Apple’s new macOS Monterey brings features to M1 Macs only

For M1 members only

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WithAppleSilicon now available in most of the consumer Macs, it only made sense to see exclusive features arrive to the M1 line for macOS, which is happening sooner than you may think.

It looks likemacOS Monterey, which was recently announced atWWDC, is more of a refinement this year, bringing many useful features that almost makes it seem that it’s preparing for the rumored prosumer Macs, such as the MacBook Pro and iMac Pro lines, which could come with an updated M1X/M2 chip.

This could be why we’re already seeing exclusive features on Monterey that will only appear on M1 Macs and not on yourIntelMac.

Which features are exclusive to M1 Macs?

There’s already a few exclusive features that may tempt you to upgrade to an M1 Mac earlier than you were planning to, especially where FaceTime and Spatial Audio is concerned:

When does macOS Monterey come out?

Apple’s next version of macOS is scheduled to release towards the end  of this year. There’s currently a developer beta available, but that requires a developer account. However, there will be a public beta in July if you wish to try it out.

As past releases have gone, there’s going to be updates to the beta versions as we near the final release, so some features may change or even disappear. While the above features aren’t likely to change for M1 Macs, we may see new features appear if new Macs with M1X/M2 chips are indeed on the way.

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