Finally, you can upgrade to MacOS 26 on supported Mac models, just go to system settings> General> Update the program and click the “upgrade” button. Some features, such as fixing applications and liquid glass plastic surgery, are clear. Others are buried in the depth of the menus.
Below are our favorite MacOS 26 features that you will keep missing.
Outlife automation operators
The shortcut application has received a major update in MacOS 26, and it is now similar to its iPhone. This means that you can now run shortcuts (and therefore, all types of system procedures) when performing some procedures automatically.
You will find the new option on the “automation” tab in applying shortcuts. Click it, then click the icon+plus in the upper upper corner of the screen. From here, you will be able to choose an operator from a wide range. These include a certain time of the day, when it affects the alarm, or when receiving an email or messages from a specific contact.
There are also some of the private MacOS players, such as when adding a file to a specific folder, when modifying a specific file, when connecting an external drive, in addition to connecting to networks or peripheral devices such as Wi-Fi or external displays. There are also players to open specific applications and do not bother the situation. Here, Apple will add more to future updates.
Once the trigger is set, you can filter an acronym or create one immediately. If you want to do things like switching certain settings, you will need to create and connect monochrome shortcuts. Previously, you will need an application like Storny to add automation players that you forgot, but this is no longer the case.
Add and remove almost anything from and to the menu bar
Click the Control Center button on the menu bar at the top of the screen, and you will see a new option entitled “Edit the Controls”. You can use this to add panels and buttons to the main control panel interface, or remove old panels. But what is immediately unclear is the ability to pull these elements inside and outside the menu bar itself at the top of the screen.
You can mainly remove everything except time and control the control center, and rearrange it by withdrawing it. You can also block any third -party elements that you do not want to see by heading to system settings> menu tape and selecting them. Previously, you will need an application like Ice or Waiter To do this.
Customize the lock screen watch
IPhone users have been able to customize the lock screen watch for a few years so far, and Apple has finally brought the feature to MacOS as well. Go to Settings> Wallpaper and click on the new “Clock” button to choose from some familiar options.
In addition to the letter and the weight, you can also choose to show or hide the watch when the screen screen is also active.
Quick keys in the spotlight
The lights had a comprehensive repair process in MacOS 26, with new buttons for the history of the portfolio, which leads to the functioning of shortcuts, and liquidation according to the application. But the most exciting changes are productivity, such as the ability to run procedures directly from the facade of lights.
One thing you must definitely do to accelerate things is to make the most of the Apple Calls Keys feature. This allows you to run a procedure by writing two letters, which facilitates access to this job in the future. Before you can use it, you will need to set his shortcut.
To start, write the name of the procedure you want to do. There is a lot to choose from, so you may need to try to find the person you are looking for. For example, “Create a note” is the procedure that creates a new note in Apple notes. Write “Create a Note” and then note the “Fast Keys” field that appears next to it. Click this field and write the keys you want to use, for example. Now you can write “CN” to quickly get to the procedure.
Some procedures have multiple parts, such as a “new reminder”, so setting a quick key shortcut can greatly speed up the process of adding a reminder to a custom list. If you want at any time to reset your associations, just go to system settings> SpotLight and use the “Keys Keys” button.
Spotlight will also learn from your behavior, so if you start writing “CA” to reach the calendar, but finding another application that appears at the top of the search results, the choice of the calendar from the results will lead to its upper appearance in the list the next time that you start writing this query.
Include iPhone files and applications to search when compatible
If you prepare the IPHONE matching versions, you have some new options when searching for a Mac. You can now search for your iPhone files as do with your Mac files, as well as tell iPhone applications as if they were installed directly. When you open an application of these results, it will be opened directly in the matching copy window exactly as you do the identical iPhone notifications.
In order to succeed, you will need to sign Mac (Apple Silicon or T2 Mac and iPhone on the same Apple ID, with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, and your iPhone is close to. You will see the IPHONE identical icon appearing on your Mac berth when it is available.
You can prevent iPhone applications from appearing under system settings> Spotlight by disables “iPhone applications” at the bottom of the list.
Reducing import and export in observations
Marmdown is a reality that allows you to add compassionate coordination, connections, tables and more in a cana that can be read to humans. Think about it as a simplified experience on HTML, with uses that far exceed the web writing. I use Markdown everything, and now Notes Apple includes support for coordination, albeit in a limited import and export coordination.
What this means is that you can export any note using the file> Export as the Markdown option. You can also import files in Markdown format with file> Markdown. This does not change how Apple’s notes deal with these types of files; They will appear like a rich text and you will not be able to use the Markdown Category on Apple’s notes, but support is estimated with that.
You can import and export multiple notes by selecting more than one using control or transformation.
Another feature does not work unless you meet the IPHONE identical copy criteria for insert live activities in your Mac menu bar. Live activities allow you to track events related to time -sensitive applications such as live sports grades, aviation tracking, passenger sharing applications, food delivery, and more.
You will see an icon that appears in the menu bar in the upper upper corner of the screen, which you can click on for more information. IPados 26 also adds support to this feature.
The feature of access to movement signals now on Mac
If you are using your Mac in a car, in a train, or when flying but you find that you feel the disease, it may be pleased to hear that the Motion Motion feature of iOS 18 has made its way to the Mac.
To run it, go to System Settings> Accessibility> Movement. You will be able to choose between style, color, large points and more points, which dictate how the feature appears on your screen. You may need to adjust the setting to get the best results, but in the end it works by matching the movement you face with what you see on your screen.
Apple notes that the feature only works with laptops, but it does not work on M1 MacBook Air and MacBook Pro.
It is notified if someone says your name
Below is an elegant advantage for anyone who spends all day in noise cancellation headphones. You can now get MacOS to inform you if someone says your name with a pop -up window on the screen. To run it, go to System Settings> Accessibility> Name Learn.
You will be able to write your name or record how your name is usually clear. Upon completion, be sure to enable the emanating notification permission after that. You will now get a notification when your Mac hears that your name is said loudly.
Assisted Linux containers
Here is one for obsessive, MacOS 26 includes support for the new open Apple source container The project that makes it possible to start Linux containers inside MacOS. This previously requires container director such as Docker.
Start reading Apple tutorial and guidance. You can download and install the project from Gyrroup Or by using MacOS Package Manager Homebrew and Antreminal the following command:
brew install container
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