macOS 27 Golden Gate adds these new wallpapers and screen savers to your Mac
Today’s macOS 27 Golden Gate beta 3 release includes two new wallpaper and screen saver options for your Mac.
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macOS 27 brings three key upgrades to iPhone Mirroring
I use iPhone Mirroring every day to quickly access my iPhone directly from my Mac, and it’s getting even better this year. iOS 27 and macOS 27 Golden Gate public betas were released this month, bringing three key updates to iPhone Mirroring. Here’s everything new.
Read MoreHow to keep your Mac awake, even when your MacBook lid is closed
macOS is designed to put your Mac to sleep when it is not being used. That is usually exactly what you want. Sleep saves power, protects battery life, and keeps a MacBook from running when it is closed and stuffed in a bag.
Sometimes tasks like downloads, backups, remote sessions, and AI coding need a temporary exception. Fortunately, there are some great Mac apps for giving you this control.
Read MoreAnthropic is giving Claude the ability to use your Mac for you
Anthropic is introducing the ability for Claude to control your Mac. The feature arrives today.
Read MoremacOS 26.4 release notes: Apple details six new features for Mac
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.
Read MoreApple releases Background Security Improvement for iPhone, iPad, and Mac
Apple has released the first public Background Security Improvement for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. There are four versions of the release.
Read MoremacOS and iPadOS 26.3.1 software releases coming before new iOS 26.4 iPhone update
Apple confirms on its website that both iPadOS 26.3.1 and macOS 26.3.1 software releases are coming before the new iOS 26.4 iPhone update is released. This likely means that iOS 26.3.1 for iPhone is also confirmed.
Read MoremacOS 26.4 will notify users of Rosetta 2 discontinuation
Last June at WWDC25, Apple announced that Rosetta 2, the software that translates Intel apps for Apple silicon, would be discontinued starting after macOS 27. Now, Apple will begin notifying users of apps that will soon be incompatible.
Read MoremacOS Tahoe icons do exactly what Apple said designers should never do
macOS Tahoe app icons came under fire late last year with commenters describing them as “terrible” and “objectively bad.” In our poll, 9to5Mac readers had exceedingly mixed views.
Software engineer Nikita Prokopov has now drawn attention to the icons used within menus and pointed out that they almost exactly mirror the approach which Apple’s Macintosh Human Interface Guidelines advised against back in 1992 …
Read MoremacOS Tahoe users report persistent screen flickering issues
If you’ve noticed odd screen flickering since installing macOS Tahoe, you’re not alone. A growing number of users are reporting brief but distracting display flickers, particularly when using Apple’s Studio Display.
Read MoreApple updates macOS Sequoia to version 15.6.1
These are the Mac apps I install first
Happy New Year! Here’s my list, in no specific order, of macOS apps that I keep installed on my Mac.
Read MoreRunning macOS on an iPad? Jailbreak project makes progress
Apple may not be merging macOS and iPadOS, but the two version 26 operating systems share a lot of similarities. Still, the quest to actually port the Mac operating system to the iPad continues.
Read MoremacOS Tahoe 26 beta 2 includes toggle to restore menu bar background
Apple has added a new toggle to show the menu bar background in macOS Tahoe 26 beta 2. The option was added after beta 1 arrived with no menu bar background and no toggle to restore it.
Read MoremacOS Tahoe 26 beta 2 changes Finder icon
Apple has restored decades of precedent and restored color balance to the Finder icon in macOS Tahoe 26 beta 2. A controversial change in beta 1 was met with a healthy dose of criticism.
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