Everything on Apple macOS Monterey
A focus on connecting, sharing, and creating
With macOS Monterey, Apple focuses on connection, sharing, and creating. In the Keynote, the software developers emphasize the refurbished cooperation between all Apple devices. This way, Apple again demonstrates why their ecosystem is so popular. The macOS Monterey operating system run on the following Mac model from the end of 2021:
- iMac 2015 or newer
- iMac Pro 2017 or newer
- MacBook begin 2016 or newer
- MacBook Air 2015 or newer
- MacBook Pro 2015 or newer
- Mac Mini 2014 or newer
- Mac Pro 2013 or newer
Stay connected via FaceTime and Messages
Because macOS Monterey mutes background noise, you can make yourself more clear via FaceTime. You'll also experience fuller sound with Spatial Audio and you can listen to music and videos via SharePlay. When you work from home, you make video calls daily. Apple provides a large update for FaceTime. You'll get a lot of improvements with the new update. Via Message, you can share your data and manage your content neatly. This way, you can easily share music, FaceTime links, and other files. Do you want to read a message later? Pin it and view it later in your own time.
Share content via AirPlay and Universal Control
The macOS Monterey brings AirPlay to your Mac. Don't have a TV in your room or prefer to show the content on your iPhone or iPad on a larger screen? You can now stream your screen directly to your Mac via AirPlay. You can share content via AirPlay and via Universal Control. This new function connects your Mac to other Apple devices. With your mouse and keyboard, you can control other Mac models and even your iPad. This allows you to use a second screen right away and drag content from one device to the other.
Create more with Focus and Tasks
You can work more productively without distractions on your Mac with the new Focus function. Is concentration important for your work or are you on a break? Set up which notifications you do and don't get. You can create extra profiles, so you can switch status when that's necessary. For more productivity, automate recurring tasks with Tasks. This way, you can start a split-screen with your 2 most-used programs with a simple click. Tasks is similar to Automator and they work together closely.
Extra useful improvements
Monterey offers more extras. These are 4 other improvements:
- Translations: translate texts from photos, websites, and other apps directly.
- iCloud+: improvements to Private Relay, Hide My Email, and HomeKit Secure Video. These 3 options provide more privacy.
- Notes: share more content faster with Quick Note, in which you can even tag people and place hashtags.
- Safari: get more extensions, group tabs for a better overview, and experience more calmness when you browse the colored address bar.
