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Apple has announced macOS 27 Golden Gate, the next version of its desktop operating system. Alongside updates to Apple Intelligence, Siri, search, and parental controls, the new Golden Gate version of macOS brings a global slider to adjust the opacity of Liquid Glass UI effects, with a tighter corner radius of windows to give them a more unified look. And Apple is “reincorporating” previous elements of macOS design, like giving sidebar icons their color back.
Unlike in past keynotes, Apple didn’t spend much time on macOS-specific updates, instead focusing on cross-platform improvements. Many will be part of macOS 27, including updates to parental controls and Screen Time, a “bold new architecture” for Apple Intelligence, and Siri AI — including a dedicated Siri app.
The revised radii of windows in macOS Golden Gate.
Golden Gate also brings a rebuilt Search function, which has a new infrastructure to index all content on your device and add new content almost immediately. Search is also improved in Spotlight for Photos and Mail apps. You’ll be able to type Siri AI queries directly into Spotlight and select multiple files to ask Siri about them.
A prerecorded demo during the keynote showed a user selecting multiple PDFs — quotes for shed kits — and asking Siri to compare them with the prompt, “Compare these and help me pick one.” Siri created a comparison table using the information from the files.
Visual Intelligence will be available on macOS 27, with a dedicated keyboard shortcut. You’ll be able to screenshot a schedule and add events to your calendar, or ask questions about products on an e-commerce site you’re viewing.
Shortcuts are also getting easier to use, allowing you to describe what you want a shortcut to do and have Siri AI create it for you. The onscreen example was someone asking Siri to make a shortcut to text their spouse when they’re leaving work and sharing an ETA.
You can use Siri AI in Spotlight search.
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