Apple® today announced that OS X® Yosemite, the latest major release of
the world’s most advanced desktop operating system, is available as a
free upgrade for Mac® users from the Mac App Store℠. Yosemite delivers a
fresh, modern look and introduces Continuity features that make it easy
to hand off activities between Mac and iOS devices and even make and
receive iPhone® calls from your Mac. Yosemite also includes a new Today
view, a redesigned Spotlight® and updated versions of Safari®, Mail,
Messages and iTunes®.
OS X Yosemite is available today as a free upgrade and introduces a fresh, modern look, amazing new Continuity features and powerful apps. (Photo: Business Wire)
“OS X Yosemite is the most advanced version of OS X we’ve ever built,
with a brand new design, amazing Continuity features and powerful
versions of the apps you use every day,” said Craig Federighi, Apple’s
senior vice president of Software Engineering. “OS X Yosemite ushers in
the future of computing, where your Apple devices all work together
seamlessly and magically. It’s something only Apple can do, and it’s
available today.”
OS X Yosemite has been redesigned with a fresh, modern look, while
maintaining the power and familiarity users expect from a Mac.
Streamlined toolbars make more room for your content, and use
translucency to reveal additional app content as you scroll. Other
translucent elements, such as window sidebars, take on the feel of your
desktop picture and give you a sense of what’s hidden behind the active
window. App icons have a clean, consistent design, and a new system font
improves readability on every Mac and looks stunning on a Retina®
display.
Yosemite includes amazing Continuity features that make your Mac and iOS
devices perfect companions.* Handoff automatically passes what you’re
doing from one device to another, like writing an email or surfing the
web. Instant Hotspot makes using your iPhone’s hotspot as easy as
connecting to a Wi-Fi network.** AirDrop® now works between Mac and iOS,
so you can quickly and easily share content across devices. All the SMS
messages that previously only appeared on your iPhone now can
automatically appear in Messages on your Mac and all your iOS devices.
You can even make and receive iPhone calls on your Mac.***
Yosemite introduces innovative new features, including:
• Today view in Notification Center, giving you quick access to
informative widgets for Calendar, Weather, Stocks, Reminders, World
Clock and social networks. You can also add widgets like Yahoo! Sports
from the Mac App Store to customize your Today view;
• a new Spotlight, delivering rich information right to your desktop
from Wikipedia, Maps, Bing, App Store℠, iTunes Store®, iBooks Store℠,
top websites, news and movie showtimes;
• iCloud Drive℠, so you can store files of any type in iCloud®, organize
them any way you like, and access them from your Mac, iPhone, iPad® or
even a Windows PC;
• a streamlined new Safari that delivers the fastest performance, as
well as the longest battery life for web browsing and Netflix HD video
streaming on the Mac;
• an updated version of Mail, which includes Markup for quickly filling
out and signing forms and PDFs right within Mail, plus Mail Drop, which
makes it easy to send large attachments up to 5GB for free;
• enhanced Messages, so now you can add participants to your ongoing
group conversations, see their locations on a map, quickly access
attachments and even mute notifications;
• iTunes 12, which has a sleek new look, is fast and simple to use, and
makes it easier to switch between browsing your music library and
discovering new music on the iTunes Store. A new Recents view makes it
easy to access the media you just purchased or recently played; and
• Family Sharing, so family members can now browse and download each
other’s iTunes, iBooks® or Mac App Store purchases.
Yosemite also delivers platform technologies that make it easier for
developers to create amazing new Mac apps. Swift™ is a powerful,
next-generation programming language for iOS and OS X that’s fast,
modern, interactive and helps developers write safer and more reliable
code. SpriteKit makes it easier for developers to incorporate realistic
motion, lighting and physics in games and when integrated with SceneKit,
makes it simple to create games with animated 3D scenes and effects.
Pricing & Availability
OS X Yosemite is available as a free upgrade today from the Mac App
Store. Yosemite supports all Macs introduced in 2009 or later, and some
models introduced in 2007 and 2008. For a complete list of system
requirements and compatible systems, please visit apple.com/osx/howtoupgrade.
Continuity features require iOS 8.1, which is available as a free
upgrade starting October 20. OS X Server 4.0 requires Yosemite and is
available from the Mac App Store for $19.99 (US).
* Some Continuity features require advanced Bluetooth LE and Wi-Fi
features available only in more recent Macs.
** Check with your carrier for hotspot availability.
*** Cellular data charges may apply.
Apple designs Macs, the best personal computers in the world, along with
OS X, iLife, iWork and professional software. Apple leads the digital
music revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store. Apple has
reinvented the mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store,
and is defining the future of mobile media and computing devices with
iPad.
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