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18th major version of the macOS operating system

macOS Monterey
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A version of the macOS operating organisation

Screenshot of macOS Monterey in lite advent
Developer	Apple Inc.
Os family unit	Macintosh Unix, based on Darwin (BSD)
Source model	Closed, with open source components
General availability	October 25, 2021; half dozen months agone (2021-x-25) ^[1]
Latest release	12.4^[2] (21F79)^[iii] (May 16, 2022; ii days ago (2022-05-16)) [±]
Latest preview	12.five beta^[4] (21G5027d)^[five] (May eighteen, 2022; 0 days agone (2022-05-18)) [±]
Update method	Software Update
Platforms	x86-64, ARM64
Kernel type	Hybrid (XNU)
License	Proprietary software with open up-source components and content licensed with APSL
Preceded by	macOS Big Sur
Official website	www.apple.com/macos/monterey/
Supported

macOS Monterey (version 12) is the 18th and current major release of macOS, Apple tree's desktop operating system for Macintosh computers. The successor to macOS Large Sur, it was announced at WWDC 2021 on June 7, 2021,^[half-dozen] ^[7] ^[8] ^[9] and released on October 25, 2021.^[10] ^[11]

The operating system is named after Monterey Bay, continuing the trend of releases named after California locations since 2013's x.9 Mavericks.

Changes [edit]

Monterey introduced several new features and changes, including:^[six]

Shortcuts for the Mac
TestFlight for the Mac
Provisions to allow the planned introduction of Universal Control,^[12] which allows a unmarried keyboard and mouse to control multiple Macs and iPads. It works on Mac computers with the Apple M1 chip and some with an Intel processor, including MacBook Pro (2016 and later), MacBook (2016 and later), MacBook Air (2018 and later), iMac (2017 and after), iMac (5K Retina 27-inch, Late 2015), iMac Pro, Mac mini (2018 and later), and Mac Pro (2019). It works on these iPads: iPad Pro, iPad Air (tertiary generation and later), iPad (sixth generation and later), and iPad mini (5th generation and later).
Support for Apple Music Vocalization Plan Subscription.
Portrait Manner and Noise Cancellation features for FaceTime and some apps (in Control Center)
New Toolbar Features/Designs for Finder and Preview App
Accept a Live Memoji and Animoji right on the lock screen
A yellowish privacy-indicator on the menu-bar for indicating if Mic/Webcam is Active
Live Text, which allows a user to copy, paste, translate and lookup text from images displayed by Photos, Screenshot, Quick Await, and Safari.
New Passwords Managing director for Mac
A New On-Device ML-Activated Keyboard Dictation using Siri and also now for almost unlimited elapsing.
Low Power Mode for Mac which enables longer bombardment life for lightweight workflows like Reading PDFs, Spider web-browsing, Listening to Music, etc. This works on MacBook Air (2018 and subsequently) and MacBook Pro (2016 and later on).^[13]
A redesigned optional compact interface for the Safari browser.
Support for playing AirPlay content streamed from recent iOS and iPadOS devices and Macs, including: MacBook Pro (2018 and after), MacBook Air (2018 and after), iMac (2019 and afterward), iMac Pro (2017), Mac mini (2020 and later), Mac Pro (2019), iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (second generation and afterwards), iPad Air (third generation and later), iPad (6th generation and later), and iPad mini (fifth generation and later). Older iPhone, iPad, and Mac models may share content at a lower resolution to supported Mac models when "Permit AirPlay for" is gear up to "Anybody" or "Anyone on the same network" in Sharing preferences.
Improvements to FaceTime, including the ability to share a screen and the SharePlay office that enables multiple users to watch or listen simultaneously and in sync (e.g., to music or TV shows).
The power to mill reset the device from the Organisation Preferences app^[14]
Visual Wait Up makes it piece of cake to identify objects (east.yard. true cat breeds, dog breeds, etc..) found within user's photos.
Focus to set up dissimilar modes to filter notifications beyond iPhones, iPads and Macs.
The Time Machine fill-in functionality excludes more arrangement files.^[15]
Provisions to let the planned introduction of "Expanded Protections for Children" which will utilize cryptography to find and help limit the spread of child sexual corruption material (CSAM) online by scanning the user's iCloud photos.^[sixteen]
Accessibility choice to change the mouse pointer's colors.
Tips notifications.
The removal of a previously bundled PHP interpreter.^[17]
The removal of a previously bundled Python 2.7 interpreter (from 12.3)^[eighteen] ^[19]
The removal of the ability to apply custom Quartz Composer filters and plugins in Photograph Berth.
networkQuality, a command-line tool for measuring upload/download chapters, upload/download flows, and upload/download responsiveness
An automatically populated "Games" folder within launchpad
Support for ProMotion in new 2021 MacBook Pro
New Object Capture API for creating 3D models using images^[20]

Applications [edit]

Notes [edit]

In the Notes application, users can now apply arbitrary tags to a annotation (e.g., #cooking, #work); groups of notes with a given tag or tags can be viewed in Smart Folders or a Tag Browser in the sidebar.^[21] The new Quick Notes function enables a user to create a note from within whatever app via organization-broad keyboard shortcut or hot corner.^[22]

Maps [edit]

Apple Maps adds a 3D globe, with increased mountain, desert, and forest detail.^[23]

Organisation requirements [edit]

macOS Monterey drops support for various Macs released from 2013 to 2015^[24] ^[25] including all Macs with Nvidia GPUs. Monterey runs on the post-obit Macs:

MacBook: Early on 2016 and newer
MacBook Air: Early 2015 and newer
MacBook Pro: Early 2015 and newer
Mac Mini: Tardily 2014 and newer
iMac: Late 2015 and newer
iMac Pro: Late 2017
Mac Pro: Late 2013 and newer
Mac Studio: 2022 and newer^[26]

By using patch tools, macOS Monterey tin can be installed on before computers that are officially unsupported, such as the mid-2014 iMac and the 2013 MacBook Pro.^[27] Using these methods, information technology is possible to install macOS Monterey on computers as one-time as a 2008 MacBook Pro and iMac and 2009 Mac Mini.^[28]

Release history [edit]

	Previous release		Electric current release		Current programmer release

Version	Build	Appointment	Darwin version	Release notes	Notes
12.0	21A344	Oct 25, 2021	21.0.1 xnu-8019.30.61~four Tue Sep 14 20:56:24 PDT 2021	N/A	Preinstalled on 2021 MacBook Pros
12.0.i	21A559	October 25, 2021	21.ane.0 xnu-8019.41.5~i Midweek Oct 13 17:33:23 PDT 2021	Release notes	Initial public release
12.1	21C52	December 13, 2021	21.2.0 xnu-8019.61.5~ane Sun Nov 28 twenty:28:54 PST 2021	Release notes Security content
12.2	21D49	January 26, 2022	21.3.0 xnu-8019.80.24~20 Wed Jan 5 21:37:58 PST 2022	Release notes Security content
12.ii.1	21D62	Feb 10, 2022	21.3.0 xnu-8019.80.24~20 Wed Jan 5 21:37:58 PST 2022	Release notes Security Content
12.3	21E230	March 14, 2022	21.4.0 xnu-8020.101.iv~ii Mon Feb 21 twenty:34:37 PST 2022	Release notes Security Content
12.3.one	21E258	March 31, 2022	21.four.0 xnu-8020.101.4~15 Fri Mar 18 00:45:05 PDT 2022	Release notes Security Content
12.4	21F79	May 16, 2022	21.five.0 xnu-8020.121.3~iv Tue April 26 21:08:22 PDT 2022	Release notes Security Content
12.5 beta	21G5027d	May eighteen, 2022

12.0 was pre-installed on 2021 MacBook Pros and Apple advised those with the version to be updated to 12.0.1.

Known problems [edit]

Users and developers have reported:

Laptops unable to boot (fixed with 12.0.one update)^[29] ^[thirty]
Disability to accuse sleeping laptops with MagSafe. (fixed with 12.1)^[31]
App memory leak issue^[32]

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