The author initially had high hopes for Apple's Stage Manager feature on Mac, but after using it, found it to be clunky and not compelling enough for everyday use. In contrast, Universal Control, another recent feature, was praised for its seamless integration into the user's workflow. The author hopes that Apple will improve Stage Manager and design more features that highlight the strengths of each platform in its ecosystem.
Apple's latest macOS Ventura and iPadOS 16 updates are causing problems with Continuity features, which allow Apple devices to share data and communicate with each other. Users have reported issues with Universal Control, Handoff, and other features. Restarting the devices, signing out and back into iCloud, and toggling firewall and connectivity settings off and on again may help resolve the issues. Apple has not yet issued a fix for the problem.
Apple's latest updates, iPadOS 16.4 and macOS Ventura 13.3, have reportedly broken Universal Control and Handoff features for many users. Universal Control allows users to control multiple iPads and Macs using a single mouse, keyboard, and trackpad, while Handoff technology allows users to start work on one device and switch to another nearby device. Users have reported that these features are nonfunctional after updating to the latest versions. Apple is rumored to be releasing iOS 16.4.1 and iPadOS 16.4.1 to fix the bugs.
