![]() ![]() One more little push will cause the cursor to jump right across onto the iPad screen, allowing you to launch and control apps just as you would do with a mouse or trackpad that's directly connected to the iPad.Īlso, when the cursor moves across from the MacBook to the iPad, the MacBook's keyboard takes control of the iPad as well, allowing you to type into apps, or use keyboard shortcuts to switch between apps and issue other commands. If you keep pushing the cursor then a kind of 'membrane' will appear on the edge of the iPad screen, bulging out to indicate that the cursor is ready to hop across onto the iPad. If you're working on your MacBook, with your iPad sitting next to it, then you can simply use the trackpad on the MacBook to move the cursor right to the edge of the screen in the direction of the iPad. Universal Control will be especially useful for professional users who tend to work with multiple devices sitting on their desk all at the same time. Universal Control will allow you to work across Apple devices, launching and controlling apps, and dragging and dropping files. Somewhat disappointingly, this feature doesn't seem to be up and running in the first public beta of Monterey, but Apple's demo certainly caught people's attention. ![]() The headline-grabber in Monterey was Universal Control, which allows you to control multiple Apple devices - such as a desktop Mac, a MacBook laptop and an iPad - with a single mouse (or trackpad) and keyboard. And, with the latest Macs and iPads now sharing Apple's home-grown M1 SoC, it's no surprise to see that convergence continuing. ![]() The most obvious trend with the development of MacOS in recent years has been its increasing convergence with iOS and iPadOS on Apple's mobile devices. SEE: Top 10 iPad tips (free PDF) (TechRepublic) Even so, this beta is intriguing enough to have us looking forward to the final release of Monterey later this year. It's also unclear whether there are any features that will specifically require Apple's M1 processor, rather than the Intel chips still used in millions of current Mac models. The current public beta is pretty rough around the edges, with many features either missing or incomplete. ![]() This did at least mean that the time devoted to Monterey during the keynote could focus on a key group of new features that will have Mac users eager to download the public beta that's just become available.Ī summary of the key new features in Apple's MacOS 12 (Monterey). Many new features, such as improved controls for video calls in FaceTime, were covered during the iOS section of the keynote, as were the new 'focus' features for reducing distraction while working on your Mac or iPad during the day. That's a little misleading, though, as many of the new features coming to MacOS 12 - codenamed Monterey - are focused on apps such as FaceTime and Notes, which the Mac shares with the iPhone and iPad. In among all these announcements, MacOS - once the sole raison d'être of WWDC - merited barely 10 minutes out of the opening 100-minute keynote. Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) was particularly eventful this year, with an increased focus on services and areas such as health and fitness, along with the usual software upgrades that normally dominate the developer-focused event. ![]()
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