Apple released MacOS Monterey Public Beta: what to remember

Apple has released the first MacOS Monterey Public Beta, giving us a sense of software announced at WWDC 2021 earlier this year. It is estimated that there are several iterations between the first beta release and the last MacOS Monterey release later in 2021, and as usual there are several provisions and warnings to remember first. 

The developer has played with the Monterey version before Monterey for several weeks now, after Apple pushed their first beta after Keynote WWDC 2021 last month. However, public beta must be a little more stable at this time.

There are some good reasons why you might want to try it. Shortcut support – Basically the mini application to streamline your frequent tasks – is a big improvement, while universal control will allow a single keyboard and mouse or trackpad to move among several nearest Mac and iPad ios devices. We have seen third-party applications do that before, but Apple made it originally at Monterey.

Mac will also support acting as an airplay target with a new OS, so you can project your iPhone or iPad screen to, say, your new 24-inch iMac and enjoy content on a much larger screen.

Safari is being changed, with cleaning layout for tabs and controls. Apple said that it had to leave more space on the screen for the actual web page itself. The tab group is also supported, with synchronization through iCloud.

Taking part in a free beta public program, Apple made an increase between the last Beta and Monterey versions released directly too. Of course, not ignored is the fact that this is beta software, and not at all final. Thus, there is a possibility of bugs and disturbances there: Indeed, Apple relies on beta users to report it, so they can squash before the release of the Monterey final this year.

You may have to avoid installing MacOS Monterey Beta on your main Mac, or one which is a mission-important for whatever you use. If you only have one MacBook Air, for example, and you rely on it for your school assignment, it might not be a great candidate for this first beta.

If you are going to try beta, it’s a good idea to make your Mac full backup before you install. That might take time, yes, but it will be something you really appreciate if the worst thing happens and you want to go back to a more stable version later on. Apple has instructions on how to back up your system, and how to restore the backup, which you must run before installing MacOS Monterey Beta.

This latest beta follows the release of iOS 15 and iPad ios 15 public beta earlier this week, for iPhone and iPad.