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Apple today announced that macOS Ventura will be available on Monday, October 24, the same day that iPadOS 16.1 will be available to iPad customers.

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macOS Ventura is a notable update for the Mac, bringing new features such as Stage Manager, a new Clock and Weather app, and updates to core system apps like Messages and Safari. System Settings, previously known as System Preferences, has also been completely redesigned to make it more in line with the design on iOS and iPadOS. For a full breakdown of everything new in macOS Ventura, see our roundup.

Article Link: macOS Ventura With Stage Manager and More Launching October 24
 
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Any word of an RC rolling sooner? I work at a school with around 1000 MacBook Airs deployed and we'd like to test our deployment.
 
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I wish they would improve the wallpaper.
I wish they would add *BACK* a freaking hint of contrast in apps like Mail so the folders bar, commands up top, emails/folder summary, and email preview didn’t all blend together in a complete white-out!

Edit: I added *BACK* because the OS interface for Mail (and other native apps) used to be quite attractive *and* intuitive with how it was laid out before Mac OS was “improved” to the minimalist white-out it is today.

Edit #2: I’ve been experimenting since day 1 with increase contrast and other adjustments Apple condescendingly and dismissively hides under “Accessibility.” Not enough improvement/change back to similar to how it was before. Those settings belong under a section titled “Common Sense and Intuitive User Interface Element Options” and not “Accessibility.”
 
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I wish they would add a freaking hint of contrast in apps like Mail so the folders bar, commands up top, emails/folder summary, and email preview didn’t all blend together in a complete white-out!
I'd check your display settings. While I agree there could be more contrast, to say in a complete white out is incorrect, unless you have your display settings really messed
 
Me too. Apple hit peak wallpaper with the dynamic Mojave, Catalina, and Big Sur wallpapers, then got rid of them with Monterey. I have no idea why.
Big Sur? The default Big Sur wallpaper looked like an especially gaudy casino carpet.
 
I wish they would add a freaking hint of contrast in apps like Mail so the folders bar, commands up top, emails/folder summary, and email preview didn’t all blend together in a complete white-out!
Does Mac have a contrast setting similar to iOS?
 

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If iOS16 and the recent Monterey releases is an indication it is better to upgrade when the successor of Ventura is released.
 
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I have Ventura public beta on my M1 mini.

When Stage Manager is activated it moves desktop icons a few inches away from the edge of your screen.
 
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