Hands-on: 50+ New MacOS Mojave Changes and Features

Over the last week we’ve spent time exploring macOS 10.14 Mojave and comparing it with macOS 10.13 High Sierra in order to see what’s changed. Have a look at our hands-on video as we walk through over 50 new changes and features that are headed to the Mac.

Changes covered in this video:

• Updated Lock screen
• Dark Mode
• Dynamic Desktop
• New wallpaper
• New Screen shot controls
• Enhanced App Permissions

New apps

• Apple News
• Stocks
• Home
• Voice Memos
• Mac App Store (complete redesign)

Video walkthrough

Finder

• Continuity Camera
• Stacks
• Stacks – Scrubbing
• Stacks – Group Stacks
• Stacks – Sort Stacks
• Gallery View
• Complete Metadata
• Show Preview Options
• Quick Actions
• Enhanced Quick Look
• New + button when hovering tags
• Add a new folder with a single file
• Preferences → Sidebar – New iCloud section for iCloud Drive
• Preferences → Sidebar – “Devices” and “Shared” are now combined as “Locations”
• Advanced – New Keep folders on top On Desktop

Mail

• Preferences →  Viewing → Use dark backgrounds for messages
• Stationary pane button removed in composition toolbar
• Additional photo browser options
• New Emoji & Symbols button

Safari

• Favicons in Safari
• Automatic Strong Passwords

FaceTime

• Updated FaceTime icon
• Updated FaceTime interface combines audio/video
• New All / Missed buttons
• New Audio / Video button to initiate call
• Group FaceTime

Siri

• HomeKit support
• Ask Siri for passwords

Messages

• Redesigned accounts page
• Removed Add a Jabber Account
• Removed Default IM Application option in preferences
• Window → File Transfers option removed
• File → Go to chat room option removed

Other app updates

• iBooks now Books
• DVD player updated
• Automator – Third Party Actions
• Disk Utility – new Volume buttons

System Preferences

• New Software Update button
• Redesigned Users & Groups button
• General – 6 New accent colors
• Dock – Show recents in Dock
• Mission Control – new Lock Screen Hot Corner option
• Notifications – Show notification preview option
• iCloud – News, Stock, and Home settings
• Internet Accounts – Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Vimeo, Flickr removed
• Extensions – Removed share widgets for Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Vimeo, Flickr
• Users & Groups – Use VoiceOver in Login Window removed in favor of Accessibility Options
• Siri – New Irish and South African female voices

What are your favorite macOS Mojave changes and features? Sound off in the comments below with your thoughts.