Apple seeds macOS 12.2 to public with rebuilt Apple Music, minor updates

Apple has issued macOS Monterey 12.2 to the public, bringing a number of minor updates including an AppKit version of Apple Music and bug fixes.

The macOS 12.2 update is the second major point release to Apple's macOS Monterey operating system. It's a more muted update that brings incremental changes to the Mac.

For example, Apple has rebuilt the Apple Music app using its native AppKit, which should make the app much more fluid and responsive.

In addition, there are updates to ProMotion scrolling on Safari, making for smoother animation on MacBook models with a variable 120Hz refresh rate.

While there were signs that Apple was working on bringing Universal Control to macOS 12.2 in the background, the feature did not materialize in the latest update. This comes after the feature was officially delayed until Spring 2022.

The build number for macOS 12.2 is 21D49, up from 21D48 in the release candidate.

Mac users can now download macOS Monterey 12.2 from the software update pane by clicking on the Apple logo in the top menu bar, selecting About This Mac, and then clicking on Software Update.

41 Comments

schmrtzzz 63 comments · 16 Years

About 2 years ago

According to the feedback-page Apple has, Apple Music isn't an app, it's a service. So bugs (like the app denying acces to my Homepods Classic, as the case is now) can't be reported. So I have my sincere doubts when reading the new OS contains bug fixes for the Music app.

darkvader 1146 comments · 15 Years

schmrtzzz said:

According to the feedback-page Apple has, Apple Music isn't an app, it's a service. So bugs (like the app denying acces to my Homepods Classic, as the case is now) can't be reported. So I have my sincere doubts when reading the new OS contains bug fixes for the Music app.

Right, Apple Music is a service. Music is an app by Apple, so it gets called Apple Music. That's not confusing at all.

(Miss iTunes yet?)

Speaking of iTunes, you can bring it back and see if that fixes your problem. https://github.com/cormiertyshawn895/Retroactive

libertymatters 44 comments · 3 Years

An OS point release brings a full Music app GUI rewrite? Surprising. Switching from Catalyst, which is iOS, to AppKit is no small matter. That essentially makes the Music app 1.0 again. Staying away till 1.1 at least. I am glad I've stuck with Big Sur.

Also, what does this transition say about Apple's confidence in making sophisticated Mac apps in Catalyst over AppKit? It seems like a vote of no confidence to me.

kip 1 comment · 2 Years

I have a 27" iMac from 2020 that seems to have lost any trace of the ethernet network connection. It ran smoothly initially then was lost I believe when I upgraded to OS Monterrey. I've spent a lot of time with Apple support and the final solution was to bring it in for repair, which I haven't done yet. I'm hoping this update will fix it but am not holding my breath. I'm fine using wifi but it is annoying. Anybody else having this issue?