
Shake the cursor and it enlarges so you can see it more easily if it’s lost on screen. Photograph: Samuel Gibbs/The Guardianīeyond speed, a few small elements have been improved.

Typing out natural language feels a little strange, but mostly does what it is meant to and makes finding files or emails a little easier.

Apps that use Apple’s core graphics system will benefit without having to do anything.

Metal replaces OpenGL and speeds things up. Part of that performance boost is the introduction of Apple’s Metal graphics system, which was first introduced with iOS 8. Photograph: Samuel Gibbs/The GuardianĪpple claims that speed has improved between 1.4 and four times the performance of OS X Yosemite, depending on the task, and in my testing I would say that the figure is about right. Apple Maps gains public transport directions, mirroring iOS 9.
