The new Tab Groups allows you to save a set of tabs so you can access them later. Safari’s tabs gets new treatment in macOS Monterey, with a UI redesign and new Tab Groups. The tab bar takes on the color of the site you’re reading and the toolbar is more compact with the buttons that currently surround it-Home, Share, Privacy Report, Show Downloads-collected into a menu to the right of the address bar.
Safari on the Mac gets a UI facelift to support its new tab-focused features. If they are compatible, iPhone and iPad shortcuts can run on M1 Macs or on Intel-based Mac systems with Catalyst apps.Īpple said during the keynote that Automator, the previous automation app, will continue to be supported and that Automator workflows can be imported to Shortcuts. It’s easy to share shortcuts, and any shortcuts you make sync across all your devices. Any shortcuts that you make are available system-wide, so you can run them from just about anywhere on the Mac.
In macOS Monterey, Shortcuts for Mac will be available, bringing over the same powerful functionality. Shortcuts on iOS and iPadOS has become a popular tool to create automations.
For wireless connectivity, all devices must have Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and Handoff turned on and within 30 feet of each other.All devices must be signed in to iCloud with the same Apple ID using two-factor authentication.Here are the Macs that are compatible with Universal Control:
He showed how you can take a file from the iPad, drag it through the MacBook Pro, and then drop it into a Final Cut Pro project. During the keynote, Federighi used a 24-inch iMac, 13-inch M1 MacBook Pro, and an iPad, and was able to move the cursor between all three devices. Universal Control can connect to three devices.Īdditionally, Universal Control can do something that Apple’s Craig Federighi said would appeal to pros: You can connect three devices and navigate between them. You can even drag and drop files between devices and perform gestures on the MacBook trackpad to navigate the iPad. If you’re using a MacBook, its keyboard and trackpad can be used with the iPad. It’s still in beta mode, though Apple isn’t allowing users to test it yet.Īpple users often switch between devices, and with Universal Control, you can now use a single mouse and keyboard between your Mac and iPad. MacOS Monterey will launch without one of its most interesting new features, Universal Control. macOS Monterey: The latestĪpple will release macOS Monterey today, likely at 10amPT/1pm ET.
Updated 10/25/21: macOS Monterey will be available for download today.
There are a bunch of new features and we’ll cover everything you need to know about the update before it arrives in the fall: the top features, system requirements, availability, and more. Note: If you no longer have access to the iPhone that is using the number you want to remove, reset your Apple ID password.Apple is launching macOS 12 Monterey, the first major update to macOS since the big shift in macOS 11 Big Sur, on Monday, October 25. If the phone number is still available on other devices after you sign out of FaceTime and iMessage on the iPhone, you may need to sign out of iMessage and FaceTime on all your devices, then sign in to FaceTime and Messages again on devices you want to use. This should remove your phone number from other devices using the same Apple ID with FaceTime and Messages. To remove a phone number from an Apple ID, sign out of FaceTime and Messages on your iPhone. Here’s the steps from the KB article above, that worked for me:
I could now erase / factory reset the old phone and not worry that the phone number or device was still associated with my account. I followed those steps and my “old” number was removed from iMessage and Facetime on all of my devices.
Scroll down under the section that says “ How to Unlink a Phone Number“. After some google searching there were all kinds of “how tos” and forum posts from people who had different ways of doing it- none of which worked for me.