Apple has split its OS releases this year, with iOS 16 already available, but both macOS Ventura and iPad 16 won’t arrive until October.
Other than macOS to iOS, It’s not traditional that Apple has split its iPadOS from iOS releases like this, and that isn’t just because we’d all like everything at once. It’s because running the latest iOS while not on the latest macOS or iPadOS, can cause problems.
During the later stages of the beta process, for instance, if you decided to share a Tab Group from your iPhone, you could lock yourself out from that same group on your Mac.
With the last point update, Apple’s software engineers have been sorting out issues and keeping everything working together. And it’s also directly why it’s become confusing for casual Apple users to follow when the new releases are coming out.
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