macOS 12: All the little things!

[Blue Hawk]

I migrated from 1Password to iCloud yesterday. Couldn't have been easier. Just export your records from 1Password in iCloud Keychain format (.csv) and you'll be fine. Prior to the export I made sure to clean up all my 1Password data though.

It was very easy. And iCloud Keychain is more than enough. Another important notes are saved in the notes app locked.

 

[orbital~debris]

Had a minor freak-out "argh something's moving around my Desktop!" moment when I inadvertently pulled the Magic Mouse to the bottom right corner and a Quick Note first peeked, then jumped, out! 😅

 

[n-evo]

Yeah you can disable/change that through System Preferences > Mission Control > Hot Corners... (lower left bottom)

 

[Madonepro]

Anyone got any idea how to fix this issue. Many of us don't have HomeKit enabled, and it's still present, even after a clean install, and reset, in latest Monterey, but not Big Sur.
openthread.thread.home.arpa

I made the leap to Monterey from the most recent Big Sur macOS.
After the Upgrade, All seems very good except this entry was created under Finder/Network.

I have no idea what it is or what it is for?
Should I be concerned?
Should I try to delete it somehow? (Could not delete in the finder)

Thank you for any feedback / thoughts

 

[Apple Knowledge Navigator]

Did Apple update the default user icons?

I swear I don't recognise a few of them... Either way I'm glad they're still here! It's part of the Mac's charm.

 

[photoj2754]

Yes.

Thanks.

 

[Madonepro]

Anyone got any idea how to fix this issue. Many of us don't have HomeKit enabled, and it's still present, even after a clean install, and reset, in latest Monterey, but not Big Sur.
openthread.thread.home.arpa


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One thing I have noticed; I was out and about today, and found that when I was using my iPhone tethered, this 'network' disappeared, and only seems to appear when at home. Home exists of my MBP, iPhone and an Apple TV!

 

[kvlq]

Mbp 16” m1pro user here, with latest macOS Monterey installed.

How can i use this new SharePlay feature in Facetime?
I want to share my mac screen in a facetime call, but i do not see any option for this. Is it possible to depends on iOS version i have installed on my iPhone?

 

[Kenny99]

Mbp 16” m1pro user here, with latest macOS Monterey installed.

How can i use this new SharePlay feature in Facetime?
I want to share my mac screen in a facetime call, but i do not see any option for this. Is it possible to depends on iOS version i have installed on my iPhone?

I'v been up for a while and had my coffee so I'll just ask; Have you done a internet search on "How to sharePlay in FaceTime on a MAC"?

 

[kvlq]

I wouldn't have posted here before searching on the internet...havent found anything related to this. Just for iOS15

 

[zakarhino]

Mbp 16” m1pro user here, with latest macOS Monterey installed.

How can i use this new SharePlay feature in Facetime?
I want to share my mac screen in a facetime call, but i do not see any option for this. Is it possible to depends on iOS version i have installed on my iPhone?

I don't think SharePlay is on macOS 12 yet. Coming in a future update.

 

[KoolAid-Drink]

More of a positive rave, than a 'little thing', but I really love Monterey's default pink/purple wallpaper. It's so calming and hypnotizing in a way, definitely a nice contrast to Big Sur's chaotic 'rainbow' wallpaper. It's especially soothing when it's darker.

 

[allan.nyholm]

Has it been mentioned that macOS Monterey allows for locking access to Bluetooth? Either turning it off or on? Isn't it a new feature for Monterey?
It's accessible while holding the Option key when entering Bluetooth Preferences from the menubar dropdown when the Bluetooth icon is put out on the menubar.

Initially I was trying to reset my Bluetooth module or remove attached devices. Which failed.

 

[allan.nyholm]

Did Apple update the default user icons?

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I swear I don't recognise a few of them... Either way I'm glad they're still here! It's part of the Mac's charm.

These have been standard for a long time.. They are updated however, so that they are higher resolution.

But you're right, some actually have been implemented since e.g Snow Leopard and quite a few have been removed.

I think that you can go back at least to, dare I say, Yosemite / El Capitan, and find the same current macOS user profile images?!

Apple could do sure introduce the robot, dog and the swim feet user pictures again. But this time in a much higher resolution

Screenshot from my Snow Leopard installation just now.

 

[meme1255]

I couldn't see the battery percentage in Big Sur so I suppose this is a new feature.

 

[spot4u]

I use the Calculator in Spotlight very often just to quickly do some math. However in MacOS 12 it has become very slow to actually show the result. I assume Spotlight first scans the db if it matches something and only comes up with the calculation result afterwards. At least my 2019 iMac takes roughly 5 secs to come up with the result below...

Search on iOS 15 shows the result in less than a sec.

 

[Apple Knowledge Navigator]

I use the Calculator in Spotlight very often just to quickly do some math. However in MacOS 12 it has become very slow to actually show the result. I assume Spotlight first scans the db if it matches something and only comes up with the calculation result afterwards. At least my 2019 iMac takes roughly 5 secs to come up with the result below...

Search on iOS 15 shows the result in less than a sec.

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I've noticed this too. Glad I'm not the only one!

 

[Knowlege Bomb]

So I just got my first MacBook in almost 13 years. It's currently on 11.5.2 and it's absolutely beautiful. Is there any reason I should stay on Big Sur or should I go ahead and update to Monterey?

 

[allan.nyholm]

So I just got my first MacBook in almost 13 years. It's currently on 11.5.2 and it's absolutely beautiful. Is there any reason I should stay on Big Sur or should I go ahead and update to Monterey?

Right away? perhaps not. I would get acquainted with macOS Big Sur. Apple offers an overview of what's new with Monterey on apple.com - I guess that's worth a look?

macOS Monterey is just a continuation of Big Sur after they have refreshed the visuals. However, I think macOS Monterey is alright. Might as well just be Big Sur 2.0 for me. It's hard to tell the difference between the two when using macOS.

So yeah,,, update I think you might like it.

Also, congratulations on your first Mac in near 13 years - that's quite the pause.

 

[Knowlege Bomb]

Right away? perhaps not. I would get acquainted with macOS Big Sur. Apple offers an overview of what's new with Monterey on apple.com - I guess that's worth a look?

macOS Monterey is just a continuation of Big Sur after they have refreshed the visuals. However, I think macOS Monterey is alright. Might as well just be Big Sur 2.0 for me. It's hard to tell the difference between the two when using macOS.

So yeah,,, update I think you might like it.

Also, congratulations on your first Mac in near 13 years - that's quite the pause.

Thank you! I’m blown away. It’s changed so much since the last time I updated my ‘08 Pro. The wife and I were in a movie while it was updating and now I’m out donating plasma and running errands so I haven’t even had a chance to check it out.

 

[ErikGrim]

I use the Calculator in Spotlight very often just to quickly do some math. However in MacOS 12 it has become very slow to actually show the result. I assume Spotlight first scans the db if it matches something and only comes up with the calculation result afterwards. At least my 2019 iMac takes roughly 5 secs to come up with the result below...

Search on iOS 15 shows the result in less than a sec.

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You are correct. This seems to be a casualty of the seemingly rewritten and improved Spotlight in Monterey. It seems to load web pages first before performing the calculation.

 

[tomtad]

New Tips icon and notifications. When you press it you get a window that opens similar to a help window, so no app icon in the dock.

Would be interesting to know where this Tips icon is kept in the system to see it full size.

 

[srbNYC]

You are correct. This seems to be a casualty of the seemingly rewritten and improved Spotlight in Monterey. It seems to load web pages first before performing the calculation.

Another vote for Alfred instead.

 

[adrianlondon]

I use the Calculator in Spotlight very often just to quickly do some math. However in MacOS 12 it has become very slow to actually show the result. I assume Spotlight first scans the db if it matches something and only comes up with the calculation result afterwards. At least my 2019 iMac takes roughly 5 secs to come up with the result below...

Search on iOS 15 shows the result in less than a sec.

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I've never thought to use Spotlight for maths, but I've just tried.

Some simple stuff (I tried 7+3, ln(10), log(10) and pi*2 ) and each time I got a result in about a second.

Latest MacOS 12.1 beta (Intel 2020 MBA)

 

[Daniel_Lim2300]

How was everyone experience with Monterey?
Are you able to upgrade from Big Sur?