Apple debuts macOS 26 Tahoe
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The new MacOS will be named Tahoe, after the scenic lake between California and Nevada. Tahoe syncs with iOS with Continuity features, like displaying Live Activities, such as the status of an Uber Eats order.
Apple's new version of macOS is here, as a developer beta. Here's how to install it, what to expect, and which devices it's compatible with.
The alleged name of macOS 26 (yes) has leaked. In his Power On newsletter today, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman said that macOS 26 will be named
The next version of macOS will have a new "Liquid Glass" design with more plasticity. Apple is also switching to a version number with a year.
Like its previous OS versions that denoted significant changes, Apple is rumored to give the upcoming macOS 26 the name of a particularly notable California location.
Bloomberg reports that we can look forward to macOS Lake Tahoe, aka macOS 26, when Apple unveils its new operating systems at next week’s WWDC. macOS Lake Tahoe will of course include some beautiful new wallpaper, but if you want to get in the mood ahead of time, we’ve rounded up some wallpaper you can use today …
Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman’s Power On newsletter follows up on his earlier news that Apple’s operating systems will switch to Madden-style numbering by saying the new Mac update will be Lake Tahoe-themed.
Apple has just shown off the next version of its desktop operating system for the best MacBooks and Macs at WWDC 25, and presumably if you’ve arrived here wondering about installing macOS Tahoe 26, you were impressed by the new features that were revealed with Tahoe.
Every year, as Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) approaches, Mac fans are left with one burning question: What will this year’s macOS release