Apple’s next major update to the Mac operating system is called macOS Ventura. It is scheduled to be released this fall, with a beta version available to developers now and to the general public in July. You may be wondering if you should upgrade or not – after all, Ventura has a lot of new features to explore. To help you decide, here are five Ventura features beyond Stage Manager that will change the way you work on your Mac.

Mail: Improved search and deletion of messages

When I was doing research for this article, I remembered an email with information I thought I could use. So I searched for it and eventually found it, but it took a while. Experiences like this make email a burden, even though it’s an important mode of communication.

However, help is on the way. Apple is finally updating the search feature in Mail to make it easier to find the email you’re looking for. On macOS Ventura, the Mail search field now displays recent emails, attachments, links, photos, and more. This should make it easier to find that particular email.

This is just one of several new features in Mail. There’s also Follow-up, which puts emails at the top of your inbox, and the ability to schedule when you want to send an email. Reminders can be set to pop open email so you can come back to it later. And in “Mail” there will be a “Cancel sending” function, where you will have 10 seconds to pick up the message. All in all, Mail is taking a huge step towards making email less burdensome and more convenient to communicate.

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Continuity Camera: The Best FaceTime Experience

Mac hardware has one egregious problem: a camera that doesn’t meet the demands of Mac users, with its mediocre image quality and lack of features. Even the upgraded cameras in the iMac, 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro, and Studio Display are fine.

The iPhone, on the other hand, has excellent cameras, including the front camera. And with macOS Ventura, a Mac can take advantage of the iPhone 11’s camera and use it in a feature called Continuity Camera. Once you set it up, you can instantly and wirelessly connect your iPhone to your Mac and use it in FaceTime, Zoom, WebEx, and other video conferencing apps, which means the people you meet can stop teasing you about your picture. qualitative.

If you often record videos of yourself, Continuity Camera has a feature that will literally add a new dimension to your creations. The Desk View feature can capture you and the space on the table in front of your display at the same time. You’ll be able to give hands-on demonstrations without having to fiddle with camera settings, making your videos much more dynamic and impressing anyone in the video conference.

Continuity Camera has another feature called Studio Light that requires an iPhone 12 or later. This feature makes you look good on camera using the iPhone’s flash as a light source. No more hiding in the shadows!

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Safari Passcodes: No more passwords

The Internet is an endless resource, but the number of accounts, usernames, and passwords you need to create in order to use these resources also seems endless. And why did it take so long to implement something more secure than a password, like biometric verification?

We’re on the cusp of a breakthrough with the new passwords feature in Safari on macOS Ventura. Passcodes replace entered passwords with Touch ID on Mac, while on iPhone or iPad you can use Face ID. No more searching for that unique password you’ve created for every online account. (You have used unique passwords for each account, right?

Access keys generate a digital key for each account, and this key is sent when you authenticate with Touch ID or Face ID. It’s impossible to mistakenly give a password to a hacker, and they’re not stored online so they won’t get leaked. And Apple is working with the FIDO Alliance to make passcodes work on third-party devices.

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Focus: help you get things done

There is so much you can do on your Mac, but finding the discipline to focus on the task at hand is ultimately up to you. However, Apple is trying to help with the Focus feature in macOS. Ventura’s Focus has a new “Filters” feature that helps put Apple apps into specific modes you set, showing you only up-to-date information.

For example, if you create a focus mode called Work, you can set Calendar to show only your work appointments, Messages to only allow conversations from the work list in the Contacts app, and Safari to allow you work only with a certain group of tabs. You can also schedule Focus to set the mode at specific times of the day.

If you have something you need to do now, Focus will help you, well, stay focused. (Another new feature to help you focus is the ability to play background sounds like white noise or rain on a Mac.) If Focus sounds a bit extreme, you can always turn it off with a few clicks in the Control Center.

Live Text: Copy text from video

With macOS Monterey, Apple introduced Live Text, the ability to select text in an image and then copy it, search the web, translate it, and more. Apple is expanding Live Text in macOS Ventura to include video support. You will be able to pause the video, select text on the screen, and perform the same functions as before.

It’s a great tool when you’re doing research, creating content, or just curious about something you see while watching your favorite YouTuber.