macOS 15: Apple reduces memory requirements for App Store
Apple is optimizing the cache requirements for its Mac App Store. Users of games in particular will benefit.
macOS 15 Sequoia.
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If you have a lot of apps but at the same time an (almost) full SSD, you know the problem: Apple's App Store may then refuse to install updates or download new programs. The reason: Up to now, the App Store has always required at least twice as much storage space to carry out the installation. This can be particularly annoying for larger apps and games. With the second beta of macOS 15 alias Sequoia, this is now changing, as can be seen from Apple's package insert for the latest developer beta.
Small buffer plus real installation size
"Starting with macOS 15, the App Store no longer requires twice the storage space for the initial download and installation of an app," the company writes. The required storage space now corresponds to the "final install size of the app plus a small buffer". Developers can communicate this to their customers, the company adds.
The new feature is one of a whole series of convenient file management functions that will be introduced with macOS 15, iOS 18 and iPadOS 18. In future, it will be possible to specify files and folders that will no longer be deleted during automatic iCloud management. All you have to do is select the desired files in the Finder and confirm this using the context menu. For the first time, it is also possible to format SSDs and other external USB-C storage media directly on the iPhone and iPad.
Public beta makes progress
Apple is also adding further functions in the second developer beta of macOS 15. For example, there are new background sounds in the area of accessibility (which previously did not always work as desired), the option to better configure AirPods (including the new nodding and head shaking for accepting/rejecting calls) and improvements to iCloud sync in general.
If you are not a member of Apple's developer program, you will be able to test macOS 15 from next month. The first public beta is expected in a few weeks. This is likely to be based on developer beta 3 or 4 and will therefore be somewhat more stable.
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