macOS Monterey Is Finally Rolling Out on Oct. 25

macOS Monterey lastly has a launch date: During Apple’s Mac occasion on Monday, the corporate introduced that Monterey—often known as macOS 12—shall be accessible on Monday, Oct. 25.

We’ve been holding our breath in anticipation of this software program replace for some time now, and an extended beta interval has given us loads of time to mirror on the new options designed to make your life simpler and produce your gadgets into alignment with one another.

As with macOS Big Sur earlier than it, Monterey represents a renewed effort by Apple to streamline its working programs, with new Focus profiles for limiting notifications and serving to you be extra productive similar to in iOS 15 and iPadOS 15. Shortcuts, Apple’s automation app, is now accessible on desktop for the primary time. Monterey additionally represents the primary time customers will have the ability to AirPlay content material from a Mac, a perform that iPhone customers have lengthy loved. If you’ve already downloaded iOS 15, updating to Monterey simply is sensible—these gadgets are a lot extra practical after they work seamlessly with one another.

But maybe probably the most anticipated function Monterey is meant to convey us is Universal Control, which lets you use a single mouse/trackpad and keyboard to regulate a number of Macs and iPads concurrently. While the brand new function wasn’t initially included within the public beta rollout of Monterey, that omission has solely allowed the hype to develop. It’s unclear when Universal Control will come to macOS, solely that it gained’t be accessible to make use of at launch. FaceTime’s new SharePlay function, which can be anticipated to reach in iOS 15, can even not be able to strive at launch. That function will mean you can share music or watch reveals with people over FaceTime.

How to obtain macOS Monterey

1. First, examine to see in case your Mac is on the list of devices which are suitable with macOS Monterey.

2. Back up your Mac (all the time a good suggestion, however particularly earlier than putting in a giant software program replace).

3. Navigate to System Preferences > Software Update, and when you’ve discovered macOS Monterey, click on Upgrade Now. Settle in—it would take a minute (or a number of).

Give your laptop a reboot, et voila: Monterey is now put in. As with any Apple software program, remember that it’s normally finest to attend a bit and let among the bugs make themselves obvious earlier than you replace. There is likely to be some apps that don’t play good with the improve, though a prolonged beta interval ought to’ve labored out most bugs.