At this meeting, held on the 27th of September we talked about our first impressions of some of the new features in iOS 18 and macOS Sequoia.
iOS 18 and macOS Sequoia
We talked about our first impressions and some of the new features in iOS 18 and macOS Sequoia, Robert demonstrated some of them.
iOS 18
- Music haptics in Apple Music, Music Classical and Shazam.
- Recording speech transcripts in Notes.
- Adding text effects to Messages.
- The new Passwords app.
macOS Sequoia
- Improved window tiling options.
- New dynamic wallpapers including Sequoia and classic Macintosh icons.
- Hiding distractions in Safari.
- Video view also in Safari.
- Collapsing sections in Notes.
- Monthly warnings for apps allowed the screen capture.
These features and more are mentioned in Mac Rumors’ roundup of macOS Sequoia new features and changes.
Member Topics
- DaveK mentioned that the BBC have created an online Sound Effects Archive where many of their sound effects are available free for non-commercial use.
- While discussing Apple Passwords, DaveK mentioned an issue in 2023 where 1Password users received an erroneous warning their master password has changed. This turned out not to be a data breach.