The New Features of MacOS Sequoia
Apple Intelligence features
Writing Tools
When you highlight a section of text on Sequoia and right click, you will be presented with a number of AI Writing Tools:
- Proofread will go through the text and make suggestions on grammar and spelling.
- Rewrite will rewrite the entire section in either a friendly, professional or concise style.
- You can also click Summary or Key Points to extract the main takeaways of the text.
Writing Tools will be available everywhere you can write, including Mail, Notes, Pages and third-party apps. In Mail, emails in the Inbox will have AI-generated summaries as previews rather than a summary of the subject line or first sentence. When typing a reply, macOS Sequoia will give you numerous Smart Reply options generated using the original email’s content.
Notes
Notes now comes with audio transcription and summarization using Apple Intelligence. This means the app can activate the Mac microphone during a meeting, and it will generate a transcription and summary of the discussion in real time. Notes will also automatically solve any calculations typed into a Note.
Image Playground
Image Playground is an AI image generating tool included on macOS 15. It is a dedicated app and built into native apps like Messages and Pages so AI images can be created and used within them. macOS will suggest prompts based on the context of the open app, or you can input your own.
Siri
Siri has been augmented with Apple Intelligence. New capabilities include on-screen awareness, in-app actions, text commands and a better understanding of natural language commands. It also has a new look, appearing as a glowing light bar that wraps around the sides of the screen and pulsates to indicate it is listening.
Passwords app
Replacing Keychain, Passwords is a new app for the Mac that securely stores all the user’s credentials. Its contents syncs between Apple devices using iCloud with end-to-end encryption, and Windows devices with the iCloud for Windows app.
ChatGPT and Private Cloud Compute
While Apple Intelligence runs on hardware built into the Mac, for some functions, the level of compute it provides will not be sufficient; therefore, macOS 15 offers the ability to connect to ChatGPT without leaving an app. ChatGPT can be used to gain real-time information that cannot be accessed on the device as well as for more powerful text and image generation.
iPhone Mirroring
iPhone Mirroring is a feature that allows users to fully access and interact with their iPhone from their Mac. The phone’s wallpaper and icons appear as a window on the PC screen, so users can view notifications, open apps and perform tasks on it using the Mac’s controls. The iPhone remains locked, while iPhone Mirroring is taking place to keep it private.
Window Tiling
If a user has multiple windows open on the desktop and drags one of them to the edge of the screen, macOS Sequoia will automatically move and resize them so they are in an intuitive tiled arrangement that maximizes visibility.