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    Guide to macOS Catalina

    Jun 21, 2019 10 minutes
    Karen Haslam reports

    As we saw on page 18, Apple has announced the details of the next version of macOS including its name – Catalina – and when it will be released – the autumn.

    Project Catalyst

    We’ll start off with perhaps the most exciting piece of news for Mac users (and even more exciting for developers). Apple will be making it easier for developers to port iOS apps to the Mac. This is great for developers since they won’t need to spend time and money writing code for two different apps. Plus, it’s good for Mac users because they will see an increase in apps available on the Mac platform.

    By unifying the app development it is hoped that third-party Mac apps will be updated more frequently. Currently, most development funding goes to iOS apps.

    Apple’s new SDK (software development kit) currently allows developers to port their iPad apps to Macs. There will still be two separate apps, but developers will only have to write the underlying code once.

    Catalyst is based in Xcode. All the developer will need to do is check the Mac box alongside iPhone and iPad, and Xcode will build in both cursor and windows control. This means that one development team can build the one app for iPhone, iPad and Mac.

    While you won’t be able to run iOS on your Mac, or macOS on your iPhone or iPad, you should be able to run most of the apps you use on each device – as long as the developer ports them over. The process of porting apps will be simplified, so developers will hopefully be willing to do so.

    Project Sidecar

    Use an iPad as a second screen

    Users will be able to

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