What’s new in the updates for macOS Sonoma
macOS Sonoma updates improve the stability, performance or compatibility of your Mac and are recommended for all macOS Sonoma users.
About the security content of these updates
What’s new for enterprise in these updates
macOS Sonoma 14.7
This update provides important security fixes and is recommended for all users.
macOS Sonoma 14.6.1
This update includes important bug fixes and addresses an issue that prevents enabling or disabling Advanced Data Protection.
macOS Sonoma 14.6
This update adds support for using up to two external displays when the laptop lid is closed on 14-inch MacBook Pro with M3 chip and also provides important bug fixes and security updates.
macOS Sonoma 14.5
macOS Sonoma 14.5 includes the following improvements and bug fixes:
Quartiles is a new and original daily word game that is now available in Apple News+
Scoreboard in News+ Puzzles gives you access to new player data for Crossword, Mini Crossword and Quartiles, including stats and streaks
Some features may not be available in all regions or on all Apple devices.
macOS Sonoma 14.4.1
This update provides bug fixes for your Mac, including:
USB hubs connected to external displays may not be recognised
Copy-protected Audio Unit plug-ins designed for professional music apps may not open or pass validation
Apps that include Java may quit unexpectedly
macOS Sonoma 14.4
macOS Sonoma 14.4 introduces new emoji as well as other features, bug fixes and security updates for your Mac.
Emoji
New mushroom, phoenix, lime, broken chain and shaking heads emoji are now available in emoji keyboard
18 people and body emoji support facing the opposite direction
This update also includes the following improvements and bug fixes:
Podcasts Episode text can be read in full, searched for a word or phrase, clicked to play from a specific point and used with accessibility features such as Text Size, Increase Contrast and VoiceOver
Business Updates in Messages for Business let you get updates you’ve opted in to, such as order status, flight notifications, fraud alerts or other transactions from trusted businesses
Safari Favourites Bar adds an option to show only icons for websites
Some features may not be available in all regions or on all Apple devices.
macOS Sonoma 14.3.1
This update provides bug fixes for your Mac, including:
Text may duplicate or overlap unexpectedly while typing
Some features may not be available in all regions or on all Apple devices.
macOS Sonoma 14.3
macOS Sonoma 14.3 introduces enhancements to Apple Music, as well as other features, bug fixes and security updates for your Mac.
Collaborate on playlists in Apple Music allows you to invite friends to join your playlist and everyone can add, reorder and remove songs
Emoji reactions can be added to any track in a collaborative playlist in Apple Music
AppleCare & Warranty in Settings shows your coverage for all of the devices that are signed in with your Apple ID
Some features may not be available in all regions or on all Apple devices.
macOS Sonoma 14.2.1
This update provides important bug fixes and security updates and is recommended for all users.
Some features may not be available in all regions or on all Apple devices.
macOS Sonoma 14.2
This update introduces enhanced Autofill for PDFs and improvements to Messages and Weather. This release also includes other features, bug fixes and security updates for your Mac.
PDFs
Enhanced AutoFill identifies fields in PDFs and other forms enabling you to populate them with information such as names and addresses from your contacts
Messages
Catch-up arrow lets you easily jump to your first unread message in a conversation by clicking the arrow visible in the top right-hand corner
The Add sticker option in the context menu lets you add a sticker directly to a bubble
Contact Key Verification provides automatic alerts and Contact Verification Codes to help people verify that they are only messaging those they intend to when facing extraordinary digital threats
Weather
Precipitation amounts help you stay on top of rain and snow conditions for a given day over the next 10 days
New widgets let you choose from next-hour precipitation, daily forecast, sunrise and sunset times, and current conditions such as Air Quality, Feels Like and wind speed
Wind map snapshot helps you quickly assess wind patterns and access the animated wind map overlay to prepare for forecasted wind conditions for the next 24 hours
Clock
Multiple timers let you run several timers simultaneously and create a name for each timer
Timer presets help you start a timer quickly with a range of preset options
Recents makes it easy to restart your recently used timers
This update also includes the following new features:
Favourite Songs Playlist in Apple Music lets you quickly get back to the songs you mark as favourites
Use Listening History in Apple Music can be disabled in a Focus so music you listen to does not appear in Recently Played or influence your recommendations
Shazam Music Recognition allows you to quickly identify songs playing online or around you, even when wearing AirPods
New keyboard layouts provide support for seven additional Sámi languages
Some features may not be available for all regions or on all Apple devices.
macOS Sonoma 14.1.2
This update provides important bug fixes and security updates and is recommended for all users.
Some features may not be available in all regions or on all Apple devices.
macOS Sonoma 14.1.1
This update provides important bug fixes and security updates and is recommended for all users.
Some features may not be available in all regions or on all Apple devices.
macOS Sonoma 14.1
This update provides enhancements, bug fixes and security updates for your Mac including:
Favourites expanded in Music to include songs, albums and playlists, and you can filter to display your favourites in the library
Apple warranty status for Mac, AirPods and Beats headphones and earbuds are available in System Settings
Fixes an issue where the System Services settings within Location Services may reset
Fixes an issue that may prevent encrypted external drives from mounting
Some features may not be available in all regions or on all Apple devices.
macOS Sonoma 14.0
macOS Sonoma brings all‑new capabilities that elevate your productivity and creativity. Discover even more ways to personalise your Mac with stunning screen savers and widgets that you can add to your desktop. Elevate your presence on video calls with a new way to present your work that keeps you a part of the presentation. Safari profiles and web apps help you organise your browsing in all-new ways. Game Mode boosts your gaming performance. Sonoma also brings big updates to Messages, Keyboard and Accessibility. And when you upgrade, you’ll get the latest security and privacy protections available for Mac.
Screen Savers
Stunning screen savers of locations from around the world seamlessly become your desktop wallpaper when you log in
Shuffle settings for rotating through screen savers by theme, including Landscape, Cityscape, Underwater and Earth
Widgets
Widgets can be placed anywhere on the desktop and adapt to the colour of your wallpaper while working in apps
iPhone widgets can be added to your Mac when your iPhone is nearby or on the same Wi-Fi network
Interactive widgets let you take actions directly from the widget, such as running a shortcut, pausing media and more
Video Conferencing
Presenter Overlay keeps you front and centre while sharing your screen in FaceTime or third-party video conferencing apps (Mac with Apple silicon)
Reactions layer 3D effects such as hearts, balloons, confetti and more around you in video calls and can be triggered with gestures (Mac with Apple silicon, Continuity Camera with iPhone 12 and later)
Safari and Passwords
Profiles keep your browsing separate for topics such as work and personal, separating your history, cookies, extensions, Tab Groups and favourites
Web apps let you use any website like it’s an app, complete with an icon in the Dock for faster access and a simplified toolbar for easier browsing
Enhanced Private Browsing locks your private browsing windows when you’re not using them, blocks known trackers from loading and removes tracking that identifies you from URLs
Password and passkey sharing allows you to share accounts with trusted contacts easily
Messages
Live Stickers sync from iOS and iPadOS to macOS, giving you access to the Live Stickers you create on your iPhone and iPad
Search filters for people, keywords and content types, such as photos or links, help you find what you’re looking for more easily
Swipe to reply inline on any iMessage bubble
Gaming
Game Mode gives games the highest priority on the CPU and GPU, delivering more consistent frame rates and lower latency to wireless controllers and AirPods (Mac with Apple silicon)
Keyboard
Improved autocorrect accuracy makes typing even easier by leveraging a more powerful transformer-based language model
Inline predictive text shows single- and multi-word predictions that you can add by pressing the Space bar
Improved Dictation experience supports using your voice and keyboard together to enter and edit text
AirPods
Adaptive Audio delivers a new listening mode that dynamically blends Active Noise Cancellation and Transparency to tailor the noise control experience based on the conditions of your environment (AirPods Pro (2nd generation) with the latest firmware)
Personalised Volume adjusts the volume of your media in response to your environment and listening preferences over time (AirPods Pro (2nd generation) with the latest firmware)
Conversation Awareness lowers your media volume and enhances the voices of the people in front of the user, all while reducing background noise (AirPods Pro (2nd generation) with the latest firmware)
Mute and unmute your microphone by pressing the AirPods stem or the Digital Crown on AirPods Max when on a call (AirPods (3rd generation), AirPods Pro (1st and 2nd generation) or AirPods Max with the latest firmware)
Improved AirPods automatic switching now detects Mac up to 2x faster (AirPods (2nd and 3rd generation), AirPods Pro (1st and 2nd generation), AirPods Max with the latest firmware)
Privacy
Sensitive Content Warnings can be enabled to help prevent users from viewing sensitive images in Messages unexpectedly
Expanded Communication Safety protections for children now detect videos containing nudity in addition to photos shared through Messages and the system Photos picker
Improved sharing permissions let you choose which photos to share and add calendar events without providing access to your entire photo library or calendar
Accessibility
Live Speech lets you type what you want to say and reads it aloud in FaceTime calls or in-person conversations
Personal Voice helps users at risk of speech loss create a voice that sounds like them in a private and secure way using on-device machine learning
Made for iPhone compatible hearing devices can be paired and used with Mac (MacBook Pro (2021), Mac Studio (2022) and Mac computers with M2 chip)
This release also includes other features and improvements:
One-time verification code AutoFill from Mail helps you sign in to sites in Safari quickly, without leaving the browser
Inline PDFs and document scans in Notes are presented full-width, making them easy to view
Grocery Lists in Reminders group related items into sections automatically as you add them
Visual Look Up for recipes helps you find similar dishes from a photo
Visual Look Up in video helps you find out about objects that appear in paused video frames
Pets in the People album in Photos surfaces individual pets just like friends or family members
Option to say “Siri” in addition to “Hey Siri” for a more natural way to activate Siri (Mac with Apple silicon, AirPods Pro (2nd generation))
High performance mode in Screen Sharing supports colour workflows and improves responsiveness while accessing a Mac remotely (Mac with Apple silicon)
Item sharing in Find My allows you to share an AirTag with up to five other people
Activity History in Home displays a recent history of events for door locks, garage doors, security systems and contact sensors
Battery health management updated on 13-inch MacBook Air with M2 chip to better optimise long-term battery health
Some features may not be available for all regions or on all Apple devices.
