April 2021
Beginner
432 pages
10h 56m
English
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Chapter 4
What’s New in macOS Big Sur?
IN THIS CHAPTER
Controlling your laptop from the Finder menu
Discovering widgets and Guides
Flexing new muscles in Safari and Messages
Keeping an eye on your MacBook’s battery
Have you upgraded to Big Sur from the previous version of macOS, Catalina? If so, you’ve opened the door to several new features, and this chapter was written especially for you. (And if you’re not rubbing your hands together with gleeful anticipation, you should be; I know I am.) Here, you’ll find descriptions of my favorite new features that ship with the latest version of macOS.
Note that some other new Big Sur features appear elsewhere in the book. The Listen Now feature introduced with Big Sur is covered within the Music chapter (Chapter 12), for example. The new features you find in this happy chapter, however, are what I consider to be the real standouts, so they’re showcased separately.
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Introducing the Control Center
If you own an iPhone or iPad, you’re already familiar with the oh-so-convenient Control Center. With a single downward swipe ...
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