Apple adds native support for ultrawide display in macOS 27 Golden Gate, bringing higher resolutions and persistent display layouts to users of widescreen monitors.
The update allows ultrawide displays to operate at resolutions up to 5K at 120Hz. Apple also says that display layouts are now preserved between connections, so the layout is automatically restored exactly as the user left it each time they log in.
This feature addresses a long-standing problem for Mac users with ultra-wide configurations, who previously had to work around limited native resolution options or manually reconfigure their display layouts after each connection.
‌macOS 27‌ Golden Gate is expected to ship to the public this fall. It is now available to developers in beta.
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