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Apple Seeds Third Beta of macOS Tahoe to Developers

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Apple today provided developers with the third beta of macOS Tahoe 26 for testing purposes, with the update coming two weeks after the second beta.

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Registered developers can download the new beta software through the System Settings app. Right now, there is a bit of a bug with the beta that is preventing Apple silicon Macs from being able to download it. Intel Macs can be updated with no issue, but Apple will need to address the server side bug before it will be available to everyone.

macOS Tahoe features Apple's Liquid Glass redesign, which extends across all of the new updates this year. Apple also brought the Phone and Journal apps to the Mac for the first time, and introduced a new cross-platform Games app.

With the update, Apple overhauled how Spotlight works, enabling new functionality that allows it to be used to complete all kinds of actions like sending emails without having to open up an app. There are also changes to a number of apps, including Messages, Safari, and Notes.

All of the new features that are included in macOS Tahoe are outlined in our dedicated roundup. There were several tweaks made in the second beta, so check that out to see what's changed so far.

Apple plans to release macOS Tahoe to public beta testers in the near future, and the update will see an official launch in the fall.

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Downloaded and installed beta 3, it was pretty quick on both my iPhone and Watch. Seem to be really stable so far. iPad installing now. Posted this on the wrong thread but Tahoe beta 3 feels just as good.
 
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Excellent.

LOVE Tahoe :)

Reminder that analytics is re-enabled on every update, so disable it if you care about that.

The tab bar underline is fixed in Safari, however the Safari UI flashing got worse with Beta 3 just like it is on the xOS releases (e.g. going from Dark to Light). This is an inherent problem in their design and I think the solution will be to either change the implementation or make the shift instantaneous so it doesn't look like it lags behind the page load.

Finder opacity is a lot stronger than Beta 2.

Nice popup for bluetooth accessories with integrated battery indicator.


Edit: The insane blur effect that letterboxes the text within the top and bottom of Music needs to be toned down, a lot. Yikes.

Edit 2: New animation for fetching mail. Looks awesome, like Knight Rider.
 

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mdnz said:
How do you know it’s stable? It’s been out for 20 minutes.
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This also made me chuckle but I think he meant the BETA in general has been stable (something I would agree with) and yea nothing in texas for me either.
 
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ItsMePasse said:
No, the versions have been published. The information is already available on the developer page. Sometimes it just takes a little while. I don't have the update yet either.
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Thanks, I should've checked there first. 😊
 
Nothing in Barcelona, Spain. However, the iPhone is updating. This is a first.
 
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