<s>
System	B-Operating_System
Settings	I-Operating_System
(	O
System	B-Operating_System
Preferences	I-Operating_System
on	O
macOS	B-Application
Monterey	O
and	O
earlier	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
application	B-Application
included	O
with	O
macOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
modify	O
various	O
system	B-Operating_System
settings	I-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
are	O
divided	O
into	O
separate	O
Preference	B-Operating_System
Panes	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
System	B-Operating_System
Settings	I-Operating_System
application	B-Application
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
version	O
of	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
to	O
replace	O
the	O
control	B-Application
panels	I-Application
found	O
in	O
earlier	B-Application
versions	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Mac	I-Application
operating	I-Application
system	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
in	O
2001	O
,	O
users	O
modified	O
system	B-Operating_System
settings	I-Operating_System
using	O
control	B-Application
panels	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Control	B-Application
panels	I-Application
,	O
like	O
the	O
preference	B-Operating_System
panes	I-Operating_System
found	O
in	O
System	B-Operating_System
Preferences	I-Operating_System
,	O
were	O
separate	O
resources	O
(	O
cdevs	O
)	O
that	O
were	O
accessed	O
through	O
the	O
Apple	O
menu	O
's	O
Control	B-Application
Panel	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
rudimentary	O
form	O
of	O
system	B-Operating_System
preferences	I-Operating_System
dates	O
back	O
to	O
1983	O
with	O
the	O
Apple	O
Lisa	O
Preferences	O
menu	O
item	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
included	O
a	O
subset	O
of	O
configurable	O
settings	B-Operating_System
called	O
"	O
convenience	O
settings	B-Operating_System
"	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
other	O
settings	B-Operating_System
that	O
adapted	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
programs	O
and	O
devices	O
installed	O
on	O
the	O
Lisa	O
Office	O
System	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
control	B-Application
panels	I-Application
in	O
the	O
earliest	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
classic	B-Application
Mac	I-Application
OS	I-Application
were	O
all	O
combined	O
into	O
one	O
small	O
Desk	B-Application
Accessory	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Susan	O
Kare	O
designed	O
the	O
interface	B-Application
for	O
the	O
original	O
control	B-Application
panel	I-Application
,	O
and	O
tried	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
as	O
user-friendly	O
as	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
design	O
was	O
used	O
until	O
System	O
3	O
when	O
separate	O
control	B-Application
panel	I-Application
files	O
(	O
"	O
cdev	O
"	O
s	O
)	O
were	O
added	O
,	O
accessible	O
solely	O
through	O
the	O
control	B-Application
panel	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
debut	O
of	O
System	B-Operating_System
7	I-Operating_System
the	O
control	B-Application
panels	I-Application
were	O
separated	O
into	O
individual	O
small	O
application-like	O
processes	O
accessible	O
from	O
the	O
Finder	O
,	O
and	O
by	O
a	O
sub-menu	O
in	O
the	O
Apple	O
menu	O
provided	O
by	O
Apple	O
Menu	O
Options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
9	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
last	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
before	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
included	O
32	O
control	B-Application
panels	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
9	I-Operating_System
,	O
many	O
control	B-Application
panels	I-Application
had	O
been	O
rewritten	O
as	O
true	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
control	B-Application
panels	I-Application
included	O
with	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
9	I-Operating_System
are	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
,	O
preference	B-Operating_System
panes	I-Operating_System
replaced	O
control	B-Application
panels	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Preference	B-Operating_System
panes	I-Operating_System
are	O
not	O
applications	O
but	O
loadable	O
bundles	B-Application
for	O
the	O
System	B-Operating_System
Preferences	I-Operating_System
application	B-Application
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
arrangement	O
used	O
under	O
System	O
6	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
default	O
,	O
System	B-Operating_System
Preferences	I-Operating_System
organizes	O
preference	B-Operating_System
panes	I-Operating_System
into	O
several	O
categories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	I-Application
v10.7	I-Application
,	O
these	O
categories	O
are	O
"	O
Personal	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Hardware	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Internet	O
&	O
Wireless	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
System	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
fifth	O
category	O
,	O
"	O
Other	O
"	O
,	O
appears	O
when	O
third-party	O
preference	B-Operating_System
panes	I-Operating_System
are	O
installed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
also	O
choose	O
to	O
sort	O
preference	B-Operating_System
panes	I-Operating_System
alphabetically	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
System	B-Operating_System
Preferences	I-Operating_System
originally	O
included	O
a	O
customizable	O
toolbar	O
into	O
which	O
frequently-used	O
preference	B-Operating_System
pane	I-Operating_System
icons	O
could	O
be	O
dragged	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
was	O
removed	O
in	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	I-Application
v10.4	I-Application
and	O
replaced	O
with	O
a	O
static	O
toolbar	O
that	O
featured	O
back	O
and	O
forward	O
navigation	O
buttons	O
and	O
a	O
search	O
field	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
has	O
added	O
new	O
preference	B-Operating_System
panes	I-Operating_System
when	O
major	O
features	O
are	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
operating	O
system	O
and	O
occasionally	O
merges	O
multiple	O
panes	O
into	O
one	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Exposé	O
was	O
introduced	O
with	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
v10.3	I-Operating_System
,	O
a	O
corresponding	O
preference	B-Operating_System
pane	I-Operating_System
was	O
added	O
to	O
System	B-Operating_System
Preferences	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
replaced	O
by	O
a	O
single	O
"	O
Dashboard	B-Application
&	O
Exposé	O
"	O
pane	O
in	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	I-Application
v10.4	I-Application
,	O
which	O
introduced	O
Dashboard	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
.Mac	B-Application
service	O
was	O
replaced	O
by	O
MobileMe	B-Application
,	O
the	O
corresponding	O
preference	B-Operating_System
pane	I-Operating_System
was	O
also	O
renamed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
Mountain	O
Lion	B-Application
,	O
the	O
"	O
Universal	O
Access	O
"	O
pane	O
is	O
changed	O
to	O
"	O
Accessibility	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Speech	O
"	O
is	O
changed	O
to	O
"	O
Dictation	O
&	O
Speech	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
macOS	B-Operating_System
Ventura	I-Operating_System
,	O
System	B-Operating_System
Preferences	I-Operating_System
was	O
renamed	O
to	O
System	B-Operating_System
Settings	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
System	B-Operating_System
Settings	I-Operating_System
has	O
a	O
new	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
that	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
iOS/iPadOS	O
Settings	B-Operating_System
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
category	O
is	O
on	O
a	O
sidebar	O
to	O
the	O
left	O
of	O
the	O
window	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
preference	B-Operating_System
panes	I-Operating_System
that	O
were	O
used	O
in	O
System	B-Operating_System
Preferences	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
This	O
new	O
design	O
looks	O
somewhat	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
Windows	O
11	O
's	O
Settings	B-Operating_System
app	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
also	O
added	O
a	O
persistent	O
navigation	O
sidebar	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
AirPods	B-Operating_System
are	O
connected	O
,	O
a	O
menu	O
for	O
the	O
AirPods	B-Operating_System
will	O
appear	O
at	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
System	B-Operating_System
Settings	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
