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Inventory of new features of macOS Big Sur

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macOS Big Sur New Features Inventory

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In the early morning of June 23, Beijing time, WWDC20 was officially held, and Apple released a new generation of five major operating systems. Among them, macOS finally ushered in version 11, and the new system was named macOS Big Sur. Big Sur is a mountainous region on California's central coast known for its beautiful scenery.

The new macOS features a new interface design, notification center and desktop widgets, enhanced Safari browser, and enhanced privacy protection. What is different about the new system? What new features of macOS Big Sur are worth paying attention to? MacW editor will take you to explore them together.

New interface design, more like iPadOS

Apple has completely redesigned the system interface of macOS Big Sur, including built-in applications There are brand-new changes in terms of icons, consistency of native application interfaces, desktop dock and menu bar, etc. Alan Dye, Apple's vice president of human-computer interface design, said at the meeting that the new version of macOS is designed to reduce the complexity of the interface of the system and applications. Through the reasonable use of shadows and transparency, interface elements can be displayed in dark mode and Light mode has better readability, so that users can better focus on the main content and related functions on the screen.
After in-depth use, I think the design of macOS Big Sur is getting closer to iPadOS. Combined with the mouse improvements and other functions when iPadOS was released last year, to be precise, macOS and iPadOS are gradually integrating. The boundaries between the two are becoming increasingly blurred.
For example, on macOS Big Sur, the icons of native applications adopt a rounded rectangular design. When the mouse cursor hovers over the software button, there will also be obvious visual cues. This Consistent with iPadOS.

The mouse hover effect is consistent with iPadOS

The file selection pop-up menu has also unified the design style

Control Center and Desktop Widgets

The notification center has also been redesigned. The notification center icon is no longer displayed in the menu bar. Click the time in the menu bar to open it. Notification Center. After opening the Notification Center, app notifications will be displayed above the widgets (Widgets). The notifications will be grouped and displayed according to the app. Click the group to expand all the collapsed notifications of a specific app. The display method is similar to iOS / iPadOS.
In terms of functionality, the notification center supports interactive push notifications. When the mouse is moved over the notification banner, the corresponding operation button will appear. We can select the corresponding operation to process the notification, or clear the notification directly. In terms of gadgets, macOS Big Sur also supports small, medium and large sizes, but does not support the smart stacking function on mobile platforms.

It can be said that in essence, these design and functional improvements are actually the functions that mobile devices originally had. As for Mac, this is still the unification made by Apple to integrate the two types of devices.

A better-used Safari browser

For Safari, Craig Federighi’s evaluation of it is “the biggest since it was released in 2003” upgrade". Safari’s upgrades are reflected in many aspects, let’s look at them one by one.

Add more content to the start page and support customization

Safari has made new improvements to the start page, content Richer: the "Personal Favorites" column is more intensive, automatically loads previews of frequently visited websites, displays tabs opened in Safari on other devices, etc.
Safari has also added a settings button in the lower right corner of the start page. Here we can set the background for the start page. In addition to the three background images provided, we can also choose the computer Customize the tab bar background with other images.

The tab page supports floating preview

Safari has made slight adjustments to the tab page To achieve faster navigation, the main changes currently are reflected in the label preview. When we place the cursor on a Safari tab, Safari will automatically load a preview of the page to facilitate our quick selection. This hover preview function is very useful when there are multiple tabs open.

Pay more attention to privacy protection

For a long time, Safari has been very important in protecting users’ privacy when browsing the web. content that matters. In the new version of Safari, this feature goes even further. The tracking blocking icon is preset in Safari's menu bar, where we can view the website's tracking behavior and Safari's blocking report. In addition, Safari will also help us monitor whether passwords have been leaked and help us upgrade and replace them with more secure passwords.

On the start page, Safari has also added a "Privacy Report" module, where the report will be updated on a weekly basis to let us know How many websites tried to track our profile in the past seven days, and how many privacy tracking requests Safari blocked.

Other updates

In addition to the above functions, Safari has added a translation function for web pages . This feature is currently in the internal testing phase and has not been launched in the beta version. Safari’s translation function supports 7 languages including English, Japanese, and Chinese. According to the official website, this function will be launched in the United States and Canada first in the future.
In order to improve performance, Apple has made a lot of optimizations to Safari. According to the official statement, Safari is 50% faster than Chrome when it comes to loading commonly used websites and consumes less power. According to the data given on the official website, Safari has up to 3 hours more battery life than Chrome and Firefox when it comes to watching videos. , with an extra hour of battery life for browsing.

Major updates for multiple system applications

In addition to Safari, many system applications in macOS Big Sur also Received an important feature update.
Like iOS / iPadOS 14, the Messages application supports functions such as pinned conversations, inline replies, setting group avatars, and mentioning others. In terms of search, the new version of the Messages App will organize search results according to categories such as conversations, links, photos, etc., and will also highlight search terms in the search results to facilitate us to quickly find what we are looking for.

In addition, the Message App also supports searching and sending popular GIFs, creating and sending Memoji, and supports Information effects, special effects such as balloons and lasers that were previously displayed in full screen on the iPhone, can all be experienced on the Mac.
Similar to the mobile platform, the App Store has adjusted the way application information is displayed, displaying the application's developer, supported languages, ratings, size and other information in a separate information bar at the top of the page. According to the official website, the App Store will also display the permissions required by the application, the user privacy that can be obtained, etc. in a separate module to help us make a better decision whether to download. However, there is no relevant privacy module in the App Store yet, and this feature may be launched in subsequent version updates.

Apple official website display picture

In terms of music apps, "Recommended for you" Tab The column is replaced by "Listen Now", which displays new releases, interviews with musicians, and personalized playlists recommended for you based on algorithms.

Map App supports navigation intersection display function, favorite places and "My Guide" function; among which "My Guide" It allows us to create custom categories and add suitable places according to the categories to facilitate subsequent quick searches. The 3D panoramic view and indoor navigation functions mentioned on the official website are not yet supported. In addition, the city guide function is not currently supported in China, and the electric vehicle charging pile navigation function needs to be used with an iPhone with iOS 14 installed.
After installing macOS Big Sur, the system update function will automatically check and perform software updates in the background. Apple claims that the upgrade speed will be faster than in the past, ensuring that your Mac is upgraded to the new version in a timely manner. , obtain a more secure and stable system environment.

System update

The macOS 11 system developer beta version has been opened for developers to download, and the public beta version will be released on July 7 It will be pushed every month and the official version will be updated in September. The support list of Mac devices that support macOS Big Sur is shown in the figure below. The earliest supported models were models launched in 2013.

#What other noteworthy new features have you discovered in macOS Big Sur? Feel free to tell us in the comment area.

New interface design, more like iPadOS

Apple has completely redesigned the system interface of macOS Big Sur, including built-in applications There are brand-new changes in terms of icons, consistency of native application interfaces, desktop dock and menu bar, etc. Alan Dye, Apple's vice president of human-computer interface design, said at the meeting that the new version of macOS is designed to reduce the complexity of the interface of the system and applications. Through the reasonable use of shadows and transparency, interface elements can be displayed in dark mode and Light mode has better readability, so that users can better focus on the main content and related functions on the screen.
After in-depth use, I think the design of macOS Big Sur is getting closer to iPadOS. Combined with the mouse improvements and other functions when iPadOS was released last year, to be precise, macOS and iPadOS are gradually integrating. The boundaries between the two are becoming increasingly blurred.
For example, on macOS Big Sur, the icons of native applications adopt a rounded rectangular design. When the mouse cursor hovers over the software button, there will also be obvious visual cues. This Consistent with iPadOS.

Redesigned system application icon

The mouse hover effect is consistent with iPadOS

在最新的 macOS Big Sur 和 iPadOS 14 上，多个原生应用统一了边栏 (Sidebar) 和工具栏 (Toolbar) 统一的设计语言来承担相应职能。

文件选择弹出菜单也统一了设计样式

另外还有一些细微的视觉变化：比如程序坞底色变为半透明等，都在与 iPadOS 保持接近。不过，目前 macOS Big Sur 菜单栏的图标间距变大、桌面上菜单栏的透明度也有变化，整体的美观性和易读性有所降低，还不清楚这是设计方面的变化还是测试版本的 Bug。

总的来说，在设计语言上，macOS Big Sur 与 iPadOS 越来越像了，结合之前推出的 Mac Catalyst 以及自研芯片版 Mac 的开发计划，Apple 正在全面推进桌面生产力设备（Mac）与移动生产力设备（iPad）的一体化。

控制中心与桌面小组件

控制中心终于来到了 macOS 上，在这里我们能对系统 Wi-Fi、蓝牙、音量等进行调节，以及未来加入家庭应用的设备进行控制。除了在设计方面与 iOS / iPadOS 靠近，我们还可以将控制中心里最常用的功能通过鼠标拖拽的方式放到菜单栏上，以更方便和快速地使用常用功能。

通知中心也进行了重新设计，菜单栏不再显示通知中心图标，点击菜单栏中的时间即可打开通知中心。打开通知中心之后，应用通知会显示在小工具 (Widgets) 上方，通知会按照应用进行分组展示，点击分组可以展开特定 App 已经折叠的所有通知，展示方式与 iOS / iPadOS 类似。
In terms of functionality, the notification center supports interactive push notifications. When the mouse is moved over the notification banner, the corresponding operation button will appear. We can select the corresponding operation to process the notification, or clear the notification directly. In terms of gadgets, macOS Big Sur also supports small, medium and large sizes, but does not support the smart stacking function on mobile platforms.

It can be said that in essence, these design and functional improvements are actually the functions that mobile devices originally had. As for Mac, this is still the unification made by Apple to integrate the two types of devices.