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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.
Apple offers a built-in tool called Apple Diagnostics that tests a MacBook's internal hardware to determine whether issues like shutdowns, display glitches or keyboard failures stem from hardware or software. The tool isn't found in System Settings but is accessed during the startup sequence, and the steps differ depending on whether the machine uses Apple silicon or an Intel chip. On macOS 26 Tahoe and later, users can run individual tests on components like the display, keyboard or trackpad, while older systems run the full diagnostic automatically.
Moadim is a new open-source tool that lets developers schedule recurring tasks for AI agents like Claude, Codex, Hermes, NanoClaw, and Pi entirely on their own machines. It runs as a self-hosted daemon using tmux and an in-process scheduler, with no cloud service, account, or subscription required, and supports macOS and Linux via launchd or systemd integration.
A roundup identifies six external monitors recommended for Mac users, highlighting the Dell 27 Plus 4K as a budget-friendly standout among pricier options. The guide walks through four buying criteria: screen size, resolution, adjustability, and refresh rate, noting that Apple's own displays often lack height adjustment unless buyers pay extra.
Apple emailed Mac App Store developers saying universal apps requiring macOS 13 or later can now remove Intel-based Mac support entirely and build for arm64 only. This follows Apple's completed six-year transition to its own silicon and its earlier statement that macOS 26 Tahoe would be the last major release supporting Intel Macs. Rosetta, the tool letting Apple-silicon Macs run older Intel apps, will lose general-purpose support after macOS 27.