But the storage savings are appreciable, even when used casually.

Some aspects are set-it-and-forget-it simple, others better visualized but perhaps still impenetrable to new or casual users. By adding new tools to automate trash and cache cleanup, and inspect large files, power cleaning should now be accessible even to intermediate users. Optimized Storage hopes to do for file management what Time Machine did for backup and battery shaming did for power. Time will tell if it works as well as the more intrusive services offered by Google, but it's a critically important option to have for those who value privacy, even if we come off as paranoid. It promises deep learning without deep creeping into your data. It also now includes computer vision for your local library, which will identify and let you search for faces, places, and thousands of object types. Photos can now edit Live Photos and create Memories, which pulls together people and places to serendipitously remind you of the occasions that mean the most. ICloud will now sync your documents no matter where you save them, including your desktop, so your files stay consistent across multiple Macs and easily accessible from any iPhone or iPad. That way, the people and playlists that mean the most to you are always right there, right where you are. The better the experience on the desktop, the less you have to worry about reaching or running for your phone. Likewise, Apple Music gets the same big, bold, brilliant - and much-needed - makeover as iPhone and iPad, but it remains buried in iTunes, and bereft of handoff for media.Ĭhat and music are among the most important features on mobile. Still, bigger emoji and Tapback emoji reactions are fun, and inline link and video previews are useful. Messages on the Mac can display but not create most of the new features iOS 10 brings to the iPhone and iPad version.

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