Apple Seeds Introduces MacOS 12 Monterey Fifth Beta to Developers and Public Beta Testers

Apple today released the fifth beta of macOS Monterey, the latest version of the macOS operating system. The fifth beta comes two weeks after Apple released the fourth beta of macOS Monterey, and it’s available to both developers and public beta testers.

Registered developers can download the beta through Apple Developer Center and once the appropriate profile is installed, beta versions will be available through the software update mechanism in System Preferences. Public beta testers can install the appropriate profile from Apple’s public beta test website.

As with all new beta releases, Apple recommends that you do not install the new macOS update on a primary machine because it is pre-release software and could contain bugs.

‌MacOS Monterey‌ introduces Universal Control, a feature that lets you use a single mouse, trackpad, and keyboard across multiple Mac or iPad devices, as well as a new AirPlay to Mac feature.

Safari has been redesigned with a new tab bar (with a toggle for two different designs from the third beta) and support for tab groups, and FaceTime has gained spatial audio, a portrait mode. on Mac M1s and voice isolation to cut background noise. There is also a new SharePlay ‌FaceTime‌ feature that allows Apple users to watch TV, listen to music, and share their screens with each other.

Shared with you, a separate feature, keeps track of the music, links, podcasts, news, and photos people receive in Messages, highlighting them in relevant apps. Notes has a new Quick Note feature for jotting down thoughts, and collaboration is easier with mentions and an activity view.

IOS Shortcuts app is now available on Mac, and Focus helps users stay focused on their task by removing background distractions. There’s an updated Maps app with a whole host of new features, and with Live Text, Macs can now detect text in photos or provide details of animals, art, monuments, plants and more. still in the pictures.

Mail Privacy Protection hides IP and prevents tracking through web beacons, and iCloud Private Relay protects Safari browsing. There are many other new features in macOS Monterey‌, with a full rundown available in our macOS Monterey summary.