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Is Tahoe really macOS 26 or 16?

Apple’s developer websites refer to macOS Tahoe as 16.0. Does that mean it’s not really 26 at all? How to check the version number so you get the answer you want.

June 13, 2025 Macs, Technology

macOS 26 Tahoe is coming

Liquid Glass, a major update to Spotlight, 3rd party access to AI features, and faster launch of notarized apps at last. And it still runs on 4 Intel models from 2019 and 2020.

June 10, 2025 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Forcing decisions

Will macOS 16 support Intel Macs? All T2 models, or just a few of them? What about the 5 year rule? It’s all down to demand and cost benefit, and maybe convincing those who have been sitting on the fence.

May 18, 2025 Macs, Technology

What has Apple added in advance of macOS 16?

Pasteboard privacy protection, a Magnifier app, Vehicle Motion Cues, Braille Access, Accessibility Reader, Apple Diagnostics and many others coming to a macOS 16 next month.

May 14, 2025 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Who’s afraid of changing interface?

Rumours are that macOS 16 will bring interface changes to increase consistency across platforms. What does this mean in terms of macOS API support and what we’ll see in the betas?

May 11, 2025 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Sequoia Spring

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One of the largest updates to macOS, with the most ever vulnerabilities fixed, Sequoia 15.4 also brings a lot of new components, particularly Private Frameworks.

April 6, 2025 Macs, Technology
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