macOS Sonoma includes hundreds of additions, improvements, tweaks, and quality of life changes. Features range from simplified Siri activation that lets you ditch the “Hey” to interactive desktop widgets and various accessibility improvements. There’s plenty more you should know about, too.
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Widgets are already available in Notification Center, but Sonoma brings them right to the desktop. These desktop widgets are interactive, just like iPhone and iPad widgets, so you can flag tasks and perform other useful functions directly from a widget instead of opening the corresponding app. Desktop widgets also have a transparency effect in Sonoma, allowing them to fade into the background when you’re not using them.
In addition to these tweaks, Sonoma also allows for a high level of interactivity between the widgets on your desktop and the widgets on your iPhone. If you have your iPhone nearby when you use your Mac, and they’re connected to the same Wi-Fi network, any widgets you’ve previously set up on your iPhone will be available on your Mac.
To add desktop widgets: Right-click on the desktop > Edit Widgets, then choose the widgets you want.
