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Apple published full release notes for macOS 27 Golden Gate, confirming a September 14 rollout to all users. The update introduces a redesigned Siri AI built on Apple Intelligence, integrated into Spotlight and a new dedicated app, plus Visual Intelligence for acting on onscreen content, enhanced photo editing tools, and Safari upgrades like automatic tab grouping and page-change alerts.
Apple has released a fourth round of release candidate builds for macOS Tahoe 26.7 (build 25G229) and macOS Sequoia 15.8 (build 24H23) to developers and public beta testers. The updates focus primarily on bug fixes and performance improvements rather than new features, and come shortly after Apple's product event.
Apple confirmed that macOS 27 Golden Gate will roll out on September 14, launching alongside iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and its other platforms. The update brings a redesigned Siri app and AI engine, an AI-driven Shortcuts creator, a new extension builder, pull-to-refresh in Safari, and Golden Gate-themed wallpapers, while also restoring fixed window corners.
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 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.
The developer of RACE, a native macOS terminal multiplexer written in Rust, ran a $500 Google Ads campaign for the app and its companion site race-term.com, only to have the account suspended for 'Malicious software' and 'Compromised Site' violations. Despite the app being signed and notarized and the static site containing no third-party trackers beyond Cloudflare Analytics, an appeal was rejected with no explanation of what was flagged, leaving the developer pointed toward generic account deletion or EU redress options.
Apple's tvOS 27 update, arriving later this month, brings a redesigned Podcasts app with support for HLS-based video podcasts, mirroring similar additions in iOS 26.4 and macOS 27. However, the update removes the ability to add shows via custom URL feeds, a feature often used for paid or membership-only podcasts, on the Apple TV 4K version of the app.
Apple's MacBooks support right-clicking, officially called 'secondary click,' through built-in trackpad gestures and the Magic Mouse. This function has been enabled by default for years, unlike earlier versions of macOS which required manual setup in system settings. Users can access contextual menus and other shortcuts without any extra configuration on current devices.
After moving his daily workflow from a MacBook to a Framework 16 running CachyOS Linux, a developer found no adequate replacement for Apple Keynote's Magic Move feature when animating code snippets in presentations. He describes building his own tool from first principles to handle smooth, token-aware transitions between code blocks, something Keynote fumbles because it treats code as plain glyphs rather than structured syntax.
Apple's built-in Time Machine utility lets Mac users back up apps, photos, videos and documents to an external hard drive or SSD without paying for cloud storage subscriptions. The initial backup takes longer, but subsequent backups run faster and can be scheduled hourly, daily or weekly. This offers an alternative for users who don't need remote file access but want reliable backups.
Developer 'fulltimefeline' has released Sol, a native macOS music player and jukebox app, as free and open-source software with no subscriptions, trials, or in-app purchases. The app plays local files directly from user folders across drives and network shares, supports a wide range of audio formats including FLAC, DSD, and ALAC, and offers gapless playback, crossfade, and bit-perfect output. It's available via GitHub Releases, a notarized build, or Homebrew.
A developer explains their search for a way to develop and test Apple platform apps without owning a traditional Mac, after finding virtual machines unreliable and Codemagic's cloud CI/CD service too costly or impersonal for real testing. They ultimately decided they needed genuine Apple hardware and documented the process of setting up a stripped-down, headless Mac configuration to serve that purpose.