The Maps app is redesigned for MacOS Big Sur, and aside form the visual changes you will also find a new Guides feature that pulls data from sources like Lonely Planet. Messages for Mac also gains features from Messages in iOS 14 and iPadOS 14, including pinned messages, group messaging improvements, and better search features. Messages on the Mac is finally getting features that were previously only available to iOS and iPadOS Messages users, including support for Memoji, GIF picker, and more. Safari for MacOS Big Sur also gains language translation features, that allow you to instantly translate foreign languages on web pages. Safari gains the ability to set custom backgrounds of the start page, a new tabs view with thumbnail previews, improvements to browser speed and battery performance, and a new Safari Privacy Report feature that aims to help user privacy. Notification Center in MacOS Big Sur gets an overhaul visually with widget support and interactive notifications. This feature may be tied to the Mac transition to ARM processors which was also announced at WWDC 2020, and how it works with Intel Macs remains to be seen. That means you can run your favorite iPhone apps on the Mac. Control Center on the MacĬontrol Center comes to the Mac with MacOS Big Sur, and much like on iOS and iPadOS it’s also customizable.Īpple is allowing MacOS Big Sur to run iOS and ipadOS apps directly on the Mac desktop. There are also updated UI sound effects too. There’s obvious design cue sharing between MacOS and iPadOS now with an extra bright stark white interface (dark mode is still supported for those who are not a fan of bright white), shared iconography, rounding of Dock icons, the inclusion of Control Center, an updated Notification Center with widget support, shared symbols, and much more. Visually, MacOS Big Sur looks quite a bit more like iOS 14 for iPhone and iPadOS 14 for iPad, except on the Mac of course, with a more spacious design, more curves, and more transparency in UI elements. Redesigned Visual User Interface in MacOS Big SurĪrguably the biggest change to macOS Big Sur is visual, as the user interface (UI) has received another facelift. Let’s check out some of the new features of MacOS Big Sur. Versioned as Mac OS 11 (or 10.16, depending), macOS Big Sur includes a visual overhaul and a variety of new features and capabilities that further blur the lines between Mac, iPhone, and iPad.
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