Can Your Mac Run macOS Sequoia?

Apple usually releases annual macOS updates in October, with some exceptions.

Apple has said Sequoia is “coming this fall.”

Craig Federighi of Apple at WWDC 2024.

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The Mac’s first batch of Apple Intelligence features will launch in beta in October with macOS Sequoia 15.1.

Siri will use this data for personal context.

Expanded Mac Virtual Display

macOS Sonoma allows Vision Pro owners to interact with their Mac’s screen.

Summarizing an email in the Mail app on macOS Sequoia.

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With macOS Sequoia, Mac Virtual Display mode allows for panoramic virtual screens.

However, robot vacuum support is “coming later this year.”

Apple Intelligence requires Apple Silicon with 8GB of RAM.

Using the Image Playground AI image generator in Freeform for Mac.

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On the iPad, Apple Intelligence requires an M1 chip or newer.

On the phone side, you need at least an iPhone 15 Pro.

Solving Math Equations in Notes

Sequoia’s Notes app supports proper mathematical notation.

Advanced file search with Siri on macOS Sequoia.

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Automatically solving expressions inline after typing an equals sign only works on Apple Silicon Macs.

Many Apple Intelligence features will be limited in terms of supported languages.

Apple Intelligence will only work with the Siri language and your Mac language set to US English.

A Mac and an iPhone showcasing drag and drop in iPhone mirroring, set against a color gradient background.

Support for additional languages will “come over the course of the next year.”

However, it’s only available in English (US).

These specialized maps will at first only cover the US and Japan before expanding to other countries over time.

A woman sitting at a wooden desk in a stylish apartment, wearing a Vision Pro headset and using panoramic virtual Mac displays.

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Also, saving hikes for offline access will only work in the US.

When typing out your math, you might use Arabic (Eastern and Western) and Devanagari numerals.

Voice isolation for the caller is now supported, but only on the AirPods Pro.

MacBook Pro next to an iPhone on a MagSafe charging stand, running the iPhone  Mirroring feature in a window.

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Live audio transcription in the Mac’s Notes app.

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Automatic match calculations in Apple Notes on a Mac.

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Safari’s Highlights feature in macOS Sequoia showing directions to a place.

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Safari’s Reader Mode on macOS Sequoia.

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Reviewing hike trails in Apple Maps on macOS Sequoia.

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An AirPods card on iPhone listing new features like voice isolation and responding to Siri with head movement.