A new Tips app, offering - guess what, tips - on how to use the new software lands in the beta version, but may not stay in the final version. ![]() New apps, including iBooks and Podcasts, come as standard. New updates to iOS 8, which is expected to be released later this year with the iPhone 6, somewhat refine the icons more. The new iconography you may recognize from your iPhone. The physical connection between your desktop and your mobile isn't the only change. iOS-ification continues: New apps on deck But enough exists in Yosemite, with its iPhone counterpart, to allow you to work anywhere, do anything, and at your own pace, without having to compromise on battery life or keep a constant eye on where your iPhone is. What if your iPhone doesn't have connectivity? Then you are pretty much cut out of the outside world's loop. A lot of "ifs" and "buts" remain, however. The bottom line is the Mac-plus-iPhone combination means your MacBook now retains connectivity so long as your iPhone does. ![]() You can now send text messages through your Messages app Despite occasional connectivity issues, and while this wasn't tested fully, the functionality exists - and aims to save time when your iPhone is on the other side of the office or your apartment. And application support seems limited for now, though developers can tie in hand-off features to their own apps and services.Īlso with Continuity, you will be able to take and make calls on your Mac so long as your phone is nearby and connected to Wi-Fi. Handoff, the feature that allows you to work on one device and "hand-off" to another, such as emails and work documents, works well but when it wants to. Now speaking the same common language, the two are separated only by a regional dialect. Though Apple has been keen to stress there's no unification of the two platforms in the near or distant future - though, anything can change in a year or two - the two platforms now talk to each other better than ever before. ![]() It's as though any discrimination between the two platforms has finally been resolved.
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