

It’s early in the beta process, so who knows how much Apple may build out this new feature. One such feature, Dynamic Desktop, will change the wallpaper on your desktop based on the time of day, and perhaps the month, season or time of year. They’ve built some really cool features into the release that should make it a compelling upgrade. If you wish to see a very quick progression of the sun pass over the desert sands, choose “Every 5 Seconds.” You should see the sun move quickly over the dunes displayed on your desktop, allowing you to confirm that everything works as intended.Īpple’s macOS Mojave is going to be an exciting advancement in their desktop operating system. Select “Every hour” from the available choices.ġ0. The photos in the folder should appear on the right side of the Desktop tab window.ĩ. Click the newly added folder to select it. The folder location should be added under Folders.ħ. Drag the folder to the Folders section in Desktop & Screen Savers. Open Finder and navigate to the folder where you unzipped the photos above.Ħ. Open “System Preferences -> Desktop & Screen Saver.”ĥ. Unzip them to a permanent folder location on your Mac.ģ. With the proper set of photos, you can get the same effect on your Mac today. What you end up with is a time lapse scene of a static view (like the default desert dunes) where the sun seems to move across the sky, based on the hour of the day. Dynamic Desktopĭynamic Desktop in Mojave moves your Mac’s desktop wallpaper from one photo, based on the time of day and as the day progresses. Make certain you have a virus scanner on your Mac to scan the file you must download to enable this feature before putting it into place. Note: This hack will require you to download a special file and then make changes to your computer in the Desktop and Screen Saver section of Preferences. This article will show how you can get this cool Mojave feature on your Mac now.


If this is something you’d like to do, then you’ve come to the right place. Between now and then, it is possible, with a bit of computer-based prestidigitation to simulate Dynamic Desktop on your existing Mac.
