Widgets have been a thing on macOS for years, but this is the first time that I’ve found them to be potentially useful. macOS Sonoma’s new iPad-inspired Lock Screen looks amazing Widgets on desktop The result is a slick-looking interface that looks great on the Apple Studio Display or Pro Display XDR. At the bottom of the interface, you’ll find the login picture, name, and login text field. The Lock Screen features a prominent date and time near the top of the display, while the dynamic wallpaper plays in the background. Subscribe to 9to5mac on YouTube for more videos iPad-inspired Lock ScreenĬombined with the dynamic screen savers, macOS Sonoma features a Lock Screen revamp that’s clearly inspired by the iPad. Special thanks to MacPaw, creators of CleanMyMac X for sponsoring 9to5mac on YouTube. Video: macOS Sonoma top features and changes It’s something that needs to be seen to really understand, so be sure to watch it in our video.

Unlike the Apple TV, however, these dynamic screen savers also serve as desktop wallpaper, slowly coming to a stop at any given point once a user unlocks their Mac, and slowly ramping up again once locked. Featuring many of the animated screen savers found on tvOS, macOS Sonoma features landscapes, city scapes, underwater scenes, overhead scenes, and more. Dynamic screen saversĪmong the most outstanding updates in macOS Sonoma are the new screen saver/wallpaper hybrids. In this hands-on video, I walk through dozens of my favorite new features and changes that are coming to all Mac users later this year. Headlined by new features like improved widget support, dynamic wallpapers, and an enhanced Lock Screen, the initial macOS Sonoma beta release is filled to the brim with new updates.

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