(Pocket-lint) - Apple has released iOS 15.2, iPadOS 15.2, and Monterey 12.1. These are large bundle updates to the iOS 15, iPadOS 15, and macOS Monterey operating systems, respectively, that were released past autumn.
The iOS 15. 2 and iPadOS 15.2 updates tin beryllium downloaded for escaped connected each eligible devices via the Settings app. Go to Settings > General > Software Update. The macOS Monterey 12.1 update tin besides beryllium downloaded for free, but you request to usage the Software Update conception of System Preferences to get it. All the updates tin beryllium downloaded implicit the air, though they whitethorn instrumentality a spot to look for users.
The iOS 15.2 and iPadOS 15.2 updates adhd App Privacy Report, a caller diagnostic that volition fto you cognize however often apps are accessing permissions-restricted accusation similar the camera and the microphone. The updates besides see Communication Safety for devices owned by children, arsenic good arsenic the Apple Music Voice Plan, positive the DIgital Legacy diagnostic for managing your information aft death.
As for macOS Monterey 12.1, it adds a large missing diagnostic to the Mac: SharePlay. This allows Mac owners to ticker TV, perceive to music, and play games with friends implicit FaceTime. It works with first-party apps similar Apple TV and Apple Music, but Apple besides released an API for developers truthful third-party apps tin usage FaceTime. Early partners see Disney+, Hulu, HBO Max, and others.
Monterey 12.1 besides introduces enactment for the $4.99 Apple Music Voice Plan, the Communication Safety for children, and Digital Legacy.
Writing by Maggie Tillman. Originally published connected 13 December 2021.