![]() ![]() Project Catalyst is Apple’s strategy for getting iOS developers to start porting their apps to the Mac. Prior to Catalyst the amount of time and money involved in creating two different apps, one for iOS and one for Mac, meant that developers focused on the more profitable and popular iOS. Some developers (such as Twitter) originally made two separate apps and then ditched the Mac app because of the work involved. With the arrival of Catalina Apple introduced a simple way for developers to port their apps over to the Mac. If you were expecting an influx of third party apps arriving on the Mac you’ll be disappointed though as there haven’t been many. But the new OS is paving the way for even more Mac apps, which is a good thing. Project Catalyst actually had a sort of practice run in Mojave, although back then it was known as Marzipan. Apple used it in order to port some of its iOS apps to the Mac, so we saw News, Stocks, Home and some other iOS apps arrive on the Mac in 2018. Thanks to Catalyst in Catalina Apple has bought three ‘new’ entertainment apps to the Mac. We say ‘new’ but they will be familiar from iOS: Music, TV and Podcasts. Those three apps replace a somewhat ageing stalwart of macOS: iTunes. That’s correct: in Catalina iTunes is no more. But don’t fear, all your music will just be moved into the Music app where it will enjoy a less cluttered existence. iTunes was becoming very bloated, it was just doing too much. Apple actually joked in the keynote at WWDC about how they could have added all sorts of other things to iTunes, but luckily they decided enough was enough and overhauled the whole thing. ![]() Your music library and (if you subscribe) Apple Music will be accessible via a more user-friendly interface in the Music app, and syncing your iPhone or iPad with your Mac will now be done via the Finder. Phoneview compatible with macos mojave mac# The TV app will be the home of any films and shows you store on your Mac, as well as the place to go to access any of the services that will have their own dedicated Apple Channels and the Apple TV+ content that started streaming in November 2019. Phoneview compatible with macos mojave tv# (Read all aboutĪpple’s streaming service here). We’re a little less excited about Podcasts, but apparently there are 700,000 to be discovered. There are many other enhancements for existing apps. One app that’s receiving a nice Mac-focused update is Find My.įind My iPhone is a useful service that means you can locate a lost or stolen iPhone (and wipe it so that there is no risk to your data ending up in the wrong hands). Phoneview compatible with macos mojave update#
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