This primer details what you need to know about macOS Sierra. The release also offers advanced malware protection and optimized storage functionalities. Version 10.12 of the OS brings more than just a name change (the company dropped OS X with this release)-it further delivers on the seamless user experience established in previous OSes by extending Continuity, Siri, and Apple Pay to name a few of the technologies shared between the desktop and mobile platforms.
In continuing with Apple's yearly operating system release cycle, the latest entry in the series after OS X El Capitan is macOS Sierra.