Apple just rolled out macOS 26.5.1, which fixes a bug that had been causing Macs with the M5 Apple silicon to unexpectedly shut down under certain conditions. Here are the details.
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Following this week’s release of macOS 26.6 beta 1 for developers, Apple is now rolling out the first public beta build of the next version of macOS. Here’s what to expect.
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Following the release of mcOS 26.5 earlier this month, Apple has now kicked off the next wave of betas for macOS 26.6. Here are the details.
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Apple is rolling out macOS 26.5 to all Macs compatible with macOS Tahoe. Here’s what’s new.
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Developers and public beta testerscan now download the first Release Candidate of macOS 26.5, ahead of the official rollout in the coming days. Here’s what to expect from macOS 26.5.
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Update: Apple is now rolling out public beta 3 (which is mismatched with developer beta 4, since Apple skipped a public beta release a few weeks ago). macOS 25.4 public beta 3 has the same build number as macOS 26.4 developer beta 4 released earlier today.
Just a week after releasing macOS 26.5 beta 3, Apple is now rolling out the fourth beta, ahead of its official release in a few weeks. Here’s what to expect.
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After skipping the second public beta for macOS 26.5 last week, Apple is rolling out macOS 26.5 public beta 2 right now, even though the company released macOS 26.5 beta 3 for developers yesterday. Here’s what to expect from this next update.
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Even though Apple skipped macOS 26.5 public beta 2 after releasing the developer beta last week, Apple is now rolling out macOS 26.5 developer beta 3. Here’s what’s new so far.
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Apple is rolling out the second wave of developer betas for macOS 26.5 and its counterparts. Here are the details.
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Following the release of the first developer beta of macOS 26.5 earlier this week, it’s time for users in the Public Beta program to take the upcoming macOS version for a spin. Here’s what to expect.
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Apple is rolling out the first macOS 26.5 beta to developers, alongside iOS 26.5 beta 1, iPadOS 26.5 beta 1, and the rest of its operating systems. Here are the details.
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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.
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Alongside the iOS 26.4 RC, Apple released the macOS 26.4 RC to developers and public beta testers today. The update comes with six changes for Mac users, all of which Apple confirmed in its release notes for the first time today.
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Following last week’s rollout of beta 4, Apple is now rolling out the macOS 26.4 Release Candidate. Here’s what to expect.
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Following months of playing whack-a-mole with bugs stemming from changes Apple made to the menu bar’s underlying structure in macOS Tahoe, the developers behind Bartender seem to have, at last, gotten things under control.
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Update, 3:56 p.m. ET: Apple has also released macOS 26.4 public beta 4. It has the same build number as the developer beta released earlier today.
Apple is rolling out macOS 26.4 developer beta 4, ahead of the official release. Here’s what to expect.
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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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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 …
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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 …
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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.
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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.
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