6 ways macOS High Sierra will make your Mac much better

More VR companies will work with Apple to expand virtual reality’s reach on the Mac. Also, it will be a lot faster. It comes with autoplay blocking, which is a key in respecting privacy. Of course, users will still have the option of manually playing video should they choose to do so. “No longer, Safari has intelligence tracking prevention”.

At this early stage you will need to enrol in the Apple Developer Program, which requires a payment of $100 (about £69, AU$140). Full screen users will enjoy a new split-view compose window.

Photos is also set to receive some refinements, like improved facial recognition, and categories that are synchronized across all Apple devices.

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Apple has unveiled the new version of its MacOS operating system at WWDC, and this one’s called High Sierra. Federighi detailed some of the technology improvements included in macOS 10.13.

A major part of MacOS will be the company’s own File System which will replace the usual Hierarchical File System. Oculus famously dropped support for the Mac just before shipping previous year.

A new video codec, H.265/HVEC is also included in macOS High Sierra, as Apple eyes 4K video content as the new default.

Siri is also getting a revamp with its new deep-learning powered voice sounding a little more natural. Metal 2 includes support for VR. It will start at $599 and include AMD Radeon RX 580 8GB graphics card, which is a VR-ready GPU. The biggest advantage of this upgrade to Metal is that macOS will now be able to support Virtual Reality.

Apple noted how with Metal 2 and the new iMacs, the HTC Vive VR headset can be used with the all-in-one machines and development of VR apps can be done with the latest Unreal graphics engine and the SteamVR software development kit.

There is a macOS High Sierra developer beta arriving today for users who want to try the new features ahead of the macOS High Sierra release date this fall.

But Apple will not just improve apps in High Sierra.