Old problems remainĪpple’s recent updates have surprisingly few practical additions that can make a difference on your desktop experience and, in focusing on improving its services or their products’ continuity capabilities, the iPhone maker has overlooked its desktop OS’s real drawbacks. And that story continues with Monterey, as most of its features could simply have been individual app updates. I’ve been a Mac user for a couple of years now, and none of the updates Apple has released since has helped my workflow in any meaningful way. Universal Control makes it easier to drag and drop across your Mac and iPad and use a single mouse or keyboard to control them. A new privacy tool called iCloud Private Relay encrypts your network traffic, but it requires you to pay at least a dollar a month for the iCloud+ subscription.
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The macOS Monterey update has a giant pool of other features, but if you don’t subscribe to Apple services, you probably won't find a use for them. There are several more new handy features for a better call experience, including voice isolation, which automatically mutes noises apart from your voice, and a portrait mode that blurs your background. Users can now share their screen or watch movies and TV shows together on apps like Apple TV+ while on a FaceTime call with someone. Monterey’s headlining features, therefore, are exclusive to those who subscribe to Apple’s services or own other Apple products like an iPad.įaceTime dominates Monterey’s list of updates, and Apple added a range of new tools to it so that its video-calling service is better equipped against competitors like Zoom.
Apple has a new goal with its recent updates: ramping up in-house apps to keep people from flocking to alternatives. Yet, despite installing it on day one, it hasn't had any real impact on my daily workflow, and there’s a good reason why.
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Apple’s latest update for Mac computers, macOS Monterey, has been out in beta for a few weeks.