BETA YOURSELF iPadOS & macOS
As Apple’s tablet and desktop systems continue to nick each other’s ideas, Craig Grannell finds the best bits of iPadOS 16 and macOS Ventura to maximise your harmonised Apple kit
THE BASICS
■ Manage multitasking Strap in! Apple’s added a new windowing system to the Mac and iPad: Stage Manager. This is like a simplified take on Mac windows. You’ll need a 2018 or newer iPad Pro, or an M1 iPad Air – and only M1/M2 iPads get upcoming external display support. (Note: you can still use Split View on iPad and normal windows on Mac.)
■ Boost browsing Safari now supports Passkeys, which will eventually consign passwords to oblivion. Until then, you can edit suggested strong passwords to deal with site-specific demands. Website settings and extensions sync between devices, and you can share tab groups, to organise events or inflict your terrible taste in websites on others.