Unravel macOS "monterey".What is the hottest new feature "Universal Control" (Chika Nishida)

Needless to say, WWDC is a place to provide the latest platform information to developers.So the protagonist is "New OS".The content of the new OS that appears every fall and how to respond is what Apple wants to convey in WWDC.

All of the current Apple OSs have the same technology in the core, and are provided with UI for each device.Changes in iOS and iPados will be conspicuous, but of course MacOS has also changed.In particular, in MacOS, the spell of "X" has been released last year, and the version number has begun to increase.I entered a new phase.

Now, let's take a closer look at the contents of "MacOS MONTEREY" that will be revealed in WWDC21 and appear this fall.

By the way, the current version number is 11.The version number of the new MacOS is "12".

"Same functions" as iOS / iPados will increase to Mac

As mentioned earlier, Apple's OS is to "use the same feature on the same base in collaboration with various devices."So, even if you say the new features of each OS, many of them are dubbed with new functions for other devices.

For example, "Shareplay" is installed by strengthening FaceTime.It is a function that allows people to view the same content (in short, in the same sub -skook, etc.) to talk while watching the same content, but can be used in all Apple devices equipped with FaceTime.

The "concentration" mode that keeps notifications and incoming calls from coming to work (or playing) can be used in the same way in each OS, and each device is "on" at the same time.

The iPados 15 has a "quick memo" function to quickly take notes, but the same thing can be used in Monterey.

Apple's translation services will be "available from everywhere in the system", not from the web or specific app, but this is also available on iOS, iPados, and Monterey.

… And well, many of the new features are not “only available on this device”.From the perspective of the user, it is "it is desirable that convenient functions can be used from anywhere", and it is evidence that the development base has been set up and the commonality has increased.

What is the increase in the number of functions that can be used only with Apple silicon?

In the sense of commonity, the main axis of Mac has become a "Apple Silicon -mounted model".Until last year, Mac was running in Intel, iOS and iPados with Apple processors, and the components were slightly different.So there were some scenes that Macs could do with iOS and iPados.

This time, it decreases further.

For example, "spatial audio" can be used for iPhone and iPad when combined with AirPods Pro or Air Pods Max.Especially when watching a movie, it is characterized by a reproduction of immersion that makes use of head tracking.This function was not available on the Mac, but from MONTEREY, "M1 MAC" is available.(Music spatial audio can also be used on models with Intel CPUs)

In addition, the "portrait mode" that blures the background with FaceTime can only be used with M1 Mac.

In this area, the installation status and treatment of machine learning core vary depending on the type of processor.Intel can do the same as Apple silicon, but Apple wants to use the technology created for the iPhone and iPad as it is, and is in the direction of Intel at the migration stage.That's it.

At present, monterey works on the Intel version of Mac, but the operating target model is narrower than Big Sur.And the policy of "Apple silicon to use all functions" will be even stronger in the future.

In this sense, monterey is an OS that is more like "Apple Silicon" more than Big Sur.

"Universal control" moves like this

Under such circumstances, is the "Universal Control" that focuses on the functions that are “only in monterey”?

I haven't actually tested the beta version yet.Also, according to the story of the developer, the universal control seems to have not been implemented yet.So, please understand that the following is "based on information obtained from video and coverage."

Universal control is "Operate another connected device from one keyboard or touchpad".SIDECAR was a sub -display, but this is just "each of the apps moves", and only the UI and the data travel between devices.

Specifically, it starts from a Mac and works by connecting "three devices" including other Macs or iPads.Therefore, you can use "MacBook Air, iMac and iPad side by side" or "use one iPad on both sides of the Mac".However, the arrangement is "in the horizontal direction", and it does not correspond to how to put the iPad on a Mac.It is said that the iPad is not only horizontal (landscape mode) but also vertical (portrait mode).

In short, it is like sharing keyboards and touchpads (mouse) between devices, and is a concept similar to "Flow" provided by Logitech.The difference is that it is "Mac and iPad" instead of Mac and PC, and you can also use the keyboard and touchpad on the iPad side.

It seems that this area is sometimes understood, so let's explain it a little.

Universal control starts from "connecting from Mac to iPad".In short, move the mouse cursor from the Mac screen to the next iPad.The side of the mouse cursor is the device that accepts the input, and the operation of the keyboard and the touchpad operation will be passed to the "device on the side where the mouse cursor is".

The point here is that once you connect, you can operate a Mac from the iPad side.So you can operate the Mac on the Magic Keyboard on the iPad Pro.

The same is true for data drags and drops, and if you start connecting from a Mac, you can go back and forth from any device.

Although it is not a strange idea as an idea, it is a UI -like (it looks like) is the beauty of universal control.

For example, look at the screen above.Can you see that there is an "up and down" arrow on the border on the iPad side?In fact, it is for operating and "adjusting the height of the screen".The height of the screen is gradually different for each device, but by fine -tuning with this UI, the discomfort when moving the operation can be reduced.

Someday, including these parts, it will eventually be used in all Apple devices.I feel that the first step is from the Mac.

As mentioned from the beginning, "various Apple devices have the same function" and "each function work together" is the basis of Apple's OS.The universal control is one of them, and the use of "how to put what users buy together with Apple products" from the convenient functions.

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