First macOS Tahoe 26.2 Beta Now Available to Developers

[MacRumors]

Apple today provided the first beta of an upcoming macOS Tahoe 26.2 update to developers for testing purposes, with the update coming a few days after the launch of macOS Tahoe 26.1.

Developers can download the macOS Tahoe 26.2 update by opening up the System Settings app, selecting the General category, and then choosing Software Update. Beta Updates will need to be enabled, and a free developer account is required.

Apple released the first iOS 26.2 and iPadOS 26.2 betas earlier this week, so we have an idea of a few features that are in macOS Tahoe 26.2.

The Reminders app will gain an option to have an alarm go off when a reminder is due, the News app has some design updates, and Apple is adding new features to the Podcasts app. The new additions to iOS 26.2 can be found in our iOS 26.2 feature guide.

The beta is available to developers right now, but a public beta is expected later this week. We'll likely see Apple release macOS Tahoe 26.2 right around mid-December given past launch timelines.

Article Link: First macOS Tahoe 26.2 Beta Now Available to Developers

 

[sniffies]

Please bring back compact tabs in Safari.

 

[MacUserFella]

iOS/iPadOS 26.2 Beta unsigned for C1 and C1X devices, macOS 26.2 Beta delayed

What is going on…

 

[turbineseaplane]

Do these shadows look incorrect / at odds with each other to anyone else?

(Shadow cast by laptop lid/screen and the one under the 26 circle logo thing)

 

[Morod]

What a confusing dev update. Apple, c'mon, you should be better than this.

 

[funkright]

Just give me a proper 'industry standard' implementation of Snooze (Remind Me later) in Apple Mail. That's all. Propagate it across Mac OS, iOS and iPadOS. Please.

 

[yeah]

iOS/iPadOS 26.2 Beta unsigned for C1 and C1X devices, macOS 26.2 Beta delayed

What is going on…

Horrible software team and poor communication with modem hardware and software teams.

 

[Silberbogen]

Do these shadows look incorrect / at odds with each other to anyone else?

(Shadow cast by laptop lid/screen and the one under the 26 circle logo thing)

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Yes, they do.

 

[dumiku]

Anyone having issue with Dock auto hide, mine stopped working, I tried disable/enable it, nothing, this started with dev beta 4 of macOS 26.1 and, the final release did not solve it. Who can confirm it, or I am the only one having this issue.

I think I will sleep on this one until beta 4-5 at least.

 

[denrock]

Please bring back compact tabs in Safari.

Yes, please bring back the compact tabs. I just upgraded when 26.1 was released the other day and so far that's really my only complaint about Tahoe.

 

[DarkMatterCamoGrind]

Do these shadows look incorrect / at odds with each other to anyone else?

(Shadow cast by laptop lid/screen and the one under the 26 circle logo thing)

View attachment 2576789

I really couldn't care less if the shadow is incorrect. Enough of always trying to find the negative side of everything.

 

[Danie_Morrow]

Removing compact tabs in Safari is still incomprehensible to me.

 

[nortonandreev]

Finally. Not showing yet tho...

 

[DarkMatterCamoGrind]

macOS Tahoe 26.2 Beta 1
Build Number: 25C5031i

 

[turbineseaplane]

I really couldn't care less if the shadow is incorrect. Enough of always trying to find the negative side of everything.

Given that the company is struggling with their UI update I think it’s kind of relevant actually.

 

[krusnof]

Given that the company is struggling with their UI update I think it’s kind of relevant actually.

Since it's a Macrumors graphics, it's not relevant at all.

 

[dannyyankou]

It's not available OTA yet, but the restore image is available for download.

 

[froot1988]

where?

 

[jdclifford]

Has anyone actually got the download yet?

 

[tywebb13]

macOS Tahoe 26.2 Beta 1
Build Number: 25C5031i

there is also

macOS Sequoia 15.7.3 RC 1 build 24G407
macOS Sonoma 14.8.3 RC 1 build 23J208

 

[nortonandreev]

Please bring back compact tabs in Safari.

This has always been such a useless feature in my eyes. I’m happy Apple got rid of it.

 

[tywebb13]

Has anyone actually got the download yet?

there is a ipsw if you want to do it that way

https://updates.cdn-apple.com/2025FallSeed/fullrestores/089-21529/D038FF08-78B0-4FFE-9E39-2F5A64AE46AB/UniversalMac_26.2_25C5031i_Restore.ipsw

but no full installer yet. that might come when public beta comes, maybe tomorrow

some of the ota problems may be resolved by toggling the public release/developer beta options

 

[HiFifreak]

and again, there is no update

 

[uczcret]

OTA finally showed up for me in the UK- two hours after MR posted this.

 

[mango316]

OTA finally showed up for me in the UK- two hours after MR posted this.

Same here! Finally see it in the US and downloading now...