macOS (12) Monterey: Apple's new operating system ready for Mac and MacBook

Apple has declared macOS complete for Mac and MacBook. The free update introduced in June is quite a sneak peek compared to last year, which brought native support for Apple’s own M-series ARM SoCs with macOS 11 Big Sur. Nevertheless, it is called macOS 12. It will be released on October 25.

Version jump even without the usual overhaul

The switch from macOS 10.x to 11 in Big Sur was not only due to the abundance of major changes, including ARM support, but Apple is now counting down to the decimal point every year with every new version. However, the manufacturer has only been publicly communicating the name of the operating system for years.

These are the major innovations

With macOS “Monterrey”, named after a port city in california, Apple wants to combine the Mac (Book) operating system and iPadOS even better. With “Universal Control,” users have the option of controlling the iPad using a Mac or MacBook’s keyboard and mouse – including for data exchange.

At the beginning of WWDC 2021, Apple presented a how-to-the-mouse pointer on the iPad next to it moved with a MacBook’s trackpad, closed apps, and dragged a file from tablet to notebook. The series can be extended: the file can be transferred from the iPad via the MacBook to the iMac installed on the right side of the notebook; In this case, it was operated with the mouse.

In this case, the input devices always send their entries to the same system, macOS 12 forwards the Monterey entries to either another computer with macOS or an iPad with iPadOS 15. Unlike the Logitech Flow, for example, the input device doesn’t change the Bluetooth host.

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The following final devices support macOS Universal Control:

MacBook Pro (2016 and later)
MacBook (2016 and later)
MacBook Air (2018 and later)
iMac (2017 and later)
iMac (5K Retina 27-inch, Late 2015)
iMac Pro, Mac Mini (2018 and later)
Mac Pro (2019)
ipad pro
iPad Air (3rd generation and later)
iPad (6th generation and later)
iPad mini (fifth generation and later)

Safari isn’t compact as planned

With macOS Monterey, the Safari browser has been given a revamp. However, at the beginning of the beta, Apple abandoned the first idea: the URL and search bar were initially placed in the tab bar to the right of the active tab, i.e. in a constantly changing position. The re-acquaintances occur twice by default in the final build.

Thus the tab bar no longer appears in the last build (Image: Apple)

Monterey gets new Apple Maps and VRR . met

Other innovations in macOS Monterey relate to universal apps, which are also available for iOS and iPadOS. Apple plans to make changes to the Notification Center with FaceTime, iMessage, the new Apple Maps or SharePlay, Share and Focus can be found in the iOS 15 announcement and iOS 15 report News: The new Apple Maps is a big step forward. Monterey Adaptive Sync also supports variable refresh rates on the display.

A complete overview of all the innovations in Safari, including the new tab bar, which have not been implemented in the end, Already online at Apple.

These Macs and MacBooks Will Receive the Update

MacOS Monterey is also being rolled out by Apple as a free update for some systems that are already very old. The oldest supported Macs are the 2013 Mac Pro. The update will be available on October 25 on all compatible systems.