8 hidden features of Catalina

MacOS Catalina is here, and with it, a bunch of top-line features (see page 7): Mac Catalyst, new apps, Sidecar, Screen Time, and Voice Control. But as you might expect, Catalina also includes dozens of small feature changes that are worth investigating. Here are a few of its most interesting hidden features.

1. HOME THEATER AT LAST

For the first time, the Mac will have access to the 4K HDR versions of popular movies and TV programmes. This comes courtesy of the new TV app—but it has limits. All Macs introduced in 2018 or later are capable of playing videos in HDR and Dolby Vision formats