MacOS Ventura available, how to install update

Like iOS, watchOS, tvOS or iPadOS, MacOS benefits from one major update each year that is more important than any other. It is often presented at the same time as new versions of other operating systems during the famous Apple WWDC, a conference dedicated to developers in Cupertino. This year is no exception: at the beginning of June, Apple introduced MacOS 13. macOS Ventura. It replaces MacOS 12, also called macOS. macOS Monterey.

As with every version of an operating system, several questions arise. When will the update be available? How to install? What are compatible platforms? And what’s the big news? If you are asking yourself these questions, this article is for you. And let’s start by answering the first question about availability: By the time you read these lines, you should already be able to install it, launch date is today, 24 October 2022.

How to install macOS Ventura?

Nothing could be easier to install. Here are the steps to follow.

• Click on the menu” Apple » in the upper left corner of the screen
• To choose ” About This Mac “. A small window will open with the MacOS version number installed on your computer.
• Click ” Software update “. Another window will open showing if your operating system is up to date and when the last check was done.
• If your operating system is out of date, this window also displays information about the version you can install (improvements and fixes).
• Click ” Download and install then let the computer run.
• Note that you will need to restart the computer once to apply the update. Don’t forget to save your open documents.

Note that there are other ways to find the update window:

• stop by” System Preferences Select », then « Software update (first icon in third row). If you can’t find it, write Update in the window’s search engine.
• Passing through the search engine spotlight (click the magnifying glass in the notification area next to the battery) and ” Update “. This is the first result.

What’s new in macOS Ventura?

The main innovation of macOS Internship ManagerA new side menu that greatly improves multitasking management in macOS. Windows shrunk down to Monterey are stored in a scaffolding that can quickly become messy. With Ventura, window thumbnails can be accessed from a separate menu to make it easy to switch from one application to another. Stage Manager also replaces Mission Control, allowing you to create different “offices” to group different applications associated with the same project. These virtual offices become “workspaces” also managed by Stage Manager.

For Ventura, Apple has also improved continuitysystem that allows multiple Apple devices to communicate automatically (as long as they are connected to the same Apple account and same WiFi network). With Monterey, you can use an iPhone as a webcam. You can also open a Facetime call on one device and resume it on another.

With Ventura, the “System Preferences” menu disappears and is replaced by ” System settings » largely inspired by the settings menu of iPhones and iPads. Now, the window is divided into two parts: the left part with the different settings tabs (like on an iPad) and the right part with the settings window. iPhone and iPad users will instantly find their notes here.

macOS Ventura also adapts some of the improvements made to iOS 16. This is the state of the application. Message. It is now possible to edit and send an iMessage from a Mac. Obviously, this only works between a Mac running Ventura, an iPhone running iOS 16, and an iPad running iPadOS 16. Others receive a change notification. And it doesn’t work with SMS either.

Many improvements have been made in this new version of macOS. To know these in detail, we recommend that you read our entire dossier on Ventura.

Which computers are macOS Ventura compatible?

Like every year, some Macs will not be able to install the Ventura update and will have to stay in Monterey. Here are the compatible models:

• iMac 2017 and newer
• iMac Pro 2017 and newer
• Mac Pro 2019 and newer
• Mac Studio 2022
• Mac Mini 2018 and newer
• MacBook 2017
• MacBook Air 2018 and newer
• MacBook Pro 2017 and newer

And the list of computers that cannot install:

• iMac 2016 or older
• Mac Pro 2018 or older
• 12-inch MacBook
• Mac Mini 2017 or older
• MacBook Pro 2016 or older
• MacBook Air 2017 or older