Mac os x becomes macos sierra

Apple has taken advantage of WWDC 2016 to announce a major change in its desktop operating system, OS X dies after many years and becomes the new macOS Sierra. Thus, a stage ends and "El Capitan" will be its last operating system under the name OS X.

The arrival of macOS Sierra will be accompanied by several news regarding Mac OS X

The change in name is due to Apple's new way of naming its different operating systems present in the various devices it markets: iOS, macOS, tvOS and watchOS. macOS "Sierra" also means the arrival of Siri to your desktop system, the wizard will be able to access the desktop as well as documents and all the directories and devices connected to the operating system.

MacOS "Sierra" will allow users to access files on their computer through iCloud using iPAd or iPhone, it will also be compatible with the Windows iCloud application. If you have a second Mac, the files and applications can also be found on the second device in exactly the same place as the original.

Another feature of Continuity is the ' Universal Clipboard' that allows you to use the traditional copy and paste operations directly from an iPhone or iPad to the Mac. We also found security innovations with the 'Auto Unlock' feature that will allow owners of An Apple Watch can access your Mac and be automatically logged in.

Other macOS “Sierra” enhancements affect the Safari browser that will support tabs, multiple windows, and extensions for Map, Mail, TestEdit applications and many more. The photo application receives major improvements and will now be able to perform the iOS 9.3 Picture-in-Picture function to drag videos from Safari or iTunes to a new window on the desktop while working on something else. The video window will be fully adjustable, draggable and corner-mountable.

The macOS Sierra operating system will be available to developers starting today, the beta version will arrive in July and the final version in autumn.

Source: macrumors