MED: macOS Monterey 12.5 (21G72)

macOS Monterey 12.5 (21G72)

macOS Monterey lets you connect, share, and create like never before. Enjoy new FaceTime audio and video enhancements, including spatial audio and Portrait mode. Get more done with powerful productivity tools like Focus, Quick Note, and Tab Groups in Safari. Work fluidly across your devices with AirPlay to Mac.

FaceTime

Spatial audio makes voices sound like they come from the direction of a speaker on the screen in a Group FaceTime call
Voice Isolation blocks background noises so your voice is crystal clear
Wide Spectrum brings every sound in your space into the call
Portrait mode puts the focus on you by blurring your background on Mac computers with the M1 chip
Grid view displays people in same-size tiles and highlights the active speaker
FaceTime links for inviting friends to calls on Apple, Android, or Windows devices

Messages

Shared with You displays content shared over Messages in your Mac apps
New Shared with You section in Photos, Safari, News, Podcasts, and the TV app
Multiple photos display as collages or stacks in Messages

Safari

Tab Groups help you save and organize your tabs and sync across devices
Intelligent Tracking Prevention prevents trackers from viewing your IP address
Compact tab bar option lets you see more of the webpage on your screen

Focus

Focus lets you automatically filter out notifications based on what you’re doing
Options to customize a Focus for activities like work, gaming, reading, and more
Focus sets across all Apple devices
Status lets your contacts know that your notifications are silenced

Quick Note & Notes

Quick Note lets you take notes on any app or website, and easily revisit them later
Tags help you quickly categorize your notes by topic and make them easy to find
Mentions enable you to notify others of important updates in shared notes
Activity view displays who made recent changes in a shared note

AirPlay to Mac

AirPlay to Mac lets you share content from iPhone or iPad straight to your Mac
AirPlay speaker support for playing music through your Mac sound system

Live Text

Live Text makes text interactive in photos across the system
Support for copying, translating, and looking up text that appears in photos
Visual Look Up helps you learn about art, landmarks, and other objects in photos

Shortcuts

New app helps you automate everyday tasks, helping you accomplish them faster
Gallery with pre-built shortcuts that you can add and run throughout the system
Shortcuts editor helps you design custom shortcuts for your specific workflow
Support for automatically converting Automator workflows into shortcuts

Maps

Interactive 3D globe with enhanced details for mountains, oceans, and more on Mac computers with the M1 chip
Detailed city maps display elevation, trees, buildings, landmarks, and more on Mac computers with the M1 chip

Privacy

Mail Privacy Protection helps prevent senders from tracking your Mail activity
Recording indicator in Control Center for apps that are accessing your mic

iCloud+

iCloud Private Relay (beta) helps prevent companies from creating a detailed profile of your browsing activity in Safari
Hide My Email creates unique, random email addresses that forward to your inbox

System requirements:

macOS Monterey supports the following models:

iMac 2015 or newer
iMac Pro 2017 or newer
MacBook 2016 or newer
MacBook Air 2015 or newer
MacBook Pro 2015 or newer
Mac Pro 2013 or newer
Mac mini 2014 or newer

What's New:

Version 12.5

macOS Monterey 12.5 includes enhancements, bug fixes and security updates.

TV app adds the option to restart a live sports game already in-progress and pause, rewind, or fast-forward
Fixes an issue in Safari where a tab may revert back to a previous page

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