{"id":45533,"date":"2026-04-09T08:00:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T08:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=45533"},"modified":"2026-04-09T08:00:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T08:00:09","slug":"3-reasons-why-im-jealous-of-apples-macos-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=45533","title":{"rendered":"3 reasons why I&#8217;m jealous of Apple&#8217;s macOS in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"dt-post-content\">\n<p>I\u2019ve never been a fan of Apple\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitaltrends.com\/computing\/macbooks-are-still-the-hardest-laptops-to-fix-consumer-group-says\/\" rel=\"\">MacBook<\/a>, but I have to admit that the platform is getting a lot of things right. Living with Windows has been a hassle recently, and Apple has been inching ahead for all the right reasons. While I still rely on Windows, familiarity alone isn\u2019t the whole game anymore.<\/p>\n<p>In 2026, there are some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitaltrends.com\/computing\/everything-new-thats-coming-to-your-mac-with-macos-26-4\/\" rel=\"\">macOS <\/a>conveniences that feel less like luxury perks and more like basic computing features Microsoft should have figured out by now. And the annoying part is that Apple\u2019s advantage is not always raw power or flashy AI. A lot of the frustration comes from smaller, more practical things. These are the sort of features that quietly save time, make things feel super smooth, and make a computer feel like it belongs in the same world as the phone in your pocket.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sharing Wi-Fi passwords should not still feel this good on a Mac<\/h2>\n<p>This is the one that always gets me. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitaltrends.com\/tablets\/how-to-share-your-wi-fi-password-from-your-ios-device\/\" rel=\"\">Apple lets you share Wi-Fi passwords<\/a> from an iPhone, iPad, or Mac to another nearby Apple device almost instantly, as long as the devices are nearby and the accounts are properly set up. I\u2019ve seen people around me use this feature for years, and it feels like I\u2019m locked out of it.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{\" imageid=\"\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><button class=\"lightbox-trigger\" type=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-label=\"Enlarge\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\" data-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\"\/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3221661\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"credit\">Apple<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>You can even share Wi-Fi passwords from a Mac to another Mac, iPhone, or iPad. It is such a small thing, but it feels magical in the exact way modern computing should. Meanwhile, Windows still makes something this basic feel manual. You\u2019re still stuck relying on good old memory. But in 2026, this is just embarrassing.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Universal Clipboard is still one of Apple\u2019s most unfair advantages<\/h2>\n<p>Seamless is the thing you come to expect from the Apple ecosystem, and nothing showcases this more than the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitaltrends.com\/tablets\/how-to-use-universal-clipboard\/\" rel=\"\">Universal Clipboard <\/a>feature. Copy something on your iPhone, paste it on your Mac. Copy an image on your Mac, drop it into a message on your iPad. Apple\u2019s Universal Clipboard sounds boring until you actually use it, and it becomes the kind of feature you start to miss immediately when you go back to a less-connected setup.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{\" imageid=\"\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1080\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.digitaltrends.com\/tachyon\/2025\/11\/Apple-Universal-Clipboard-Official.jpg?resize=1800%2C1080\" alt=\"Apple Universal Clipboard Official\" class=\"wp-image-5901361\"\/><button class=\"lightbox-trigger\" type=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-label=\"Enlarge\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\" data-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\"\/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5901361\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"text\">Apple Universal Clipboard<\/span> <span class=\"credit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/support.apple.com\/en-in\/102430\" rel=\"nofollow noskim\">Apple<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Apple officially supports this across iPhone, iPad, and Mac as a part of its Continuity stack. And this is what puts macOS ahead. It makes the ecosystem with multiple devices feel like extensions of one workspace. To be fair, Windows has gotten a lot better about linking to phones, but Apple still makes the handoff feel more invisible and more natural.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Unlocking your Mac with an Apple Watch is exactly the kind of laziness I respect<\/h2>\n<p>This may be the most Apple thing on the list, but I mean that as praise. If you are wearing an unlocked Apple Watch, your Mac can automatically unlock when you wake it, and the watch can also approve password prompts and admin requests. Apple supports this officially as Auto Unlock, and the convenience is obvious.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{\" imageid=\"\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1376\" height=\"854\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.digitaltrends.com\/tachyon\/2026\/03\/compatibility__c984vl996uoi_large_2x.jpg?resize=1376%2C854\" alt=\"Wristwatch, Arm, Body Part\" class=\"wp-image-5960581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.digitaltrends.com\/tachyon\/2026\/03\/compatibility__c984vl996uoi_large_2x.jpg?w=1376 1376w, https:\/\/www.digitaltrends.com\/tachyon\/2026\/03\/compatibility__c984vl996uoi_large_2x.jpg?resize=325%2C202 325w, https:\/\/www.digitaltrends.com\/tachyon\/2026\/03\/compatibility__c984vl996uoi_large_2x.jpg?resize=720%2C447 720w, https:\/\/www.digitaltrends.com\/tachyon\/2026\/03\/compatibility__c984vl996uoi_large_2x.jpg?resize=220%2C137 220w, https:\/\/www.digitaltrends.com\/tachyon\/2026\/03\/compatibility__c984vl996uoi_large_2x.jpg?resize=306%2C190 306w, https:\/\/www.digitaltrends.com\/tachyon\/2026\/03\/compatibility__c984vl996uoi_large_2x.jpg?resize=640%2C397 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1376px) 100vw, 1376px\"\/><button class=\"lightbox-trigger\" type=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-label=\"Enlarge\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\" data-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\"\/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5960581\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"credit\">Apple<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Is it life-changing? Probably not. Is it the exact sort of effortless quality-of-life feature that makes a platform feel more premium and more thoughtful? Absolutely.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Honorary Mention: Continuity Camera<\/h2>\n<p>Apple letting an iPhone become a Mac webcam is one of those features that sounds like a gimmick right until you realize how useful it is. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitaltrends.com\/tablets\/how-to-use-continuity-camera-mac\/\" rel=\"\">Continuity Camera<\/a> lets a Mac use the iPhone\u2019s vastly better camera system wirelessly or over USB, and Apple also supports some nifty tricks like Center Stage, Portrait mode, Studio Light, and even Desk View.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{\" imageid=\"\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.digitaltrends.com\/tachyon\/2024\/05\/Apple-WWDC-2022-macOS-Ventura-Continuity-Camera.jpg?resize=1500%2C1000\" alt=\"An iPhone being used on a MacBook as a webcam thanks to Apple's Continuity Camera feature in macOS Ventura.\" class=\"wp-image-3590108\"\/><button class=\"lightbox-trigger\" type=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-label=\"Enlarge\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\" data-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\"\/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3590108\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"credit\">Apple<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>You can also use the same Continuity feature to scan documents or snap photos straight into Mac apps like Notes, Finder, and others. Windows has caught up with native smartphone camera support with Phone Link, but it isn\u2019t as feature-packed as Apple\u2019s solution.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">My problem with macOS is that it keeps getting the little things right<\/h2>\n<p>So my jealousy just comes down to Apple constantly solving everyday annoyances before Microsoft does, and once those solutions exist, it becomes harder to go back. Sharing Wi-Fi passwords, copying across devices, and unlocking your computer with a watch aren\u2019t enough individually to make me abandon Windows overnight. But together, they create a kind of convenience stack that feels annoyingly mature.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitaltrends.com\/computing\/3-reasons-why-im-jealous-of-apples-macos-in-2026\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019ve never been a fan of Apple\u2019s MacBook, but I have to admit that the platform is getting a lot of things right. 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