Michal Ždanský The main theme of the OS X 10.10 Yosemite operating system is without a doubt a completely new design and features along with a unique connection with iOS devices. However, we cannot forget the applications, many of which received other useful functions in addition to the changed appearance. Apple showed off just a handful of them: Safari, Messages, Mail, and Finder.
In addition to existing applications, Apple is also working on a completely new Photos application, which will be a counterpart to the iOS application of the same name and will allow simple photo management and basic editing that will be synchronized across devices. However, this app will not appear in the current beta version and we will have to wait a few more months for it. But now to those applications that are part of the current build of OS X 10.10.
Safari
Apple has greatly reduced its Internet browser. All controls are now in one row, dominated by the omnibar. When you click in the address bar, a menu with favorite pages will open, which you had until now in a separate line. It is hidden in the new Safari, but it can still be turned on. The address bar itself has also been improved – it displays contextual whispers, such as a snippet of a given keyword from Wikipedia or Google whispers. A new search engine has also been added DuckDuckGo.
Quite cleverly, Apple solved the problem of many open panels. Until now, it handled this by collecting the extra panels into the last panel, which you had to click on and select the one you wanted to display. Now the bar is horizontally scrollable. There's also a new Control Center-style view of all panels. The panels line up in a grid, with panels from the same domain clustered together.
Other improvements include an incognito browsing panel that's independent from the rest of the app like Chrome, support for web standards including WebGL for accelerated 3D graphics in the browser, as well as improvements to JavaScript performance that Apple says should put Safari on top of other browsers. It also consumes less energy, for example, watching a web video on services such as Netflix lasts two hours more on the MacBook than on the previous version of the operating system. Sharing has also been improved, where the context menu will offer the last contacts you communicated with for faster sending of links.
After opening the pre-installed email client, some users may not even recognize the application. The interface is significantly simpler, the application looks more elegant and cleaner. It thus resembles its counterpart on the iPad even more.
The first big news is the Mail Drop service. Thanks to it, you can send files up to 5 GB in size, regardless of which mail service the other party uses. Here, Apple bypasses the email protocol much like the web repositories integrated into third-party email clients. He uploads the attachment to his own server, and the recipient only receives a link from which he can download the attachment, or, if he also uses the Mail application, he sees the attachment as if it had been sent via the normal route.
The second new function is Markup, which allows you to edit photos or PDF documents directly in the editor window. Around the embedded file, you can activate a toolbar, similar to the one from the Preview application, and insert annotations. You can add geometric shapes, text, zoom in on a part of the image, or draw freely. The feature automatically recognizes some shapes like conversation bubbles or arrows and converts them into better-looking curves. In the case of PDF, you can sign contracts via the trackpad.
News
In Yosemite, the Messages app finally becomes a true counterpart to the app of the same name on iOS. This means that it will not only show iMessage, but all received and sent SMS and MMS. The content of Messages will thus be identical to your phone, which is another part of the interconnectedness of both Apple operating systems. As part of iMessage, you can also send audio messages instead of classic messages, such as you may know from WhatsApp.
Similar to Messages on iOS, Messages on Mac supports group conversations. Each thread can be named arbitrarily for better orientation, and new participants can be invited during the conversation. You can also opt out of the conversation at any time. The Do Not Disturb function is also handy, where you can turn off notifications for individual threads so that you are not constantly disturbed by the ongoing stormy discussion.
Finder
The Finder itself hasn't changed much functionally, but it does include a newly introduced iCloud feature called iCloud Drive. It is practically the same cloud storage as Dropbox or Google Drive, with the difference that it is also integrated into iOS. This means that you can find documents from each iOS application in iCloud Drive in its own folder, and you can easily add new files here. After all, you can manipulate the storage as you like in Dropbox. All changes are instantly synchronized and you can access your files from the web interface.
The AirDrop function was also a joy, which finally works between iOS and OS X. Until now, it was only possible to send files within one platform. With iOS 8 and OS X 10.10, iPhones, iPads, and Macs finally communicate with each other the way they have since the feature was introduced.
You have no idea how the sms/phone notifications from iOS to OS X are supposed to work? If it will somehow be based on iMessage - that is, online or via bluetooth? (there I would be afraid of limited functionality on bluetooth 4...)
I think it will be via iCloud
All these services will use the same principle (simplicity and functionality) and therefore it cannot be iCloud. Instant Hotspot wouldn't work at that point (the Mac can't access iCloud until it's on the internet, which it isn't at the time Hotspot is set up). Wi-Fi is the most logical, fastest and most energy-saving. Hence the necessity of the device being on the same local network.
Won't it be via AirPlay? iPhone can communicate with mbp even 'offline', i.e. without internet connection.
I meant AirDrop…
However, AirDrop uses Wi-Fi (BT in AirDrip is only used to detect nearby, usable, devices)
I think that this is due to the WiFi range, i.e. there must be an adjustable hotspot, which, by the way, will no longer need to be set manually on the phone - see the article
bluetooth certainly does not play a role in this
if it was via iCLoud, it would be very interesting, then theoretically, an iPhone in another city could be on the network, I don't see the file, I think that a physical signal range between those devices would be necessary. within one wifi
in my opinion, it will be via the Bonjour service, just like airplay and airprint, i.e. within the framework of one site.
The best improvement in the right place are those garish colors like from the circus... Another improvement is the absence of textures and transitions, and the use of white paint wherever possible - which contributes to the total transparency of the system... Really, thank you Apple - you have produced other design gems after iOS 7 …
iDisk is finally asleep!!
idisk that was integrated in .mac or me.com was partially replaced by other Drives