Want to build in Xcode 26 b3 on macOS 26 b3? You may have problems with Icon Composer icons, which may not work on previous versions of macOS. Here’s a workaround.
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Productivity improvements with metadata editing and cataloguing, fun with Unicode lookalikes, and measuring the performance of storage. All now for Big Sur to Tahoe.
Encryption for iMessage has been switching to an improved method to resist quantum attacks. Tahoe and its sisters take the next step, and add quantum-secure encryption for Internet connections.
Some time in the next week or two, Apple is expected to release its first public beta of […]
Wrangle Unicode normalisation, discover all the app extensions in your Mac, browse the log with nanosecond times, and preserve documents versions when moving them.
To avoid your app’s icon going into the sin bin, replace it with one generated by Icon Composer. But that in turn requires overhauling some windows, and there’s a catch in NSLog waiting to get you.
Updates to Cirrus (iCloud), Revisionist (versions), Spundle (sparse bundles) and T2M2 (Time Machine)
Four updates to popular tools, aimed mainly at compatibility with Tahoe, covering iCloud Drive tests, tools for document versions, creating sparse bundles, and checking your Time Machine backups are working properly.
A PDF viewer that can’t and won’t change the documents it reads, opens multiple windows on the same document, and shows you the PDF source code. Important update for Big Sur and later, including Tahoe.
A full toolset for working with extended attributes, everything you might want to know about files, and a text-only Rich Text editor, all ready for Tahoe.
App icons in Tahoe are forced into squares with rounded corners and aren’t allowed to deviate, but add rendering modes for the user. Finding good solutions that remain distinctive isn’t easy.
