The last week may have been the most important week of this year for Apple, even more important than the publication of the new iPhones.Apple announced its new M1 chip, which if one can believe the company's claims about the increases in performance could redefine our expectations of laptop processors.But this week there is another publication that will lead a big change for MAC users: MacOSBig Sur.
Laptop and cell phone fuse more and more
Like the M1 chip, MacOSBig Sur is another step of Apple's user experience across the device.Many of the "new" functions are already known to the owners of iPhones and iPads.Big Sur achieved the goal of making macOS more and more to iOS through a number of smaller improvements and refinements.Another question is whether all of these functions on a computer are just as useful as on an iPhone.
Should I updateBig Sur on MacOS?
My advice is usually to wait a few weeks and to have Early Adopters reported to all problems, especially with their primary work equipment.I have used the operating system on a 2019 MacBook Pro 16 in the past few weeks.Apple seems to have really ironed out the numerous mistakes that occurred during the surprisingly rough beta phase.The final version of MacOSBig Sur has been quite stable without major problems so far.
MacosBig Sur brings a drastic redesign
The entire operating system has a new look that, according to Apple, is the largest design update for its desktop operating system since the debut of OS X.The company has made a number of optimizations that sound quite small on paper, but lead to a friendlier aesthetics.Which seems much more modern and is definitely strongly oriented towards iOS.
Example: The dock symbols for Apple's apps now all have the same square shape.Apps have new symbols that look like the already known iOS 14 symbols.Mail is now the white envelope on a blue background, the safari compass was placed on a white background and much more.Overall, the new symbols contribute to a new, clearly iPhone-like appearance.
Another change that you may notice is thatBig Sur uses transparent and translucent layers more.The menu bar above, which was previously white, is now translucent and accepts the color of its desktop background.The text and menu bar symbols also adapt and are white for dark backgrounds and black for light backgrounds.Some of them are also displayed in apps.If you in Safari in a dark picture, the color of the toolbar changes.
A small annoyance is that some older apps have not been updated to take this into account.However, you can deactivate the transparency under "accessibility", but this removes it for the entire user interface and makes everything much uglier.I personally like the new transparent look of the menu bars.The small changes add up.Everything is a bit flatter and a little less contrasting,Big Sur looks much more polished.The new appearance is uniform and modern - it is an operating system for 2021.
Control center under MacOSBig Sur
Apple has also taken over some functions of the iOS interface for MacOS.The control center that you can access by wiping up from the underside of an iPhone is now also inBig Sur.You call it up by clicking on the Shift icon on the right in the menu bar.Several buttons are placed at one point.As in iOS, you can switch Wi-Fi,Bluetooth, Airdrop, screen mirroring and "don't disturb".Instead of only adjusting the brightness, volume and backlighting with the keyboard, you can now click on the buttons in the Control Center and move the strips there.
With the Control Center,Big Sur actually feels something like iOS.However, I do not find it as useful on a MacBook Pro as on an iPhone.On a MacBook I was able to access many of the settings via the keyboard (or, the touch bar in the case of the MacBook Pro))) to many of these things.Nevertheless, I have repeatedly caught the last few days how I steerBluetooth and WiFi over the new control center.
Note: The new control center would be very useful on a touchscreen Mac.Of course, Apple has never made a touchscreen computer.But I hope that this design selection and some of the other improvements inBig Sur will lead the company to think about it.
New notification center in MacOSBigsur
What is more suitable for MacOS is the updated notification center, which is displayed when you click on the clock in the menu bar or spread out with two fingers on the trackpad from the right inside.The notification center can be significantly customized.You can insert all types of iOS widgets such as links to clock, notes, calendars and podcasts and arrange them according to their taste and adapt in size.I wish you could use them outside the notification center.I would like to keep the screen time tracker or calendar on my desktop.
The notifications themselves are now summarized according to apps.You can also answer messages directly from the notification center without having to open apps.This function is too helpful and I use it more and more.
Although it is not technically limited toBig Sur, this review offers the option of testing Safari 14.According to Apple, 14 brings the biggest update for Safari to date, although the biggest changes are probably security functions with which they do not interact, a lot.
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Revised apps underBig Sur
In addition to Safari 14, Apple has also revised some other apps inBig Sur.These apps are now much more similar to their iOS objects.News now have a picture search, memoji sticker, group photos, attached messages, a search function that sorts the results by medium and cute effects.(Balloons appear when, for example, wishing someone happy birthday.)))
You can also respond directly to a message in a group chat.Right -click the message and the option is displayed.You can finally address messages in group chat via @ directly to individual people.
Apple Maps has also been revised.On the left there is a new tab on which you can see the latest places and favorites, a 360-degree look-around function in Street View style and bicycle and electric vehicle navigation.If you click on an address, a small bubble with all information is displayed on the map.There is also a quick view of the directions, TripAdvisor reviews, a street view and other important elements.
There are other things, including live updates for jointly used etas and indoor cards for buildings such as shopping centers and airports.It is finally fully equipped as its iOS counterpart.But what I like best that it is also well tailored to the needs of a computer user.
Airpods are now even better under MacOS and further improvements
Big Sur finally supports the automatic device circuit for airpods.You can now also see which of your friends play in Apple Arcade.Facetime can now see if you use sign language.
There are also various data protection aspects under the hood at MacOSBig Sur.In the future, a new section will also come in the app store in which the data protection practices of each app are described in detail.
The biggest advantages of MacOSBig Sur are of course visible on Apple's new arm-based macs.Apple emphasized thatBig Sur is optimized for its own processors and that this compatibility is reflected everywhere from performance to the battery life.
The operating system has in particular an emulation level called Rosetta 2, which ensures that apps created for Intel computers work on ARM Macs until developers can port them.Otherwise, do not interact with Rosetta 2.So if it works properly, you have no idea that it is there.One advantage of the ARM chips is that this iPad and iPhone apps can be performed natively for the first time.
MacosBig Sur - should I upgrade?
Theoretically, nothing against it.However, as I mentioned, it is always the safest approach to wait a few weeks to download.But if the things that I mentioned here sound exciting for them, they use a relatively new computer, there is nothing wrong with carrying out the new MacOS upgrade.And believe me, you will notice the difference.On paper,Big Sur is an endless list of small improvements and incremental changes.Most of them are not revolutionary;But every addition is clearly thought out and result in an operating system that feels new.
At the moment the Mac is still an independent product.This can be seen in many areas (z.B. Apple Maps))) dort hat Apple seine Updates auf den herkömmlichen Computerbenutzer zugeschnitten.Bei anderen Apps dagegen gibt es bereits einige Anzeichen, die weiter in die Zukunft weisen.Things like the introduction of the Control Center, the iOS-capable symbols and the new compatibility with iPad and iPhone apps are not the most pragmatic things that can be installed on a laptop.But they are a MacOS that you can imagine on your iPad or even on a touchscreen MacBook.
Abschließend können wir sagen, dass macOSBig Sur ein gutesBetriebssystem ist.It's quick to look at and full of useful functions.But it is also an indication that Apple's greatest innovations are still imminent.
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