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Bloomberg's Mark Gurman said on his new podcast that Apple's redesigned MacBook Pro, featuring a touchscreen and OLED display, is likely to launch as early as October, possibly slipping to November. He noted Apple is already testing the device internally using a macOS 27.2 beta already distributed to developers.
macOS 27 introduces a Safari feature called Notify Me, which uses Apple Intelligence to monitor a webpage and alert users when it changes, such as when a price drops or an item restocks. A commentator notes the feature currently only allows checks as frequent as once per hour, making it unsuitable for time-sensitive tasks like snapping up concert tickets the moment they go on sale.
Apple's Shortcuts automation tool, available on Mac since macOS Monterey, gains a new AI feature called Describe a Shortcut in macOS 27 Golden Gate. The feature lets users type out what they want a shortcut to do and have the app assemble the actions automatically, rather than manually selecting and linking each action.
macOS 27 Golden Gate introduces a Safari feature called 'Notify Me,' which uses Apple Intelligence to monitor a webpage for user-specified changes, such as price drops or restocked items. Users can set how often Safari checks the page, from hourly to monthly, and receive a notification when the requested change is detected.
Apple has released three macOS updates: 27.0.1 Golden Gate, 26.7.1 for Tahoe, and 15.8.1 for Sequoia, arriving a week after the second round of release candidates. Apple says the Tahoe and Sequoia updates patch a CoreGraphics out-of-bounds write flaw (CVE-2026-86950) that may have been exploited in a highly targeted attack on older iOS versions, while 27.0.1 has no published CVE entries.
Reports point to a major MacBook Pro redesign, possibly branded MacBook Ultra, expected around October. Rumored changes include an OLED display, the first touchscreen on a Mac, and a switch from the current notch to a hole-punch camera cutout with Dynamic Island support in macOS.
Apple's upcoming macOS 27, codenamed Golden Gate, will only run on Apple silicon Macs, cutting off every Intel-based MacBook. The cutoff includes 2020 MacBooks except for the M1 chip versions of the MacBook Pro and MacBook Air, meaning most MacBooks from 2021 onward remain supported. Users can check their chip type via the Apple menu's 'About This Mac' option.
Apple has publicly released macOS 27 Golden Gate, following months of beta testing, adding Apple Intelligence features throughout its built-in Mac apps. Photos gains Spatial Reframing, Extend, and an improved Clean Up tool, Safari adds tab grouping, a Notify Me alert feature, and a natural-language extension builder, and Shortcuts now lets users create and refine automations using plain language descriptions.
Apple released TestFlight version 4.4.0, adding landscape orientation on iPhone and support for the resizable iPhone Mirroring window in macOS 27 Golden Gate. The update also switches TestFlight's app list to a two-column layout in landscape and rearranges app detail screens to use extra horizontal space. The update follows Apple's rollout of resizable iPhone Mirroring aspect ratios in macOS 27 Golden Gate.
Apple posted an animated video on its YouTube channel explaining how parents can set up and manage Child Accounts across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. The video covers both new features introduced with iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27, such as Ask to Browse and Time Allowances, and existing tools like Ask to Buy and Communication Safety.
Apple's macOS 27 Golden Gate update includes a broad revamp of built-in app icons, with some like Siri, Preview and Chess getting full redesigns while others such as Finder, Photos and Reminders receive lighter refreshes tied to the Liquid Glass design language. The update also extends HDR support across more of the interface, including icons and toolbars, visible on HDR-capable displays.
Apple has made macOS 27.2 Golden Gate available to public beta testers, following the second developer beta release a day earlier. The build number, 26B5091g, matches that of developer beta 2, and adds Siri AI support for French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese and Spanish alongside English.