macOS Sonoma is available today • Hacker News Board

Re: macOS Sonoma is available today

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Post by webkike » Tue, Sep 26, 2023, 5:37 PM UTC

Please, for the love of god, add native window snapping.

Re: macOS Sonoma is available today

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Post by mj4e » Tue, Sep 26, 2023, 5:38 PM UTC

rogueresearch wrote: post #20

mj4e wrote: post #7

How do you get it? Not showing in settings.

https://mrmacintosh.com/macos-sonoma-full-installer-database...

Thanks. Is it not available from Apple directly though?

Re: macOS Sonoma is available today

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Post by oidar » Tue, Sep 26, 2023, 5:39 PM UTC

webkike wrote: post #21

Please, for the love of god, add native window snapping.

I use the open source system tray app Rectangle for this.

Re: macOS Sonoma is available today

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Post by crazygringo » Tue, Sep 26, 2023, 5:40 PM UTC

spicybright wrote: post #16

FINALLY we've come full circle and can have widgets on the desktop again! It's not like a revolutionary killer feature for me, but I just always preferred having information always in my "peripheral" instead of having to actively check a separate menu.

Wait when were widgets ever available on the desktop before?

Years ago they were on a separate dashboard screen but that wasn't the desktop.

This seems entirely new, not any kind of full circle.

Edit: just to clarify, I'm talking about on Macs, not Windows.

Re: macOS Sonoma is available today

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Post by rPlayer6554 » Tue, Sep 26, 2023, 5:40 PM UTC

oidar wrote: post #23

webkike wrote: post #21

Please, for the love of god, add native window snapping.

I use the open source system tray app Rectangle for this.

I work in an environment where they won't let me download any applications like this!

Re: macOS Sonoma is available today

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Post by mj4e » Tue, Sep 26, 2023, 5:40 PM UTC

mj4e wrote: post #22

rogueresearch wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

https://mrmacintosh.com/macos-sonoma-full-installer-database...

Thanks. Is it not available from Apple directly though?

It's right at the top of the Mac App Store as 'featured' with this story. Yet somehoe it doesn't include an install link!

https://apps.apple.com/gb/story/id1699686314

EDIT - COMMAND + R in the settings app will reload the page

Re: macOS Sonoma is available today

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Post by iamdamian » Tue, Sep 26, 2023, 5:42 PM UTC

dmd wrote: post #19

iamdamian wrote: post #14

Update: simscitizen has confirmed below that 1Password 7 still works in Sonoma. This will be the first macOS upgrade I won’t be doing for a while. I’d like to try it out, but I need to figure out how to migrate off of 1Password 7 (standalone) first or to make sure it still works with Sonoma. (Edit: I'm expecting that 1Password 7 will break with the new OS and make me convert to their subscription product.)

Why does this upgrade require migrating off 1Password?

Updated to clarify. My expectation is that 1Password 7 won’t work on Sonoma. In my experience, AgileBits requires an upgrade for new versions of macOS. IIUC, 1Password 7 is also the last version that you can buy outright rather than paying for by subscription.

Re: macOS Sonoma is available today

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Post by thangngoc89 » Tue, Sep 26, 2023, 5:42 PM UTC

crazygringo wrote: post #24

spicybright wrote: post #16

FINALLY we've come full circle and can have widgets on the desktop again! It's not like a revolutionary killer feature for me, but I just always preferred having information always in my "peripheral" instead of having to actively check a separate menu.

Wait when were widgets ever available on the desktop before? Years ago they were on a separate dashboard screen but that wasn't the desktop. This seems entirely new, not any kind of full circle. Edit: just to clarify, I'm talking about on Macs, not Windows.

Windows Vista and Windows 7 circa. Separate dashboard screen is from Windows 8

Re: macOS Sonoma is available today

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Post by pretext-1 » Tue, Sep 26, 2023, 5:43 PM UTC

spicybright wrote: post #16

FINALLY we've come full circle and can have widgets on the desktop again! It's not like a revolutionary killer feature for me, but I just always preferred having information always in my "peripheral" instead of having to actively check a separate menu.

This time it can mirror widgets from iPhone though, which makes it much more useful.

Re: macOS Sonoma is available today

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Post by divbzero » Tue, Sep 26, 2023, 5:43 PM UTC

I’ve used Nativefier for years and am excited for this new feature described in the release notes:

> Web apps let you use any website like an app, complete with an icon in the Dock for faster access and a simplified toolbar for easier browsing.