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ig Sur brings a revamp for those funny little icons that sit at the top right of your screen challenging you to remember what they do without the aid of text.
Obviously, text would take up too much room. Cleverly, Big Sur spaces out the icons, taking up too much room. Look, we don’t make the rules. It is now easier to turn these little helpers on and off, and with many duplicated in the new Control Centre, off can be a very practical option. Meanwhile, notifications and widgets have a whole new relationship. Aww.
Top tip!
Hot corners, which invoke sleep or other options with the cursor, are now set up in System Preferences > Mission Control.
Take advantage of the detailed options to ensure notifications are a help, not a hindrance.