Big Sur is officially macOS 11.0 as Apple finally leaves OS X behind

guest · Jun 23, 2020

Big Sur is officially macOS 11.0 as Apple finally leaves OS X behind
June 22, 2020
https://www.theverge.com/2020/6/22/21299799/macos-11-big-sur-os-x-apple-verison-number-end-era

Mac OS X is finally finished, with Apple confirming that it’s officially moving to macOS 11 with the newly announced Big Sur update after almost 20 years of OS X (or macOS 10.) That means that this fall, users will finally be upgrading from the 10.X versions that Apple has been using for nearly two decades to version 11.0.

Yes, macOS 11.
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The original version of Mac OS X (which Apple rebranded to macOS to better match its iOS, watchOS, and tvOS software brands with the release of macOS Sierra back in 2016) was released as a public beta for $29.99 back in September of 2000, as a successor to Mac OS 9, the last of the “classic” Apple operating systems that dated back to the original Macintosh in 1984.

The shift to macOS 11.0 is a surprising one for Apple, given that at one point it seemed that Apple was married to the idea of simply using OS X / macOS 10 as its brand name for its software for the foreseeable future.
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guest · Aug 6, 2020

macOS Big Sur preview: A breath of fresh pixels
August 6, 2020
https://www.imore.com/macos-big-sur-review

The moment you boot back up into macOS Big Sur, you know pretty much everything you need to about it. Your profile picture is bigger. The password field is rounder. The Mac has never looked more like the iPad and yet… and yet… the startup chime is back. Fully back, no terminal command needed.
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Big Sur's system volume is now cryptographically signed to further reduce attack vectors and so that it can be verified against a known, good state. That also means Big Sur can handle portions of future upgrades in the background, so it takes less time when it comes to install and reboot.

macOS Big Sur has just gone into public beta and should go into general release sometime this fall, typically September or October. Until then, things can and will change.
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Engadget: The macOS Big Sur public beta is now available

You’ll get to try out significant updates to the likes of Messages, Maps and Safari. The latter includes biometric sign-in options for website sign-ins, along with 4K HDR support for Netflix playback.
Apple has overhauled the Notifications Center with support for more customizable widgets, while the new-look Control Center takes its cue from iOS.

If you’ve been eager to get your hands on the next big macOS update without having to run a developer build, now’s your chance. The public beta of macOS Big Sur is now live.
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guest · Nov 7, 2020

macOS Big Sur takes a big step toward release
November 5, 2020
https://www.cultofmac.com/727165/macos-big-sur-11-release-date/

Apple seeded a final version of macOS Big Sur 11.0.1 to developers on Thursday. This is the last step before introducing it to the general public.

The wait probably won‘t be much longer — it’s widely expected that Big Sur will finally reach customer’s Macs next week at Apple’s “One More Thing” event.
Apple gave the world a first look at macOS Big Sur in June at the WWDC 2020 Developers Conference. It’s still not out five months later.
macOS Big Sur ushers in Apple Silicon Macs
macOS 11 Big Sur offers a significant facelift, with significant design changes. That includes porting the iOS Control Center to the Mac, and improved the Notification Center. Plus, the design of the built-in Mac apps has been freshened up.

And there’s a fundamental change under the hood: Big Sur is the first version to support Apple Silicon. This enables future Macs to dump Intel chips and use Apple’s own processors.
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macOS 11 Big Sur release date, latest version & features for your Mac
November 6, 2020
https://www.macworld.co.uk/news/macos-big-sur-release-date-3779573/

macOS Big Sur is coming soon with new features and a new design, here's what you should know about macOS 11 & the latest beta news
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guest · Nov 10, 2020

Apple Releasing macOS Big Sur on November 12
November 10, 2020
https://www.macrumors.com/2020/11/10/macos-big-sur-release-date/

Apple today announced that macOS Big Sur will be released on Thursday, November 12. The news came out of Apple's "One More Thing" event, where it revealed new Mac mini, MacBook Air, and MacBook Pro models with the M1 chip.
There are many more additions coming to macOS Big Sur on November 12, so be sure to read our full roundup if you're interested.
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guest · Nov 12, 2020

macOS Big Sur is now available
Apple’s 11.0 desktop software update lays the groundwork for Mac’s future
November 12, 2020
https://techcrunch.com/2020/11/12/macos-big-sur-is-now-available/

The day has finally arrived. The latest version of macOS is here, after a seemingly endless wait. That wasn’t just your imagination, either. Sure time is basically meaningless now, but this one did take a while to arrive, with nearly five months between its announcement at WWDC and today’s public release.
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After months of beta, Big Sur is finally here. It boasts some key upgrades to apps and the system at large, but more importantly from Apple’s perspective, it lays the groundwork for the first round of Arm-powered Macs and continues its march toward a uniformity between the company’s two primary operating systems.
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Apple: macOS Big Sur is here

Update brings a fresh, new design, enhancements to Safari, Messages, Maps, and privacy, and is engineered for Apple’s powerful M1 chip
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guest · Nov 12, 2020

macOS 11.0 Big Sur: The Ars Technica review
Yes, you read that right—Mac OS X (or macOS 10?) is no more
November 12, 2020
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/11/macos-11-0-big-sur-the-ars-technica-review/

The era of Mac OS X is over. Kind of.

For the first time in almost two decades, Apple has decided to bump up the version number of the Mac’s operating system. The change is meant to call attention to both the pending Apple Silicon transition—Big Sur will be the first macOS version to run on Apple’s own chips [...]
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We won’t be making any major changes to how we approach this review, either. We’ll cover the operating system’s new look and new features—the things that any Big Sur Mac will be able to do, regardless of whether it’s running on an Intel or an Apple Silicon Mac. To the extent that it’s possible to do without final hardware in-hand, we’ll cover the new macOS features that will be native to Apple Silicon Macs and outline how the software side of the transition will go.
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guest · Dec 3, 2020

macOS Big Sur review: A mix of new and familiar
Big Sur looks different, but still works just as you'd expect
December 3, 2020
https://www.engadget.com/macos-big-sur-review-180036335.html

Big Sur is different from Apple’s usual annual macOS upgrades: the company calls it the “biggest design update” since Mac OS X arrived way back in 2001. That’s a little bit of a stretch, as 2014’s macOS Yosemite brought major design influences from iOS to the Mac, but Big Sur’s changes are nonetheless dramatic and significant.

I’ve been using Big Sur daily since the public beta was released this summer, and I’ve had the final version for a few weeks.
While the macOS and iOS get closer than ever in terms of design, Big Sur still feels unmistakably like a Mac — just with a fresh coat of paint.
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After downloading, it took around 45 minutes to install Big Sur. Apple has all the details on how to install and what Mac models are supported here, but basically any Mac released in the last five years will work. [...]
Wrap-up
As with other recent macOS updates, I have little hesitation recommending you install Big Sur. It may look different, but the core experience of using a Mac hasn’t been blown up, and there are a host of meaningful improvements.

In some ways, it feels like the Mac is getting a little boring, for lack of a better word. But that’s just a negative way of saying that macOS is very solid, stable and mature at this point.
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