With Apple’s official release of the macOS Sonoma operating system, many new features and enhancements have been added. I believe that many Mac users are looking forward to the upgrade. Although there is a developer beta version that can be tried first, the stability of this version is very low, so it is not very reliable. It is suggested that it would be better to upgrade when the official version is launched in September, or when there is a public beta version. But if you are using the Mac version equipped with an Intel processor, there is bad news here. It has been confirmed that you will not be able to use 5 functions, which are exclusive to Apple Silicon.
After upgrading to macOS Sonoma, these 5 new features are not available on Intel-based Macs
Since Apple launched the Mac series equipped with Apple Silicon chips, macOS has started to have some functions that are exclusive to Apple Silicon and cannot be used by Intel. This latest macOS Sonoma is no exception. On the introduction page of Apple’s official website, there are 5 new functions explained Only Apple Silicon models can be used, they are “Publisher Overlay and Mood”, “Game Mode”, “Simplified Wake-up Siri”, “High Performance Mode for Screen Sharing App”, and “Made for iPhone Hearing Device” .
1. Poster Overlay and Mood
“Publisher overlay and mood” is a new video effect. The former allows users to place other participants directly above the shared screen to have a more sense of presence, and the latter is to quickly share feelings, such as in the video screen Putting in balloons, confetti, hearts, etc., also supports gesture triggering.
2. Game Mode
“Game Mode” can be said to be a feature that many Mac players have been looking forward to for a long time. After enabling it, it can provide an optimized gaming experience, ensure that the CPU and GPU give priority to the game, and present a smoother frame rate. In addition, the audio delay has also been greatly optimized, such as reducing the delay of AirPods, increasing the sampling frequency of Bluetooth to twice, and significantly reducing the input delay of popular game remote controls such as Xbox and PlayStation, and it is applicable to all games.
3. Simplify waking up Siri
In the past, if you wanted to wake up Siri, you had to say the word “Hey, Siri”. After upgrading to macOS Sonoma, you only need to say “Siri” to wake up.
4. High performance mode for screen sharing apps
The screen sharing app now has a new “High Performance Mode”. After enabling it, you can get lower-latency audio, high frame rate, and support for up to two virtual display screens. In addition, this mode also provides users no matter where they are. The content creation workflow can be safely used everywhere, such as Final Cut Pro or “DaVinci Resolve” for editing, or “Maya” to create complex 3D animation materials, and also supports reference colors. Unreachable remote color workflows.
5. Made for iPhone Hearing Device
“Made for iPhone Hearing Devices” can now also connect to Macs, allowing users to take calls and watch videos.
The above features Apple only explained below that they are only for Apple Silicon Macs, and did not explain why these features are not available on Intel Macs, but the guess should be related to performance, and only Apple Silicon Macs have a neural engine for machine learning tasks .
