Apple
Apple started distributing macOS Monterey 12.3 on the early morning of the 15th. You can update from “About this Mac”> “Upgrade Now” in the Apple menu (from the apple mark on the upper left) or “Software Update” in System Preferences.
macOS Monterey 12.3 adds some new features, the largest of which is Universal Control. This feature allows you to use one mouse / trackpad and keyboard across multiple Macs and iPads.However, the iPad alsoUpdated to the latest iPad OS 15.4Is required.
When you bring the iPad closer to the Mac, the pointer moves to the iPad side, and following that, you can operate the iPad with the keyboard or trackpad on the Mac side, or you can operate the Mac with the Magic Keyboard connected to the iPad. You can also drag and drop files between the two.
When you update your Mac to macOS 12.3 and your iPad to iPadOS 15.4, Universal Control is automatically enabled and no manual settings are required.
This update also adds new emojis such as facial expressions, hand gestures, and furnishings. For handshake emojis, you can now select different skin tones for each hand.
Other Macs with M1 chips have enhanced spatial audio capabilities. For one thing, compatible models such as AirPods Pro can now use dynamic head tracking in the Music app. Furthermore, when using AirPods that support spatial audio, you can customize the “Off”, “Fixed”, and “Head Tracking” settings in the Control Center.
The official releases of macOS Monterey 12.3 are:
macOS Monterey 12.3 — Reboot required
Universal controls have been added to macOS 12.3, allowing you to control both your Mac and iPad with a pair of mouse and keyboard. This update also includes new emojis, “Music” dynamic head tracking, and bug fixes for the Mac.
Universal Control (Beta)
Universal control allows you to operate both iPad and Mac with a pair of mouse and keyboard
Text input is possible from either Mac or iPad, and files can be dragged and dropped between them.
Spatial audio
Dynamic head tracking can be used in “Music” when using compatible AirPods on a Mac equipped with an M1 chip
On a Mac with an M1 chip, you can customize the “off”, “fixed”, and “head tracking” spatial audio settings in the Control Center when using compatible AirPods.
Emoji
Emoji keyboard allows you to use new emojis such as facial expressions, hand gestures and furnishings
Handshake emoji allows you to choose different skin tones for each hand
This release also includes the following enhancements for Mac:
An episode filter has been added to the Podcast App to filter seasons and episodes that have been played, unplayed, saved, or downloaded.
Safari’s web page translation function supports Italian and Chinese (traditional)
“Shortcut” supports adding / deleting / searching tags in “Reminder”
You can add your own notes to the saved password
Improved battery capacity measurement accuracy
This release also includes the following bug fixes for Mac:
An issue where audio may sound distorted while watching video in a TV application
Problems where photos and videos may be unintentionally moved when organizing a “photos” album
Some features may not be available in all regions or Apple devices. For Apple Software Update security content, visit the following websites: https://support.apple.com/ja-jp/HT201222
