Apple followed that up with OS X 10.10 Yosemite, at its 2014 developers conference and released the software for free last October. Craig Federighi, senior vice president of software engineering at Apple, said in June that apps now start faster and that a computer can switch between them more quickly, too.Īfter years of giving versions of OS X cat-related names (Leopard, Lion, Mountain Lion), Apple in 2013 shifted to California-themed titles with OS X 10.9, aka Mavericks. The company also enhanced its search functions in apps like email, to help users find messages they hadn't yet responded to.īut one of the most important updates was performance. Some of the key new features included advancements for the Spotlight search function, allowing users to ask the software about the weather, for example, or to find stock prices and sports scores. All you need to know about the OS X El CapitanĮl Capitan also follows a trend of bringing successful features originally designed for Apple's mobile devices to its desktops and laptops as well.Apple CEO Cook shuts the door on iOS, Mac OS X merging - again.
