macOS Tahoe 26.4 Now Available With Safari Compact Tab Bar, Battery Charge Limits and More

[MacRumors]

Apple today released macOS Tahoe 26.4, the fourth major update to the macOS Tahoe operating system. macOS Tahoe comes six weeks after Apple released macOS Tahoe 26.3.

Mac users can download the new software by opening up the System Settings app and navigating to the Software Update section.

macOS Tahoe 26.4 returns the compact tab bar option to Safari for those who prefer the slimmed down look, along with a new Charge Limit feature for the Mac so you can set a maximum charge level from 80 to 100 percent. It also adds new eight emoji characters, and it displays warnings for apps that will stop working in the future. Apple is ending support for Rosetta 2 after macOS 27, so app that are still using Rosetta will display a popup letting users know that the app won't work starting with macOS 28.

macOS 26.4 also includes Apple Creator Studio for the Freeform app and it has the same Family Sharing change as iOS 26.4. Adult members of a family group can now opt to use their own payment methods for purchases instead of having to share one.

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[thistleknife]

late...as usual

 

[nortonandreev]

25E246 - newer build, compared to the RC.

 

[abenamu]

Is it the same as RC? If it isn't, I don't see it at all.

 

[head_bigg]

Available if you have 26.3.1 but not showing if you have 26.3.1 (a).

 

[tennisproha]

SAFARI COMPACT TABS ARE BACK! Now we just need all the macOS bugs fixed.

 

[SwampYankee0!]

Available if you have 26.3.1 but not showing if you have 26.3.1 (a).

Thanks. Any idea why that would be?

 

[tehabe]

Kinda annoying that Freeform is still part of the OS and not a separate app now.

 

[xraydoc]

Available if you have 26.3.1 but not showing if you have 26.3.1 (a).

Doh! 🤦‍♂️

Yeah, nothing showing for me on 26.3.1(a)

 

[The Cockney Rebel]

Not showing for me (UK.)

 

[xraydoc]

Thanks. Any idea why that would be?

Presumably Apple screwed up 🤷‍♂️

 

[abenamu]

Available if you have 26.3.1 but not showing if you have 26.3.1 (a).

WTH??? I have RC, iOS, iPadOS and watchOS are upgrading but not macOS, that is weird.

 

[thistleknife]

Available if you have 26.3.1 but not showing if you have 26.3.1 (a).

oh that is annoying...

 

[EDS66]

same here. Par for the course for a

WTH??? I have RC, iOS and iPadOS are upgrading but not macOS, that is weird.

Same here. Par for the course for Apple. Always some glitch on new releases.

 

[kernel_panic]

nOt SeEiNg It HeRe!

 

[head_bigg]

Thanks. Any idea why that would be?

I imagine as soon as Apple realize their oversight lol

 

[avkills]

Updating my iPhone and iPad and Watch; but I will probably not update my laptop yet until I see more feedback here.

 

[hieranonymous]

Available if you have 26.3.1 but not showing if you have 26.3.1 (a).

Well this is irritating.

 

[EDS66]

Presumably Apple screwed up 🤷‍♂️

Safe assumption, backed up by ample historical evidence.

 

[Ungibbed]

This is quite annoying. Hopefully a fix comes fast.

 

[ahoyo1]

This is quite annoying. Hopefully a fix comes fast.

… and this is how you get early adopters to turn off “Background security improvements.”

 

[Deej]

Doh! 🤦‍♂️

Yeah, nothing showing for me on 26.3.1(a)

Same here

 

[firstcitazen]

I've got 2 Macs on 26.3.1 and one on 26.3.1(a) and none of them see it yet

 

[platinumaqua]

I wonder if I can install 26.4 on an external drive to update the firmware, set the charge limit there, and have it stick when booting back to an older version of macOS

 

[Acidsplat]

If you have Rosetta 2 installed, it always has a small delay of 1-2 hours to reach your Mac from Software Update.