Apple Releases macOS Tahoe 26.3

[TheGenerous]

Can’t wait for 26.4 if it’s going to have new emoji. The ones we have now are not nearly enough. So much faster to search through them than to just type a word.

Are there people updating their OS for something other than the new emojis?

 

[DocMultimedia]

I’m sure this will fix every single UI issue that's been well documented on the web. Right? 🤣🤣🤣

Meanwhile, back to trying to resize a column.

 

[tywebb13]

26.3 build 25D125

ipsw:

https://updates.cdn-apple.com/2026WinterFCS/fullrestores/047-60229/6D5DBEA5-75A0-4BEF-ACC9-5ACF9B8DF6B7/UniversalMac_26.3_25D125_Restore.ipsw

full installer:

https://swcdn.apple.com/content/downloads/15/23/047-60297-A_CC7WE2S6AE/h1lvp87655fnwe4zityuew187qsnj7dzcd/InstallAssistant.pkg

15.7.4 build 24G517

full installer:

https://swcdn.apple.com/content/downloads/37/51/047-48630-A_HTYZPEF7FA/valu87cxr2ebio819t58ccdui7l6fypxw7/InstallAssistant.pkg

14.8.4 build 23J319

full installer:

https://swcdn.apple.com/content/downloads/54/28/047-48595-A_R091M3YM05/clkilvw19hq1zy5j5jz2wnf4re6b3sksfd/InstallAssistant.pkg

 

[BigJohno]

It's on every display, mate. I have three monitors connected to my Mac mini, and the animations are laggier than hell… Updating now. Can’t get worse than this. Hope with OS 27 we get a Snow Leopard update.

Really? My MacBook Pro m4 pro doesn't have this issue. My 5k LG and 4k OLED 240hz connected to the M3U don't have this issue. Just the 6k. On occasion, the animations are normal but I'd say 95% of the time they are crap.

 

[bigglow]

Has this release address your UI concerns/complaints or do I stick to previous version?

 

[nebojsak]

Just updated my M5 (update size cca 4,5 GB).

 

[carrrrrlos]

Did Apple replace the “Check for Updates” button with an insurance button?
All i see in settings is a “Upgrade* Coverage” button.

*Edit

 

[jontalk5]

Just installed it without any issues and took less time than other updates

 

[sychox51]

are the wifi 7 issues fixed?

 

[DocBrownMacMan]

Anybody else notice that the macOS animated screensavers pause and stutter after this update?

 

[cubbie5150]

By far the quickest update I can recall in quite some time. ~16 minutes, start to finish. 16" M1 Pro

 

[Camel993]

Really? My MacBook Pro m4 pro doesn't have this issue. My 5k LG and 4k OLED 240hz connected to the M3U don't have this issue. Just the 6k. On occasion, the animations are normal but I'd say 95% of the time they are crap.

Violently swiping up and down seems better, but let's check after the system has been in actual use for one week without a restart. Then things can be messy.

 

[waydabber]

Apple still did not fix the Dock Folder jump issue (when Dock Magnification is enabled, the Dock Folder abruptly jumps approx. 10-15pixels down as the user moves the cursor after a brief pause). FB20761846, opened in October, 2025.

 

[MacQwé]

I’m sure this will fix every single UI issue that's been well documented on the web. Right? 🤣🤣🤣

Meanwhile, back to trying to resize a column.

It did not, no :-/

 

[tedson]

They fixed the Accessibility > Display > Reduce Transparency bug at least for Mail.

 

[Camel993]

Anybody else notice that the macOS animated screensavers pause and stutter after this update?

Always been like this. At this point, I can only hope for OS 27 to be good.

 

[Camel993]

are the wifi 7 issues fixed?

Not with Wi-Fi 7, but with 6. Every since the 26.2 update, my Wi-Fi kept switching back to 2.4 GHz from 5 GHz, even though my hardware and router are capable of 5 GHz, but it could be some interference problem.

 

[Camel993]

Just installed it without any issues and took less time than other updates

Actually true

 

[Camel993]

Update: it's not...still goes all over the place...unbelivable

At least the pinned tabs are fixed now when switching tab groups in Safari

 

[steve333]

Hope it fixes the disappearing tabs

 

[Camel993]

Hope it fixes the disappearing tabs

Oh yeah, that one. I think that was in correlation with pinned tab bugs.

 

[edubfromktown]

Slammed it on two systems...

Situation normal on Studio M1 Max and M3 Pro 14" MBP.

 

[Larsen2k4]

It seems that they finally started tweaking Exposé/graphics performance. Much smoother now with external display connected to my MBP M1. Finally. 🙂

 

[deadspider187]

Safari now renders tabs correctly after not viewing them for a while. Previously, I would have to click on the URL bar and hit enter to reload the page or nothing was rendered. That fix alone was worth the update for me.

 

[watakoola]

I’m sure this will fix every single UI issue that's been well documented on the web. Right? 🤣🤣🤣

Meanwhile, back to trying to resize a column.

They 'quietly' fixed drag'n'drop graphics into Messages.