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Apple releases macOS 27 Golden Gate with new Siri and refined Liquid Glass design

Apple has launched macOS 27 Golden Gate to the public after a lengthy beta period, bringing a redesigned Siri built on Apple Intelligence, further refinements to the Liquid Glass visual style, new Safari features, and various performance upgrades. The update includes a customizable transparency slider for Liquid Glass, redesigned app icons with added depth, and reworked traffic light window controls with a bouncy animation.

Apple releases macOS 27 Golden Gate Release Candidate ahead of launch

Apple has pushed out the first Release Candidate build (26A5428) of macOS 27 Golden Gate to developers and public beta testers, signaling that the operating system's development is essentially finalized ahead of its public release. The RC follows earlier betas that introduced redesigned Liquid Glass-style traffic light window controls, a new Siri app, AI-powered Shortcuts, and a prompt-based Safari extension builder.

Apple releases RC builds of iPadOS 27, watchOS 27 ahead of Sept 14 launch

Apple has released Release Candidate versions of iPadOS 27, watchOS 27, and other upcoming operating systems for developers and public beta testers. These builds, available now through Settings, represent the near-final software slated for public release to all users on Monday, September 14.

Apple releases macOS 27 Golden Gate developer beta 8

Apple has issued the eighth developer beta of macOS 27 Golden Gate, continuing its weekly test cycle ahead of the operating system's public launch. This build appears focused mainly on bug fixes and performance tweaks rather than new visible features, following earlier betas that introduced redesigned Liquid Glass-style traffic light controls.

New Mac mini hides memory bandwidth gaps, N1 chip and preinstalled macOS Golden Gate

Apple's newly unveiled Mac mini with M6 and M5 Pro chips carries several specs the company didn't spotlight at launch. Memory bandwidth actually varies by RAM configuration, topping out only with the M5 Pro model, and the machine includes an Apple-designed N1 chip enabling Thread smart-home support. Additionally, units will ship with the unreleased macOS Golden Gate already installed.

Apple releases fifth public betas for iOS 27, iPadOS 27, macOS 27 Golden Gate

Apple has pushed out new public beta builds for iOS 27, iPadOS 27, macOS 27 Golden Gate, tvOS 27, and HomePod 27, matching the seventh developer betas issued earlier the same day. The company also released a second public release candidate for macOS Sequoia 15.8, with a similar RC for macOS Tahoe 26.7 expected shortly.

Apple issues second release candidates for macOS Tahoe 26.7 and Sequoia 15.8

Apple has pushed out RC 2 builds for macOS Tahoe 26.7 (build 25G224) and macOS Sequoia 15.8 (build 24H20) to developers, alongside the seventh developer beta of macOS 27 Golden Gate. The update follows last week's first release candidate, which leaked footage and details about upcoming AirPods with cameras using Visual Intelligence.

Apple releases macOS 27 Golden Gate developer beta 7

Apple has pushed out macOS 27 Golden Gate developer beta 7, arriving just one week after beta 6, carrying build number 26A5421a. The update follows beta 6's redesign of the traffic light window controls with Liquid Glass-style effects, and no major new user-facing features have surfaced yet in beta 7.