Notable updates: macOS Ventura brings Stage Manager to the Mac, along with iCloud Shared Photo Library, and improvements to Mail, Safari, Messages, and Spotlight.Compatible devices: Mac Studio (2022), Mac Pro (2019 and later), MacBook Air (2018 and later), MacBook Pro (2017 and later), Mac mini (2018 and later), iMac (2017 and later), MacBook (2017), and iMac Pro (2017).Notable updates: The 15.7.1 update only contains security updates.Compatible devices: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation).

The biggest change is a new app organizer called Stage Manager that brings desktop-class multitasking to Apple’s tablets. Notable updates: iPadOS 16.1 is the first release of iPadOS 16 for the iPad, so it includes many new features.

Compatible devices: iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 5th generation and later.

It brings several features that didn’t make it into the original release, including iCloud Shared Photo Library, Live Activities, and Clean Energy Charging.

Notable updates: iOS 16.1 is the first major update to iOS 16, which landed on iPhones in September.

In a flurry of OS releases, nearly every device Apple has made over the past eight years received a major software update this week, whether you have a new M2 MacBook Air or are still holding onto your iPhone 6s. While we’re still waiting for new MacBook Pros and Mac minis to arrive, Apple gave us plenty of new things to play with this week.

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