Following a few beta versions (including a new one released today) and a release candidate, Apple is now rolling out macOS 26.4 to all compatible Macs. Here’s everything new.
Many new features and a welcome bug fix
macOS 26.4 includes a welcome bug fix that solves the window corner radius problem, where the resize pointer does not follow the window’s corner shape. Initially, Apple listed this as a fixed bug, but later updated the release notes to note it as a “known issue.” Now, the issue seems to be actually solved.
The update also introduces eight new emoji, including ballet dancers, distorted face, and fight cloud. Importantly, the new emoji will only be visible to users who also have macOS 26.4 installed, they’ll see the standard “missing emoji” character: ?⃞.
With macOS 26.4, Apple will also start warning users of the upcoming end of support for Rosetta 2. Apple had already announced that macOS 27 would be the last system version to support the company’s transition layer from Intel to Apple Silicon. Starting with macOS 26.4, Apple will also start informing users whenever they open a Rosetta-dependent app that support will end soon.
As for new features, macOS 26.4 adds the a Charge Limit setting that lets users cap the charge limit between 80% and 100%. This has been a popular feature in third-party apps for a while, but now users can adjust it natively.
If you use Freeform and subscribe to the new Creator Studio suite, macOS 26.4 brings access to premium images in the Content Hub, upscaling low-resolution images, and compatibility with OpenAI’s image-generating model.
macOS 26.4 also adds the compact tab bar layout in Safari, which Apple removed when macOS 26 first came out. Now users get to once again choose between Separate and Compact.
In addition, macOS 26.4, alongside its counterparts, also adds the following features:
- Reminders: In addition to marking reminders urgent via a keyboard shortcut, users can now also filter urgent reminders in Smart Lists.
- Purchase Sharing: Family Sharing will no longer require all purchases to be charged to the credit card of the family organizer.
- Subtitles and captions: these settings are now easier to find when viewing media, with a real-time preview available directly from the captions icon.
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