macOS Monterey: A Release Candidate … macOS 12.0.1

This is the final step before releasing the final version of MacOS Montessori Candidate released (RC) is being distributed to developers tonight… an RC number 12.0.1! They can make final changes to their applications.

We are now in the 11 editions proposed for testing since June. There is an error that requires a second volume on an RC. Let’s see this, but Apple has promised the final version For October 25th !

Update – Apple mentions that two major functions of the Monterey will be available “this fall”, please understand: October 25 is not the final version. These are the SharePlay content sharing functionality (which will be integrated in iOS 15.1) and the global control we have Preview in beta With an earlier preview of Magos 12.

Magos Montessori: Release Notes

Fasttime

• Spatial Audio Group Sounds sounds coming from the direction of the speaker on the screen in the facetime call
• Voice isolation blocks background noises, so your voice is clear
• The white spectrum brings every sound in your space to the call
• Portrait mode focuses on you by blurring your background on Mac computers with the M1 chip
• The grid display shows people on the same level tiles and highlights the active speaker
• FaceTime Links invites friends for calls on Apple, Android or Windows devices

News

• Shared with you Displays shared content in messages on your Mac apps
• New sharing with you in Photos, Safari, News, Podcasts and TV app
• Many photos will be displayed as galleries or layers in the news

Safari

• Tab Groups help you save and organize your tabs and sync across devices
• Clever tracking blocker prevents trackers from viewing your IP address
• The small tab bar option lets you see more webpages on your screen

Attention

• Focus allows you to automatically filter notifications based on what you are doing
• Options to customize Focus for activities such as work, gaming, reading and more
• Focus sets on all Apple devices
• Status lets your contacts know that your notifications have been muted

Quick Tip & Tips

• Quick Tip allows you to take notes on any app or website and then easily review them again
• Tags help you categorize your notes quickly by topic and find them easily
• Notes Allows you to notify others of important updates on shared notes
• Functional displays that made recent changes to the shared note

Airplay for Mac

• AirPlay to Mac lets you share iPhone or iPod content directly to your Mac
• AirPlay speaker support for playing music through your Mac sound system

Live text

• Live text will interact with the text in photos throughout the system
• Support for copying, translating and searching for text that appears in photos
• Visual Look Up helps you learn about art, labels and other objects in photos

Shortcuts

• The new application helps to automate daily tasks and enable them to be completed quickly
• A gallery of pre-built shortcuts that you can run along the entire system
• Shortcut Editor allows you to design custom shortcuts for your specific workflows
• Support for automatically converting automator workflows to shortcuts

Maps

• Interactive 3D globe with advanced details for mountains, oceans and more on Mac computers with the M1 chip
• Detailed city maps show height, trees, buildings, signs, and more with the M1 chip on Mac computers

Privacy

• Mail privacy protection helps senders keep track of your email activity
• Record the indicator at the control center for applications that access your mic

iCloud +

• iCloud Private Relay (Beta) helps companies prevent Safari from creating a comprehensive profile of your browsing activity
• Hide My Email will send private, random email addresses to your inbox