Safari 10 is included with macOS Sierra and will also be available as an upgrade for El Capitan and Yosemite. In addition, macOS Sierra offers the option for smarter archiving, detecting infrequently used files and removing them from the Mac's hard drive, backing them up to iCloud instead. Given that many users leave their most important work on the desktop, macOS Sierra can save the contents of the desktop to iCloud and automatically synchronize it across devices, allowing access to the files via iCloud Drive or on the web at . MacOS Sierra also includes additional integration with iCloud and iCloud Drive. macOS Sierra also includes an option for a "universal clipboard" which will allow users to share the contents of their clipboard across devices, copying from their Mac and pasting to their iPhone or iPad, or vice versa.
For example, macOS Sierra can be configured to "auto unlock" in the proximity of an authorized Apple Watch, allowing users to skip entering their password and use their watch to authenticate. MacOS Sierra's most extensive updates are those which integrate the OS with other Apple devices. Additional integrations with Apple products Siri in macOS is launched via a new icon available in the Dock or from the menu bar. For example, Siri can search local documents and provide filtered search results (e.g., "Show me all the spreadsheets I worked on last week.”). This version of Siri provides all the functionality that it does on iOS, with several improvements geared toward a desktop OS environment. The most noticeable new feature in macOS Sierra is the integration of Siri into the OS. The following updates are among those included in the macOS Sierra update: Siri Endnote X8, scheduled for release in November, is expected to be fully macOS Sierra-compatible.
Users of the Junos Pulse VPN client should consult with their LSP before upgrading.Ĥ) ExamSoft sofTest is not yet compatible with macOS Sierra, and registrations and test downloads are being blocked on macOS Sierra devices until ExamSoft confirms compatibility.ĥ) EndNote X7 has compatibility issues with macOS Sierra, specifically the PDF viewer. This version is currently available on the University’s supported products page at:ģ) While the Junos Pulse VPN client now supports macOS Sierra, not all connections on campus are compatible, the UPHS network in particular. In the interim, a workaround to configure macOS Sierra systems for AirPennNet is to load Cloudpath using the “Apple iPhone, iPad, & iPod Touch” configuration on Connect to AirPennNet.Ģ) Though Symantec Endpoint Protection 12.1.6 functions on macOS Sierra, the only version supported by Symantec that can be currently installed on macOS Sierra systems is SEP 12.1.6 MP6. ISC is currently working with Ruckus (who purchased Cloudpath Networks in 2015) to address some compatibility issues discovered in testing and hopes to have a new version available on Connect to AirPennNet shortly.
Cloudpath has released a macOS Sierra-compatible version of their software which is currently in testing. Current known issues include:ġ) A native Cloudpath installer is not yet available on Connect to AirPennNet.
Information Systems & Computing (ISC) has tested macOS Sierra extensively, and has found it to work with many Penn applications and services, including AirPennNet, PennO365, ISC Exchange, ISC Zimbra, and Penn+Box. As with previous versions of the Macintosh OS, macOS Sierra is a free upgrade for any compatible Mac. MacOS Sierra is compatible with any Macintosh released in 2010 or later as well as the 2009 iMac and MacBook. macOS Sierra does provide many new features to integrate the OS with the rest of Apple’s ecosystem, however. The interface remains largely unchanged and there are no significant overhauls to any major components of the OS. On the surface, macOS Sierra is more of an incremental upgrade than many previous iterations of macOS. It is Apple’s first OS release since retiring the OS X nomenclature in favor of “macOS” which is more in alignment with Apple’s naming conventions for other devices. On September 20, 2016, Apple released macOS Sierra (version 10.12.x).