macOS 26.4 beta 3 now available
With a one-day delay compared to its counterparts, Apple is now rolling out the third developer beta of macOS 26.4. Here’s what to expect.
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Not a macOS 26 fan? Here’s how to block the alerts or downgrade
My personal view is that macOS 26 is a decent upgrade on balance, despite a few embarrassing mistakes. I also think that a minority of very vocal commenters have given a misleading impression about the level of opposition to the Liquid Glass update.
However, if you’ve decided not to upgrade, you’ll be pleased to know that you can stop your Mac nagging you to do so …
Expand Expanding CloseMac hardware is great, but macOS 26 is a disaster, say pundits
Jason Snell’s annual Apple report card is out, rating the company’s performance according to 56 influential commenters, including 9to5Mac’s editor-in-chief Chance Miller.
The results show a dramatic difference in perception of Apple’s hardware and software across the board, but most notably with regard to the Mac …
Expand Expanding CloseApple releases macOS 26.4 public beta 2
Following yesterday’s release of the developer version of macOS 26.4 beta 2, the public beta is rolling out now. Here’s what to expect.
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Just a week after releasing macOS 26.4 beta 1, Apple is now rolling out beta 2 for developers. Here’s what to expect.
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Just days after releasing macOS 26.3, Apple is now rolling out the first beta version of macOS 26.4 for developers. Here’s what to expect.
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Following last week’s rollout of the RC version, Apple is now releasing macOS 26.3 for all compatible Macs. Here’s what’s new.
Expand Expanding ClosemacOS Tahoe 26.3 RC rolling out now for developers [U: Public beta]
After three beta releases, Apple is moving macOS Tahoe 26.3 to the Release Candidate stage, ahead of the upcoming official release in the coming days. Here’s what to expect from the update.
Expand Expanding CloseA decade with Bartender showed me how overdue this macOS feature is
For the past 10 years or so, I have been a happy Bartender customer, singing its praises to anyone who’d hear. Alas, macOS Tahoe 26 seems to have broken it beyond repair. Now, I’ll just wait for Apple to inevitably Sherlock its core feature, which I can’t believe hasn’t happened yet.
Expand Expanding ClosemacOS Tahoe 26.3 beta 3 rolling out now for developers
After releasing iOS 26.2.1 for iPhone earlier today, the company is now rolling out macOS 26.3 beta 3 for developers. Here’s what to expect.
Expand Expanding CloseWith Apple Creator Studio, are Mac icons getting worse? [Poll]
Apple’s Mac icons in Tahoe have come under fire from quite a few people. Adjectives that have been applied to them include terrible, awful, amateurish, dumbed down, and objectively bad.
With the announcement of Apple Creator Studio, the company has gone even further in terms of minimal icons for its creative apps, provoking further controversy …
Expand Expanding ClosemacOS Tahoe 26.2 public beta 3 rolling out now
Following yesterday’s release of the third wave of developer betas, Apple now is rolling macOS Tahoe 26.2 public beta 3. Here’s what to expect.
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Just a few days after rolling out macOS Tahoe 26.2 beta 2 for developers, beta 3 is now out. Here’s what to expect.
Expand Expanding CloseTwo months in, here are the macOS Tahoe features I actually use
macOS Tahoe introduced multiple productivity and continuity features. But after two months, only a few have actually stuck in my workflow.
Expand Expanding CloseApple releases macOS Tahoe 26.2 public beta 2
macOS public beta testers can now download macOS Tahoe 26.2 beta 2, which introduces a clever feature for video calls. Here’s what’s new.
Expand Expanding ClosemacOS Tahoe 26.2 beta 2 now available
Less than a week after releasing beta 1, Apple is now rolling out macOS Tahoe 26.2 developer beta 2. Here’s what to expect, including a new feature for video calls.
Expand Expanding ClosemacOS 26.2 adds new ‘Edge Light’ feature for better video calls
macOS Tahoe 26.2 is adding a a fun and useful new feature for video conferencing.
The update introduces a feature Apple is calling Edge Light, which aims to improve your video quality in low lighting conditions by adding a virtual ring light around the edge of your Mac’s display. Here’s how it works.
Expand Expanding CloseAre the macOS 26 Tahoe icons ‘terrible’ and ‘objectively bad’? [Poll]
Apple’s Liquid Glass design language has been controversial, to say the least. But it wasn’t just the glass-themed elements that came under fire. One of the macOS 26 Tahoe icons in particular came under fire, with Apple changing the Macintosh HD icon in response.
But some suggest the problems go deeper than this, with the macOS 26 icons as a whole described as “terrible” and “objectively bad” …
Expand Expanding CloseApple releases macOS Tahoe 26.2 beta 1 for developers [U: Public]
Update, November 7, 1:04 p.m. ET: Apple has now released the first public beta of macOS Tahoe 26.2. The company also released new public betas of macOS Sequoia 15.7.3, and macOS Sonoma 14.8.3.
A few days after its counterparts, Apple today released macOS Tahoe 26.2 developer beta 1. Here’s what to expect.
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Alongside the usual bug fixes and performance improvements, macOS Tahoe 26.1 is rolling out right now. Here’s what’s new.
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Apple is rolling out the release candidate version of macOS 26.1 for developers, as well as the public beta, ahead of the upcoming public launch. Here’s what to expect.
Expand Expanding ClosemacOS Tahoe 26.1 beta 4 now available, here’s what’s coming [U: Public beta]
Following last week’s release, Apple is rolling out macOS 26.1 beta 4 for developers, as well as the public beta. Here’s what to expect from the update.
Expand Expanding CloseThe ultimate guide to turning Liquid Glass down or off across all your Apple devices
While I’m generally a fan of the Liquid Glass user interface, not everybody is. For some, it fails usability tests, while others are just not keen on the aesthetics.
Fortunately Apple allows a huge amount of control over the effects, and Adam Engst over at TidBITs has put together the ultimate guide for this …
Expand Expanding CloseApple rolls out macOS Tahoe 26.1 public beta 3
Following yesterday’s release of macOS Tahoe 26.1 developer beta 3, Apple has just released the equivalent public beta. Here’s what to expect from macOS Tahoe 26.1.
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