Apple announces macOS Sonoma with support for desktop widgets and screensavers

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Apple has just unveiled macOS Sonoma, the latest version of its desktop operating system, onstage at WWDC 2023. The headline features are support for widgets on the desktop, as well as new aerial screensavers that can also serve as your wallpaper. Based on Apple’s release strategy in previous years the update — also known as macOS 14 — should be available in developer beta imminently, and as a public beta in the coming weeks. General availability is expected later this year.

Widgets can be dragged from your Notification Center to the desktop or can be effectively imported from an iPhone if a device is on the same Wi-Fi network. They can be interactive, with one demo showing how you can control a connected vehicle from its desktop widget,...

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