In early June, Apple announced a new version of macOS desktop platform, which has received the name of High Sierra. Immediately after the announcement was released the first beta version of the OS for developers, ordinary “MacOS users” will be able to install the Assembly closer to the end of the month and a full release macOS High Sierra in autumn this year.
As you can tell by the title, this release is considered by Apple as a major cumulative update for the previous version of macOS. However, the update contains several useful innovations.
Secured notes
One of the main problems of the application Notes — they are hard to find the desired entry. MacOS High Sierra a user can pin frequently used records, and they will appear at the top of the list regardless of the view the other notes.
Lock AutoPlay
Many users annoyed, when the audio commercials or ads in the news feed play automatically. Updated Safari in macOS, High Sierra block auto-play videos on web pages.
Messages in iCloud
The company added synchronization correspondence from application “Messages” to iCloud. Now the actual messages available from any Apple device. In addition, the user does not risk losing important information after you reinstall the operating system or revert to the factory settings.
Optimize email storage
MacOS High Sierra, the Mail app received significant improvements. Now emails take up 35% less space in the device memory. The app loads and works faster. In addition, the search in Mail has become faster and easier with a “Best match”, which bears the relevant letter at the top of the list. It takes into account which letters were read, the user who is in charge of more and more. The more you search, the better it works.
Configuring sites in Safari
MacOS 10.13 High Sierra, you can set individual sites. Settings include content blocking, reading mode, page scaling from 50% to 300%, settings, playback, and permissions to use the camera, microphone and location.
New features print photos
Apple added to Mac OS support High Sierra printing and publishing images through the services of Animoto, iFolor, Shutterfly, White Wall and Wix directly from the app “Photo”.