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Episode 265, Apple launches macOS Sequoia with new and improved features

September 19, 20242024 Apple Event, Apple, Apple Event, business, Computers, iOS16, iPadOS 16, iPhone, Mac OS Sequoia, National Parks, safety, security, software, Technologyconferencing, iPhone 16, iPhone Mirroring, macOS Sequoia, passwords, Safarimacminutes

In this episode, we will discuss Apple’ introduction of macOS Sequoia, now in the public format, bringing iPhone Mirroring, Apple Intelligence, and more improvements to Mac. We will talk more about these and other significant new features and upgrades to our desktop system. For a comprehensive list of everything that’s new in macOS Sequoia visit this link furnished from Apple.

**macOS Sequoia now features iPhone Mirroring; new updates to Safari, video conferencing, and more; and starting next month, will mark the arrival of Apple Intelligence on Mac.**

**With iPhone Mirroring, users can now fully access and engage with their iPhone right from Mac while iPhone remains locked nearby.**

**Highlights in Safari make it even easier to discover information on the web, quickly pulling up relevant information about a site.**

**Easier window tiling lets users quickly drag windows into key areas on their screen to effortlessly arrange them into side-by-side tiles, or place them into corners to keep even more apps in view.**

**A new Passwords app makes it even easier to access passwords and organize credentials all in one place.**

**Users can select beautiful built-in backgrounds, while Apple’s industry-leading segmentation technology helps them look their best while video conferencing with macOS Sequoia.**

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Episode 261, watchOS 11 brings powerful health and fitness insights, and even more personalization and connectivity

August 2, 2024Apple, Apple Health, fitness, Fitness+, health, heart health, medical, safety, software, Technology, watchOS 11Alaska, Anchorage, Apple, Apple Watch, Fitness, Health, iPhone, MacMinutes, medical, technology, watchOS 11macminutes

In this episode, we will discuss the newest operating system watchOS 11. watchOS11 brings powerful health and fitness insights, and even more personalization. Apple is introducing the Vitals app, training load, pregnancy health and new ways to tailor Activity rings. We will discuss these and more.

**watchOS 11 offers breakthrough insights into users’ health and fitness, and more personalization than ever.**

With the new Vitals app, Apple Watch users can quickly view key overnight health metrics, receive alerts when two or more metrics are out of their typical range, and gain better context when it comes to their health.

When users log a pregnancy in the Health app on iPhone or iPad, the Cycle Tracking app on Apple Watch will show their gestational age and allow them to log symptoms for things frequently experienced during pregnancy.

**Training load is an insightful new way to measure how the intensity and duration of workouts is impacting a user’s body over time, established using effort ratings available after each.**

**Apple Watch will establish a 28-day training load, a weighted average taking into account both the effort ratings and duration of users’ workouts over this period.**

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Episode 259, Introducing Apple Intelligence, the personal intelligence system that puts powerful generative models at the core of iPhone, iPad, and Mac

July 5, 2024Apple, Apple Event, Computers, Developer, iPad, iPad Pro, MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, software, Technology, Uncategorized, WWDC 2024Anchorage, Apple, Apple Intelligence, Apple Watch, iOS 18, iPhone, MacMinutes, technologymacminutes

In this episode, we will discuss news on Apple Intelligence and its ability to deliver intelligence that is helpful and relevant. It will be the personal intelligence system that puts powerful generative models at the core of iPhone, iPad, and Mac.

Apple Intelligence — the personal intelligence system for iPhone, iPad, and Mac — combines the power of generative models with personal context to deliver intelligence that’s useful and relevant to the user.

With Priority Messages in Mail, a new section at the top of the inbox shows the most urgent emails.

**Priority Notifications surface what’s most important, and summaries help users scan long or stacked notifications to show key details right on the Lock Screen.**

**In Messages, users can use Image Playground to quickly create fun images for their friends, and see personalized suggested concepts related to their conversations.**

Users can pick someone from their photos and create a Genmoji that looks like them.

**The new Clean Up tool in Photos can identify and remove distracting objects in the background of a photo — without accidentally altering the subject.**

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Episode 257, WWDC 2024: iOS 18 makes iPhone more personal, capable, and intelligent than ever

June 15, 2024Apple, Apps, Satellite Messenging, software, Uncategorized, WWDC 2024Alaska, Anchorage, Apple, iOS18, MacMinutes, technology, WWDCmacminutes

In this episode, we will discuss news from WWDC 2024. Specifically, the future operating system, iOS 18, and how it makes iPhone more personal, capable, and intelligent than ever. The release introduces all-new customization options, the biggest-ever redesign of Photos, powerful updates for staying connected, and Apple Intelligence, the personal intelligence system.