhanced location notifications

Location notifications include the ability to schedule notifications for different days of the week, more useful place names and enhanced privacy controls.

Approve with Apple Watch

View passwords

Anywhere you need to type your Mac password, such as viewing passwords in Safari preferences, you can now double-click the side button on your Apple Watch to authenticate on your Mac.

Approving app installations

Unlock a locked note, approve app installations, unlock settings in System Preferences and modify root files, all with your Apple Watch.→