macOS Sequoia Preview

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Post by davidbarker » Mon, Jun 10, 2024, 6:49 PM UTC

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Post by wwalexander » Mon, Jun 10, 2024, 6:58 PM UTC

I never thought I’d see the day macOS would get tiling window management. Wonder how it will interact with Stage Manager if at all.

Re: macOS Sequoia Preview

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Post by minimaxir » Mon, Jun 10, 2024, 7:07 PM UTC

The iPhone Mirroring was the most interesting announcement (and I don't think was leaked).

I suspect it will only be useful for emergencies as latency will be terrible, though.

Re: macOS Sequoia Preview

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Post by k8sToGo » Mon, Jun 10, 2024, 7:09 PM UTC

minimaxir wrote: post #3

The iPhone Mirroring was the most interesting announcement (and I don't think was leaked). I suspect it will only be useful for emergencies as latency will be terrible, though.

With WiFi 6e latency should be ok.

Re: macOS Sequoia Preview

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Post by tsujamin » Mon, Jun 10, 2024, 7:11 PM UTC

minimaxir wrote: post #3

The iPhone Mirroring was the most interesting announcement (and I don't think was leaked). I suspect it will only be useful for emergencies as latency will be terrible, though.

Sidecar/display mirroring from my macbook to my ipad is pretty low latency, so presumably this will be based on a similar technology stack

Re: macOS Sequoia Preview

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Post by pmx » Mon, Jun 10, 2024, 7:11 PM UTC

I have high hopes for the background replacement tech, the segmentation built into teams isn't very good.

Re: macOS Sequoia Preview

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Post by gfaure » Mon, Jun 10, 2024, 7:11 PM UTC

minimaxir wrote: post #3

The iPhone Mirroring was the most interesting announcement (and I don't think was leaked). I suspect it will only be useful for emergencies as latency will be terrible, though.

This is occasionally quite useful. A few weeks ago, my phone's display went haywire, and the only way I could operate it to secure a backup was through the somewhat hidden mirroring functionality via QuickTime screen recording.

Re: macOS Sequoia Preview

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Post by spike021 » Mon, Jun 10, 2024, 7:13 PM UTC

wwalexander wrote: post #2

I never thought I’d see the day macOS would get tiling window management. Wonder how it will interact with Stage Manager if at all.

Yeah it looks like this will usurp Magnet for me, which I've used for years now.

Re: macOS Sequoia Preview

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Post by eddieroger » Mon, Jun 10, 2024, 7:13 PM UTC

minimaxir wrote: post #3

The iPhone Mirroring was the most interesting announcement (and I don't think was leaked). I suspect it will only be useful for emergencies as latency will be terrible, though.

> as latency will be terrible, though

Based on what? AirPlay mirroring is great today, and this is that with data in the other direction. Current Wifi is perfectly capable of bidirectional voice and video. Adding touch/key events is incremental.

Re: macOS Sequoia Preview

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Post by minimaxir » Mon, Jun 10, 2024, 7:13 PM UTC

pmx wrote: post #6

I have high hopes for the background replacement tech, the segmentation built into teams isn't very good.

The demo they showed used the iPhone Continuity Camera, which has depth information and already does a great job of segmentation as it's required for the Portrait and Studio Light effects.

I suspect quality will be worse on a typical Mac FaceTime camera.