While some features work great on the iPhone with iOS 15, it doesn`t translate well to a Mac.
With each new macOS release, Apple continues to blur the line between desktop and mobile by offering similar features on both platforms. For the most part, this has worked. And yet, macOS Monterey has convinced me that not everything on mobile works on an iMac, MacBook, or any of the other best Macs.
Until now, I`ve enjoyed seeing mobile apps and features make their way to Mac from iPhone and iPad, including News, Maps, and redesigned versions of Photos and Messages. However, this time around, I`ve been much less impressed. From the radical Safari redesign that no one asked for to the introduction of Focus, some of Monterey`s most prominent features seem much less useful here than they do on mobile.
The new Safari
My biggest beef with macOS Monterey has been Apple`s many changes to Safari. Chief among these are the new Tab Groups, which are anything but user-friendly and can quickly be...
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