Apple today seeded the fifth developer beta of
macOS Monterey, the newest version of the macOS operating system. The fifth beta comes two weeks after Apple
released the fourth macOS Monterey beta.
Registered developers can download the beta through the Apple Developer Center and once the appropriate profile is installed, betas will be available through the Software Update mechanism in System Preferences.
As with all new betas, Apple recommends not installing the new macOS update on a primary machine because it is early release software and could have bugs.
macOS Monterey introduces Universal Control, a feature that lets a single mouse, trackpad, and keyboard be used across multiple Mac or
iPad devices, plus there's a new
AirPlay to Mac feature.
Safari has been redesigned with a new tab bar (with a toggle
for two different designs as of the third beta) and support for Tab Groups, and
FaceTime has gained spatial audio, a Portrait Mode on
M1 Macs, and Voice Isolation for cutting out background noise. There's also a new SharePlay FaceTime feature that lets Apple users watch TV, listen to music, and share their screens with one another.
Shared With You, a separate feature, keeps track of the music, links, podcasts, news, and photos that people are sent in Messages, highlighting it in the relevant apps. Notes has a new Quick Note feature for jotting down thoughts, and collaboration is easier with mentions and an Activity View.
The Shortcuts app from iOS is now available on the Mac, and Focus helps people stay on task by cutting out background distractions. There's an updated Maps app with a whole slew of new features, and with Live Text, Macs can now detect text in photos or provide details on animals, art, landmarks, plants, and more in images.
Mail Privacy Protection hides IP and prevents tracking through invisible pixels, and
iCloud Private Relay keeps Safari browsing protected. There are many other new features in macOS Monterey, with a full rundown available in
our macOS Monterey roundup.
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