macOS Sequoia 4+

This update introduces features powered by Apple Intelligence, the personal intelligence system that unlocks powerful new ways to communicate, work and express yourself, all while protecting your data with an extraordinary step forward for privacy in AI. New features include Image Playground, which lets you create delightful, fun images, Writing Tools to transform how you communicate, enhancements to Siri including product knowledge and the ability to type to Siri, ChatGPT support integrated directly into Siri and Writing Tools, and more. This release also includes enhancements to Photos and Safari, as well as other features, bug fixes and security updates for your Mac.

Apple Intelligence (Mac with Apple silicon)
Writing Tools
• Writing Tools are available nearly everywhere you type, allowing you to rewrite, proofread and summarise text in the app you’re working in
• Proofread lets you view suggested improvements to what you’re writing, like grammar fixes and language refinements
• Summarise allows you to select text wherever you’re writing and generate a high-quality summary
• “Describe your change” in Writing Tools allows you to suggest how you’d like something rewritten — for example, as a poem
Siri
• Conversational context is maintained over the course of a session, so you can refer more naturally to something you said in a recent request or something Siri mentioned in a recent response
• Product knowledge helps you get answers to thousands of questions about the features and settings on your Apple products
Photos
• Clean Up removes distractions in your photos
• Memory movies can be created by describing the story you want to see
Notifications
• Notification summaries make it easy to catch up on your notifications with a glanceable summary of the most important information
• Reduce Interruptions is a new Focus that ensures the most urgent notifications get through to you while silencing potential distractions
Image Playground
• Create fun, playful images in multiple styles using concepts, descriptions, and people from your photo library
• Choose from animation and illustration styles when creating your image
ChatGPT support
• ChatGPT from OpenAI can be accessed direct from Siri or Writing Tools
• Compose in Writing Tools allows you to create something from scratch with ChatGPT
Additional Apple Intelligence features
• Smart Reply in Mail and Messages helps you quickly respond to messages with suggested responses
• Transcription summaries in Notes give you an intelligently created summary of the transcript from your audio recording
Photos
• Favourites album appears in the Utilities collection in addition to Pinned Collections
• Recently Viewed and Recently Shared album history can be cleared
Safari
• New background images to customise your Safari Start Page
• HTTPS upgrade tries to use secure HTTPS on all websites
• Simplified import and export for history, bookmarks and passwords

This update also includes the following improvements and bug fixes:
• Share Item Location in Find My helps you locate and recover misplaced items by easily and securely sharing the location of an AirTag or Find My network accessory with trusted third parties, such as airlines
• Favourite Categories in Podcasts allows you to choose your favourite categories and get relevant show recommendations that you can easily access in your Library
• Personalised Search page in Podcasts highlights the most relevant categories and editorially curated collections tailored to you
• Presenter preview lets you choose what to share — an app or your whole screen — before you share it when connecting to an external display or using AirPlay
• Pre-market price quotes in Stocks lets you track NASDAQ and NYSE tickers prior to market open
• Weather in menu bar allows you to get current weather conditions from the menu bar on your Mac and click through to quickly access detailed forecasts

Some features may not be available in all regions or on all Apple devices.