macOS Tahoe 26.2 is launching next month for all users, here’s an overview of three new features it brings to the Mac.
#1: Edge Light for video calls
Video calls have been around for years, but in a world where a lot more work can now be done remotely, they’ve grown even more important of late.
In macOS 26.2, Apple adds a brand new Edge Light feature meant to improve your video calls.
Here’s how it works, per 9to5Mac’s Editor-in-Chief Chance Miller:
Edge Light is a video effect that essentially aims to replicate the experience of using a ring light while on video calls. It adds a virtual light around the edges of your Mac display to illuminate your face if you’re in a dark room. The feature, however, is also far more intelligent than using a traditional ring light. Using the Neural Engine in your Mac, Edge Light can detect your face, size, and where you’re located in the frame to ensure accurate lighting. The Image Signal Processor, meanwhile, is able to fine-tune the light to precisely adjust the brightness of Edge Light to match your exact environment.
You can turn Edge Light on and off manually to your liking, but anyone with a 2024 Mac or newer can also have it activate automatically in dimmer environments.
Edge Light requires a Mac with Apple silicon, so anything with an M1 chip or later will do. And in a nice touch, it will even work with external cameras and the Apple Studio Display.
#2: Thunderbolt 5-powered Mac clusters
Apple reportedly has no current plans to ship a new Mac Pro. But as my colleague Ben notes, there’s an adequate software alternative coming for pros thanks to macOS 26.2.
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