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macOS Golden Gate 27.0 Beta 7 - What's New?

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Release Date ― 24 August 2026
Build Number ― 26A5421a
Apple Silicon System Firmware Version ― 20457.1.29
Darwin Kernel Version ― Darwin WilliApples-MacBook-Air.local 27.0.0 Darwin Kernel Version 27.0.0: Tue Aug 11 22:02:53 PDT 2026; root:xnu-13432.1.9~3/RELEASE_ARM64_T8132 arm64
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Feel free to edit this section to add changes! When adding issues, you are responsible for making sure it gets placed into the right category when future software releases. All issues that are in "New Issues" and "Remaining Issues" will be put into "Untested Issues" on the next release. Any abandoned issues will get dropped the following release.




New Features & Changes
Resolved Issues
New Issues
Remaining Issues
Untested Issues
  • Alarms may show the screen and notification but not play any sound. (FB10086690)
    • Workaround: Make your display not fall asleep in Settings > Lock Screen > Turn display off on ____ when inactive. You can turn your brightness off.
    • Issue present since macOS 13.0

Additional Notes
  • This is not currently usable on a day-to-day basis and certain apps may not work. To see those apps, you can check this thread.
  • macOS Golden Gate 27.0 is currently supported on these devices. If your device is not listed it has unfortunately been dropped by Apple.
    • MacBook Air: M1, M2, M3, M4, M5
    • MacBook Pro: M1/M1 Pro/M1 Max, M2/M2 Pro/M2 Max, M3/M3 Pro/M3 Max, M4/M4 Pro/M4 Max, M5/M5 Pro/M5 Max
    • MacBook Neo: A18 Pro
    • Mac mini: M1, M2/M2 Pro, M4/M4 Pro
    • iMac: M1, M3, M4
    • Mac Pro: M2 Ultra
    • Mac Studio: M1 Max/Ultra, M2 Max/Ultra, M3 Ultra, M4 Max
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Big find for me on Beta 7 - Cisco Secure Client AnyConnect VPN.... if you disable the Socket Filter/Network extension (but leave the main one enabled), it will let you connect to your VPN!
 
In macOS 27 Beta 7, the option to use the Apple Foundation Model on Private Cloud Compute has been removed from the Apple Foundation Models CLI. Now, the fm CLI can only use the on-device Apple Foundation Model.

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Foundation Models CLI no longer offers option to use Foundation Model on Private Cloud Compute in Beta 7

In macOS 27 Beta 7, the option to use the Apple Foundation Model on Private Cloud Compute has been removed from the Apple Foundation Models CLI. Now, the fm CLI can only use the on-device Apple Foundation Model. Here's a still from their WWDC26 session Build AI-powered scripts with the fm CLI...
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mactracker said:
In macOS 27 Beta 7, the option to use the Apple Foundation Model on Private Cloud Compute has been removed from the Apple Foundation Models CLI. Now, the fm CLI can only use the on-device Apple Foundation Model.

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Foundation Models CLI no longer offers option to use Foundation Model on Private Cloud Compute in Beta 7

In macOS 27 Beta 7, the option to use the Apple Foundation Model on Private Cloud Compute has been removed from the Apple Foundation Models CLI. Now, the fm CLI can only use the on-device Apple Foundation Model. Here's a still from their WWDC26 session Build AI-powered scripts with the fm CLI...
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ffs. Thanks devs who abused this.
 
In Beta 7 across OS releases, Apple added new infrastructure to support dynamic wait time messages when a user joins the Siri AI waitlist.

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Apple preparing dynamic Siri AI waitlist messages ahead of Fall launch

In Beta 7 across OS releases, Apple added new infrastructure to support dynamic wait time messages set by a server after a user joins the Siri AI waitlist. This feature can be used to let people know how long they might have to wait until they're able to download the on-device models and...
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Dust-by-Monday said:
They need to make them flat when inactive like literally every other button
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In screenshots, the inactive buttons look oval, but they look particularly oval in actual use on my MBP. It reminds me of how icons looked tilted in the ‘26 operating systems because of the slanted angle of the highlights. I’m not sure if the solution is to flatten the inactive traffic light buttons, but I’m not opposed to that idea.

While I’m on my soap box, title bars and other elements of the system seem even more transparent in beta 7, which is extremely disappointing.
 
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In a previous post, I wrote about how macOS 27 allows agents from third-party apps to integrate with Siri AI, as an alternative to the ChatGPT extension. The post shows Claude acting as a Siri Extension. Turns out there are more hints across the OS about this feature.

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Golden Gate Beta 7: weird halos / rendering glitches in the sidebar, anyone else seeing this?

Since Beta 7, I’ve started noticing some really strange rendering artifacts in the macOS sidebar / Liquid Glass effect.

There’s a bright halo or glow running along the outer edge of the sidebar, especially around the rounded corners. The edge almost looks doubled in places, with a weird bright rim around it. I’m also seeing some uneven bloom / muddy gradients inside the glass itself, and the text and icons sometimes seem to pick up a faint glow or ghosting around them.

I don’t remember seeing any of this in the earlier Golden Gate betas. It also wasn’t happening in Tahoe on the exact same setup.

I’m using an ASUS ProArt 6K with the M Model P3 profile. The display is properly calibrated, practically new, and otherwise displays colors and gradients perfectly fine, so I’m fairly sure I’m looking at a Golden Gate rendering issue rather than some weird monitor artifact.

The photos make it pretty easy to see around the left edge and especially the bottom-left corner of the sidebar.

Anyone else seeing this in Beta 7? I’m trying to figure out whether this is widespread or somehow specific to my setup.
 

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MinimeJer05 said:
Big find for me on Beta 7 - Cisco Secure Client AnyConnect VPN.... if you disable the Socket Filter/Network extension (but leave the main one enabled), it will let you connect to your VPN!
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I'm using beta6 ok currently with 5.1.18.314 (with the extension). Did that regress for you in beta 7?
 
Populus said:
I said on the Little Things thread that I didn’t like the new traffic light buttons having volume, but now they seem to have toned it down a bit, right? The thing is that for be, this looks much better. At least in dark mode, I still need to see them in light mode.
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Light mode lights:

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I still like them and welcome them back over flat, but, I don't like the darker shading on the left/right sides.
 
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