We've highlighted several new features coming in macOS Monterey, such as Low Power Mode and the option to erase a Mac without reinstalling the operating system, but there are some smaller tidbits that we wanted to share.
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Animated Memoji on Login Screen
One small but fun new feature in macOS Monterey is the addition of a personalized Memoji on the login screen, complete with animated facial expressions.
Omg pic.twitter.com/7uAs8HMuYF — Daniel Yount (@dyountmusic) June 9, 2021
Change the Color of the Mouse Pointer
A new Accessibility feature added to macOS Monterey is the ability to customize the outline and fill color of the mouse pointer so it's easier to recognize when it moves or changes to an insertion point, crosshair, hand, or other shape. The pointer can be customized in System Preferences under Accessibility > Display > Pointer.
There is a new accessibility option for customizing the color of the mouse pointer on macOS Monterey. pic.twitter.com/RT0Zis6yKd — Lukas Kubanek (@lukaskubanek) June 11, 2021
'Go to Folder' Redesign in Finder
On macOS Monterey, the "Go to Folder" window in Finder has been redesigned and now features an improved autocompletion engine to help you get to the files or folder you're looking for more quickly, according to Apple. "Go to Folder" can be found under "Go" in the Finder menu bar, or by using the ⌘⇧G keyboard shortcut.
Go To Folder - ⌘⇧G in Finder got its first update in ~15 years with Monterey. Spotlight-style UI, and you can search for any folder pic.twitter.com/jfGe1Z1RAw — Morten Just (@mortenjust) June 8, 2021
File Copying Enhancements
macOS Monterey features a new pie chart progress indicator when copying files. It is also now possible to stop or cancel a copy session and resume it later.
macOS Monterey is available now in beta for developers, with a public beta to follow in July. The software update will be released in the fall.
Top Rated Comments
- the code to display short animations is used elsewhere, so a whole lotta nothing
- if you created no Memoji there is no Memoji
- displaying that Meomji on the login-screen, about 10 lines of Swift (being generous) resulting in 10k of extra binary size (which hopefully gets discarded after you logged in)
- whatever 1st year entry level developer did it in about 30min wouldn't have been of much use in areas that matter anyways
Yeap, 3 metric tons of bloat on this one....
There's extra superfluous code for "eye candy" things, therefore the codebase has got larger. I think most of the users would like to to see bugs fixed and more useful features added to the system.