MacOS will also gain enhanced Continuity and iCloud drive support - Apple’s system that allows apps on iOS to link directly to the Mac versions using iCloud so that users can start something on one device and continue it on another.
Microsoft’s Cortana came built into Windows 10, performing similar personal information juggling as Siri, while Google’s Now voice assistant has been available through or Chromebooks for years. The digital assistant will scan through users’ messages, calendars and other personal information to identify events, travel plans and other pertinent information displaying it in a manner similar to Google’s Now.Īpple isn’t the first to bake a voice assistant into a computer. Siri will be tied into macOS’s notification centre and answer questions, perform actions such as advanced file searches and control devices as it can through an iPhone or iPad.
The OS X nomenclature had reached OS X 10.11 with El Capitan, but Apple’s next version will be simply named macOS Sierra, bringing it in line with the naming convention for its mobile and tablet operating system iOS.Īpart from a name change, Apple has overhauled iTunes and Apple music, while macOS will finally gain full Siri integration, after Apple’s voice assistant was first introduced on iOS with the iPhone 4S in October 2011. The change was announced on stage in San Francisco’s Bill Graham Civic Auditorium by Apple’s Craig Federighi, ditching the naming scheme devised under the watch of founder Steve Jobs on his return to the company in 1997. Apple has made a landmark change to its 15-year-old desktop and laptop operating system.