macOS 10.14 Mojave release date, news and features

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The macOS Mojave brings key iOS apps like News and Stocks to our best Macs, as well as amazing features like the system-wide Dark Mode and boosted productivity via Finder. It’s hardly a surprise, therefore, that many of us – even those who can upgrade to macOS Catalina – are still sticking with it. Especially those who don’t want to move on from iTunes, which the new operating system replaces with several new apps.

Beyond that, there’s a lot to love about the macOS Mojave. Despite its own fair share of security issues, most notoriously KeySteal, the operating system is generally safe and secure. And, many of those concerns have been addressed, making this operating system better than ever. Besides, any persisting issues are dwarfed by the many advantages this new OS brings to the table.

Let’s dig further into everything the macOS Mojave can do, so that you can take full advantage of its features and also decide whether to stay with it or upgrade to macOS Catalina.

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Cut to the chase

What is it? The 2018 edition of Apple’s Mac operating system, macOS

When is it out? macOS Mojave is out right now

What will it cost? macOS 10.14 is free

Apple unveiled macOS 10.14 Mojave back in June 2018 at the WWDC 2018 event, and during  that time, many of its features were showcased. This announcement was then followed by a public beta launch in July 2018. Finally, a full launch of the operating system happened on September 24, 2018.

Apple has been keeping macOS 10.14 Mojave up to date with all the latest features. The newest of these updates, macOS 10.14.4, brought Dark Mode to Safari, alongside the Apple News+ service. Previous updates included a fix for the FaceTime Bug, which allowed other people to access your camera without you taking their call or giving them permission, as well as a supplemental update to boost reliability for the 2018 MacBook Air.

Apple has also rolled out macOS 10.14.5, though it isn’t the last major update to the operating system before macOS 10.15 is released. This update concentrated on stability, and is still very much worth downloading despite only touting more nuanced improvements.

Since macOS 10.14 Mojave has been available for some time now, there are a lot of new features to discover and take advantage of. Let’s dig into the best ones and do a run-down of everything your Mac can do.

From Finder enhancements to stricter security, the best Macs are about to become all the better. Read on to find out all the fresh features macOS Mojave brings to the table, whether or not you haven’t made the jump yet, so you know all the incredible things this operating system lets you do.

Perhaps its most impressive feature is the system-wide Dark Mode. Apple’s macOS 10.14 Mojave brings in a very exciting feature in a dark mode that covers every first-party program on the Mac. Even Xcode gets the look, completely in black, making those protracted programming sessions easier on the eyes.

Third party applications are also starting to adopt this new theme, with changes happening automatically for any app that uses standard colors through AppKit. 

Although, developers who don’t use AppKit are also working on implementing Dark Mode on their applications. For example, in a recent bug report, Google Chrome developers confirmed that they’re working on bringing Dark Mode into its fan-favorite web browser – just as soon as they iron out some issues first.

Group FaceTime
One of the marquee features that was part of the initial launch of MacOS Mojave, Group FaceTime was rolled out to the public as part of macOS 10.14.1. This nifty feature lets you to have FaceTime conversations with up to 32 people across iOS and macOS devices. 

Group FaceTime has an incredibly intuitive implementation in macOS 10.14 Mojave. You can start a group FaceTime chat from any group iMessage thread, and invites are sent through a ringless notification so as not to distract anyone you’re trying to invite. Once a Group FaceTime Chat has started, it automatically detects the person speaking, bringing them front and center so that everyone’s attention is always on the person actively speaking.