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Apple Seeds Second Public Beta of macOS Monterey With Universal Control
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I am using a wired G502 SE with Logitech G Hub 2022.2.659 OK. Regular wireless apple keyboard. Needs Security & Privacy - Accessibility enabled.
Looks like there's more activity with this beta than the previous one. Do you think 12.3 will go final in Feb? If so, I'm going to skip 12.2
CMD with tap to click Click on the first two failure problems solved?
No, this beta cycle is similar to the Big Sur 3rd one where the beta 1 and beta 2 were close to same dates, that ended toward end of April when Spring 2021 event occurred (M1 iMac, M1 iPad Pro). That March 8 date is IPad Air, iPhoneSE announcements. This beta features the delayed universal control finally being included.
Thanks. I was hoping they would squeeze one in between now and the the next one that which would sync with the Spring announcementNo, this beta cycle is similar to the Big Sur 3rd one where the beta 1 and beta 2 were close to same dates, that ended toward end of April when Spring 2021 event occurred (M1 iMac, M1 iPad Pro). That March 8 date is IPad Air, iPhoneSE announcements. This beta features the delayed universal control finally being included.
Look's like Apple's updated their servers for the latest install Assistant .pkg file.
I am not sure that the OS is at fault here. I have the same display and it has been working fine through al betas.
One thing that irritates me on my 24" iMac M1 (maxed out):
Connecting a 4K TV via TB 4->HDMI cable as 2nd display.
It does work, but if I want "extended display", 4K @ 60fps, I need to remove and re-insert the cable at the back of the iMac after a reboot.
If I don't do that, it always defaults to screen-mirror, 4K @ 30fps. I cannot adjust the settings in System Prefs. Only removing and re-inserting the TB 4 (USB C) cable gives the correct options.
Connecting a 4K TV via TB 4->HDMI cable as 2nd display.
It does work, but if I want "extended display", 4K @ 60fps, I need to remove and re-insert the cable at the back of the iMac after a reboot.
If I don't do that, it always defaults to screen-mirror, 4K @ 30fps. I cannot adjust the settings in System Prefs. Only removing and re-inserting the TB 4 (USB C) cable gives the correct options.
Every time you encounter a new problem in macOS, just remember this: most of Apple's top programmers are not on the macOS team but iOS.
This is why:
The words on the street is Apple has become very cost-conscious when it comes to retaining programming talents and they're trying to keep just enough of them in the macOS division to keep macOS usable, but only after several releases.
One of the major problems with this approach is that macOS has become progressively less secure. It only gives the illusion of being secure on the mere fact that it isn't a platform most hackers are interested in.
This is why:
- Any macOS-only feature will tend to have more bugs, e.g., Time Machine.
- Any common application, e.g., Safari, will have its UI prioritized for iOS.
- You are recommended not to upgrade to the latest macOS until the .5 release, i.e., in May or June, if you rely on your computer for work (because it takes less talented programmers longer to fix problems).
- You should stop wishing that Apple extends macOS's release cycle from 1 year to 1.5 or even 2 years just to iron out bugs (because macOS has to have feature parity with iOS/iPadOS, e.g., Universal Control).
The words on the street is Apple has become very cost-conscious when it comes to retaining programming talents and they're trying to keep just enough of them in the macOS division to keep macOS usable, but only after several releases.
One of the major problems with this approach is that macOS has become progressively less secure. It only gives the illusion of being secure on the mere fact that it isn't a platform most hackers are interested in.
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You don't need a short release cycle to achieve that. New features can be added with minor updates as well - Universal Control is the most recent example.
Is this a fact? If yes, please provide evidence! If not then this is your opinion and thus could be considered trolling!
Nice spin, but it’s very different between testing MacOS compared to iOS and iPadOS especially multitasking.
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