MacOS (12) Montessori: Apple’s new operating system ready for Mac and MacBook

Apple has announced the completion of the MacOS “Montessori” for Mac and MacBook. The free update offered in June is a bit scary compared to the previous year, which brought Apple’s own support for its own M-Series ARM SoCs with the MacOS 11 Big Sur. Nevertheless, it is called Magos 12. It will be released on October 25th.

General unchanged version jump

Not only is the Big Zurilus changing from Magos 10. X to 11 due to major changes, including ARM support, Apple is now counting the decimals with each new version each year. However, the manufacturer has only publicly stated the name of the operating system for many years.

These are important discoveries

Magos is named, along with “Montessori” A port city in California, Apple wants to better integrate the Mac (Book) operating system and iPods. With “Universal Control”, users have the option to control the iPad, including data transfer using the Mac and MacBook’s keyboard and mouse.

Even before WWDC 2021, Apple provided a page on how the mouse pointer on the iPod was moved by the MacBook trackpad, apps were closed and a file was dragged from tablet to notebook. The chain can be extended: the file can be transferred from the iPad to the iMac set on the right side of the notebook via the MacBook; In this case, it was operated with the mouse.

In this case, the input devices always send their inputs to the same system, while the MacOS 12 will send Montessori inputs to another computer with MacOS or the iPod with the iPad 15. For example, unlike Logitech Flow, the input device does not replace the Bluetooth host.

The following end devices support MacOS Universal Control:

• MacBook Pro (2016 and later)
• MacBook (2016 and later)
• MacBook Air (2018 and beyond)
• iMac (2017 and later)
• IMac (5K Retina 27 Inch, Late 2015)
• IMac Pro, Mac Mini (2018 and later)
• Mac Pro (2019)
• IPod Pro
• IPod Air (3rd generation and later)
• IPod (6th generation and later)
• IPod mini (5th generation and later)

Safari does not end as planned

With MacOS Montessori, the Safari browser has once again been given a makeover. However, at the beginning of the beta, Apple dropped the first idea: the URL and search bar were initially positioned to the right of the active tab in the tab bar, i.e. constantly changing. In the final stage there are two bands that are naturally re-known.

Montessori gets new Apple Maps and VRR

Other innovations in MacOS Montessori are related to global applications that are also available for iOS and iPadOS. Apple’s planned changes to FaceTime, iMessage, the new Apple Maps or the announcement center with Shareplay, Share and Focus iOS 15 in the iOS 15 announcement and report: The new Apple Maps is a giant step. Montessori also supports variable update rates in adaptive sync views.

Complete overview of all innovations, including Safari New Tab Menu, eventually implemented, Already online at Apple.

This Mac and MacBooks will receive the update

MacOS Montessori is already being released by Apple as a free update for some of the older systems. The oldest Mac 2013 supported is the Mac Pro. The update will be available on October 25 on all compatible systems.

• iMac (late 2015)
• Mac Pro (Late 2013 and later)
• iMac Pro (2017 and later)
• Mac Mini (late 2014 and later)
• MacBook Air (early 2015 and later)
• MacBook (early 2016 and later)
• MacBook Pro (early 2015 and later)