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Apple today provided public beta testers with a third beta of macOS Tahoe, the newest version of macOS that's set to launch this fall. The third beta comes one week after the second ‌macOS Tahoe‌ public beta, and it corresponds to the sixth developer beta.

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Public beta testers can download ‌macOS Tahoe‌ from the Software Update section of the Settings app after signing up for the betas on Apple's website.

‌macOS Tahoe‌ has the same Liquid Glass design as iOS 26, and it extends to app icons, folders, the Dock, in-app navigation, menus, the Control Center, and the Menu Bar. The Control Center and the Menu Bar are customizable, and you're also able to customize folders, app icons, and widgets.

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Safari has an updated tab design and a redesigned sidebar, and Apple has brought the Phone app to the Mac for making phone calls through Wi-Fi Calling. The Phone app supports the new Call Screening and Hold Assist features.

Spotlight has been overhauled with improved search and the ability to execute hundreds of actions without opening up an app. There's a new Games app with a Game Overlay feature, and developers have access to Metal 4.

More on what's new can be found in our macOS Tahoe roundup.

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Nik
14 months ago
I miss bug fix releases like Snow Leopard back in the day.
Score: 13 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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Selena Agna
14 months ago
Looking forward to see what text they've rendered unreadable this time because they're married to their Liquid Glass high concept instead of basic usability.
Score: 10 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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sleep_to_dream
14 months ago

Launchpad is still gone, right?
I’m not downgrading until it’s back or there’s an alternative app.
Have you tried putting the Applications folder in the dock? I’ve always found this to be faster and more convenient than Launchpad. Idk why it isn’t there by default, honestly
Score: 9 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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q64ceo
14 months ago
I would like Launchpad to return. Been an important part of my macOS experience since Lion.
Score: 8 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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oneMadRssn
14 months ago

I miss bug fixing releases like Snow Leopard back in the day.
Snow Leopard was not a bug fix release. It was a huge rewrite of major parts of OS X, removing native PowerPC support, and transitioning to the new (at the time) OpenCL, Cocoa, and 64-bit frameworks. At launch it was actually MUCH buggier than Leopard (as expected for major rewrite) until patched to ~10.6.5 about a year later.

Don't get me wrong, once the bugs were ironed out, Snow Leopard was amazing and ran super fast and I loved it. But this meme of it being a "bug fix release" is just false and needs to die.
Score: 7 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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Lounge vibes 05
14 months ago

I miss bug fixing releases like Snow Leopard back in the day.
Snow leopard was erasing entire home folders until 10.6.2 if you happen to log out of your account.
Just saying, grass is always greener.
Score: 6 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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