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Apple’s macOS Ventura and iPadOS 16 are now available

macOS Ventura and iPadOS 16, the latest version of Apple’s desktop and tablet operating system (OS), are now available.

While the OS update is relatively low-key, there are a few standout features worth highlighting, including ‘Continuity Camera,’ which allows you to use your iPhone as a webcam wirelessly. macOS Ventura also offers ‘Stage Manager,’ a feature that’s received a lukewarm reception that offers a new way to organize apps on your desktop

Other new features include changes to Apple’s Mail app, new Safari collaboration tools, enhancements to Messages and more.

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To download macOS Ventura, click the Apple logo in the top left corner of your desktop, then select ‘System Preference’ and finally, ‘Software Update.’ If you don’t see the update immediately, it could take a few minutes. For example, it took two minutes before the macOS Ventura update appeared on my MacBook Pro (2021).

On the iPadOS 16 side, the update includes Stage Manager, which like its desktop counterpart, has received a mixed response. While I like Stage Manager more than the iPad’s other forms of multitasking, it can be glitchy and confusing. It will be interesting to see if the final version of Stage Manager is more stable.

Other features include an iPad Weather app (finally) and changes to Mail, Safari, Messages and more. To download iPadOS 16, head to the ‘Settings’ app and then ‘Software Update.’ You’ll then see an ‘Upgrade to iOS 16 at the bottom of the page.

iOS 16.1 has also dropped and offers shared iCloud photo libraries and support for Apple Fitness+ without an Apple Watch.

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Apple to release iPadOS 16 and macOS Ventura on October 24th

iPadOS 16 will be available to iPad users on October 24th.

The software has several new features in various areas, including Messages and Mail.

For Messages, users will be able to edit or unsend texts, as well as recover deleted messages. In Mail, emails can be scheduled ahead of time or be cancelled before it gets to the recipient’s inbox.

Many will also be relieved to hear the Weather app is finally making its way onto the iPad.

Users will need an iPad or iPad mini (5th generation or later), an iPad Air (3rd generation or later) or an iPad Pro to access the update.

Apple revealed the details alongside two models of the 2022 iPad Pro, featuring the same M2 chip seen in the MacBook Air (2022) and 13-inch MacBook Pro (2022).

The tech giant also revealed a redesigned entry-level iPad. The 10.9-inch device with 2360 x 1640 pixel resolution features squared-off edges, a Touch ID button and USB-C.

Apple also lists October 24th as the release date for macOS Ventura and its notable Continuity Camera feature, which allows users to use their iPhone as a webcam.

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Apple expands Stage Manager to older iPads in latest iPadOS 16 beta

One of the more exciting features coming to iPads with iPadOS 16 is Stage Manager, which will finally allow iPad owners to use multiple apps simultaneously in an almost desktop-like experience with windowed multitasking. Now, it looks like Apple will bring Stage Manager to more devices, with some major caveats.

Apple earned some ire from iPad owners for restricting Stage Manager to iPads with its new M1 chip. There didn’t seem to be much of a hardware reason for the restriction, especially when devices like the base level iPad Air, which had the M1 chip but lacked other supposedly necessary capabilities, were set to get Stage Manager. Then, Apple delayed iPadOS 16, reportedly over issues with Stage Manager.

However, in the latest iPad OS 16 beta, Stage Manager is available on older iPad Pros. Specifically, Engadget reports that Stage Manager now works on the 11-inch iPad Pro (first gen and later) as well as the 12.9-inch iPad Pro (third gen and later), including the models with A12X and A12Z chips.

The caveat? iPad Pros not running the M1 chip won’t have access to Stage Manager on external displays. On the one hand, this is a bummer for anyone who wanted to use their old iPad Pro for some multi-monitor multitasking (although honestly, who buys an iPad for serious multitasking work?). On the other, this means Stage Manager will benefit more iPad owners by enabling much better multitasking.

The fifth iPadOS 16 developer beta also removes external display support for Stage Manager on M1 iPads, but that should be a temporary change while Apple continues working out the bugs. External display support should return in a software update later this year. In a statement to Engadget, Apple said:

“We introduced Stage Manager as a whole new way to multitask with overlapping, resizable windows on both the iPad display and a separate external display, with the ability to run up to eight live apps on screen at once. Delivering this multi-display support is only possible with the full power of M1-based iPads. Customers with iPad Pro 3rd and 4th generation have expressed strong interest in being able to experience Stage Manager on their iPads. In response, our teams have worked hard to find a way to deliver a single-screen version for these systems, with support for up to four live apps on the iPad screen at once.

“External display support for Stage Manager on M1 iPads will be available in a software update later this year.”

Of course, it also remains to be seen how well Stage Manager works on A-series chips. We’ll likely get answers about that sooner or later. Though, given the business of Stage Manager so far, it may make sense to wait until a more stable version is available before doing any serious testing.

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Source: Engadget

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Apple ‘finished’ iOS 16, iPadOS and macOS Ventura coming in October

Apple’s next big iPhone software update is ready to go, while iPad and Mac owners will need to wait a while longer.

The news comes via Bloomberg‘s reliable Mark Gurman. In the latest Power On newsletter, Gurman notes that Apple “finished work” on iOS 16 and the iPhone update is due in September alongside watchOS 9:

“The iOS 16.0 update, which Apple engineers finished work on this past week, is due to launch in September alongside watchOS 9. Those updates will correspond with the new hardware. The macOS Ventura and iPadOS upgrades, on the other hand, are now scheduled for October (after Stage Manager-related delays to the iPad software) to match the new hardware lineup.”

Gurman reported the iPadOS delay earlier this month, noting that the delay was connected to Stage Manager. However, it’s interesting to learn the macOS Ventura update will also be pushed back to October. That said, it makes sense. Stage Manager issues or not, Apple is reportedly expected to launch new iPad and Mac hardware in October. Pushing back the iPadOS and macOS updates would better align them with the new hardware launches.

Stage Manager, for those unfamiliar with the software, is a way to manage multiple on-screen apps on iPad and Mac. Stage Manager will likely have the most impact on the iPad, allowing users a more desktop-like experience where they can resize apps and display multiple apps side-by-side on the screen.

It remains unclear what the Stage Manager issues are, but hopefully, Apple resolves them before October.

Source: Power On newsletter from Bloomberg Via: 9to5Mac

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Apple reportedly delays iPadOS 16’s launch to October

Apple’s upcoming iPadOS 16 tablet operating system update has reportedly been delayed to October.

The latest versions of iOS and iPadOS typically launch simultaneously, but according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, iPadOS 16’s release is being pushed back due to issues with ‘Stage Manager.’

For what it’s worth, I really like Stage Manager. It’s not perfect, especially when you open more than three apps simultaneously, but it feels like the first version of iPad multitasking that’s intuitive and desktop-like. Stage Manager allows users to run up to eight apps simultaneously in resizable windows that can be layered.

Gurman says that Apple pushing iPadOS 16 back to October will result in the update dropping closer to when the new M2-powered iPad Pro will reportedly release. Apple is also rumoured to have plans to switch the base-level iPad over to USB-C like the rest of its tablet lineup.

iOS 16 is still expected to release in September.

Source: Bloomberg Via: MacRumors

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Apple’s new M2 MacBook Air, iOS 16, iPadOS 16 and more [SyrupCast 261]

On this week’s SyrupCast, Patrick O’Rourke and Brad Bennett offer their early reactions to Apple’s WWDC 2022 keynote, including the new m2 MacBook Air, iOS 16, iPadOS 16, CarPlay and more.

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Here’s why iPadOS 16’s ‘Stage Manager’ only works on M1-powered iPads

iPadOS 16’s ‘Stage Manager’ is arguably one of the tablet operating system’s most exciting additions in years, but strangely, the feature only works with iPads powered by Apple’s M1 chip, including the iPad Pro (2020) and the iPad Air (2021).

According to a report from Digital Trends, the M1’s ample power is required for the feature to operate smoothly. The feature relies on iPadOS 16’s fast memory swap feature, allowing apps to convert storage into RAM for additional horsepower.

Stange Manager is a new, more customizable version of multi-tasking for the iPad that allows users to create overlapping windows of different sizes on a single view. You can drag and drop these windows and resize them, creating a desktop-like experience on the tablet. The feature supports up to eight apps running at once and can use up a total of 16GB of RAM, writes Digital Trends.

Stage Manager is also coming to Apple’s macOS Ventura, allowing windows to be better sorted on your Mac’s desktop.

For more on iPadOS 16, follow this link.

For all of the Apple news from WWDC 2022, follow this link.

Source: Digital Trends

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Apple brings new collaborative tools to the iPad with iPadOS 16

Alongside iOS 16 and macOS Ventura, Apple also unveiled its latest iPadOS 16 at WWDC 2022.

First things first, several of the features new to iOS 16 and macOS Ventura, including the ability to schedule emails in Mail and un-send or edit messages, reminders to reply to received emails, multitasking with ‘Stage Manager,’ collaboration with Shared Tab Groups, support for passkeys and autocorrect for Search, are all coming to iPadOS 16 as well.

It’s worth noting that Stage Manager, the auto-window organizing feature introduced for macOS Ventura, will only work on iPads equipped with Apple’s M1 chipset.

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Users can now collaborate and manage shared content across Files, Keynote, Numbers, Pages, Notes, Reminders and Safari, as well as third-party apps, using new features in Messages. For example, in Pages, users would be able to collaborate like they do in Google Docs, where all invited users can collaborate at once and in real-time. You invite your friends/colleagues directly through Messages, and everyone you send the invitation to will automatically be added to the document you want to work on.

Users would also be able to begin a SharePlay session directly from messages, so no matter what you want to do, watch an entertaining movie or work on a laborious assignment, Messages can act as the main hub.

Additionally, Apple will bring a new “Freeform” app to iPadOS later this year, which, in essence, is a whiteboard app that would allow multiple users to work on a shared canvas to brainstorm ideas. Freeform will support Apple Pencil and multiple types of documents, including PDF, images and web links.

A new iCloud Shared Photo Library is also coming to iPad, which will allow up to six family members to collaborate and share photos in Memories, Featured Photos, and the Photos Widget.

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“Photos can be added to the collection manually, or through Bluetooth proximity or sharing suggestions in For You. When anyone in the Shared Library adds, edits, or deletes photos, the library is updated for everyone,” reads Apple’s press release about the feature.

Further, a dedicated weather app is finally making its way to the iPad with which users would be able to check the most important weather information, or explore maps to check precipitation, air quality, and temperature. According to Apple, “users can also be notified when a severe weather alert is issued in their area, or check the air quality using a color-coded scale.”

The developer preview of iPadOS 16 is available to Apple Developer Program members at developer.apple.com starting now, whereas the new OS will be released to the public later this fall.

For all of the Apple news from WWDC 2022, follow this link.

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Getting ready for WWDC 2022 [SyrupCast 260]

On this week’s SyrupCast, Patrick O’Rourke and Brad Bennett outline everything they expect to see at WWDC 2022 next week, including Apple’s often-rumoured AR headset, a new MacBook Air and possibly even a few surprises.

The pod squad also briefly discusses what new features might be included in the new versions of Apple’s operating systems, particularly iOS 16/iPadOS 16 and the possibility of revamped notifications.

As always, you can watch the podcast on YouTube or listen on your favourite podcast platform (the audio version of the podcast will be uploaded soon).

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