macOS 27 Hints at 'MacBook Ultra' in Three Ways

[MacRumors]

Apple this week unveiled macOS 27 Golden Gate, and the upcoming software update hints at the rumored "MacBook Ultra" in at least three ways.

"MacBook Ultra" is the rumored name for a new high-end model above the MacBook Pro. The laptop is rumored to feature an OLED display, touch-screen capabilities, a Dynamic Island, a thinner design, and M6 Pro and M6 Max chips.

macOS 27 includes a trio of hints about touch-screen support and a Dynamic Island in particular.

First, the update adds direct touch input to Sidecar, the feature that allows you to use an iPad as a second display for a Mac. This enhancement allows users to tap and interact with macOS elements with a finger on their iPad. This strongly hints at Apple preparing to bring touch-screen support to macOS after years of resisting.

Second, macOS 27 adds iPhone-like pull-to-refresh support to the Mac. This allows you to swipe down on the trackpad to refresh the page or visible content in apps such as Safari, Mail, News, Podcasts, and Calendar. Apple may have finally expanded this functionality to the Mac in preparation for a "MacBook Ultra" with a touch screen.

Third, the new "Search or Ask" feature powered by the revamped version of Siri is built into Spotlight on macOS 27, resulting in a dark, pill-shaped interface that would be very fitting for a MacBook screen with a Dynamic Island.

On the MacBook Ultra, the "Search or Ask" interface would likely be positioned higher so that it surrounds the Dynamic Island when visible.

macOS 27 is currently available in developer beta, with a public beta to follow in July. The update is expected to be released in September.

Apple reportedly plans to launch the "MacBook Ultra" in early 2027.

Article Link: macOS 27 Hints at 'MacBook Ultra' in Three Ways

 

[RumorConsumer]

Didn’t Gurman literally just say it’s still on track for later 2026?

 

[MayaUser]

Didn’t Gurman literally just say it’s still on track for later 2026?

Yes he did and Gurman is the most important proof than macos27 itself

 

[M4irmidnight]

Apple this week unveiled macOS 27 Golden Gate, and the upcoming software update hints at the rumored "MacBook Ultra" in at least three ways.

"MacBook Ultra" is the rumored name for a new high-end model above the MacBook Pro. The laptop is rumored to feature an OLED display, touch-screen capabilities, a Dynamic Island, a thinner design, and M6 Pro and M6 Max chips.

macOS 27 includes a trio of hints about touch-screen support and a Dynamic Island in particular.

First, the update adds direct touch input to Sidecar, the feature that allows you to use an iPad as a second display for a Mac. This enhancement allows users to tap and interact with macOS elements with a finger on their iPad. This strongly hints at Apple preparing to bring touch-screen support to macOS after years of resisting.

Second, macOS 27 adds iPhone-like pull-to-refresh support to the Mac. This allows you to swipe down on the trackpad to refresh the page or visible content in apps such as Safari, Mail, News, Podcasts, and Calendar. Apple may have finally expanded this functionality to the Mac in preparation for a "MacBook Ultra" with a touch screen.

Third, the new "Search or Ask" feature powered by the revamped version of Siri is built into Spotlight on macOS 27, resulting in a dark, pill-shaped interface that would be very fitting for a MacBook screen with a Dynamic Island.

macOS 27 is currently available in developer beta, with a public beta to follow in July. The update is expected to be released in September.

Apple reportedly plans to launch the "MacBook Ultra" in early 2027.

Article Link: macOS 27 Hints at 'MacBook Ultra' in Three Ways

Something tells me the Procreate Mac app is going to launch beside this thing .

 

[svish]

Waiting to see the new MacBook. Will not be surprised if the starting price is $2999. Want to have cellular option too.

 

[teaneedz]

yes, yes, yes keep the touch experience only on the ultra. leave the developer's pro alone.

 

[lapstags]

I wonder if they skip the m5 studio and go straight to the m6

 

[klasma]

Right, a Dynamic Island in that position would totally make sense. 🤪

 

[bluecoast]

Everything about that sounds good but I don’t want a touchscreen Mac. I don’t understand why anyone would - unless they want to get RSI.

Maybe it’ll fold back to make a Mac iPad. But it’ll be a fairly heavy and thick one.

Anyway. I don’t get it.

Hopefully people will be able to buy a (slightly) cheaper non touch version.

 

[Aries79]

At this point the M6 Pro and Max MacBook Ultra will come before the M5 MacStudio, what a shame

 

[xyz01]

I hope they prioritize releasing up to date versions of existing, but outdated, products.

Mac Studio has been in need of a new releases for many months, and the AppleTV should have gotten a refresh a long time ago.

I'm in the market for a Mac Studio, but I'm not buying an outdated CPU/GPU for full price. And if they release an M5 Studio around the time of a new CPU (September) that still applies.

 

[Dj64Mk7]

Why would anyone need a Dynamic Island on the Mac? All of the features of the Dynamic Island are already available via the menu bar…

For another example, the iPad has never had a Dynamic Island or been rumored to have one.

 

[Joe Rossignol]

Right, a Dynamic Island in that position would totally make sense. 🤪

It would obviously be positioned higher on a MacBook with a Dynamic Island.

 

[963852741]

Ultra then Ultra Pro and Ultra Pro Space Edition after that.

 

[Slix]

It's been a while since I used it, but wasn't pull to refresh in Mail on OS X Mavericks or something that far back?

 

[klasma]

It would obviously be positioned higher on a MacBook with a Dynamic Island.

Right, but the picture you use is just comical in that context.

 

[montuori]

I don’t understand why anyone would

Speaking only for myself, touch screens make Eos programming much easier. The interface was designed for touch enabled lighting consoles and is painful to use with a mouse. (Less painful with keyboard shortcuts but not nearly as immediate, especially when busking, as a touch surface.)

 

[naughtmike]

Budget cuts have forced us to replace our 5-year old MacBook Pros with MacBook Airs. MacBook Ultras? I doubt any of our developers will get to use one of those.

 

[benface]

No hint of cellular? 🥺

 

[lapstags]

Budget cuts have forced us to replace our 5-year old MacBook Pros with MacBook Airs. MacBook Ultras? I doubt any of our developers will get to use one of those.

They will have fp8 and maybe fp4 plenty will buy

 

[mackieap]

please please please call it the PowerBook.

 

[zenmacx]

please please please call it the PowerBook.

Apples decision to abandon the PowerBook name was disappointing and unfortunate. The replacement name landed as flat and uninspiring.

 

[hajime]

No hint of cellular? 🥺

Next generation of the Ultra to make us keep buying.

 

[Orange Bat]

I think we’re not too far from MacOS and iOS and iPadOS being indistinguishable from each other. I’m not sure we’ll ever see a combining of the OSes (although it’s possible), but we may see a new OS come down the pipe that is used at least for iPad and Mac. If the MacBook Ultra proves popular, then I think we see it sooner than any of us realize. It’s obvious Apple wants to make “1 OS to rule them all”.

 

[platinumaqua]

They want to hit a higher price point, and it’s better PR to create a new line of products than jack up the prices of an existing model.