Are you waiting for Face ID on the Mac?

Face ID might be making its way to more Apple devices in the future. Bloomberg's Mark Gurman wrote in his Power On newsletter this Sunday that Apple might be ready to bring Face ID to the Mac within a "couple of years," with products like the iPhone SE and non-Pro iPads getting the feature as well. Apple hasn't introduced the feature to these models right now to cut costs while offering security via Touch ID.

Gurman believes Apple might also shift from a notch to punch-hole design for its iPhones. According to Gurman, moving to use facial recognition sensors will give Apple "two central features: security and augmented reality." He noted that Touch ID could only provide the former. Have you been waiting for Touch ID to make its way to the Mac and your other Apple devices?

Source: 9to5Mac

macOS Monterey will bring Apple Fitness+ to the Mac via AirPlay

Strangely enough, Apple Fitness+ hasn't been available on the Mac. Until now, that is. With macOS Monterey, Mac machines can support content via AirPlay from Apple devices like the iPhone or iPad, including Apple Fitness+ videos. So, now you can start a workout from your mobile device and then wireless stream the video to your laptop. A big drawback is you don't have access to on-screen metrics like heart rate and calories burned. You can only see this data on your Apple Watch.

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Notability is now available on the Mac

Note-taking app Notability is bringing its powerful and helpful iPad features to the Mac. Ginger Labs was able to port its iPad app to the Mac with Mac Catalyst technology. The new app can take advantage of the Mac's larger screen size, speed, and keyboard. Popular iPad features like shape detection, favourite tools, Apple Pencil support via Sidecar, paper backgrounds, and more are available on the Mac app, too.

For existing iPad and iPhone users, Notability on the Mac will be free to download. New users can get the app at a discounted price of $5.49 for a limited time. Afterwards, it will revert to $11.99.

Adobe releases Premiere Pro beta for Apple Silicon

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Adobe Premiere Pro users who want Apple M1 Macs will get their hands on an optimized version of the app. Adobe released an in-development version of Premiere Pro for Apple's new chip architecture. Since it's in beta, you won't have access to all the features yet, but it has all of the app's core editing and workflow functions.

Adobe prioritized features like support for frequently used codecs, including H.264, HEVC, and ProRes. And if there are features you want access to, you can use the Intel version of the app through Rosetta 2 emulation.

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