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macOS Monterey is the final version of macOS that supports the 2015–2017 MacBook Air, Retina MacBook Pro, 2014 Mac Mini, 2015 iMac and cylindrical Mac Pro, as its successor, macOS Ventura, drops support for those models.
- Thinking of Upgrading? There's No Hurry
- Which Monterey Is this?
- Best on Apple Silicon, Still Excellent on Intel
- Apple’s In-your-face Enhancements
- Enhancements Still to Come
- Live Text and 3D Earth
- Take The Shortcut
- Riches Under The Surface
- Easy Come, Easy Go
- Is Monterey Right For You?
As with every new macOS release, cautious users will wait a few weeks until at least the first point release update before upgrading any system used for work. Even with the vast number of beta testers who tried out Monterey, some obscure problem always slips through. You won't lose anything by waiting. Another reason to wait is that some of Montere...
When you install Monterey, you’ll find that it’s version number is macOS 12.0.1. That extra 0.1 means that Apple installed version 12.0 on new MacBook models while they were in production, then apparently fixed bugs and tweaked the OS for the 0.1 version, all before Monterey was released. If you buy a Mac with 12.0 installed, expect Software Update...
Monterey runs on almost any Mac released in 2015 or later. It won’t run on the low-end 2015 MacBook, but it will run on a few older desktop machines, including the late-2014 Mac mini and the late 2013 Mac Pro. I tested it on an M1 MacBook Pro made in 2020 and a 2015-vintage Intel MacBook Pro, where Monterey worked smoothly and quickly—and seemed to...
Like every new release of a major OS, Monterey combines plenty of in-your-face enhancements that make for good publicity while also offering plenty of invisible improvements that matter more. I’ll talk about the visible ones first. Apple’s PR emphasizes the new sharing features in FaceTime, and if you spend much of your time hanging out online with...
I can’t report on the other big in-your-face enhancements because they won’t arrive for a few weeks or months, but here’s a summary of what Apple promises. SharePlay will let you play a music track, movie, or TV show in a FaceTime call, and anyone can add songs to a queue. You’ll also be able to share your screen as you can already do with apps lik...
On an Apple Silicon Mac you can use Live Text in photos, a feature pioneered by Google Lens that lets you select text in a photo and send it by a message or, or if it’s an address, look it up in Maps. I’m deeply impressed by how fast and accurate Apple’s OCR is, even on distorted images. Monterey makes Apple’s Translate feature available systemwide...
If you’ve been using Shortcuts on iOS, you won’t be surprised to find them in Monterey. Here they have more power, including easy access to scripting features formerly available, awkwardly, through the Automator app or by writing AppleScript apps by hand, as only expert-level users can do. Shortcuts propagate to your other devices that support them...
Now for some of Monterey’s invisible or well-hidden features, which, for me at least, are just as significant as the visible ones. One welcome but well-hidden feature in Safari is what Apple calls Intelligent Tracking, which appears in Safari’s Preferences as Hide IP Address, and is turned on by default. It prevents trackers and websites from seein...
When it’s time to sell your Mac or if you want to start fresh with a new installation of the OS, the System Preferences now includes an option to erase all your settings and data, including fingerprint data. You won’t need to boot up to the Recovery Environment and erase the disk, as you did with previous versions. The erase-all-data option is hidd...
There’s a lot more to be said about the fine touches and satisfying details in Monterey. When I run apps built for Intel macs on an Apple Silicon Mac running Monterey, Apple’s Rosetta2 system invisibly makes the Intel apps run almost as quickly as native Apple Silicon apps, and Monterey’s Rosetta2 feels subjectively faster than Big Sur’s Rosetta2. ...
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- Edward Mendelson
Oct 25, 2021 · macOS Monterey delivers groundbreaking new features that help users connect in new ways, accomplish more, and work seamlessly across their Apple devices. FaceTime includes new audio and video features that make calls feel more natural and lifelike, and new Continuity tools like AirPlay to Mac enable Apple devices to work even better together.
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Jul 29, 2024 · macOS Monterey lets you connect, share, and create like never before. Enjoy new FaceTime audio and video enhancements, including spatial audio and Portrait mode. Get more done with powerful productivity tools like Focus, Quick Note, and Tab Groups in Safari.
Jun 7, 2021 · Apple introduces macOS Monterey, with new ways to connect with friends and family, Shortcuts and tools to get work done, and Continuity features.
Nov 5, 2023 · You can install macOS Monterey on any of these Mac models. MacBook Pro. Identify your MacBook Pro. MacBook Pro (13-inch, M2, 2022) MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2021) MacBook Pro (14-inch, 2021) MacBook Pro (13-inch, M1, 2020) MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2020, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports) MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2020, Four Thunderbolt 3 ports)
Dec 29, 2022 · macOS 12 Monterey, unveiled in June 2021 at WWDC, is a previous version macOS that was released on October 25, 2021. Compared to macOS Big Sur, macOS Monterey is a smaller update, but...
