Apple releases OS X 10.10 Yosemite

Apple released the new version of its OS X operating system to Mac users on Thursday. The software is free to download and includes graphical adjustments and improvements in the field of cooperation with iOS 8.

The final release of OS X Yosemite is available as an update from the Mac App Store for free. Apple announced OS X 10.10 Yosemite in June and released a test version to a million Mac users a month later.

Yosemite brings a new graphics to OS X: there is a different default font, icons and windows have a flatter appearance, and Apple has used more transparency in many parts. Furthermore, the Spotlight search function has been considerably expanded with, among other things, internet, Maps and iTunes integration, and Safari has been given new functionality such as a more extensive tab view.

One of the most important changes Apple calls Continuity and concerns the collaboration with iOS 8. For example, you should be able to take calls from your iPhone via your Mac system and you should be able to continue working with your OS X system where you left off with your iPad. . Apple calls the latter Handoff and the iCloud Drive plays a major role in this. Apple’s personal online storage service is standard in OS X 10.10 Yosemite, and the software displays the iCloud Drive in the Finder as a virtual drive.

You can also use AirDrop to transfer files back and forth from an OS X to an iOS system. You can also use AirPlay in combination with an Apple TV without having to go through a WiFi home network: the connection is made via WiFi Direct.

All of the new features of OS X 10.10 Yosemite are covered in the Apple Ties the iMac to the iPhone Preview.