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Apple's macOS 27.3 beta 1, released alongside new Safari and Siri features, lets Quick Look render .md files with proper formatting instead of showing raw Markdown syntax. The update follows Apple's broader push to support Markdown across its platforms, including import/export in Notes and Markdown-based SKILL.md files used by its new Siri AI developer framework.
A developer reports that macOS 27 can no longer mount, convert, or erase CoreStorage and encrypted HFS+ volumes, even manually through Disk Utility or the command line. Attempts to mount these volumes return errors such as a DiskManagement disenter failure, and diskutil's unlock command falsely claims the volume is locked when it is already unlocked. The system also shows a boot-time dialog warning that macOS 28, not macOS 27, will drop support—contradicting the behavior users are experiencing now.
Apple announced that developers can now build Siri AI integrations, called 'app skills,' for any app, moving beyond the limited schemas supported in earlier Siri versions. The feature lets apps teach Siri to handle multi-step, cross-app actions and will roll out with iOS 27.3, macOS 27.3, and related updates. Apple has also used these foundational changes to add new Siri capabilities across its own apps.
Apple has released the first developer betas of iOS 27.3, iPadOS 27.3, and macOS 27.3, introducing a Vertical Tabs layout for Safari alongside an Adaptive Dark Mode feature that generates dark versions of sites lacking native support. The update also expands Siri's ability to directly manage tabs, including moving, sorting, and closing them.
Apple has seeded the first developer beta of macOS 27.3 Golden Gate, build 26C5035r, just a week after macOS 27.2 shipped. The update is expected to add Siri AI support for Traditional Chinese, Norwegian, Turkish and Vietnamese, continuing a language rollout Apple has promised to complete by year's end.
Apple unveiled its first touchscreen MacBook Pro alongside new touch-specific features in macOS 27 Golden Gate, including enlarged traffic light icons, larger context menu items, and on-screen trackpad gestures like three-finger swipes and pinch-to-zoom. Developers also gain the ability to fully navigate the iOS simulator using touch instead of trackpad workarounds.
Apple's latest iOS and macOS updates include a persistent 'Write with Siri' prompt that appears across text fields, and a tech writer found Apple does not offer an obvious toggle to disable it. The writer documented a workaround buried in system settings that lets users turn the feature off despite the lack of a clear option.
Apple has released a MacBook Pro featuring an OLED 'PROLED XDR' display and, for the first time, touchscreen support, running macOS 27 Golden Gate. The touch functionality lets users tap and swipe the screen, with some UI elements in certain apps magnifying or expanding slightly in response, while mouse and trackpad input remain fully functional.
Apple has shipped macOS 27.2 alongside its new touchscreen MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR display, adding touch-specific interface tweaks for that model. At the launch event, an Apple employee told press that the company's touch optimization work for macOS is still in early stages, per Bloomberg's Chris Welch.
Leaker pdfu found visual assets for a Dynamic Island interface element inside a new MenuBarAgent component in macOS 27, including compact and minimal system views. The assets suggest Siri will adopt a droplet-like design expanding from the Dynamic Island, mirroring its iPhone implementation, ahead of Apple's expected unveiling of a touchscreen OLED MacBook Pro.
Apple has refreshed its all-in-one desktop after a year's gap, introducing the M6 chip in 12- or 16-core configurations alongside a 16-core neural engine. The company says the new model delivers up to five times the AI performance and twice the graphics speed of the M4 iMac, while adding Wi-Fi 7 and faster memory. The 24.5-inch Retina display still supports 4.5K resolution and can drive two external 6K monitors.
Note-taking app Craft now supports Apple's new iPhone Duo, adjusting its interface between compact and unfolded modes to give users more space for writing and document navigation. The app has also received ongoing updates across iPhone, iPad, and Mac in recent months, and is currently offering 40% off for life via a 9to5Mac promo code.