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Apple's latest update for MacOS 26, codenamed "Tahoe," is here, and it's full of new visual design elements like Apple's Liquid Glass design theme, better integration with the iPhone, a more robust Spotlight feature with Shortcuts, and a more personalized desktop.
In fact, the theme of all of Apple's updates this year is streamlining both the visual UI and feature sets across Apple devices, while making more apps and features available on them, punctuated by Apple Intelligence.
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I've been using MacOS Tahoe on my MacBook Pro for the past few days, and I'm already enjoying the updates. In fact, despite the visual design overhaul, I'd argue that some of the most impactful updates are the less flashy ones -- like adding widgets to the desktop and the new shortcuts that work with Spotlight.
Here are the top five best features of MacOS 26.
1. The Phone app on Mac
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