{"id":305373,"date":"2025-06-04T01:39:17","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T08:39:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/?p=305373"},"modified":"2025-07-01T14:29:27","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T21:29:27","slug":"macos-26-tahoe-everything-we-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/macos-26-tahoe-everything-we-know\/","title":{"rendered":"macOS 26 Tahoe: Everything we know"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As WWDC 2025 approaches, expectations are rising for the unveiling of Apple&#8217;s next desktop operating system. While&nbsp;<strong>Apple has yet to officially confirm details<\/strong>, strong reports suggest that the successor to macOS Sequoia will be called&nbsp;<strong>macOS 26 Tahoe<\/strong>, following a new naming convention tied to release years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Expected release and device compatibility<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If tradition holds, Apple will introduce macOS 26 Tahoe at WWDC on June 9, with a&nbsp;<strong>developer beta launching shortly after<\/strong>&nbsp;and a&nbsp;<strong>public beta arriving in July<\/strong>. The full rollout is expected by&nbsp;<strong>September 2025<\/strong>, in line with previous macOS releases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However,&nbsp;<strong>macOS 26 Tahoe may end support for Intel-based Macs<\/strong>, focusing solely on Apple Silicon models. Leaks indicate it will support&nbsp;<strong>iMac (2019+), MacBook Pro (2019+), Mac Studio (2022+)<\/strong>, and all&nbsp;<strong>MacBook Air models with M-series chips<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New features and design changes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The most anticipated changes revolve around&nbsp;<strong>Apple Intelligence<\/strong>, the company\u2019s suite of AI tools. macOS 26 Tahoe is rumored to bring&nbsp;<strong>deeper integration of AI features<\/strong>, improving app interactions and system-wide productivity tools. Furthermore,&nbsp;<strong>Apple may allow third-party developers to tap into its AI models<\/strong>, expanding innovation across the Mac ecosystem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A new gaming app is also in development, acting as a&nbsp;<strong>hub for achievements, playtime stats, and friend tracking<\/strong>, likely integrating with both Apple Arcade and external platforms like Steam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Visually, macOS 26 Tahoe could debut a&nbsp;<strong>significant design overhaul inspired by VisionOS<\/strong>, bringing a more immersive and modern user interface under the code name \u201cSolarium.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While we await confirmation at WWDC, the next macOS looks to be one of the most transformative updates in years, both in terms of aesthetics and functionality.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As WWDC 2025 approaches, expectations are rising for the unveiling of Apple&#8217;s next desktop operating system. While&nbsp;Apple has yet to officially confirm details, strong reports suggest that the successor to macOS Sequoia will be called&nbsp;macOS 26 Tahoe, following a new naming convention tied to release years. Expected release and device compatibility If tradition holds, Apple &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/macos-26-tahoe-everything-we-know\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;macOS 26 Tahoe: Everything we know&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9317,"featured_media":305374,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1015],"tags":[],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-305373","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/305373","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9317"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=305373"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/305373\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":305375,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/305373\/revisions\/305375"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/305374"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=305373"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=305373"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=305373"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=305373"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=305373"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=305373"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}